Tag: shooting

Autopsy: Family Killed at Iowa Park Shot, Stabbed, Strangled

Three family members killed during a shooting last month at an eastern Iowa state park were shot, stabbed and/or strangled, according to autopsy results released Thursday. Tyler Schmidt, 42, died from a gunshot wound and “multiple sharp force injuries,” while his wife, 42-year-old Sarah Schmidt, died from multiple sharp force injuries, the Iowa Department of…


Woman Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty Ohio Officer

CLEVELAND—A woman was convicted Wednesday of murder in the shooting of an off-duty Cleveland police officer during a carjacking on New Year’s Eve. Tamara McLoyd, 19, of Garfield Heights, faces a potential life term with no chance for parole when she is sentenced later this year. She had confessed to shooting Shane Bartek, 25, but…


Man Going on Trial in Texas in 2008 Slaying of 2 Daughters

DALLAS—A man who evaded arrest for more than 12 years after being accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in a taxi parked near a Dallas-area hotel was going on trial this week. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in the capital murder trial of Yaser Said, 65. Said, who is accused of…


Drive-By Shooting in Ajax Sends Six to Hospital, One With Life-Threatening Injuries

An early morning drive-by shooting in Ajax, Ont., has sent six people to hospitals across the Greater Toronto Area, one with life-threatening injuries. Durham Regional Police say the shooting took place at the back of a restaurant at 154 Harwood Ave. at 1:30 a.m. today, where a barbecue function that had been advertised online was…


2 Fatally Shot at West Virginia Nail Salon; Gunman Killed by Police

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va.—A gunman fatally shot two people at a nail salon in West Virginia before officers fired at the shooter, killing him, police said. Summersville officers responded to an active shooter Thursday evening at Jo’s Nails & Spa, police said in a Facebook post Friday. Two officers shot the gunman, who was pronounced dead at…


San Diego Man Wounded in Shooting When Drug Deal Goes Bad

SAN DIEGO—A 20-year-old man was shot multiple times while sitting in his vehicle waiting to make a drug transaction in the Azalea/Hollywood Park neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said July 30. The victim told police that at 6:49 p.m. Friday he drove to the 2300 block of Sumac Drive to meet with someone to…


Court: 70-Year-Old Indicted in Alabama Church Triple Slaying

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—An Alabama grand jury has indicted a 70-year-old man on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of three people at a church potluck dinner in June, according to court records made public Friday. The Jefferson County grand jury indicted Robert Findlay Smith this week in connection with the June 16 shootings of Walter…


Former Police Watchdog Head Denies Directing RCMP Not to Reveal NS Shooter’s Guns

The former director of Nova Scotia’s police watchdog denies telling the RCMP not to release a list of the weapons seized from the gunman who murdered 22 people in April 2020. Pat Curran—who led the Serious Incident Response Team at the time of the shootings—says he “gave no directives to the RCMP” about the five…


Police Identify Two People Killed in Series of Shootings in Langley, BC

Police have identified two people who were killed in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, where two others were also wounded in a series of shootings on Monday. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says 60-year-old Paul Wynn was killed outside a supportive housing complex and 43-year-old Steven Furness was shot dead at a bus loop. IHIT…


2 Men Charged With Murder in Shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik

Two men have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in relation to the fatal shooting of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing. The RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said the murder charges have been laid against 21-year-old Tanner Fox and 23-year-old Jose Lopez. IHIT said it will…