An off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot a customer who tried to help a female employee who had gotten into a fight with the gunman, Florida law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Tironie Sterling, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for Tuesday afternoon’s shooting at a suburban Fort Lauderdale Walmart, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. According…
Police: California Officers Shoot, Kill Man Armed With Knife
BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—Southern California police on Tuesday shot and killed a man who was holding a knife during a foot chase, authorities said. Bakersfield police say the man, whose name was not made public, was initially holding a gun—prompting officers to open fire—but he discarded it and ran through dirt fields. Minutes later, officers again opened…
Drivers Shoot Daughters in Florida Road Rage Confrontation
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla.—Two men face attempted murder charges for allegedly firing into each other’s vehicles on a busy Florida highway and wounding each other’s daughters, who were passengers in their back seats. William Hale, of Douglasville, Georgia, and Frank Allison, of Callahan, Florida, were charged last week with attempted second-degree murder in the Oct. 8…
Wounded Connecticut Officer Shot, Killed Suspect Who Killed 2 Colleagues
BRISTOL, Conn.—A Connecticut police officer who was wounded in an apparent ambush that killed two of his fellow officers fired the shot that killed the attacker, police said. In a Facebook post Saturday, police in Bristol said Alec Iurato was shot and returned fire on Wednesday, killing Nicholas Brutcher. The state medical examiner’s office said…
Sheriff Urges Floridians to Shoot Looters Until They Look ‘Like Grated Cheese’
The message that hurricane-ravaged Florida is an inhospitable place for looters was driven home by an outspoken Polk County sheriff, who in a media appearance on Friday urged Floridians to shoot looters breaking into their homes so they look “like grated cheese.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd issued the warning during an Oct. 7 appearance…
Sheriff Urges Floridians to Shoot Looters in Wake of Hurricane Ian
The message that hurricane-ravaged Florida is an inhospitable place for looters was driven home by an outspoken Polk County sheriff, who in a media appearance on Friday urged Floridians to shoot looters breaking into their homes so they look “like grated cheese.” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd issued the warning during an Oct. 7 appearance…
North Carolina Deputy Killed; Search on for Shooter
RALEIGH, N.C.—A sheriff’s deputy was killed after stopping along a dark stretch of road in North Carolina, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for whoever fired the shots late Thursday night. “We will find who’s responsible for this loss. Even in the midst of the hurt and the pain, we ask for prayers, we ask…
Police: Woman Fatally Shoots Her 2 Children, Self in Oregon
GRESHAM, Ore.—An Oregon mother fatally shot her children, ages 6 and 8, before killing herself, police said, and court documents show the woman was headed to trial next month in a bitter and lengthy custody dispute with her ex-partner. The mother who killed herself, Ashley Palmer, 31, had petitioned the court at least twice on…
Police: Woman Fatally Shoots Her 2 Kids, Self in Oregon
GRESHAM, Ore.—An Oregon mother fatally shot her children, ages 6 and 8, before killing herself, police said, and court documents show the woman was headed to trial next month in a bitter and lengthy custody dispute with her ex-partner. The mother who killed herself, Ashley Palmer, 31, had petitioned the court at least twice on…
Florida Woman Found Guilty in Nightclub Shooting That Killed 2
FORT MYERS, Fla.—A Florida woman was convicted Tuesday for her part in a 2016 Florida nightclub shooting that left two teenagers dead and 14 other people injured. A Lee County jury found Kierra Kashayla Russ, 24, guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit crime, according to court records….
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