Latest Shootings News
New York State Police suspend a trooper while investigating his account of being shot and wounded
NEW YORK (AP) — New York State Police suspended a trooper without pay Monday after launching an investigation into his account of being shot and wounded while attempting to help a motorist on a Long Island highway last week. Officers executed a search warrant at Trooper Thomas...
Georgia authorities probe weekend shooting that left 2 dead, officer injured
REMERTON, Ga. (AP) — Two men are dead and an officer was injured following a weekend shootout in Georgia's Lowndes County. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that it is investigating the shooting in Remerton, a popular place for Valdosta State University...
Iowa teen gets life in prison for fatal drive-by shooting near a school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Another Iowa teenager was sentenced Monday to life in prison for a fatal 2022 drive-by shooting near Des Moines East High School. Alex Santiago Perdomo, 17, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder. He was 15 at the time of the shooting, according to...
Investigators charge 4 more South Carolina men in fatal Georgia high school party shooting
ELBERTON, Ga. (AP) — Four more South Carolina men have been arrested on charges connected with a fatal Oct. 12 shooting in Elberton, Georgia, at a homecoming afterparty. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that it arrested Destanne Mathis, 20; Aanidras Parks, 18;...
Georgia man arrested in Albany State University shooting that killed 1 and injured 4
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with murder after a shooting that killed one person and injured four others in October during homecoming weekend at Albany State University. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced that 18-year-old Jeremy...
Ex-officer found guilty in the 2020 shooting death of Andre Hill
A former police officer was convicted of murder Monday in the shooting of Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone and keys when he was killed. Officer Adam Coy, who served nearly 20 years with the Columbus police force, shot Hill four times in a garage nearly four years...
Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer's name and likeness
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer's publicity rights and an annuity he...
Authorities used justified force in 5 shootings, Mississippi attorney general says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement officers were justified in using force in five shootings in Mississippi from 2021 to 2023, including a shootout that involved an escaped inmate, state Attorney General Lynn Fitch said Monday. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation examined...
Mexico's National Guard kills 2 Colombians and wounds 4 on a migrant smuggling route near the US
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Guard fatally shot two Colombians and wounded four others in what the Defense Department claimed was a confrontation near the U.S. border. Colombia's foreign ministry said in a statement Sunday that all of the victims were migrants who had...
Florida prosecutor says 17-year-old suspect in Halloween fatal shootings will be charged as adult
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a Halloween celebration that drew 75,000 revelers to the streets of downtown Orlando, Florida, last week has been charged as an adult, a prosecutor said Monday. Jaylen...
