Latest Shootings News
Teenager slain, at least four others wounded in Chicago shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A teenager has died and at least four others were wounded after a group of people fired shots at another group on Chicago's South Side, authorities said. A male later was found with a gunshot wound to his leg after he opened fire toward officers responding to the...
Palestinian toddler critically wounded in West Bank, Israeli military says shooting unintentional
JERUSALEM (AP) — A 3-year-old Palestinian boy was in critical condition at an Israeli hospital Friday morning after being shot by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. The army opened an investigation into what it said was an unintentional shooting. In a statement, the military...
Charges dropped against man who served 21 years in prison for deaths of 2 Michigan hunters
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of two Michigan hunters. Jeff Titus was released in February when authorities acknowledged that critical information in police files about another...
Police find shooter's arsenal from May rampage that killed 3 and wounded 6
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Authorities provided a more detailed description Thursday of the arsenal that a New Mexico high school student had in his possession at the time of last month’s shootings that killed three people and wounded six others, including two police officers. ...
Family, attorneys criticize prosecutor's handling of case in Ralph Yarl's shooting
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a Black Kansas City teenager who was shot by a white man after he mistakenly knocked on the man's door are frustrated with the prosecutor's handling of the case, attorneys for the family said Thursday. The complaints came after a preliminary...
Mississippi hostage-taker killed after fatally shooting officer in 8-hour standoff
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — An intruder who went into a Mississippi home armed with three guns and wearing a bulletproof vest took a woman hostage and later shot two police officers, killing one and wounding the other during an eight-hour standoff Thursday that ended in his death, police said. ...
Family mourns 2 young boys killed by gunfire as they played in Pennsylvania yard
Relatives of two young boys killed by gunfire as they played with kittens in the backyard of their Pennsylvania home were mourning them Thursday as authorities announced two men were charged with their slayings. Brothers Jesus and Sebastian Perez-Salome, ages 8 and 9, and a third...
Alabama deputies fatally shoot man who fired at utility worker, sheriff says
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Deputies fatally shot a man who earlier had fired a gun at a utility worker trying to shut off his water and later pointed a firearm at deputies, authorities said. The shooting happened Wednesday in Russell County, in eastern Alabama near the Georgia state...
Police: Tennessee officer shot, suspect wounded
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man suspected of wounding a police officer in Tennessee on Thursday afternoon was shot a short time later by other officers during an exchange of gunfire, police said. The officer was in critical condition shortly after the shooting, the Metro Nashville...
Rabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rabbi Jonathan Perlman took the witness stand Thursday wearing the yarmulke he had on the day a gunman burst into his Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath services and began shooting anyone he could find. The skullcap Jews wear as a reminder of God's presence fell...
