Tag: Shootings
3 indicted in Vegas in 2-state Thanksgiving shooting rampage
<p>LAS VEGAS — Three people from Texas were indicted Wednesday in Las Vegas on charges including murder and terrorism stemming from a series of...
Stigmas on race, gender and sex overlap in Atlanta slayings
Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on...
San Francisco police arrest 3 in recent Chinatown attack
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco police said Wednesday they arrested three men in connection with a brazen attack on a 67-year-old man inside a...
Asian woman fights off attacker on San Francisco street
SAN FRANCISCO — A 76-year-old woman from China who fought back against a man who punched her on a downtown San Francisco street corner...
Report: Confusion hindered California bar massacre response
<p>THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — An overwhelmed 911 system, chaos and delays hampered the law enforcement response to a Southern California bar during a 2018...
Maryland police shoot, kill man while responding to call
PASADENA, Md. — A Maryland police officer shot and killed a man while responding to a call for a welfare check from a mental...
Man who killed 2 at supermarket pleads guilty to hate crimes
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky man serving a life sentence in prison for fatally shooting two shoppers at a grocery store has pleaded guilty...
Autopsy: Deputy shot Casey Goodson Jr. 5 times in the back
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Casey Goodson Jr., a Black man, was shot five times in the back by a white Ohio sheriff’s deputy last December,...
Man faces hate crime charge in Florida church arson attack
OCALA, Fla. — A man accused of setting a Florida church on fire last year is facing a federal hate crime charge, prosecutors announced...
Manslaughter conviction of ex-Oklahoma officer overturned
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday overturned the manslaughter conviction and 15-year prison sentence of a former police officer based on...