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Memphis Cop Struck, Killed by Shooting Suspect Fleeing the Scene
A Memphis police officer was killed Saturday evening, after he was struck by a car driven by a shooting suspect who was fleeing police. The officer, identified as Verdell Smith, 46, was an 18-year veteran of the Memphis Police Department, officials said. The chain of events began just before 10 p.m. Saturday when Memphis...
California shooting: Dead woman on gunman’s ‘kill list’
Police say the gunman who killed a professor at the University of California Los Angeles had a 'kill list', which led them to find a woman dead in Minnesota. Mainak Sarkar is said to have taken his own life after shooting Bill Klug at the university campus on Wednesday. Investigators found a note at the scene naming a...
Shooting Rampage In Houston Leaves Two Dead, Six Wounded
Police in Houston killed a gunman on Sunday in a chaotic shootout that left one other person dead, six wounded – including two officers – and set off a fire at a nearby gas station when bullets struck a gas pump, authorities said. Witnesses reported that a gunman approached a man who had just pulled up to an auto...
Suspect in Arizona Highway Shootings Identified and Charged
A man who allegedly shot at passing cars while driving the wrong way on a highway — leaving a trail of havoc, including a vehicle that caught fire — was arrested and charged today, according to police. The suspect was identified as 36-year-old James David Walker of San Tan Valley in Phoenix, according to Department...
US seeks death penalty over Charleston church shooting
The US justice department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which claimed nine lives last year. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the "nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm" were factors in choosing the death penalty. Dylann Roof is charged with the...
White House shooting: Secret Service stops armed man
The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials. Police told ABC News that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in the stomach. The White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. President Barack Obama was playing...
Md. shooting suspect got handguns despite protective order
The suspect in a Maryland shooting spree somehow obtained two handguns used in the attacks, police said, even after a judge issued a protective order against him for alleged domestic abuse. The two-day rampage left three people dead, including the suspect's estranged wife. Police charged Eulalio Tordil, 62, with three...
Jamar Clark death: No charges for police over fatal shooting
Minneapolis police officers will not be charged over the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark, a 24-year-old unarmed man. The prosecutor said evidence showed he was not handcuffed when he was shot, contrary to reports at the time. Police responded in November to an alleged assault by Clark and said he interfered with paramedics. His...
Indiana sheriff’s deputy, 27, dies after being shot serving warrant
A 27-year-old deputy has died after he was shot while serving warrants at an Indiana home this morning, his sheriff said. The shooting began when Sgt. Jordan Buckley and Deputy Carl Koontz of the Howard County Sheriff's Department, along with officers from the Kokomo Police Department, knocked on the door of a Russiaville...
You Can Shoot Antique Muskets at Colonial Williamsburg Now
For decades, visitors to the world's largest living history museum have seen Revolutionary War weapons being made at its gunsmith shop, but soon they'll also be able to experience using them. Colonial Williamsburg will open its musket range to the public on March 19. There, certified (and of course, costumed)...
Actress Ravshan Kurkova completely new in a photoshoot (photo)
Actress Ravshan Kurkova surprised her fans. On the page of Instagram, the actress appeared in black&white picture, where she poses absolutely naked, sitting on the table. 35-year-old Ravshana became the heroine of Russian GQ magazine. "I had a lot of shootings, but in this style —...
Maryland Cop Dies in Shooting at Police Headquarters
The police officer who was critically injured in a shooting this evening at the Prince George’s County Police Department headquarters died after what authorities called an unprovoked attack on the station. Prince George’s County Officer Jacai Colson, 29, was a four-year veteran who was shot during an exchange of...