Tag: shooting

Girl, 9, Shot Dead in Liverpool by Gunman Who Chased Stranger Into Her Home

Detectives say a 9-year-old girl who was shot dead in Liverpool on Monday night was killed when a man, who was being chased by a gunman, forced his way into her home. Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said Olivia Pratt-Korbel was killed and her mother, Cheryl, was wounded when the gunman fired at the…


Atlanta Police: 2 Killed, 1 Shot in Midtown Neighborhood

ATLANTA—A woman shot and killed two people and wounded a third Monday at two different locations in Atlanta’s Midtown neighborhood and was later taken into custody at the city’s airport, police said. Atlanta police said they did not immediately know what prompted the attack, but they believe the victims were targeted. The suspect’s name was…


Suspect Wounds Man During Family Fight in Garden Grove, Flees in White Sedan

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A fight involving family members in front of a Garden Grove home on Aug. 21 escalated into a shooting leaving a 28-year-old man wounded and a 20-year-old man fleeing the scene in a white import sedan, authorities said. The victim, a resident of Victorville, was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery…


Grand Jury Wants School Board Members Removed Over Parkland Shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A Florida grand jury empaneled after a 2018 school shooting has recommended that Gov. Ron DeSantis remove from office four members of the Broward County school board, saying they and district administrators displayed “deceit, malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty and incompetence” in their handling of a campus safety program. In the 122-page report…


Sweden: 2 Wounded in Shopping Center Shooting

STOCKHOLM—Swedish police say two people have been wounded in a shooting at a shopping center in the southern city of Malmo. A suspected was arrested after the shooting Friday afternoon at the Emporia shopping center, which police said appeared to be gang-related. “Police are on site with big resources to map the incident by interviewing…


Police: Suspect in I-85 Shootings Had 2,000 Rounds of Ammo

AUBURN, Ala.—Police who arrested a man with an arsenal of weapons in his car are trying to determine a motive for three seemingly random shootings along Interstate 85 in Alabama and Georgia, including one that critically wounded another motorist. Jerel Raphael Brown, 39, of Montgomery was arrested without incident Wednesday near the courthouse in LaFayette…


Miami Officer Shot Pursuing Robbery Suspect Dies Days Later

MIAMI—A 29-year-old police officer who was shot in the head while trying to stop a robbery suspect in Miami has died, officials said. Det. Cesar Echaverry was shot Monday night as he and other officers closed in a suspect wanted for an earlier robbery in nearby Broward County, police said. His family had remained by…


Miami Officer Still Critical as Robbery Suspect Identified

MIAMI—A 29-year-old police officer who was shot in the head while trying to stop a robbery suspect in Miami remained in “extremely critical condition” early Wednesday, officials said. Det. Cesar Echaverry was shot Monday night as he and other officers closed in a suspect wanted for an earlier robbery in nearby Broward County, police said….


Memphis Hospital Locks Down After Nearby Shooting of 6

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Six people were wounded in a shooting that led to a lockdown of a hospital early Tuesday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. Memphis police said the six were shot shortly after midnight by people in a black SUV near Methodist North Hospital. Two children were taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition,…


6 People Wounded in Shooting Outside Tennessee Hospital

Six people, including at least two juveniles, were wounded in a shooting early on Tuesday outside of a Memphis, Tennessee-area hospital, local media reported. The shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. local time outside of the Methodist North Hospital in Raleigh, a community of 31,000 people northeast of Memphis, CBS affiliate News Channel 3 reported….