LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door last month is scheduled to be back in court Thursday, days after a judge ruled that court documents in the case will be sealed and kept from the public.
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A shooting outside an eastern Pennsylvania home killed three people, two of them children aged 8 and 9, and wounded another person, authorities said.
Chief Bret Fisher of the Lebanon police department said officers responded to a city residence shortly after 10 p.m.
Nine people were injured when gunfire erupted along a beachside promenade in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover at the crowded beach on Memorial Day. Police and witnesses said the shooting began as a group of people fought in front of a busy stretch of shops on the boardwalk.
Suspect’s dislike for drugs, homelessness may have led to shootings that killed 4 in metro Phoenix
May 30, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — A man's anger over drug abuse drove him to fatally shoot four men and wound a woman in a 12-hour crime spree in metro Phoenix, authorities said.
Iren Byers, 20, was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, police in the suburb of Mesa said.
South Carolina gas station owner killed a 14-year-old boy he wrongly accused of shoplifting, police say
May 30, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina gas station owner accused of chasing a 14-year-old boy from his store and fatally shooting him in the back made his first court appearance Tuesday on a murder charge in the death.
11-year-old boy says he thought he would die after Mississippi police officer shot him
May 30, 2023 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who called police to help his family and then was shot by an officer said the bullet that pierced his lung felt “like a big punch to the chest."
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Florida sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded, authorities said Sunday.
Mesa police said 20-year-old Iren Byers was taken into custody Sunday on suspicion of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder.
Texas grand jury indicts man in fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff
May 26, 2023 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting Migos rapper Takeoff last year outside a Houston bowling alley has been indicted on a murder charge, according to court records.
5 injured by gunfire at home in coastal Georgia, police say
May 26, 2023 GMTBRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Five people were injured by gunfire early Friday at a home in coastal Georgia, according to police.
Glynn County police officers were called just before 1 a.m. Friday to a house where they found one person shot amid a large gathering, the department said in a news release.
Prosecutor: Trio convicted of murder in fatal shooting of former Indiana U football player
May 26, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three people have been convicted in the fatal shooting of a former Indiana University football player who was gunned down during unrest in Indianapolis following the death of George Floyd.
Officer who shot an unarmed 11-year-old boy in his home should be fired, family attorney says
May 25, 2023 GMTJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer who shot and wounded an unarmed 11-year-old Black boy in the child's home should be fired, an attorney for the child's mother said Thursday.
The child, Aderrien Murry, was hospitalized five days for a collapsed lung, lacerated liver and fractured ribs after an Indianola Police Department officer shot him in the chest early Saturday, attorney Carlos Moore said.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 15-year-old student was charged with homicide in the fatal shooting of his 15-year-old schoolmate just outside a school in Pittsburgh shortly before classes were due to start Wednesday morning, police said.
US Border Patrol says agents who killed man in Arizona were answering report of gunfire
May 24, 2023 GMTPHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents answering reports of gunfire fatally shot a man on a tribal reservation in southern Arizona after he abruptly threw something and raised his arm, the agency said in its first detailed accounting of last week's shooting near the U.S.-Mexico boundary.
Authorities: Boy, 15, shot and killed in Mississippi Delta
May 23, 2023 GMTCLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is looking into a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead in the Mississippi Delta.
Cornelius McGee Jr. was shot and killed Monday in Clarksdale, according to the city's police department.
Kentucky sheriff’s deputy fatally shot during traffic stop
May 23, 2023 GMTGEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a man who fled and wounded another man during a carjacking before being taken into custody, officials said.
14 people shot after a concert in Clarksdale, Mississippi
May 22, 2023 GMTCLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) — Fourteen people were shot after a concert in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Sunday morning, authorities said.
Clarksdale Police Chief Robbie Linley told FOX13-TV that the shootings happened between 2:45 a.m.
Ex-Florida deputy charged with failing to confront Parkland shooter says he’s eager for trial
May 22, 2023 GMTFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A fired Florida sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the gunman who murdered 17 at a Parkland high school five years ago said Monday that he is “looking forward” to his trial, which is scheduled to start next week.
