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2 Killed, 7 Injured in Virginia Capital Shooting After Graduation Event

Two people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


2 Killed, 5 Injured in Virginia Capital Shooting After Graduation Event

Two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


2 Killed, 5 Injured in Shooting After High School Graduation

Two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


Mother Fatally Shot by Neighbor After Dispute Over Playing Children, Sheriff Says

OCALA, Fla.—A Florida mother was fatally shot through the front door of her neighbor’s home while her 9-year-old son stood next to her, a violent culmination of what police said was a 2½-year feud. Ajike Owens, 35, was fatally shot after going to the Ocala apartment of her neighbor, who earlier had yelled at Owens’…


Police in South Florida Arrest 3 Suspects in Memorial Day Beach Shooting

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—Police in South Florida arrested two suspects over the weekend and a third on Monday following a Memorial Day shooting along a busy beachside promenade that injured nine people. Detectives from the Hollywood Police Department took Ariel Cardahn Paul, 16, into custody on Sunday night and Lionel JeanCharles Jr., 18, on Monday afternoon, the…


Store Owner Charged With Killing a Teen Shot at People He Suspected of Shoplifting Before

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A store owner in South Carolina charged with murder after shooting a teen he wrongly thought stole water has shot at suspected shoplifters two other times in the past eight years and not faced charges, authorities said. In 2018, Rick Chow confronted a shoplifter at his Xpress Mart Shell station in Columbia and the…


Florida Police Arrest Man, Search for 2 Others in Memorial Day Beach Shooting

Police in Florida arrested one man Saturday and announced arrest warrants for two others believed to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding nine people. The Hollywood Police Department said authorities arrested Jordan Burton and are searching for Ariel Cardahn Paul and Lionel JeanCharles Jr. The suspects…


911 Transcripts Point to Chaos, Fast-Evolving Situation in April Shootings in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine—A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway before confessing to police that he was behind the killings. According to heavily redacted…


Adult and Teen Charged in Pennsylvania Shooting That Killed 2 Young Boys, Man

Two young boys were playing with kittens in their backyard when shots rang out at a home in eastern Pennsylvania, killing both children and a young man who was the apparent target, authorities said Thursday. Brothers Jesus and Sebastian Perez-Salome, ages 8 and 9, and a third victim were killed Tuesday night in Lebanon. An…


65-Year-Old May Face Charges for Fatally Shooting Suspected Robber in New York: Police

An older man who fatally shot a 32-year-old male who attempted to rob him in New York City on May 31 may face charges, officials have confirmed. The incident took place at about 2 a.m. near Queens Criminal Court in Kew Gardens, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. Charles…