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One dead, seven wounded in Savannah shooting
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A shooting in Savannah left one person dead and seven others injured, including a toddler, police said Saturday. The shooting happened late Friday at an apartment complex when someone inside a dark-colored or red sedan fired rounds into a crowd of...
Victims of Pulse nightclub massacre remembered 5 years later
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 49 people killed in a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida were honored in Orlando and around the world on Saturday, the fifth anniversary of the attack. City of Orlando officials say more than 600 places of worship worldwide tolled...
Rash of mass shootings stirs US fears heading into summer
CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were killed and at least 30 others wounded in mass shootings overnight in three states, authorities said Saturday, stoking concerns that a spike in U.S. gun violence could continue into summer as coronavirus restrictions ease and more people are free to socialize....
Two teens shot, one fatally, while walking in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Two teenagers were shot Saturday, one fatally, while walking down a street in southwest Rochester, police said. The gunshots were fired just before 1:30 p.m., Police Capt. Frank Umbrino said. A boy in his early teens was struck multiple times. He...
Police arrest 1 of 2 in Austin mass shooting that wounded 14
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested one suspect and are searching for another after a mass shooting on a crowded downtown Austin street left 14 people wounded early Saturday, two of them critically. The Austin Police Department said in a news release that the U.S....
Decades-old case in Louisiana ends with husband's arrest
THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — A more than four-decade-old murder case in Louisiana has been closed with the arrest of the victim's now elderly husband, authorities said Saturday. Chester Vegas Sr., 78, of Cut Off, was arrested Friday on a charge of second-degree murder in the...
Milwaukee police investigating rash of weekend shootings
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Authorities say a man was fatally shot near Milwaukee’s Water Street bar district early Saturday morning. Police said the shooting happened at the intersection of Water and Knapp around 1:40 a.m. WITI-TV...
Man shot to death outside Junction City barber shop
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Junction City police are investigating the shooting death of a 23-year-old soldier from Fort Riley. Police said in a statement that LaVincent Perdue was shot outside the Elite Cuts Barber Shop on Friday afternoon. Fort...
Mesa to settle with parents whose son was killed by officer
PHOENIX (AP) — The parents of a Texas man fatally shot five years ago by a Mesa police officer at an Arizona hotel has agreed to settle their legal claims against the city over their son’s death. The Arizona Republic reports that the city has declined to reveal how...
Man who admitted killing wife dies in Craighead County jail
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to capital murder in the death of his estranged wife has died in the Craighead County jail a day before he was to be transferred to the state prison system, authorities said. Marco Clark, 37, of Lake City died Wednesday at...
