A Missouri toddler was shot to death Friday afternoon while handling a gun in an Independence home. Police had been looking for a person of interest in the incident who reportedly fled from the home after the shooting. That person was taken into custody in a neighboring state and will be extradited to Jackson County …
An Ohio man who says he accidentally shot himself in the hand also wounded his girlfriend’s 1-year-old daughter from the gunfire, prompting authorities to press charges, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Details of exactly how the shooting unfolded have not yet been released, but police say the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to …
Police in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday determined that a shooting earlier this month that killed a 25-year-old man was accidental — and that a toddler pulled the trigger. Savannah Police said they responded to a call about a shooting at about 5:30 p.m. on December 5 and found Dustin Walters wounded. He was taken to …
A Maryland man reportedly fatally shot his pregnant ex-girlfriend and ex-wife on Saturday before taking his own life. Howard County police said Rajee Black, 44, killed his ex-girlfriend, Tara Labang, 41, at a Baltimore residence before traveling to a Columbia apartment to murder his ex-wife, Wendy Black, 42. Responding officers found both Blacks deceased in …
Former child star Jonshel Alexander has been shot and killed in New Orleans. According to CBS News, Alexander, best known for her role in the Oscar-nominated film, “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” was shot Saturday while inside a vehicle in the 1500 block of North Claiborne Avenue, in the 7th Ward area. Police said the …
Pennsylvania police are searching for a man accused of killing a Temple University student during a weekend robbery. Samuel Collington (pictured left), 21, of Prospect Park, Delaware County, was shot and killed Sunday after a robbery near the North Philadelphia campus of the university. Police are searching for Latif Williams (pictured right), 17, in connection …
Four people were found dead at an Indiana home late Monday, after police reportedly received a call about shots fired. A source told WPTA that four unidentified people were found deceased at a home in Fort Wayne. Since then, Allen County police Corporal Adam Griffith confirmed four people died at the residence, but it was …
Police in the District of Columbia are struggling to find answers in the fatal shooting of a 23-month-old boy last week after family members who were present at the time reportedly stopped cooperating and contacted a lawyer. Officers found Legend Wheeler with a gunshot wound Wednesday afternoon and rushed him to a nearby hospital, where …
Police said the youngest victim is an infant
A 13-year-old Minnesota boy shot and killed a 5-year-old relative Thursday night while filming a video for social media. Brooklyn Park Police Deputy Chief Mark Bruley said the incident happened just after 10 p.m. during a family Thanksgiving gathering, WCCO reported. “A preliminary investigation found that at some point about four to five youths had …
An armed security guard protecting a California news crew died Saturday from injuries he suffered when he was shot during an attempted robbery earlier in the week. Kevin Nishita was on duty with a KRON4 crew in Oakland on Wednesday when an assailant attempted to steal camera equipment, KRON4 reported. Nishita was shot in the …
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