Tag: shooting

Police: 6 Who Died in Wisconsin Apartment Fire Had Been Shot

HARTLAND, Wis.—The six people found dead after an apartment fire in a southern Wisconsin village last week had been shot in an apparent case of murder-suicide, according to police. The bodies of a couple and their four children were found early Friday after firefighters were called to their burning apartment in Hartland. Ten of the…


Woman Won’t Be Charged in Shooting Death of Missouri Firefighter, Prosecutors Say

A Missouri woman who shot and killed an off-duty firefighter in Kansas City earlier this month will not be criminally charged because of the state’s self-defense and defense of others law, prosecutors announced. In an Oct. 24 press release, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office said they won’t pursue a second-degree murder charge against the woman,…


Police in London Launch Manhunt for Gunman After Two Killed

Police in London are searching for a gunman who shot dead two men and critically injured a third in an incident in Ilford in the early hours of Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police said police were called to Henley Road in Ilford, in east London, just after midnight after residents called 999 and said shots had been…


Police: Boyfriend at Texas Hospital for Baby’s Birth Kills 2

DALLAS—A man fatally shot two Dallas hospital employees over the weekend, opening fire after accusing his girlfriend who had just given birth of infidelity, authorities said. Jacqueline Pokuaa, a 45-year-old social worker, and Katie Annette Flowers, a 63-year-old nurse, were killed in Saturday’s shooting at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, according to police and hospital officials….


Police: 3 Killed in Shooting at St. Louis High School

ST. LOUIS—St. Louis police say three people are dead, including the shooter, after a shooting at a high school Monday morning. Speaking at a news conference, Police Commissioner Michael Sack said the three dead included a woman, a teenage girl and the shooter, described as a man about 20 years old. The shooting just after…


Teen and Teacher Killed in Shooting at St. Louis High School; Gunman Dead

ST. LOUIS—An armed former student broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning warning, “You are all going to die!” before fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. The attack just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts…


Michigan Teen Pleads Guilty in School Shooting That Killed 4 Students

A Michigan teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges in a mass shooting at a high school last year that killed four of his classmates and wounded more than half a dozen other people. Ethan Crumbley, 16, is accused of opening fire at Oxford High School outside Detroit on Nov. 30 with…


Man Fatally Shot After California High School Football Game

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A man died in a California shooting Friday night in a Sacramento parking lot after a high school football game, police said. Investigators believe the shooting broke out after a disturbance involving about 20 people near the end of the game at Grant Union High School. Officers found a firearm and shattered glass in…


Gunfire During Illegal Racing on Chicago Street Kills 3

CHICAGO—Three young men were fatally shot and two more were seriously wounded early Sunday during what Chicago police called a caravan of street racers involving about 100 vehicles that took over an intersection on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in Brighton Park after the caravan blocked streets leading to the…


2 Nurses Dead After Shooting at Dallas Hospital, Suspect in Custody

Two nurses were killed in a shooting at a hospital in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday. The shooting occurred about 11:15 a.m. inside the Methodist Dallas Medical Center, located in the 1400 block of North Beckley Avenue. The hospital said in a news release Saturday afternoon that Methodist Health System police, Dallas police, and Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the…