Two people killed, two injured in New Orleans shootings
May 21, 2023 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police are investigating after apparently related shootings Saturday night left two people dead and two injured.
Officers responded around 9 p.m. after getting calls about shootings at two locations in the Skyview area minutes apart, police said in a news release.
Uvalde families dig in for new test of gun industry protections
May 20, 2023 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After Mayah Zamora was shot and wounded at Robb Elementary School, her family did what many mass shooting survivors do: They sued.
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Videos released Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in northwest New Mexico recorded a voice said to be the shooter urging police to “kill me” and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church.
Deputy wounded during standoff expected to recover
May 18, 2023 GMTLYNNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee deputy who responded to a call at a home early Thursday has been shot and wounded, a sheriff said.
The deputy was shot in the chest during a standoff at the home in Lynnville, Giles County Sheriff Kyle Helton told news outlets.
New Mexico high school student killed 3 women in ‘random’ shooting rampage, police say
May 17, 2023 GMTFARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The gunman who killed three people and wounded six others as he fired randomly while roaming his northwestern New Mexico neighborhood was a local high school student and his victims include a 97-year-old woman and her daughter, police said Tuesday.
Police: Baby, 10-year-old among 4 wounded in Northern California shooting; no arrests
May 14, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 1-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were among four people wounded in a weekend shooting in Sacramento, California, authorities said Sunday.
BERLIN (AP) — A man opened fire at a Mercedes-Benz factory in southwestern Germany on Thursday, leaving two people dead, authorities and the company said.
The shooting occurred in Sindelfingen, a city near Stuttgart.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man is suing a sheriff's office in South Carolina saying deputies shot at him nearly 50 times when he was having a mental health crisis in a parked truck with a shotgun in his lap, even though he says his hands were raised.
Officer who killed mall attack shooter hailed as a hero
May 9, 2023 GMTALLEN, Texas (AP) — The shooter with neo-Nazi leanings who killed eight people at a suburban Dallas shopping mall brought eight legally purchased guns to the scene, apparently chose his victims randomly and was shot dead by police within four minutes, authorities said Tuesday.
Officer wounded in Louisville mass shooting making progress
May 9, 2023 GMTLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A rookie police officer who was critically wounded while responding to a mass shooting at a Louisville bank last month and remains hospitalized is making steady improvements and "remains on the correct path to recovery," the Louisville Metro Police Foundation said.
Lives immigrants built in Texas town shattered by shooting
May 8, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Wilson Garcia and his family were among the Latino immigrants who carved out a community inside the thick, piney woods near Cleveland, Texas, through a combination of hard labor, fortitude and love of family, friends and neighbors.
Source: Investigators examine ideology of Texas gunman
May 8, 2023 GMTA list of recent high-profile shootings in the United States
May 7, 2023 GMTThe latest high-profile mass shooting in the United States happened Saturday in Allen, Texas, where eight people were killed and seven were wounded at a busy outdoor shopping center before police killed the gunman.
Serbia’s education minister resigns following mass shootings
May 7, 2023 GMTBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's education minister submitted his resignation Sunday following two mass shootings, one of them at a primary school, that left 17 people dead, and the country's government urged citizens to turn in all their unregistered weapons or run the risk of a prison sentence.
Before Texas mass shooting, locals felt abandoned by police
May 5, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Manuela Lara's Mexican food stand is not far from the house on Walter Drive, the one with the Christmas lights still up, where a man next door with an AR-style rifle walked over and killed five of his Honduran neighbors.
Ex-officers get house arrest in girl’s gunfire death at game
May 5, 2023 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three fired police officers who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl killed when they opened fire outside a high school football game near Philadelphia have been sentenced to five years of probation — the first 11 months of it on house arrest.
Random shooting leaves 12-year-old Florida boy dead at store
May 5, 2023 GMTDANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A gunman fatally shot a 12-year-old boy and wounded a man before turning the gun on himself inside a South Florida convenience store in an apparently random attack, sheriff's officials said Friday.
