Category: shooting

1 Dead, 1 Hurt in Shooting During Miami Beach Spring Break

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—Gunfire erupted in an area of Miami Beach crowded with people on spring break, killing one person, wounding another, and sending dozens scrambling for safety, police said. Two males were shot Friday night, and one person was detained at the scene, the Miami Beach Police Department posted on Twitter. It wasn’t clear if…


Canada: Teen Shoots Mom, Kills 2 Police, and Himself

A 16-year-old armed with a gun wounded his mother, killed two police officers, and then took his own life early Thursday in western Canada. The shootings occurred in Edmonton, Alberta, after two police officers arrived at the scene of a domestic dispute at around 12:47 a.m. The two police were fatally shot not long after…


Man Arrested in Deadly Shooting Outside Indianapolis Mall

INDIANAPOLIS—An Indianapolis man was arrested Thursday in a January shooting outside an Indianapolis shopping mall that killed a teenager and injured a man. Homicide detectives arrested Clyde Johnson, 19, two days after an arrest warrant was issued charging him with voluntary manslaughter and battery in the shooting. His initial court hearing on the charges is…


Man Arrested in Texas Hookah Lounge Shooting That Killed 2

AUSTIN, Texas—A 19-year-old was arrested in a January shooting at a hookah lounge in Austin that left two high school students dead and three other people seriously wounded, police said Monday. Christijan Stevens was arrested Wednesday in Killeen, north of Austin, and is charged with capital murder, police said. Jail records did not list an…


Police: 4 Die in Shooting at Dallas Apartment Building

DALLAS—A man and woman have been arrested and charged after four people were found fatally shot in a Dallas apartment where an infant was found unharmed, police said Monday. Artemio Maldonado, 18, and Azucena Sanchez, 20, have been charged with capital murder, police said. Jail records did not list an attorney for either suspect. Police…


German Police: 8 Dead in Jehovah’s Witnesses Hall Shooting

HAMBURG, Germany—German officials say the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting in Hamburg was a former member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. Seven people were killed inside the Kingdom Hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, including an unborn baby. Eight people were wounded, four of them seriously. Thomas Radszuweit, a Hamburg security official, said the man was…


Former NBA Star Shawn Kemp Arrested in Drive-By Shooting

TACOMA, Wash.—Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Tacoma, Washington, and was set to appear in court Thursday. Online jail records show Kemp was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. Pierce County Superior Court records showed that Kemp, 53, was scheduled to…


3 Los Angeles Police Officers Shot, Suspect Dead: Police

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded on Wednesday evening but were in stable condition while the suspect “was pronounced deceased,” the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said. During a search for the suspect, a parolee at large, officers discovered that he was unresponsive, LAPD said in a post on Twitter. “LA Fire…


Crime Charity Offers £150,000 Reward on Northern Ireland Detective’s Shooting

An independent charity is offering a £150,000 reward for information on the shooting of a senior Northern Ireland police officer. Crimestoppers said it is one of the highest rewards the charity has ever offered, as new details surrounding the attempted murder of Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) John Caldwell were released by police. Speaking at the…


DA Stands by Prosecutor in Alec Baldwin Set-Shooting Case

SANTA FE, N.M.—A district attorney in Santa Fe fought back Monday against efforts to disqualify the special prosecutor pursuing manslaughter charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set. Baldwin’s legal team in February sought to disqualify special prosecutor and Republican state Rep. Andrea Reeb of…