Mexico arrests 6 Guard members in water protest death

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's National Guard announced Tuesday that six of its members have been arrested in the death of a woman killed when Guard troops allegedly opened fire on her vehicle. The troops had withdrawn from a dam in northern Chihuahua state following a clash with protesters angry about water...

Philadelphia victim's kin: We sought ambulance, not police

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The family of a Black man killed when Philadelphia police officers fired a dozen rounds in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said Tuesday. Additionally, Walter Wallace's wife is...

Woman injured in police shooting says cops let boyfriend die

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A woman who was shot by police last week in suburban Chicago said Tuesday that officers did nothing more than cover her boyfriend with a blanket after he was shot and left him on the ground to die. Tafara Williams, 20, spoke to reporters during a Zoom call from her hospital bed as she...

Civil trial to begin over arrest in Phoenix freeway attacks

PHOENIX (AP) — Leslie Merritt Jr. was jailed for seven months after he was charged in four of the 11 shootings that terroritzed motorists five years ago on metro Phoenix freeways. He steadfastly maintained his innocense and the case against him was finally dismissed in 2016 after ballistics evidence came...

4 teens shot, 1 fatally, in metro Birmingham

BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — An apparent drive-by shooting left one teenager dead and three others wounded near Birmingham, authorities said. Gunfire erupted Monday afternoon at a house in Bessemer, located just west of Birmingham. Mikel Cooper, 18, was killed, the coroner's office told news outlets, and three...

Man charged in 2019 homicide in St. Louis County

JENNINGS, Mo. (AP) — Ten months after a fatal shooting in the St. Louis County town of Jennings, a man is now charged in the killing. Prosecutors on Tuesday charged 48-year-old Edward Mosley with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is jailed without bond. The shooting happened Dec. 16. A...

At least 11 shot dead ahead of Tanzania's presidential vote

ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Police in Tanzania shot dead at least nine citizens amid unrest over alleged fraud ahead of the presidential election, a major opposition party asserted Tuesday, while officials denied it and one of Africa's most populous countries watched internet service slow to a crawl ahead of...

Nigeria to investigate the shooting of protesters in Lagos

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The shootings of peaceful protesters in Nigeria last week will be investigated by a judicial committee, an official announced Tuesday, as some seek accountability for the worst turmoil in decades in Africa’s most populous country. The committee is also investigating alleged...

Black woman injured in suburban Chicago police shooting says she begged officers to help boyfriend, who later died

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Black woman injured in suburban Chicago police shooting says she begged officers to help boyfriend, who later died.

Alaska man charged with virus violation dies in shooting

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who was the first among a few Alaska residents to face charges for violating a coronavirus quarantine order was killed in a shooting. Duane Fields, 48, died Oct. 21 at the Anchorage hotel where he lived and worked, Alaska Public Media reported Monday. Fields helped another...