Appeals court to hear case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana appellate court is set to hear the case of Cardell Hayes, convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. Hayes insisted he shot Smith in self-defense after Smith grabbed a gun and fired as the two argued following a 2016 traffic collision. No one... Read More

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Will Smith

November 14, 2018

13-year-old Indiana boy to learn fate in May school shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who opened fire inside his Indiana middle school, wounding a classmate and a teacher before being tackled by the teacher, was expected to learn his punishment on Wednesday. The boy apologized during a hearing last week for shooting seventh-grade science teacher Jason Seaman and 13-year-old Ella Whistler during... Read More

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Jason Seaman

November 14, 2018

Suspect in 3 Missouri slayings faced ICE issue in New Jersey

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with killing three people in Missouri this month should have faced deportation proceedings after he was arrested last year for a separate offense in New Jersey, instead of being released, federal immigration officials said Friday. Twenty-three-year-old Luis Perez, who is from Mexico, is charged with fatally shooting two... Read More

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Luis Perez

November 14, 2018

The Latest: Suspect in fatal Kansas hoax call pleads guilty

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a California man accused of making a hoax call that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man (all times local): 4 p.m. A California man has admitted making a hoax call that ultimately led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between online gamers... Read More

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Tyler Barriss

November 14, 2018

Authorities: Custody dispute played role in family’s slaying

WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities arrested a family of four Tuesday in the gruesome 2016 slayings of eight people from another family in rural Ohio, a crime that prosecutors suggested stemmed from a custody dispute. The announcement marked the culmination of a massive investigative effort that began after seven adults and a teenage boy were... Read More

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Wagner Family

November 13, 2018

Lawsuit: Illinois guard shot by police had on security hat

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with “security” emblazoned across the front and holding a man down following a shooting inside the suburban Chicago bar where the guard worked, says an attorney for the guard’s family who filed a federal lawsuit. Jemel Roberson, 26,... Read More

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Jemel Roberson

November 13, 2018

Michigan man to be sentenced for shooting at lost black teen

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A white retired firefighter is expected to be sentenced for shooting at a black teenager who came to his suburban Detroit home for directions. Jeffrey Zeigler is due Tuesday morning in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac. A jury convicted him last month of assault and a gun crime. Fourteen-year-old Brennan... Read More

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Jeffrey Zeigler

November 13, 2018

Teacher who disarmed boy recalls school shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The Latest on a juvenile court hearing for a 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate and a teacher at a suburban Indianapolis school (all times local): 4 p.m. A suburban Indianapolis teacher who was shot by a 13-year-old boy inside his classroom described in a court hearing how he tackled... Read More

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Jason Seaman

November 12, 2018

Group rescinds speaker invite for deputy cleared in shooting

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An Oklahoma deputy acquitted in a 2016 fatal shooting of an unarmed black man is no longer scheduled to speak at a homicide investigators conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. News outlets report the Southeastern Homicide Investigators Association rescinded Roger County Sheriff’s Deputy Betty Shelby’s invitation on Sunday following pressure from... Read More

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Betty Shelby

November 7, 2018

Tennessee man gets life in prison for officer’s killing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A man convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Tennessee was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee read the sentence for 41-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn after a jury recommended the punishment. Prosecutors had sought... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourne

November 5, 2018

Ex-convict convicted in fatal shooting of Tennessee officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An ex-convict was found guilty of first-degree murder and other charges Sunday in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee. A jury in state court convicted Tremaine Wilbourn on Sunday in the August 2015 killing of Officer Sean Bolton. Wilbourn also was found guilty of carjacking and weapons... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourn

November 5, 2018

Indiana boy, 13, expected to admit to May school shooting

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting and wounding a classmate and a teacher at their suburban Indianapolis school was expected to admit during a Monday court hearing to carrying out last May’s attack. The teen was set to appear in juvenile court for an admission/uncontested fact-finding hearing and a disposition hearing.... Read More

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November 1, 2018

Death-penalty trial begins in shooting of Tennessee officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A death-penalty trial has begun in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee. Lawyers made opening statements Wednesday in the state trial of Tremaine Wilbourn, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of Officer Sean Bolton in August 2015. Authorities said Wilbourn shot Bolton... Read More

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Sean Bolton, Tremaine Wilbourn

November 1, 2018

Indictment sought against police officer in 2017 shooting

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Prosecutors in Virginia have announced they are seeking an indictment against a white officer seen on body camera video shooting a black suspect in the back as he tried to run away. News outlets report Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Brandon T. Wrobleski announced Wednesday that an indictment in the October 2017 shooting... Read More

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Deontrace Ward, Jeremy Durocher

Appeals court to hear case of ex-Saints star Smith’s killer

13-year-old Indiana boy to learn fate in May school shooting

Suspect in 3 Missouri slayings faced ICE issue in New Jersey

The Latest: Suspect in fatal Kansas hoax call pleads guilty

Authorities: Custody dispute played role in family’s slaying

Lawsuit: Illinois guard shot by police had on security hat

Michigan man to be sentenced for shooting at lost black teen

Teacher who disarmed boy recalls school shooting

Group rescinds speaker invite for deputy cleared in shooting

Tennessee man gets life in prison for officer’s killing

Ex-convict convicted in fatal shooting of Tennessee officer

Indiana boy, 13, expected to admit to May school shooting

Death-penalty trial begins in shooting of Tennessee officer

Indictment sought against police officer in 2017 shooting

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