Tag: shooting

Prosecutor: Missouri Man Fatally Shot in Lawn-Mowing Dispute

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his neighbor following an argument over lawn mowing, bringing to an end years of hostility between the two, officials said. Samuel Avery, 42, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of 41-year-old Warner Trotter,…


Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting His 2 Daughters in Texas

DALLAS—A suburban Dallas man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after the fatal shootings of his two teenage daughters in 2008 was convicted Tuesday in the killings that prosecutors said were driven by his obsessive desire for control. Yaser Said, 65, was found guilty of capital murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Amina…


Off-Duty Officer Shot, Killed in Downey

DOWNEY, Calif.—A wide-ranging search was continuing Aug. 9 for the person or people who gunned down an off-duty Monterey Park Police Department officer outside a gym in Downey, as the tight-knit law enforcement agency mourned the loss of one of its own. The shooting was reported about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 12700 block…


3 Dead in Shooting at Florida Narcotics Anonymous Meeting

EDGEWATER, Fla.—Three people are dead following a shooting and hostage situation at Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Florida, police said. Officers responded to a report that a man was shot and a woman was being held hostage Monday night in Edgewater, which is near Daytona Beach. The other people at the meeting were able escape the…


Kansas City Police Shoot, Kill Driver of Stolen SUV

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kansas City police shot and killed a man who sped toward an officer in a stolen sport utility vehicle and struck a police van, authorities said. The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. Sunday after officers spotted the unoccupied SUV in a gas station parking lot, said Sgt. Bill Lowe, a spokesman for the…


Sheriff’s Deputy and Woman Killed in Colorado Home Shooting

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—A woman and a sheriff’s deputy were fatally shot at a home in southern Colorado over the weekend and the suspected gunman was later found dead inside the home, authorities said Monday. El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Peery, 39, was wounded Sunday after he arrived with two other law enforcement officers to…


Ex-Lieutenant Arrested in Library Officer’s Shooting Death

WASHINGTON—A retired police lieutenant has been arrested after police say he fatally shot a fellow law enforcement officer Thursday during a training exercise at a Washington D.C. library. Jesse Porter was at the end of a training exercise at a library in the district’s Anacostia neighborhood Thursday afternoon when he fired a weapon that struck…


Police: Suspect in Slayings of 4 in Ohio Arrested in Kansas

DAYTON, Ohio—A suspect wanted in Ohio in the shooting deaths of four people, including a teenage girl, has been arrested in Kansas, authorities said. Police in Montgomery County’s Butler Township said late Saturday night that 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be…


4 Killed in Ohio; Man Called ‘Armed and Dangerous’ Sought

DAYTON, Ohio—Four people were shot to death in an Ohio neighborhood, and a man considered armed and dangerous was being sought, authorities said. Police in Montgomery County’s Butler Township said officers were called to the area shortly before noon Friday on a report of shots fired. Chief John Porter said four victims with gunshot wounds…


Mall of America Lockdown Lifted After Shooting, No Casualties Reported: Police

A lockdown that was initiated in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, on Thursday after shots were fired has now been lifted, officials confirmed. Law enforcement responded to the scene at around  4:15 p.m. local time, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a press conference Thursday. The shooting, which police called an “isolated dispute,” appeared…