Latest Shootings News
Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, they are weighing whether to treat the violence as a hate crime. The three young men were shot and seriously injured Saturday...
Family of Los Angeles deputy killed in ambush shooting plans to sue county over forced overtime
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a Los Angeles County deputy who was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol car plan to file a lawsuit accusing the sheriff's department and county leaders of putting law enforcement officers at risk by making them work excessive overtime because of severe...
Texas city approves $3.5 million for child who witnessed aunt's fatal shooting by officer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas city on Tuesday approved a $3.5 million settlement for a child who witnessed his aunt being fatally shot through a window of her home by a police officer four years ago. The Fort Worth City Council approved the settlement for Zion Carr, who was 8...
4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Unidentified assailants on Tuesday wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexican city of Chilpancingo, authorities said. Prosecutors in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero said all four had been taken to a hospital, but did not say...
Security guard fatally shot at New Hampshire hospital remembered for dedication to community, family
TILTON, N.H. (AP) — A security guard who was shot to death at New Hampshire Hospital is being remembered for his dedication to his community and family. Law enforcement from multiple departments joined state officials and family members on Monday for a celebration of life service...
3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Far away from the war in Gaza, three Palestinian college students were enjoying their Thanksgiving break in Vermont, celebrating not just the holiday but a pair of family birthdays. “If you’re in college, who wants to go to an 8-year-old’s birthday...
Person arrested with gun after reports of gunshots at Virginia's Christopher Newport University
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A person suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken into custody following reports of a shooting at Virginia's Christopher Newport University early Tuesday morning, the school said in a news release. University police said they responded to a...
Suspect in shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent near the University of Vermont pleads not guilty
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over the weekend when a man shot them at close range on a city street — an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities said Monday. Jason J....
Man, 23, charged with murder in shooting deaths of 2 men, 1 woman at New Jersey residence
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of three people in a New Jersey residence. Officers were called to a South Plainfield home at about 9 a.m. Monday after a report of gunfire and found two men and a woman shot, Middlesex County...
Roommates sue Maryland county over death of pet dog shot by police
Roommates who sued a Maryland county Monday claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized. The dog, a boxer mix named...
