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December 16, 2023

Mom of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Will Spend Just Under 4 Years in Prison

The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in class in January was sentenced Friday to five years in prison with three years suspended. Deja Taylor will also serve two years of supervised probation that must include substance abuse treatment, parenting classes, and mental health treatment. Taylor pleaded guilty in August to neglect …

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December 13, 2023

Tot Girl Kills Herself With Loaded, Unsecured Handgun

Police in Virginia are investigating after a toddler found a loaded, unsecured handgun Tuesday afternoon and killed herself with it. Hampton police said the incident took place just after 1 p.m., WVEC reported. The 2-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital, where she died. According to WAVY, the police department’s Major Crimes Unit is …

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December 12, 2023

12-Year-Old Boy Shoots Mom’s Boyfriend While the Couple Argues

A 12-year-old Missouri boy shot his mother’s boyfriend in the head early Tuesday morning while the couple was arguing. St. Louis County police said the boy grabbed a shotgun, walked into the room where his mother and the man were arguing, and shot him. He fled the home after the shooting, KSDK reported. The man …

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December 9, 2023

5-Year-Old Boy Shoots Himself While Bouncing on Bed With Loaded Gun

A 5-year-old Detroit is dead after he shot himself while jumping on a bed, playing with an unsecured and loaded handgun. Detroit Police Chief James White said the boy and four other young children home alone Saturday afternoon when the incident took place at about 1:30 p.m., WDIV reported. The gun was left on the …

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December 9, 2023

6-Month-Old Baby in Critical Condition After Intentionally Shot in Head by Grandmother

An Ohio grandmother has been charged with intentionally shooting a 6-month-old baby in the head early Saturday morning. The baby is in critical condition at UC West Chester Hospital, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said. Mia Desiree Harris, the infant’s grandmother, fled the scene after the shooting, which took place shortly before 2 a.m., but …

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December 6, 2023

6 Dead in Widespread Texas Shooting Spree

A Texas man has been arrested after a shooting spree on Tuesday left six people dead and three others wounded in Austin and Bexar County, including two police officers. Austin Police have not named the suspect, but KXAN reported he is 34-year-old Shane James. A person by that name was booked into the Travis County …

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December 3, 2023

Teen Killed When Gunman Opens Fire at ATV Trail Ride

A Louisiana man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly opened fire into the crowd at a large ATV trail ride in Port Hudson. A 16-year-old boy, identified as La’Taurus Smith, was killed in the shooting. WAFB reported. Two other people were wounded. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Lamar Hall, …

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November 26, 2023

3 Palestinian Men Shot on Vermont Street

Police in Vermont are investigating a triple shooting Saturday night in Burlington that sent three young men of Palestinian descent to the hospital. Burlington Police said the three men, all 20 years old, were visiting a relative for the Thankgsgiving holiday, the Burlington Free Press reported. They were walking on North Prospect Street when they …

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November 26, 2023

Update: Teen Son of Homeless Advocate Shoots Homeless Man in Possible Revenge Killing

The teenage son of a homeless advocate is accused of killing a homeless man in what may have been revenge for attacking his girlfriend, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Authorities allege that around noon Wednesday, 15-year-old Thomas James Niarhos shot and killed 39-year-old Jeremiah Waylon Hawkins in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, as CrimeOnline reported. Hawkins was found with …