An 18-year-old nursing student was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon as she rode her bicycle with friends in northwest Detroit. Interim Detroit Police Chief James White said that Tikiya Allen “was not the intended target.” “It appears — all indications — that she was caught in the crossfire of someone who made a horrible decision …
The shooting took place outside a liquor store that was the site of a community protest over conditions in the area two months ago.
A Texas man opened fire on a New York couple having dinner at Houston’s Downtown Aquarium restaurant last week, killing the husband before turning the gun on himself. Danny Cazares, 39, had been sitting at the bar, drinking alone for several hours on Thursday before he shot Gabriel Moriones Vargas, 29, and his 24-year-old wife, …
A man was killed outside an Illinois jail on Saturday in an apparent ambush shooting that left two other people wounded. The Chicago Tribune reported that Londre Sylvester, 31, was shot 64 times across the street from the Cook County Jail after he was released from the facility on electronic monitoring. Police said Sylvester suffered …
A young man died in Illinois on Sunday, days after a stray bullet that struck him in the neck while he was aboard a train left him paralyzed from the neck down. The Forward reported that University of Chicago student Max Lewis, 20, was commuting home on a Green Line train when a stray bullet …
The brother of an Atlanta Police officer shot in the face while responding to a call last week said the family is grateful for the support from the community. Phuc Thai told Fox 5 Atlanta that his younger brother, Khuong Thai — who was hit multiple times in addition to the shot to the face …
A Texas mother was shot and killed while sitting on the patio of her hotel in Annapolis, Maryland, where she had come to drop off her son to begin his time at the US Naval Academy. Michelle Cummings was apparently hit by two bullets just before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, ABC 13 reported. Cummings’ son, Leonard …
Police in Pennsylvania said a shooting on Tuesday night left one woman dead and another woman wounded. According to WPVI, two women, ages 33 and 36, were sitting on steps in front of a Philadelphia home when they were shot. The 36-year-old victim, who reportedly was shot in the legs and arms is in critical …
New York authorities are searching for a suspect involved in Sunday’s shooting that left a Marine wounded. WABC obtained footage that apparently shows five to six CD vendors arguing at Times Square before one of them opens fire. A bystander who was not the intended target, Samuel Poulin, 21, was reportedly grazed in the back …
A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy is dead after he found a loaded gun and shot himself in the head. Police say the boy had been left home alone Saturday with his 8-year-0ld sister in the Tioga-Nicetown section of north Philadelphia, WPVI reported. “Supposedly there was a gun inside a cabinet that the children located and, at …
A visitor to New York was struck by a ricocheting bullet as he walked through Times Square late Saturday afternoon with his family. The unnamed 21-year-old victim, visiting from upstate New York, was rushed to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive, The New York Post reported. The incident took place at about 5:15 …
A 23-year-old Massachusetts man faces several charges stemming from an incident on Saturday while he was “playing” with gun he didn’t know was loaded and “accidentally” shot a 15-year-old girl. Michael Tate was arrested after police rushed to the residence where the shooting took place. Lynn police say their investigation thus far indicates an accident. …
