shootings

Texas officer faces manslaughter charge in neighbor Botham Jean’s death

By Ryan Tarinelli, Ken Miller, Associated Press

A white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home and later said she mistook his apartment for her own parked on the wrong floor of the complex's garage after getting home from work that…

Texas jury finds ex-officer guilty in death of Jordan Edwards

By Joshua Barajas

After about 15 hours of deliberation, a Dallas County jury found a former police officer guilty in the 2017 fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards.

Police say Jacksonville shooter ‘clearly targeted other gamers.’ Here’s what we know

By Joshua Barajas

Authorities have yet to determine a motive for the shooting.

Shooting at esports event in Florida raises calls for more security

By Tamara Lush, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

A champion gamer's decision to open fire Sunday afternoon during a video competition — killing two people and wounding nine others before killing himself — has prompted calls from gamers for more security at esports tournaments.

Suspect detained after shots fired at U.S. Embassy in Turkey

By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press

Shots were fired from a moving car at the U.S. Embassy in Turkey before dawn on Monday, an attack that came during heightened tensions between the two NATO allies.

Parkland students start the school year with tightened security

By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday returned to a more secure campus as they began their first new school year since a gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building.

Fatal police shooting of Joseph Santos was ‘not justified,’ officials say. Here’s what we know

By Joshua Barajas

Here’s what we know about what happened, what police and the community have said about the Pennsylvania shooting, and what's next.

Kansas man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 shooting that targeted Indian men

By Joshua Barajas

The white man who fatally shot Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounded two other men at a bar in northeastern Kansas last year targeted them "because of their race, color, and national origin," federal prosecutors said.

The Minneapolis officers who fatally shot Thurman Blevins won’t be charged. Here’s what we know

By Joshua Barajas

Two Minneapolis police officers were "authorized" to use deadly force against Thurman Blevins, prosecutors announced Monday.

Man firing into Toronto cafes shoots 14 people, killing 2

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press

Authorities identified the suspect as Faisal Hussain, 29, of Toronto, who died after an exchange of gunfire with police. It was not immediately clear whether he killed himself or was killed by police.