Loved ones of two Minneapolis children who were killed by stray bullets say they remain haunted by the deaths, which remain unsolved, KSTP-TV reports. On December 26, 2011, just a day after Christmas, 3-year-old Terrell Junior was shot by a bullet that was fired into his family’s home. The boy was playing when someone began shooting …
A Pennsylvania man already on police radar for domestic violence shot his ex-girlfriend and a man who tried to intervene Thursday morning before turning the gun on himself. Stacie Vereen and Travis Ritter, who tried to disarm the gunman, were taken to Reading Hospital for treatment, but Vereen was transferred to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center …
The suspect, an Ocean Springs veterinarian, also died at the scene.
Three North Carolina adults have been charged after two children found a loaded gun and one of them was shot and killed. The 4-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, WCNC reported. The child’s parents and another relative who lived at the home were charged with involuntary manslaughter, …
A Georgia State University student was fatally shot Sunday afternoon in what police said was a “targeted incident” at a gas station near the downtown Atlanta campus. The call came in at 4:30 p.m., Atlanta police said. The victim was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, but he died from his injuries, according to …
A 69-year-old Tennessee woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly shot someone to death after an argument. The Carter County Sheriff’s Office said it found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds and transported him to Johnson City Medical Center, where he died, the Johnson City Press reported. The sheriff’s office said that Cynthia …
A 41-year-old woman was shot while sitting in a car early Sunday morning in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. Police found the woman lying in the street when they responded at about 5 a.m., WTXF reported. She was shot three times in the neck and should and was transported to a hospital in critical condition. No …
A 5-year-old Texas boy is in critical condition after an older boy gained access to a firearm and shot him Saturday afternoon. Houston Police said officers responded to the call at about 12:30 p.m., KTRK reported. Police said the boy’s father took him to a nearby hospital, but he was later life-flighted to Memorial Hermann …
A 16-year-old Pennsylvania boy, already charged with aggravated assault in the shooting death last month of his 8th-grader girlfriend, has now been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Erie police say Riley R. Shearer “unintentionally” killed 15-year-old Audrey Maria Kellogg but acted with recklessness or gross negligence, according to the Erie Times-News. Kellogg died from a gunshot …
An 18-year-old Colorado man has been arrested and charged with the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy Friday afternoon in Aurora. A second boy, 14, was seriously wounded in the shooting, according to the Denver Gazette. Both boys were taken to the hospital, where the younger one was pronounced dead. Aurora police said the two …
A Maryland boy is dead after he was shot while raking leaves in his front lawn, WUSA-TV reports. Jayz Agnew, 13, was struck in the head and arm by bullets as he was raking leaves at his Hillcrest Heights home on Tuesday evening around 5:20 p.m. in Prince George’s County. The boy was rushed to a …
Three ex-Pennsylvania police officers pleaded guilty Thursday to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment in a shooting that left an 8-year-old girl dead. Sean Dolan, 26; Devon Smith, 35; and Brian Devaney, 42, took a plea deal that saw charges of manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter dismissed, NBC News reported. Prosecutors said the deal was reached …
