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Armed Man Takes PA Hospital Workers Hostage, Dies In Shootout
A man armed with a pistol and carrying zip ties took staff members hostage at a York, Pa., hospital’s intensive care unit Saturday before...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 221 min read
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Kansas City Man Pleading Guilty To Shooting Of Black Teen
An 86-year-old Kansas City man is pleading guilty to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell...
Crime and Justice News
Feb 142 min read
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Man In 'Behavioral Crisis' Shoots Himself In Head In Baltimore Court
A man who appeared to be suffering from a “behavioral crisis” walked into the entrance of a Baltimore courthouse and shot himself in the...
Crime and Justice News
Jan 311 min read
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Suspect Arrested in Tuskegee Shooting that Killed One, Injured 16
A suspect was arrested Sunday after a shooting erupted on the campus of Tuskegee University east of Montgomery, Ala. , that left one...
Crime and Justice News
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Minneapolis SWAT Team Arrests Shooter After 19 Complaints
A 54-year-old Minneapolis man charged with shooting a neighbor last week was arrested early Monday following an hours-long SWAT...
Crime and Justice News
Oct 28, 20242 min read
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Residents Take Caution After Shooter Opens Fire On Kentucky Highway
Residents living near where a gunman opened fire on a Kentucky highway are taking precautions they never thought would be needed in their...
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Sep 11, 20242 min read
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Four Fatally Shot On Chicago Commuter Train
A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead. Three people were pronounced dead at the...
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Sep 3, 20241 min read
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Deputy Viewed Massey's ‘In Jesus’ Name’ Rebuke As Threat
The deputy sheriff who shot Sonya Massey to death in her Illinois home last month reported that he interpreted the Black woman's...
Crime and Justice News
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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'Enigmatic' Trump Shooter Differed From Notorious Gunman Profiles
In the months after an isolated, deeply troubled 20-year-old took his mother’s AR-style rifle and opened fire inside Connecticut's Sandy...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Can High-Profile Shootings By Young Men Be Prevented?
The 20-year-old male shooter who killed one man and wounded two others in an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump on Saturday...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 17, 20242 min read
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'Active Shooters' Killed Slightly More People In U.S. Last Year
Parents in the village of Mount Horeb, Wi., got a terrifying alert in May: There was an active shooter at their children's school. Police...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 15, 20242 min read
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Despite Mass Shootings, July 4 Gun Violence Toll Dropped This Year
Independence Day weekend is almost always the time of year when gun violence kills or injures the most people. This year, there were...
Crime and Justice News
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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Active Shooters in Public Spaces Rose Sharply In Past 5 Years
Active shooters violently targeted members of the public across the U.S. at a rate that was 89% higher from 2019 to 2023 than in the...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Four Killed, 10 Wounded In Shooting At Arkansas Grocery
A shooter who opened fire at a grocery store in Arkansas left the store and parked cars riddled with bullet holes as bystanders ducked...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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An Average Of 57 Shootings Daily Near Public, Private K-12 Schools
Every day, an average of 57 shootings occur near a school in the United States, according to a new analysis by The Trace. In thousands of...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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Despite A Weekend's 73 Shooting Deaths, Gun Violence Declines
Dozens of people were killed and hundreds more injured in shootings across the nation over the weekend, and experts warn gun violence...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 18, 20242 min read
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ATF Agent Won't Be Charged In Fatal Shooting Of AR Airport Head
An Arkansas prosecutor said a federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent was justified when he fatally shot the...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Maine Man Freed On Bail, Killed By Police After Break-In, Shooting
A Maine State Police tactical team fatally shot a man on a rooftop after an hourslong standoff in which authorities said he fired at...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Illinois Home Crisis: 3 Deputies Shot, Shooter Wounded
Three sheriff's deputies were injured in a shooting at a home in an Illinois town on Wednesday, USA Today reports. The Ogle County...
Crime and Justice News
Jun 13, 20241 min read
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Family Of MO Teen Shooting Victim Sues Homeowner Who Shot Him
The family of Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager who was shot in April 2023 after going to the wrong house in Kansas City, filed a lawsuit...
Crime and Justice News
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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