shootings

Police search for gunman after shooting in D.C. leaves 2 dead, 5 injured

By Associated Press

Two people have been killed and five others injured in a shooting in the nation’s capital early Sunday. Police were looking for a single gunman after the seven people were shot around 3 a.m. in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington.

Suspect in fatal shooting of 3 people in Pennsylvania has been arrested, police say

By Michael Catalini, Ron Todt, Associated Press

A man suspected of killing three people in their Philadelphia-area homes Saturday was later arrested in New Jersey's capital city following a major police response and hourslong standoff, authorities said.

Officials say 2 police officers, 1 paramedic shot and killed at domestic call in Minnesota

By Steve Karnowski, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press

A desperate call for help from a home in suburban Minneapolis early Sunday turned deadly for two police officers and a first responder who were shot and killed, according to officials. A suspect in the shooting also died, officials said.

Chicago to stop using controversial gunshot detection technology this year

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

The system relies on an artificial intelligence algorithm and microphones to identify gunshots. But it has been criticized for inaccuracy, racial bias and law enforcement misuse.

Sheriff says suspect downed after shooting at megachurch of pastor Joel Osteen in Texas

By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press

A Texas sheriff said Sunday that a shooter was down after a shooting at the Houston megachurch of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen on Sunday afternoon.

Gunmen kill 1 person in attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul

By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press

Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said.

Far away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families endure new pain

By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press

Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality…

Officials investigate potential hate crime after 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont

By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press

Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate…

Late-night shooting in a crowded Tampa street kills 2 people and injures 18

By Curt Anderson, Chris O'Meara, Associated Press

A fight between two groups turned deadly in Florida when a shooting in a Tampa street during Halloween festivities resulted in two deaths and 18 people hospitalized early Sunday morning, police said.

Baby dies after pregnant mother was one of several people shot in western Massachusetts

By Associated Press

The pregnant woman was shot in the afternoon while seated on a public bus and taken to a hospital in critical condition, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said.