Category: shot

Police: 9 Children Shot at Georgia Gas Station

COLUMBUS, Ga.—Nine youths—including a 5-year-old child—were wounded after shots rang out at a gas station in a Georgia city bordering Alabama, authorities said Saturday. Officers from the Columbus Police Department responded about 10 p.m. Friday and found multiple gunshot victims amid a large group of people. Police Chief Freddie Blackmon said at a news conference…


2 St. Louis Police Officers, Suspect Shot During Chase

ST. LOUIS—Two St. Louis police officers and a suspect were shot during a confrontation following an attempted traffic stop, the city’s police chief said. The shooting happened about 10:30 p.m. Thursday, newly appointed St. Louis Police Commissioner Robert Tracy said in a news conference outside a hospital where one officer was taken for treatment. Tracy…


Teen Car Thief Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby Shot Dead After Light Sentence for Crime

A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…


California Hit-and-run Driver Who Plowed Into Mother and Baby in 2021 Shot Dead

A 17-year-old California teenager, who in 2021 stole a car and rammed it into a mother walking with her baby and later received a light punishment, was on Wednesday shot to death in the street. Kristopher Baca, who was sentenced to just several months in a juvenile probation camp for the 2021 crime, was shot…


Possible Criminal Charges to Be Announced Over Fatal ‘Rust’ Movie Shooting

More than a year after a camerawoman was accidentally shot and killed on a movie set in New Mexico, the local district attorney will reportedly decide this month on whether to press criminal charges over the incident that involved actor Alec Baldwin. The office of Santa Fe First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies told Albuquerque…


Family of 8, Including 5 Minors Found Fatally Shot Inside Utah Home: Officials

The bodies of eight people, including three adults and five minors, who sustained gunshot wounds, were found inside a home in Enoch City, Utah, on Dec. 4, officials said. Law enforcement officials were called to the home to conduct a welfare check and found the bodies inside, according to a press release from city officials. “Each appeared…


Police: 5 Guns Recovered After Police Chief Killed, 2 Hurt

BRACKENRIDGE, Pa.—Authorities say five guns were recovered from a man shot and killed by police after a chase and gunfire that killed a western Pennsylvania police chief and wounded two other officers. The police chief and another officer were shot blocks apart Monday in Brackenridge, an Allegheny County borough northeast of Pittsburgh, authorities said. The…


Bald Eagle Found Shot in Wisconsin Dies During Surgery

MILWAUKEE—A bald eagle shot in Wisconsin has died during surgery to treat its injuries, the Wisconsin Humane Society said. Authorities were seeking tips on who may have shot the adult male bird that was found injured on Dec. 7 on private property about 15 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The eagle survived its initial surgery on…


Rapper Takeoff Killed in Houston Shooting, Media Reports

ATLANTA—Takeoff, a member of the rap group Migos, was fatally shot at a party held at a Houston bowling alley early on Tuesday, according to media reports that cited a representative of the artist and law enforcement sources. Two other people were wounded, but Houston police were holding back the names of the victims until…


Man Charged With Murder in Detroit-Area Hotel Shooting

DEARBORN, Mich.—A man accused of killing a suburban Detroit hotel employee and barricading himself in a room for hours was charged Sunday with murder and other crimes. Reichsrd Williams-Lewis, 37, was denied bond during an appearance in court. He is accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old employee on the third floor of a Hampton Inn…