Saturday, December 30, 2017

Our laws covering gun ownership are failing us - GunFail


Chicago police watchdog rules 2015 shooting of Quintonio LeGrier and Bettie Jones was unjustified
Chicago police disciplinary officials have ruled an officer was unjustified in the 2015 shooting and killing of a 19-year-old carrying a baseball bat and an innocent bystander standing nearby. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has ruled that Officer Robert Rialmo unjustifiably shot Quintonio ...


3 dead in shooting at North Las Vegas apartment
Police have little information to go on yet about the shooting's circumstances, including whether there's a shooter at large, he said. “At face value, this is an obvious homicide that is cause for concern,” Patty said, adding that it's unknown if the shooting was a random act of violence or if it was motivated by ...


Search for suspects in shooting death of Phoenixville High School student
Police are searching for a group of males and a vehicle wanted in connection with the shooting death of a teenager outside a Dunkin' Donuts shop in ... Police say around 7:15 p.m., a car with three to four people inside, including the shooter, arrived at the Dunkin' Donuts and circled the store, before ...


13-year-old killed, 2 other teens wounded in southeast Houstonshooting
Police are searching for possibly multiple suspects after two teens were wounded and one killed during an ambush-style shooting in southeast Houston. ... Police are looking at the possibility of multiple suspects in a deadly shooting that targeted three teens in a southeast Houston apartment complex ...


Shooting victim shows up at Baltimore hospital in stolen car, police say
A 22-year-old man with gunshot wounds showed up at a Baltimore hospital Friday morning and police are working to determine when and where he was shot. The wounded man arrived shortly after 7:30 a.m. in a stolen car, police said. But it was not immediately known if he drove himself. Police were ...


Suspect in fatal shooting crashes on I-95, snarls traffic
The police chase began earlier Thursday after the Stafford County Sheriff's Office had received a call about the SUV driver being involved in the shooting of a woman at the England Run North Apartments, in Fredericksburg. The sheriff's office said the woman was shot three times in the chest and was ...


Prosecutors delay decision on Minnesota cop who fatally shot Australian
“I have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, the moment he shot the gun he feared for his life,” Freeman said in video comments posted by the Star-Tribune newspaper. “But he won't answer my questions.” The attorney for Damond's family, Bob Bennett, has said the family wants the officer held ...


Man shot after confronting 2 who were robbing Garland homeowner
A man was shot Dec. 22 when he confronted two people who had robbed a homeowner as he unloaded groceries, Garland police said. Two men approached the homeowner about 10:30 p.m. after he had parked behind his house in the 1900 block of Hearthside Lane, police Lt. Pedro Barineau said.


Woman shot at nightclub in Lauderdale Lakes
A woman is in the hospital after a shooting at a nightclub in Lauderdale Lakes early Thursday morning. According to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, the shooting occurred at 3670 N. State Road 7 around 3:33a.m.Deputies took the woman to Broward Health.


Kenner Police: accidental shooting actually a homicide
KENNER, LA. (WWL-TV) - Investigators say a reported accidental shooting in Kenner on Christmas Eve has been ruled a homicide, and the victim's girlfriend has been arrested. According to the Kenner Police Department, 29-year-old Dominique Kendra Wix has been booked on charges of ...


Accidental shooting reported at indoor range
The victim, 70-year-old Langston Farrish, was an Omaha Police Officer until 1998. The shooting reportedly happened Saturday at Inner 10 Weapons and Training in north Omaha. Police say video at the indoor range shows the shooting was accidental. Farrish was taken to Nebraska Medical Center, ...


DA: 4-year-old girl dead after 'apparent accidental shooting'
Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson confirms a four-year-old girl died after an "apparent accidental shooting" Thursday afternoon. According to the DA, the little girl was accidentally shot in the face with a gun. The girl's parents then traveled to meet an ambulance outside of the Six Mile Supply ...


Woman dies in Lawrence shooting that may have been accident
(AP) — Police in Lawrence are investigating the fatal shooting of a woman, though indications are that it may have been accidental. Police say ... Investigators say they have identified a suspect and are trying to find him, even though initial indications are that the shooting was an accident. Authorities ...


Alabama boy, 4, dies after being shot in the face
... Office tells ABC 33/40 in Birmingham the child died Thursday afternoon. The boy's parents met up with a paramedic at a nearby supply store following the shooting, but he was presumed dead. Authorities are still investigating the death, but it appears at this time it was an "apparent accidental shooting.


'I screwed up,' says NC man charged after deadly shooting during hunt for stolen boat
“There was some stealing going on…and an accidental shooting,” Gore explained. It's unclear why, but Gore made a second 911 call and was put through to Pender County again. Dispatchers tried to transfer Gore back to Bladen County but received a busy signal. “Sir, just stay on the phone with me, ...


'I screwed up,' says NC man charged after deadly shooting during hunt for stolen boat
“There was some stealing going on…and an accidental shooting,” Gore explained. It's unclear why, but Gore made a second 911 call and was put through to Pender County again. Dispatchers tried to transfer Gore back to Bladen County but received a busy signal. “Sir, just stay on the phone with me, ...


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