Category: shooting spree

Louisiana Suspect Accused of Killing Half-Sister and State Trooper Has Been Arrested

A Louisiana man accused of going on a shooting spree that claimed the lives of his half-sister and a state trooper has been released from hospital and is now in custody, authorities confirmed on Oct. 11. Matthew Mire, 31, was taken into custody Saturday evening, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis said during a news conference. Mire is…


LA District Attorney’s Office Drops Death Penalty Bid Against Man Charged in Shooting Spree

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office March 16 dropped its bid for the death penalty for an ex-con from Sylmar who’s charged with killing five people—most of them within less than a week—during a shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley six and-a-half years ago. Alexander Hernandez, now 40, is charged with the…