Oklahoma prosecutors clears officers in death of naked teen

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A prosecutor declined Monday to file criminal charges against police officers in an Oklahoma City suburb for the fatal shooting of a black teenager who was naked and unarmed. Edmond Police Department Officer Denton Scherman “was acting pursuant to Oklahoma statute” in an effort to protect himself and Sgt. Milo Box... Read More

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Denton Scherman

September 24, 2019

Man gets at least 65 years in Michigan soldier’s slaying

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of a U.S. Army sergeant from Michigan has been sentenced to at least 65 years in prison. Jeremy Cuellar was sentenced Monday after earlier admitting to being a co-conspirator with Kemia Hassel in the New Year’s Eve 2018 death... Read More

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Jeremy Cuellar

September 24, 2019

Jurors in Texas murder trial hear officer’s 911 call

DALLAS (AP) — The second day of testimony in the murder trial for a Texas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor began Tuesday with jurors hearing the officer’s frantic call to 911 following the shooting. In the 911 call, Amber Guyger tells a dispatcher that she shot Botham Jean because she... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 23, 2019

Trial begins for ex-Dallas cop who shot neighbor in his home

DALLAS (AP) — Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of a white police officer accused of shooting her black neighbor in his Dallas apartment. Amber Guyger, 31, is expected in a city courthouse Monday morning, where she will stand trial for the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean last year.... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 20, 2019

Recording details synagogue shooting suspect’s 911 call

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday played a 12-minute recording of a gunman calmly telling a 911 dispatcher that he had just fired an assault rifle inside a synagogue to save white people from Jews, describing terms for a peaceful surrender and scolding law enforcement for taking too much time to find him in... Read More

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John T. Earnest

September 20, 2019

Judge set to rule on trial for suspect in synagogue shooting

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge was expected to rule Friday whether a 20-year-old former college student should stand trial on charges of firing an assault rifle inside a synagogue, killing one woman and injuring three, including a rabbi and an 8-year-old girl. Prosecutors on Thursday played a 12-minute recording of the gunman calmly telling... Read More

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John Earnest

September 19, 2019

Oregon sees push for strictest gun storage law in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Carol Manstrom says she lost her 18-year-old son when he grabbed his father’s unsecured pistol and shot himself. Paul Kemp lost his brother-in-law when a man opened fire with a stolen AR-15 assault-style rifle at a shopping mall. On Wednesday, Manstrom and Kemp helped deliver 2,000 signatures to Oregon’s elections office... Read More

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Gun Control, Oregon

September 19, 2019

Officers sue over firings related to Chicago police shooting

CHICAGO (AP) — Four Chicago police officers fired after being accused of helping cover up the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald are challenging the decision with separate lawsuits. Former Sgt. Stephen Franko and former officers Janet Mondragon, Daphne Sebastian and Ricardo Viramontes allege the Chicago Police Board’s decision to fire them in July... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 19, 2019

Prosecutors seek trial for man charged with synagogue attack

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Prosecutors will have a recording of a 20-year-old’s call to an emergency dispatcher and his online posts when they try to convince a judge that he should be put on trial for opening fire in a synagogue on the last day of Passover, killing one woman and injuring three people, including... Read More

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John T. Earnest

September 19, 2019

North Carolina college shooting suspect set for arraignment

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A man accused in the fatal shootings on a North Carolina college campus last spring is scheduled to make a court appearance. The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s office says Trystan Andrew Terrell will appear for an arraignment on Thursday at around 2 p.m. The DA’s office said in a statement that... Read More

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Trystan Andrew Terrell

September 17, 2019

Psychiatrist: Man accused of killing 6 controlled by voices

HOUSTON (AP) — A forensic psychiatrist told jurors Monday that a man accused of fatally shooting six members of his ex-wife’s family near Houston in 2014 wasn’t responsible for his actions because of severe mental illness that made him believe voices in his head telling him to carry out the killings. Prosecutors allege Ronald Lee... Read More

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September 17, 2019

Police: DNA links Florida man to ‘serial’ slayings of women

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three women shot in the head, each dumped a month a part — the 2006 killings scared Daytona Beach’s street people so badly that they memorized suspicious men’s license plate numbers and gave them to police. And then suddenly the slayings stopped. Ten years later, a prostitute’s body was... Read More

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Robert Hayes

September 17, 2019

Trial in 2015 slaying of 9-year-old Chicago boy to begin

CHICAGO (AP) — The trial of two men charged in the 2015 slaying of a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was lured into an alley and shot to death is set to begin. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office says opening statements are set to start Tuesday as one jury will decide to acquit or convict... Read More

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Dwright Boone-Doty, Tyshawn Lee

September 13, 2019

Grand jury indicts man on capital murder for El Paso attack

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man accused of gunning down people at a busy Walmart in El Paso last month was indicted Thursday for capital murder, prosecutors announced. Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was indicted on one count in connection with the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead in the border... Read More

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Patrick Crusius

Oklahoma prosecutors clears officers in death of naked teen

Man gets at least 65 years in Michigan soldier’s slaying

Jurors in Texas murder trial hear officer’s 911 call

Trial begins for ex-Dallas cop who shot neighbor in his home

Recording details synagogue shooting suspect’s 911 call

Judge set to rule on trial for suspect in synagogue shooting

Oregon sees push for strictest gun storage law in US

Officers sue over firings related to Chicago police shooting

Prosecutors seek trial for man charged with synagogue attack

North Carolina college shooting suspect set for arraignment

Psychiatrist: Man accused of killing 6 controlled by voices

Police: DNA links Florida man to ‘serial’ slayings of women

Trial in 2015 slaying of 9-year-old Chicago boy to begin

Grand jury indicts man on capital murder for El Paso attack

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