Shooting

Shooting
August 2, 2022

Cooper Roberts, Paralyzed in July 4 Shooting, Moves to Rehab and Reunites With His Dog

The youngest victim of the July 4 shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, has been released from intensive care and moved to a rehabilitation facility. Cooper Roberts, 8, has also been reunited with his dog, George, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The bullet that ripped through Cooper’s body severed his spinal column and damaged his liver, abdominal …

Shooting
August 2, 2022

6-Year-Old Girl, 2 Adults Wounded in Shooting at Kids Football Game

Two adults and a 6-year-old girl were wounded on Sunday afternoon when gunfire erupted during a Pop Warner football game in Oakland, California. Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong said Monday that the other victims were a woman in her 50s and a man his 30s. None of the victims had life-threatening injuries, according to KTVU. …

Murder
August 2, 2022

16-Year-Old Charged as Adult in Killing of 13-Year-Old Over Cellphone

A 16-year-old Michigan boy has been charged as an adult with the murder of a 13-year-old boy — over a cellphone. Detroit Police Chief James White said the cellphone in question may have been stolen several weeks earlier — it’s not clear if it was actually stolen — and on July 26, Ryan McLeod drove …

Shooting
July 31, 2022

5-Year-Old Shot by Her Uncle, May Be Permanent Paralyzed

An angry Wisconsin man fired indiscriminately a home this week, striking his 5-year-old niece in the chest and damaging her spine. At John Jackson’s bond hearing on Saturday, prosecutors said Ke’yari Redding may never walk again. The little girl’s mother, Asia Jackson, told WITI that her daughter is making progress although she remains in critical …

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Shooting
July 30, 2022

Toddler Shoots Himself When Left Alone in Car With Loaded Gun

A 3-year-old boy left alone in a vehicle behind a Pennsylvania Popeye’s apparently shot himself Saturday morning with a loaded gun that was also left behind. Police from Caln Township and the city of Coatesville responded to the call shortly before noon when someone called about a possible fight in the parking lot, the Daily …

Shooting
July 26, 2022

Motive in Family’s Shooting Deaths at Iowa State Park Still a Mystery

Investigators have come up with no motive for a 23-year-old Nebraska man suspected of fatally shooting three members of a family at an Iowa state park before killing himself. Tyler Schmidt, 42; Sarah Schmidt, 42; and 6-year-old Lula Schmidt were found dead in their tent at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday. Their 9-year-old son, Arlo, …

Shooting
July 25, 2022

Deadly Shooting Sends Families Running for Cover in LA Park

An afternoon at the park turned deadly in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon when gunfire erupted, killing two people and wounding five. Los Angeles police said a dispute between two groups of people led to the shooting at Peck Park in LA’s San Pedro neighborhood, KNBC said. According to KCBS, police said the shooting began near …

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Road Rage
July 25, 2022

8-Year-Old Boy Wounded in Highway Road Rage Shooting

An 8-year-old Texas boy was wounded late Sunday afternoon when a suspected road rager targeted a vehicle carrying three children. The incident happened on Interstate 20 in Balch Springs, near Dallas, WFAA reported. The boy was hit by a bullet in his hip and taken to a Dallas hospital, where he was reported in stable …