Tag: Shootings
7 shot in Chicago as gunfire erupts during sidewalk fight
CHICAGO — Seven people were shot and wounded in a Chicago neighborhood in a burst of gun violence during what's shaping up to be...
NRA exec sheltered on friend’s yacht after mass shootings
DALLAS — After school shootings that left dozens dead in recent years, National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre said the resulting outrage put him...
High court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was...
Man kill 9-year-old son, 7 other relatives, himself in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — A man gunned down his 9-year-old son and seven relatives of his two wives before killing himself Monday in southwestern Iran,...
Grand jury clears Mississippi officer who killed Georgia man
GULFPORT, Miss. — A grand jury has cleared a Mississippi police officer who fatally shot a Georgia man outside a home last year.
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Man dies after being shot by Muncie police during chase
MUNCIE, Ind. — A man shot by police during a chase and gun battle in east central Indiana has died of his wounds, authorities...
Man gets 30 years in Oregon in shooting of an ex-fire chief
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A man accused of crimes spanning four states that culminated with an attempted murder in Oregon has been sentenced to 30...
Man pleads guilty to stalking, killing estranged wife
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Indiana man was convicted Tuesday of stalking his estranged wife to Florida, shooting her and burying her body in Tennessee.
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Afghan officials: 3 women working in polio drive killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — Attackers on Tuesday gunned down three women working to administer the anti-polio vaccine in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, a day after...
Man accused of kidnapping, assaulting boy arrested in Miami
MIAMI — A man arrested by police early Tuesday is accused of abducting, sexually assaulting and shooting a 12-year-old boy who had snuck out...
