A shooting at an “unpermitted” Juneteenth event in Washington, D.C., on Sunday left a teen dead and three people, including a police officer and another teen, wounded. D.C. Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said at a news briefing that the gunfire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at an advocacy and music festival dubbed “Moechella.” …
Congregants returned to Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, on Sunday, just days after a 70-year-old former gun dealer murdered three of their number during a monthly “Boomer’s Potluck” dinner in the parish hall. The church’s rector, the Rev. John Burress, was in Greece at the time of the shooting but returned to …
A Georgia toddler has been hospitalized in critical condition, and police are searching for a 23-year-old man who reportedly opened fire from inside a Brunswick home’s bathroom, striking the child. The Brunswick Police Department said that Aaron Holland should be considered armed and dangerous. Police said they were called to Southeast Georgia Health Systems at …
A 70-year-old licensed firearms dealer has been charged with three counts of capital murder in a shooting Thursday evening at an Alabama church potluck. Walter Bartlett Rainey, 84, was pronounced dead at the scene at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, southeast of Birmingham. Sarah Yeager, 75, and Jane Pounds, 84, were taken to …
A gunman opened fire at an Alabama church Thursday, killing two and leaving one person injured. The shooting took place at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a town of just over 30,000 people near Birmingham. WVTM reports that the church was holding a “Boomer’s Potluck” Thursday evening. Police said they had a …
A former star high school football quarterback was arrested last week in connection with a Memorial Day shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, that left nine people wounded. Del’Javon Simmons, who was once considered a potential college standout after his Burke High School days, has been charged with five counts of attempted murder and possession of …
Texas police shot and killed a 42-year-old man Monday who opened fire inside a facility where a summer camp for 150 4- to 14-year-olds was starting its second week. Investigators said that Brandon Keith Ned walked into the mai lobby of the Duncanville Fieldhouse Monday morning and spoke with staff members before firing a shot. …
Authorities in Mississippi have captured a man who allegedly gunned down a police officer and also killed a woman in Meridian, WAPT-TV reports. On Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an alert about 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender, who is accused of shooting the victims earlier in the day. Law enforcement undertook a manhunt for Bender …
Police shot and killed a man at an Alabama elementary school on Thursday after he allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun and enter the building, ABC 33/40 reports. The incident occurred in the morning, when a passerby noticed a man looking at vehicles and attempting to get into Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden …
GADSDEN, Ala. – One person is dead after an officer shot him during an altercation Thursday morning, outside of an Alabama elementary school. According to the Gadsden Times, Etowah County Sheriff Jonathon Horton said a man attempted to enter either Walnut Park Elementary School or the cars in the school parking lot. A school resource …
*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A 15-year-old girl in New York is recovering after reportedly being shot at her home on Tuesday. According to New York Daily News, the teen was studying in her dining room when a shooting occurred across the street. A stray bullet …
A shooting on the streets of Chattanooga early Sunday left three people dead, including one who was hit by a vehicle that was fleeing the scene. Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy said there were 14 shooting victims in all and three hit by vehicles. Police dispatch records show two 911 calls at about the same …
