Friday, December 29, 2017

They buy guns for self-protection? Some job they are doing. GunFail




Video shows Topeka police shooting man in the back; DA says no charges to be filed
Body camera footage of the police shooting of Topeka's Dominique White was shown publicly for the first time on Wednesday. The footage, for months the subject of tension between civic leaders and city officials, shows White fleeing from police. White was armed, police said, when officers responded to ...


Friend says shooting victim had cordial call with suspect
Alexander and her daughter immediately drove to Ross' apartment complex after they heard about the shooting. Police were already there following reports of gunfire. Police found Iris Ross' body on a front patio of the building. Witnesses said Anthony Ross was going through her pockets when they ...


3 arrested in shooting deaths of man, 7-year-old son
SWISSVALE, Pa. - Three men have been arrested and charged in the shooting deaths of a man and his 7-year-old son on Tuesday in Swissvale, police said. Investigators said the shooting, which happened about 4:30 p.m. inside a home on Columbia Avenue, appeared to be an exchange of gunfire.


Cleveland police officer acquitted in fatal shooting fired
CLEVELAND – A Cleveland police officer acquitted of a misdemeanor charge in the 2015 fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager after a store break-in has been fired for violating the department's use-of-force policy. City officials say 50-year-old Alan Buford was fired Thursday for using force "greater than ...


Rihanna's cousin shot dead in Barbados
Rihanna called for an end to gun violence after her cousin was murdered in her native Barbados. Mere hours after the “Umbrella” singer spent Christmas with her 21-year-old cousin, Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne, Alleyne was shot multiple times while walking in the Lakes Close, Eden Lodge section of the ...


Police: Maryland Homeowner Fatally Shot Man Who Broke Into His Vehicle
A homeowner in Maryland shot and killed a man who he caught breaking into his vehicle hours after Christmas Day, police say. Sources tell News4 the shooting, which occurred in an area repeatedly hit by car break-ins, appears to be justified. Deontae Parker, of no fixed address, died after he was shot ...


Sheriff: 17-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Fatally Shot Cousin
Sheriff: 17-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Fatally Shot Cousin. Authorities say a 15-year-old boy was accidentally fatally shot by his 17-year-old cousin at a house attached to a church in Wilmington. Dec. 27, 2017, at 3:00 p.m.. Sheriff: 17-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Fatally Shot Cousin ...


Police: Son shot, killed father in argument on Christmas Eve
COLTONS POINT, Md. – Police in southern Maryland say a man killed his father in a Christmas Eve shootout in the son's home. The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Wednesday that 66-year-old Roger Allen Bruce of New Market, Virginia, was visiting his son and other relatives in the ...


Family: Father shot, killed son, 22, in accidental shooting Christmas Eve
A 22-year-old man killed Christmas Eve night was shot to death by his father in a tragic accident, according to his family. Logan Trammell's family told a Birmingham news station he was driving away from his parents home around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 24 in one of his father's vehicles. Unaware Logan was ...


Woman, 2 children shot to death at Phoenix apartment complex
PHOENIX (KSAZ) - Police say a man shot and killed a woman and two children at an apartment complex in Phoenix before getting into a shootout with officers. Sgt. Jonathan Howard stated officers responded to a report of a shooting at an apartment complex on the 1600 block of East Highland Avenue, ...


Woman sent to the hospital following accidental shooting in northwest Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY – A woman was rushed to a local hospital after investigators say she accidentally shotherself. On Wednesday afternoon, emergency crews were called to a shooting at an apartment complex, located along N.W. 10th St. between MacArthur Blvd. and Rockwell Ave. Initial reports ...


Boy, 15, fatally shot by cousin in 'tragic accident' at Wilmington church
A 15-year-old boy died after he was accidentally shot by his cousin late Tuesday night at a church in far southwest suburban Wilmington. (WLS). WLS ... Officers responding to a report of shots fired found the teen around 11:30 p.m. at the Christian Faith Center in the 1800-block of South Water Street.


Police: One dead in reported Kansas accidental shooting
DOUGLAS COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a shooting and are looking for a suspect. Just after 11p.m. Wednesday, officers were dispatched to an apartment at 2310 W. 26th Street in Lawrence where they located 30-year-old Lei Ala A. Turner with a single gunshot wound to the ...


Man shot in hunting accident on Edisto Island
Charleston County sheriff's deputies have determined that a man shot Tuesday was the victim of an accidental shooting while hunting on Edisto Island. The victim arrived at 3:38 p.m. at St. Paul's Fire District Station 3, 1835 S.C. Highway 174, according to a dispatch supervisor with the Charleston County ...


Mother wants others to take gun safety seriously in wake of son's shooting death
A mother who lost her 16-year-old son to an apparent accidental shooting is hoping the teen's death teaches others about the need for better gun safety. Quess Rivera, a Boiling Springs High School sophomore, died Dec. 21 after he was shot inside a home on Stevens Court in Inman. Initial information ...

Former Omaha police officer accidentally shoots himself at indoor range
A former Omaha police officer accidentally shot himself in the chest Saturday at an indoor shooting range, authorities said. Langston Farrish ... Farrish, who lives in Omaha, shot himself about 5 p.m. Saturday at the range, Inner 10 Weapons and Training, near 90th Street and Military Road, police said.


Portales Teen Dies From Possible Accidental Discharge
The Portales Police Department says they were sent to a home on reports of a gunshot victim around 4:50 p.m. December 25. When officers arrived they reportedly found a 13-year-old boy with what appeared to be a wound to the head and not breathing. CPR was started on the child, who was ...


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