VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala.—A gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church, killing two people and wounding a third at a small group meeting before being taken into custody Thursday, authorities said. The attack occurred at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in the Birmingham suburb of Vestavia Hills, said Police Capt. Shane Ware. He said emergency dispatchers…
3 Dead in Shooting at Alabama Church
Authorities said that an attendee at a potluck dinner in an Alabama church subdued the suspected gunman and held him down until police arrived. Officials said a 71-year-old suspect, who has not been identified, was arrested after he allegedly fired shots Thursday inside the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Three people died, police…
Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Last Moments Detailed as Murder Trial Opens
LOS ANGELES—Rapper Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside his clothing shop in a calculated, premeditated fashion by a man upset over a discussion about snitching, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday at the outset of of a long-delayed murder trial. Deputy District Attorney John McKinney said during his opening statement that there’s “no doubt” Eric R….
Police: Shooting Between Family Members Kills One at Hospital
ATLANTA—One person was killed and another critically hurt when family members began shooting at each other at Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown Atlanta, police said. The family came to the hospital after a separate incident in nearby DeKalb County late Sunday, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton said. “What we do know is the incident…
Top Texas Officials Unveil Proposals to Address School Safety, Mental Health
Two top officials in Texas have unveiled legislative proposals in the wake of a mass shooting at an elementary school in the state. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, released details on June 13 of a slate of proposals he wants passed, including bills that would expand telemedicine mental health services to children, provided…
7-Year-Old Boy Dies After Gunshots Fired Into Texas Home
CLOVERLEAF, Texas—A 7-year-old boy died after he was struck by gunfire that was shot into his Texas home as he slept in bed, police said. The child was shot about 10:45 p.m. Sunday at his family’s home in the Houston-area city of Cloverleaf, Harris County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jason Brown said. Someone in a silver sedan…
Teen Charged in Shooting That Injured 3 People at NC Mall
GASTONIA, N.C.—A 17-year-old boy has been charged in a shooting that wounded three people at a North Carolina mall, police said. Two men and a woman were taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening after they were shot in the parking lot of the Eastridge Mall in Gastonia on Friday, according to…
Police: 2 Killed, 4 Wounded in Shooting at Indiana Nightclub
GARY, Ind.—Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a shooting at an Indiana nightclub early Sunday, police said. Officers responding to reports of shots fired around 2 a.m. in Gary, southeast of Chicago, said they found two people who had been shot and were unresponsive. A 34-year-old man was near the entrance…
Police Identify 3 Killed in Tennessee Shooting
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—Police have identified the three people who were killed in a Tennessee shooting last weekend that also injured 14 others. Chattanooga Police on Friday said the three people who died are Darian Hixson, Myrakle Moss, and Kevin Brown. Police have said that 14 of the 17 victims in the June 5 shooting were hit…
Maryland Shooting Suspect Charged, Name Released
A West Virginia man was charged with murdering three co-workers at a Maryland machine shop as well as attempted murder and other charges, authorities said late Friday. The name of the alleged shooter, Joe Louis Esquivel, 23, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was also released by the Washington County sheriff’s office on Friday. Esquivel, who was…
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