Apr 19 Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she mistakenly got in the wrong car By Associated Press Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own. Continue reading
Apr 17 Missouri man charged in shooting of Black teenager at his front door By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press The 85-year-old white man who shot a Black teen at his front door in Kansas City, Missouri, last week has been charged charged with armed assault, the Clay County prosecutor said Monday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Kansas City police investigating shooting of Black teen who went to wrong house By Margaret Stafford, Jim Salter, Associated Press Authorities in Kansas City, Missouri, say the investigation into the shooting by a homeowner of a Black teenager who went to the wrong house to pick up his younger brothers includes questions about whether it was racially motivated. Continue reading
Apr 11 One killed, 3 injured in shooting outside D.C. funeral home By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The shooting happened about 20 minutes after a funeral ended for a victim of a homicide who was shot and killed in March. The gunfire comes as the country reels from the latest string of mass shootings, including five people… Continue reading
Apr 10 Virginia grand jury indicts mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher By Ben Finley, Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Prosecutor Howard Gwynn said in a news release that a grand jury sitting in Newport News on Monday charged the boy's 25-year-old mother with felony child neglect and a misdemeanor charge of endangering a child by reckless storage of a… Continue reading
Feb 28 Suspect in Orlando shooting faces more murder charges By Freida Frisaro, Associated Press A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff's officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 23 Florida gunman kills 3 in Orlando, including reporter covering shooting By David Fischer, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press Florida police say a gunman accused of killing a woman in the Orlando area returned to the neighborhood hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old child. Continue reading
Feb 22 Nipsey Hussle’s killer sentenced to 60 years to life in prison By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The sentence was handed down Wednesday to 33-year-old Eric R. Holder Jr. A jury in July found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of first-degree murder of the 33-year-old Hussle. Continue reading
Feb 15 A frat president, a volunteer and a future doctor, slain MSU students were ‘incredibly loved’ By John Flesher, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press A fraternity chapter president, a science student and a student who wanted to become a pediatrician are among victims of a shooting at Michigan State University. Continue reading
Feb 02 New Jersey councilwoman found shot to death outside of her home By Maryclaire Dale, Ted Shaffrey, Associated Press The Middlesex County prosecutor's office says 30-year-old Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour was found in the vehicle at around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday. Continue reading