Category: shooting

Alec Baldwin, Armorer Charged for ‘Rust’ Shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin and set armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western movie “Rust” in 2021, a New Mexico prosecutor’s spokesman said. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies had announced Jan. 19 that she would file the charges by month’s end,…


Alec Baldwin, Armorer to Be Charged Over ‘Rust’ Shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed will be charged on Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter for the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western “Rust” in 2021, a New Mexico prosecutor said. District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies had announced Jan. 19 that she would file the charges by month’s end, following months…


Florida Drive-By Shooting Leaves 10 Injured, 2 in Critical Condition: Police

Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that took place in Lakeland, Florida, on the afternoon of Jan. 30 that left 10 people injured, two of whom are in critical condition. The Lakeland Police Department said that the shooting took place at approximately 3:43 p.m. on Monday near the 900 block of Iowa Avenue North. A reward of…


Israel Accelerates Gun Ownership Process in Response to Terror Shooting at Synagogue

Israel will speed up applications for owning a gun in response to a shooting outside a synagogue on Jerusalem’s outskirts that claimed the lives of seven people on Friday. The government’s Security Cabinet announced such measures on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the West Bank. “Firearm licensing will…


Prosecutor: $100 Repair Bill Sparked Half Moon Bay Shooting

SAN FRANCISCO—A farmworker charged with killing seven people at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms reportedly told investigators he was spurred to carry out the shootings after his supervisor demanded he pay $100 to repair a forklift damaged at work. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe confirmed to the Bay Area News Group Friday…


Police Charge 2nd Teen in Iowa School Shooting That Killed 2

DES MOINES, Iowa—Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program. Bravon Michael Tukes, 19, of Des Moines, faces two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of criminal gang participation. The charges match those filed earlier…


Police Say 3 Dead, 4 Hurt in Latest California Shooting

BEVERLY CREST, Calif.—At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in California area early Saturday morning. Sgt. Frank Preciado of the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed the shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. in Beverly Crest, an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood. Of the seven people who were shot, four…


California Shooting: 3 Dead, 4 Hurt in Ritzy LA Neighborhood

LOS ANGELES—Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a multimillion dollar short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday, police said. The shooting occurred about 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest neighborhood. Sgt. Frank Preciado of the Los Angeles Police Department said earlier Saturday that the three…


Azerbaijan Strongly Protests to Iran After Fatal Embassy Shooting

BAKU—A gunman shot dead a security guard and wounded two other people at Azerbaijan’s embassy in Iran on Friday, in an attack Baku branded an “act of terrorism” that it said was the result of Tehran failing to heed its calls for improved security. Police in Tehran said they had arrested a suspect and Iranian…


Sheriff: Gunman Didn’t Know Monterey Park Dance Hall Victims

MONTEREY PARK, Calif.—The 72-year-old gunman who sprayed bullets into a Southern California ballroom dance hall, killing 11 people, had no known connection with the victims and investigators were still trying to determine a motive for the massacre, the Los Angeles County sheriff said. Before the shooting Saturday night, Huu Can Tran parked a motorcycle just…