Tag: shootings

Sheriff: 4 Found Fatally Shot in North Dakota Likely Murder-Suicide

CANDO, N.D.—Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the deaths of four people found shot in a wheat field in rural northeast North Dakota as a murder-suicide. The Towner County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the field south of Cando, the county seat, about 6 p.m. Monday for a report of four unresponsive individuals. Responding deputies…


Detroit Police: Suspect Arrested in Fatal ‘Random’ Shootings

DETROIT—A person waiting for the bus and another walking their dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2 1/2 hours in Detroit, police said. Police arrested a suspect Sunday night after an hourslong manhunt. Chief James White said tips led officers to the suspect,…


Three dead, including suspect, in shootings in Langley, BC, say RCMP

Three people are dead, including a shooting suspect, and one woman is in critical condition after a series of shootings in Langley, B.C. Police issued a cellphone alert early today saying they were at the scene of several shootings “involving transient victims.” RCMP say the emergency response team found a suspect matching the description of…


2 New York Officers Shot, 1 Killed; Rochester Mayor Declares ‘Gun Violence Emergency’

A police officer in Rochester, New York, was shot and killed on Thursday, while another was wounded, in a shooting that happened in the northeastern part of the city, authorities said. Both officers were hospitalized, but one of them later died, police confirmed. A third person was also wounded in the incident. Her condition and…


2 NY Officers Shot, 1 Killed; Rochester Mayor Declares ‘Gun Violence Emergency’

A police officer in Rochester, New York, was shot and killed on Thursday, while another was wounded, in a shooting that happened in the northeastern part of the city, authorities said. Both officers were hospitalized, but one of them later died, police confirmed. A third person was also wounded in the incident. Her condition and…


Teachers Weep Recalling Students Killed in Parkland Shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Teachers gave heart-wrenching testimony Wednesday in the penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, with one recalling how a boy in her Holocaust studies class correctly answered a question seconds before he became one of 17 people murdered during the school shooter’s rampage four years ago. Ivy Schamis, then a teacher at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman…


Alex Murdaugh Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Wife and Son

WALTERBORO, S.C.—The once-powerful and now disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he murdered his wife and son 13 months ago, with one of his defense attorneys calling for a speedy trial to clear his name and prod authorities to “go for the real killers.” Wearing a white face mask…


4 Shootings at 7-Eleven Stores in SoCal Leaves 2 Dead

BREA, Calif.—A rash of robbery-shootings at four Southland 7-Eleven stores left at least two people dead July 11, with police saying some of the crimes appear to be related. The shootings occurred on 7-Eleven’s Free Slurpee Day, with Monday marking the company’s 95th birthday. Brea police said they responded at 4:17 a.m. to a 7-Eleven…


Fourth of July Weekend Shootings in Chicago Leave 62 Injured, 10 Dead

More than 70 people were shot from Friday until Tuesday morning over the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Chicago, police said. Authorities confirmed that 10 people died and 62 people were wounded in separate incidents, according to local media reports. In the latest fatal incident, a man was shot and killed and two others…


Bloody Fourth of July Weekend in Major US Cities Leaves Many Dead, More Injured

Major cities across the United States saw a violent Fourth of July weekend, with reports saying that at least 50 people were shot in Chicago, children being shot in Houston, and more in Baltimore. Authorities told NBC Chicago on Monday that nine people died and another 48 were shot across Chicago over the weekend. Last…