May 09 Texas man to be sentenced for murder in shooting at Black Lives Matter protest By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester in a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday, even… Continue reading
May 03 Wife of suspected Texas gunman has been arrested, sheriff says By Juan A. Lozano, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Authorities say a woman identified as the wife of a Texas man suspected of killing five of his neighbors was arrested Wednesday for hindering the four-day manhunt for the man, who's also in custody. Continue reading
Apr 21 Prosecutors dismiss charge against Alec Baldwin in cinematographer's death By Andrew Dalton, Morgan Lee, Associated Press Prosecutors have formally dismissed an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film “Rust,” citing new evidence and the need for more time to investigate. Continue reading
Apr 20 Charge to be dropped in Alec Baldwin movie set shooting By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Prosecutors in New Mexico plan to drop an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western film "Rust."… Continue reading
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