Shootings
Three Dead, Seven Wounded in New Orleans Shooting
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Police Chief Michael Harrison called it a “volatile and tense situation” after two shooters fired into a crowd at a strip mall in New Orleans.
Shootings
‘Stop the Bleed’: Cleveland Volunteers Ready to Save Lives
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Cleveland’s Wolfpack Gunshot Response Team is part of a national “Stop the Bleed” movement to train citizens to apply first aid to victims of violence or accidents.
Stand your ground
FL Man Stands Ground in Fatal Parking Dispute; No Arrest
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Michael Drejka, 47, shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, 28, last week outside a Clearwater convenience store. The local sheriff said Drejka is protected by Florida’s controversial self-defense law, though a prosecutor will make the final decision.
Shootings
Court Orders New Sentencing for D.C. Sniper Malvo
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A federal appeals court threw out the four life sentences that Lee Boyd Malvo received for his role in the 2002 Beltway sniper shootings that occurred in Virginia when he was 17. The ruling cites the 2012 Supreme Court decision that mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole are unconstitutional for juveniles.
Shootings
One Dead, 22 Hospitalized in New Jersey Shooting
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A 24-hour celebration that showcases local artists in Trenton, N.J., became the Wild West early Sunday amidst a fight inside a warehouse. One person was killed and numerous others were injured in a shootout at the Art All Night celebration. The violence was predicted in a Facebook post on Saturday morning.
Shootings
Gunman Ranting About Trump in Shootout at Resort
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Jonathan Oddi removed a flag from the back of the Trump National Doral Miami resort and entered the lobby shouting “anti-Trump rhetoric,” later shooting into the ceiling and chandeliers as officer rushed in. Five officers fired and Oddi suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the legs.
Shootings
Records Show TX Shooter Was ‘Ticking Time Bomb’
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Newly released records on Devin Kelley, who killed 26 in a Texas church, depict him as an incompetent airman who tried to project an image as a God-fearing, aspiring family man even as his ferocious temper and a compulsion toward brutality were apparent to the Air Force.
Shootings
Most of 177 Cases Dismissed in Waco Biker Shootout
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Nearly three years ago, nine people were killed in a shootout involving bikers in Waco, Tx. Only one trial has been held, and that ended in a hung jury. Now, prosecutors say they are dismissing all but 25 to 30 cases.
Shootings
Are Gunshot Injuries Becoming More Lethal?
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Gunshot victims are four times more likely to die before reaching a hospital than they were a decade ago, finds a new nationwide analysis from Johns Hopkins University. The study followed up a series by the Baltimore Sun on the odds of survival for shooting victims.
Shootings
Woman Angry at YouTube Shoots Workers, Kills Self
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Nasim Aghdam was angry that YouTube stopped paying her for content she posted. She wounded several people at the company’s California headquarters before killing herself.