Category: Wounded

4 Critical, 5 Stable After Shooting on Philadelphia Street

PHILADELPHIA—Four people remain in critical condition following a shooting that wounded nine people on a busy northeast Philadelphia street over the weekend, police said. Police said several people emerged from a vehicle and opened fire on a crowd at Kensington and Allegheny avenues in the Kensington neighborhood at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Police said a…


Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Shot at Protest

LAHORE—Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt by his rivals. Khan, ousted as prime minister in a parliamentary confidence vote in April, was six days…


Oklahoma Sheriff Deputy Serving Eviction Papers Shot, Killed

OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot and killed and a second deputy wounded while the two were serving eviction papers at a home on the southwest side of Oklahoma City, authorities said. Both deputies were transported to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where Sgt. Bobby Swartz died and the other deputy…


3 Deputies Shot Serving Papers at North Carolina Home

GOLDSBORO, N.C.—Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were shot and wounded while trying to serve involuntary commitment papers on a person who then barricaded inside the home, authorities said. The Wayne County deputies had gone to serve the papers at the home south of Goldsboro on Monday morning when someone inside opened fire, wounding all three,…


2 Minors Dead, 8 Wounded in Shooting at Pittsburgh Party

PITTSBURGH—Shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh early Sunday left two minors dead and at least eight more people wounded, police said. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where there were more than 200 people inside—many of them underage, Pittsburgh police said in a news release….


2 People Killed and 5 Wounded in Shooting Near Los Angeles

WILLOWBROOK, Calif.—Two people were killed in a weekend shooting near Los Angeles and five people were wounded and hospitalized, authorities said. The gunfire erupted at about 4 p.m. Sunday on a residential block in the community of Willowbrook, about 10 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. A 17-year-old…


2 Chicago Officers Wounded in Shooting, Suspect Caught

CHICAGO—Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded Friday by a gunman who dropped a handgun while waiting in line at an outdoor hot dog stand with one of the officers, picked it up and opened fire, police said. The suspected gunman was captured blocks away by officers and taken into custody. The wounded officers…


Suspect Dead, 2 Deputies Wounded After Shootout in Texas

KATY, Texas—Two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who died at the scene, authorities said. The shootout happened Tuesday night in Katy, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Houston. Both officers were hospitalized with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on…


More Than 40,000 War-Wounded Treated in Afghanistan Since June: Red Cross

GENEVA—More than 40,000 people wounded during fighting in Afghanistan have been treated since June at health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including 7,600 so far this month, the aid agency said on Tuesday. During the first 10 days of August ICRC treated 4,042 wounded, meaning that more than 3,500…


At Least 3 Wounded in Sweden Shooting

HELSINKI—At least three people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern Swedish city of Kristianstad, police said. No suspects have been detained yet, Swedish media reported. Swedish police received an alert Tuesday afternoon that several loud bangs were heard in one of the districts of the city. Police soon arrived at the scene…