Waffle House shooting suspect sent delusional text messages

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man accused of killing four people in a Nashville Waffle House used to send his father text messages in which he punctuated everyday chitchat with delusional rants. Police say the 29-year-old Reinking was nearly naked, only wearing a green jacket, when he opened fire outside the restaurant on April 22... Read More

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Travis Reinking

December 19, 2018

California to pay $3M over death of teen holding pellet gun

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Sonoma County will pay $3 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a California teenager who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy while holding a pellet gun. The Press Democrat reports the settlement was approved unanimously Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors, bringing... Read More

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December 14, 2018

SC teen pleads guilty to murder in death of father, boy

A 16-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to two charges of murder for fatally shooting his father in their home and a 6-year-old boy at the South Carolina elementary school he once attended. Jesse Osborne faces 30 years to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced several months from now in an extensive hearing in... Read More

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Jesse Osborne

December 14, 2018

Man who killed teen in road rage shooting gets 20-40 years

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a recent high school graduate in a fit of road rage should spend at least 20 years in prison after an emotional sentencing at which he, the victim’s family and even the judge cried. David Desper was sentenced to 20 to... Read More

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David Desper

December 12, 2018

France: Suspected gunman named, had long police record

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Hundreds of police and soldiers hunted Wednesday for a suspected extremist who sprayed gunfire near one of Europe’s most famous Christmas markets, killing three and wounding at least 13 in the eastern city of Strasbourg and putting the whole country on edge anew. Police union officials identified the suspected assailant as... Read More

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Cherif Chekatt

December 11, 2018

FBI: Brooklyn gang member charged in shooting of agent

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities charged a New York man Monday in the shooting of an FBI agent over the weekend, calling the case an “unprovoked assault” by a member of a violent street gang. Ronell Watson, 31, of Brooklyn, was charged with attempted murder and using a firearm in connection with a crime... Read More

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Ronell Watson

December 7, 2018

Parents of girl shot at Indiana school sue gunman’s parents

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The parents of a 13-year-old girl who was shot seven times by a classmate at a suburban Indianapolis school are suing the young assailant’s parents, seeking damages for their daughter’s injuries. Ella Whistler ‘s parents allege that negligence by the boy’s parents led to their daughter suffering life-altering injuries in the... Read More

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Ella Whistler

December 7, 2018

Feds won’t pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent

PHOENIX (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they will not seek a third trial for a Border Patrol agent who has been acquitted twice after fatally shooting a Mexican teenager across a border fence. A filing in court shows prosecutors say they will no longer pursue the case against Lonnie Swartz, the agent who... Read More

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Lonnie Swartz

December 6, 2018

Lawyer: Man charged in mall shooting didn’t start the melee

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Gunshots that wounded two people and sparked the fatal Thanksgiving day police shooting of a black man in a shopping mall erupted from an “ongoing thing” between people who knew each other, the lawyer for a suspect said Wednesday. Charles Salvagio, an attorney representing Erron Brown, who is charged with attempted... Read More

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Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford

December 5, 2018

Sandy Hook father sues authors who promote conspiracy theory

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of a boy who was killed in the 2012 shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has filed another defamation lawsuit against conspiracy theorists who accused him of being an actor. Lenny Pozner’s 6-year-old son Noah was among 26 people shot to death in the school on... Read More

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Sandy Hook

December 3, 2018

Fate of New Mexico man who killed 5 as a teen revisited

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who killed five family members as a teen is set to return to court Monday for a weeklong hearing to determine whether he has been rehabilitated while in state custody. It is the second such hearing for 21-year-old Nehemiah Griego, who three years ago pleaded guilty to... Read More

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Nehemiah Griego

November 30, 2018

Witness contradicts police account of shooting of black teen

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who witnessed a Chicago officer fatally shoot black teenager Laquan McDonald testified Thursday that police waved him away without questioning him that October 2014 night and didn’t even bother to take down his name. Jose Torres, testifying in the trial of three officers accused of lying to protect the white... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

November 28, 2018

Trial begins for Chicago cops accused in Van Dyke cover-up

CHICAGO (AP) — The trial of three Chicago police officers charged with lying to protect a fellow officer from criminal prosecution after he fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald began with prosecutors pointing to reports they contend were falsified and defense attorneys putting much of the blame on the teen himself. Ex-Officer Joseph Walsh, former... Read More

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David March, Jason Van Dyke, Joseph Walsh, Laquan McDonald, Thomas Gaffney

November 28, 2018

Man sentenced for fatal shooting in Buffalo 27 years ago

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 46-year-old man has been sentenced for fatally shooting a Buffalo teenager in 1991 in a case that sent the wrong man to prison for nearly 30 years. Lamarr Scott was sentenced Tuesday in Erie County Court to 8 1/3 to 25 years in prison for killing 17-year-old Torriano Jackson and... Read More

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Lamarr Scott

Waffle House shooting suspect sent delusional text messages

California to pay $3M over death of teen holding pellet gun

SC teen pleads guilty to murder in death of father, boy

Man who killed teen in road rage shooting gets 20-40 years

France: Suspected gunman named, had long police record

FBI: Brooklyn gang member charged in shooting of agent

Parents of girl shot at Indiana school sue gunman’s parents

Feds won’t pursue third trial against Border Patrol agent

Lawyer: Man charged in mall shooting didn’t start the melee

Sandy Hook father sues authors who promote conspiracy theory

Fate of New Mexico man who killed 5 as a teen revisited

Witness contradicts police account of shooting of black teen

Trial begins for Chicago cops accused in Van Dyke cover-up

Man sentenced for fatal shooting in Buffalo 27 years ago

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