Category: fatal shooting

Thousands of Law Enforcement Personnel Honor Memory of Slain El Monte Officers

ONTARIO, Calif.—Thousands of law enforcement personnel from throughout the region gathered June 30 for a memorial service at Toyota Arena in honor of two El Monte police officers fatally shot in the line of duty, with the men hailed as “valiant heroes.” The ceremony, which followed a solemn procession that began at El Monte police headquarters,…


Teen Girl Killed, 8 Injured in Phoenix Strip Mall Shooting

A shooting at a strip mall early Saturday in Phoenix, Arizona, left a 14-year-old girl dead and eight others injured, with two being treated for life-threatening injuries, according to Phoenix police. Injuries sustained by others, including a teenage boy, are not life-threatening and they were all transported to local hospitals. The shooting happened sometime after…


Man Gets 55 Years for Fatal 2017 Shooting of Indiana Officer

INDIANAPOLIS—A man convicted of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer who came to his aid following a car crash in 2017 was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison. A Marion County judge sentenced Jason D. Brown to 58 years, with three years suspended, in the killing of 38-year-old Southport police Lt. Aaron Allan. The…


Couple Plead Not Guilty in Road-Rage Shooting That Killed 6-Year-Old

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Costa Mesa couple who were ordered last month to stand trial in connection with the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy on a freeway in Costa Mesa, allegedly in a road rage incident, pleaded not guilty again on April 12. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 25, and Wynne Lee, 23, were both held to…


3rd Person Arrested in Texas Deputy’s Fatal Shooting

HOUSTON—Authorities in Texas say a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on a capital murder warrant in the fatal shooting of an off-duty deputy sheriff on the northern outskirts of Houston. The teenager was arrested Friday for the shooting death of Deputy Darren Almendarez, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. KTRK-TV reported that the 17-year-old…


Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of Houston-Area Deputy Arrested

HOUSTON—A 51-year-old man who had been on the run after being accused of fatally shooting a Houston-area deputy during a traffic stop this past weekend has been arrested in Mexico, authorities announced Wednesday. Oscar Rosales was taken into custody by Mexican law enforcement early Wednesday morning, Houston police said on Twitter. “We are working with…


Taco Bell Employee Shot Dead at Drive-Through Window

LOS ANGELES—An employee at a Taco Bell in South Los Angeles was shot dead by a man in a black sedan who tried to pay for his meal with a counterfeit bill at the restaurant’s drive-through window, authorities said Jan. 9. Police were dispatched shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday to the 9900 block of Avalon Boulevard, said Officer Norma…


Reactions to Alec Baldwin’s Fatal Shooting of Cinematographer

Hollywood was shaken on Friday by news that actor Alec Baldwin had fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza while firing a prop gun on the “Rust” movie set in New Mexico. Following are reactions to the shooting: Alec Baldwin “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the…


Family: Man in Deputy’s Shooting Had ‘Irrational Thoughts’

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The family of a man identified as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in southwestern Michigan said Tuesday he had been “tormented by invasive and irrational thoughts.” Gary Goidosik and Kim Goidosik referred to themselves in a statement through the Goidosik Morse Disability Law Group as the family of the…


Michigan Sheriff Refuses to Name Suspect in Deputy’s Slaying

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The suspect in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy during a pursuit in southwestern Michigan had been involved in a car chase with another law enforcement agency earlier the same day, authorities said Monday. Speaking at a news conference, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller declined to name the suspect who pointed a gun…