The kind of violence that has become so commonplace in some of New York’s neighborhoods moved into the heavily touristed Times Square on Saturday afternoon, with a shooting that wounded three people visiting the city along with throngs of other people. Wendy Magrinat, 23, was there from Rhode Island with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, …
7:30 p.m. update: Police now say that three people — including a 4-year-old girl — shot late Saturday afternoon were innocent bystanders caught in gunfire that erupted out of an argument. The New York Post reported a 23-year-old woman was hit in the thigh, a 43-year-old woman was hit in the foot, and the little …
A woman and a toddler were shot in New York’s Times Square late Saturday afternoon. The victims were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where both are expected to survive, NBC New York reported. The woman was shot in the leg, the outlet said. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. near the corner of W 44th …
Police in Florida are investigating a shooting that left a 4-year-old child dead and a 5-year-old sibling in critical condition. The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office said Clewiston police requested assistance just before 3 p.m. for “a reported shooting involving two young children.” Details were not made available immediately, but both children were rushed to a …
Two students and a school employee were shot on Thursday when a sixth-grader opened fire at an Idaho middle school. As EastIdahoNews.com reports, the unidentified girl brought a handgun to Rigby Middle School in Rigby, Idaho, and began firing at 9:10 a.m. Thursday, an hour after classes began. “She retrieved a handgun from her backpack …
A 7-year-old girl is dead and another person wounded after they were shot while sitting in the drive-thru at a McDonald’s in Chicago’s westside Homan Square neighborhood. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said the little girl, identified as Jaslyn Adams, sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Police rushed her to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced …
A Wisconsin bar patron didn’t take it well when staff asked him to leave early Sunday morning, so he returned with a gun and opened fire, ultimately killing three people and wounding several more. The Kenosha Sheriff’s Department said Sunday afternoon that they had a suspect in custody who would be referred to prosecutors for …
An unknown gunman opened fire into a Florida apartment Wednesday morning, killing a 7-year-old boy and wounding his mother while they were sleeping. Riviera Beach Police Chief Nathan Osgood said another child and the children’s father were also at home sleeping but were not hit by the gunfire, WFLX reported. The boy and the mother, …
A San Antonio Park Police officer “saved a lot of lives” Thursday when he shot and killed a gunman at San Antonio International Airport. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said the officer responded to a call about a wrong way driver near the arrivals area of Terminal B. The officer, who has not been …
A police officer was wounded in the leg, officials said.
A 9-year-old Texas boy found a handgun inside a vehicle and used it to shoot an 11-year-old boy to death. Both children had been left alone in the vehicle, in the parking lot of a Dallas Walmart Neighborhood Market, by a 32-year-old woman who went inside the store, CBS DFW reported. Police said they responded …
A 3-year-old boy got his hands on a gun in a Houston apartment Friday morning and shot his baby brother to death. Houston Police Assistant Chief Wendy Baimbridge said several adults were in the apartment at the time and drove the 8-month-old infant to a hospital, but he did not survive. The baby was shot …