Victims in Texas mass shielded baby; 9-year-old loved soccer
May 4, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A mass shooting that killed five people, including a 9-year-old boy, at a home in a rural Texas community has left a trail of anguish and sorrow that extends to Honduras and includes two newly orphaned children.
18-year-old man killed, 2 arrested after gunfire at party
May 1, 2023 GMTLAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Two men have been arrested on weapons charges amid an ongoing investigation into a shooting at a weekend house party in Massachusetts in which one person was killed and five injured by gunfire.
4 shot during fight at illegal street race near Seattle
April 30, 2023 GMTAUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A fight erupted over the weekend at an illegal street racing event in a Seattle suburb, and four people were shot and seriously injured, authorities said.
The Auburn Police Department said the shooting happened early Saturday morning.
Texas mass shooting suspect could be anywhere, sheriff says
April 30, 2023 GMTCLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — The search for a Texas man who allegedly shot his neighbors after they asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard stretched into a second day Sunday, with authorities saying the man could be anywhere by now.
11 hurt, 9 by gunfire at teen party at South Carolina park
April 29, 2023 GMTCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eleven people were hurt, including nine by gunfire, at a late night party at a South Carolina park, authorities said Saturday.
Richland County deputies were called to Meadowlake Park near Columbia around 1:20 a.m.
Colorado road rage shooter convicted of 1st-degree murder
April 26, 2023 GMTBRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy after a road rage confrontation and wounded the boy’s mother, brother and a witness was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison.
Alabama police: 89 shots fired into crowded Sweet 16 party
April 25, 2023 GMTDADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama investigator on Tuesday described a bloody, chaotic crime scene littered with 89 bullet casings and other evidence after a shooting killed four young people and wounded dozens at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party.
9 teenagers injured in shooting at prom after-party in Texas
April 24, 2023 GMTAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gunfire at a huge prom after-party at a home in Texas injured nine teenagers, and a second shooting in a nearby city is being investigated for a possible connection, officials said.
‘I was on fire’: Dad shot by neighbor while protecting girl
April 24, 2023 GMTGASTONIA, N.C (AP) — As the bullet pierced his lung and liver, the only thing Jamie White could think about was getting his 6-year-old daughter to safety.
Police: 8 people, including girl, wounded in 2 DC shootings
April 22, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Two shootings in Washington, D.C., on Friday night resulted in eight people, including a young girl, suffering injuries, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
There were no fatalities in the two shootings, which police said could be related because they occurred in the same area of the city in a short time frame.
Child among 10 family members killed in S. Africa shooting
April 21, 2023 GMTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Ten members of the same family, seven of them female and one a 13-year-old boy, were killed in a mass shooting at a house in South Africa, police said Friday.
A male suspect was killed in a shootout with police hours after and two men were arrested.
Argument at large Hawaii cockfight led to deadly shooting
April 21, 2023 GMTHONOLULU (AP) — A shooting that killed two people and wounded three others in Hawaii last weekend began with an argument at a cockfight attended by 100 to 200 people, according to court documents released Thursday.
Slain Vegas shooting victims’ kin to split shooter’s estate
April 21, 2023 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Families of people killed in the Las Vegas Strip massacre in October 2017 will receive shares of almost all the $1.4 million estate of the man who unleashed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S.
Parents, schools face increasing scrutiny after shootings
April 19, 2023 GMTNEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger — often a current or former student — is the only one blamed for the crime. But the arrest last week of a mother, whose 6-year-old son shot his teacher, and a related investigation of school employees shows how parents and educators are facing increasing scrutiny over any responsibility they may bear.
NY woman driven to wrong address fatally shot by homeowner
April 18, 2023 GMTHEBRON, N.Y. (AP) — A woman looking for a friend's house in upstate New York was shot to death after the car she was riding in mistakenly went to the wrong address and was met with gunfire in the driveway, authorities said Monday.