Category: shooting

Fast Start to Jury Selection at Trial of Former Deputy Accused of Failing to Confront Parkland Shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Jury selection in the trial of a former sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the killer of 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school five years ago got off to a speedy start Wednesday, with the preliminary round concluding in just one day. Circuit Judge Martin Fein had…


FBI Seeking Photos, Videos to Identify Suspects in Florida Memorial Day Beach Shooting

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—The FBI is looking for any photos and videos that could help identify suspects in a Memorial Day shooting at a popular Florida beach promenade in which nine people were wounded, including a 1-year-old child. The FBI issued a statement Wednesday asking for people to upload any visual evidence from the shooting to a…


Video, Tips Sought in Probe of Shooting Outside Suburban Philadelphia Stadium That Wounded 8

Authorities are asking the public to share any footage or information as they investigate a shooting that left eight teenagers wounded at a weekend gathering outside a stadium near Philadelphia. Police in the suburb of Chester said the gunfire erupted shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday in a parking lot outside Subaru Park, the sports venue…


Suspect’s Dislike for Drugs, Homelessness May Have Led to Shootings That Killed 4 in Metro Phoenix

PHOENIX—A man’s anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said. Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, police in the suburb of…


6 Adults, 3 Children Injured in Memorial Day Shooting at Florida Beach

Nine people, including three children, were injured when gunfire erupted between two groups in the midst of beachgoers in Florida on Memorial Day. Police and health care officials said six adults and three children sustained injuries during the shooting, which unfolded along the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk on Johnson Street between two men. Hollywood Beach, located approximately…


Suspect Arrested in 5 Separate Shootings in Phoenix Metro Area That Left 4 Dead

MESA, Ariz.—A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday. Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder….


Shooting at New Mexico’s Red River Motorcycle Rally Kills 3, Wounds 5

RED RIVER, N.M.—Three people were killed and five were wounded in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in a New Mexico town late Saturday afternoon. Red River Mayor Linda Calhoun said in a video posted on Facebook that the shooting around 5 p.m. resulted in three fatalities and five victims were transported to hospitals…


3 Men Injured in Garden Grove Restaurant Shooting

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A man is in custody May 28 on suspicion of critically wounding two men and injuring a third during a shooting at a restaurant in Garden Grove, authorities said. The shooting stemmed from an argument and fight inside The Hot Restaurant at 12921 Magnolia St., according to Sgt. Nick Jensen of the Garden…


Man Charged With Killing Indianapolis Police Officer Seeking Insanity Defense

INDIANAPOLIS—A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he tries to avoid the death penalty. Attorneys for Elliahs Dorsey filed a motion with the court Wednesday saying a report prepared by a doctor states he was suffering…


Australian Premier Pushes for Tougher Gun Control After State’s First School Shooting

Befuddled and petrified, students and teachers hid in the classrooms as they heard gunshots ring out multiple times at their Western Australian school.  Just before midday on Wednesday at Atlantis Beach Baptist College in Perth’s outer north, a teenager fired three rounds from his rifle, allegedly from the school’s car park. One shot hit the…