Tag: Crime & Public Safety

9 People Shot and Wounded in Washington, Including 2 Juveniles

WASHINGTON—Nine people were shot and wounded, including two juveniles, early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., police said. Shortly before 1 a.m. police responded to a report of a shooting on Meade Street in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. capital, Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. Upon…


9 People Shot and Wounded in DC, Including 2 Juveniles

WASHINGTON—Nine people were shot and wounded, including two juveniles, early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., police said. Shortly before 1 a.m. police responded to a report of a shooting on Meade Street in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. capital, Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons of the Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement on Twitter. Upon…


LA County Sheriff’s Department Probing ‘Disturbing’ Video Footage of Deputies Responding to Alleged Robbery

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has launched an investigation after “disturbing” video footage was captured showing deputies appearing to grab a woman and throw her to the ground while responding to an incident in June in the city of Lancaster. The incident took place on June 24 as deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station responded to a…


Woman Rescued After Days Stuck in Swamp in Massachusetts Park After Hikers Hear Screams, Police Say

EASTON, Mass.—A Massachusetts woman who went missing last week has been found alive in a swampy area of a state park after hikers heard the woman’s cries for help, police said. Emma Tetewsky, 31, was reported missing on June 26, and police in recent days had appealed to the public for help in finding her….


Biden Official Says Social Media Companies Uncooperative in Addressing Fentanyl Crisis

Anne Milgram, head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), has said that social media companies haven’t been as cooperative as they could have in addressing the fentanyl crisis. “We have not until recently gotten nearly as much cooperation as we need,” she said on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet The Press.” Social media…


Victims in Philadelphia Shooting Identified

PHILADELPHIA—A 40-year-old man with a rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner, and a bulletproof vest fatally shot four men in a Philadelphia neighborhood and chased and killed a fifth man inside a house, police said. A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old were also wounded in the Monday night violence that made the working-class…


Fireworks Explosion in Western Michigan Kills One Woman and Injures 9 Other People

PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich.—Fireworks explosions in adjacent counties in western Michigan left at least one woman dead and nine others with injuries from critical to minor, authorities said. Both explosions happened Monday within about 30 minutes of each other and no more than 30 miles apart, first in Allegan County, when an errant mortar apparently shot…


Woman, 2 Children Dead in Missouri Shooting; Man With Possible Self-Inflicted Wound Hospitalized

ST. ANN, Mo.—A woman and two children died in a shooting inside a Missouri home. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. Monday in the St. Louis County town of St. Ann. Police Chief Aaron Jimenez told KTVI-TV that officers found a teenage boy dead in the kitchen, a woman dead in the garage, and a…


Shooting After Local Festival Leaves 3 Dead and 8 Injured in Texas, Police Say

DALLAS—Authorities in Texas say three people were killed and eight people were injured when gunfire erupted following a local festival. The shooting in Fort Worth happened at about 11:47 p.m. Monday in the Como neighborhood on the city’s southwest side, just hours after the end of the neighborhood’s annual ComoFest. Police said shots were fired…


Shooting After Holiday Festival Leaves 3 Dead and 8 Injured in Texas

DALLAS—Three people were killed and eight others injured when shots were fired into a crowd of hundreds following a festival in a Texas neighborhood, authorities said. The shooting in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como happened at about 11:47 p.m. Monday, and police said a chaotic scene followed as people tried to flee on foot…