Judge tosses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s gun-storage law

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the National Rifle Association against Seattle’s new gun-storage law. King County Superior Court Judge Barbara Linde ruled Friday, tossing the lawsuit on technical grounds after the city contended the plaintiffs lacked standing and noted the law had yet to take effect, The Seattle Times... Read More

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October 19, 2018

Man who pleaded guilty to Walmart slayings to be sentenced

BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing three people in a suburban Denver Walmart is returning to court for sentencing. Forty-eight-year-old Scott Ostrem will appear in court Friday after reaching a deal with prosecutors, who agreed to seek a sentence of life in prison without parole. Ostrem could have... Read More

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Scott Ostrem

October 18, 2018

13 years later, guilty plea in post-Katrina racial shooting

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A white man who fired a shotgun at three African-Americans amid the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans more than 13 years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to two federal criminal counts. Roland Bourgeois, 55, was indicted in 2010 and originally pleaded not guilty. His case dragged on for years,... Read More

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Roland Bourgeois

October 10, 2018

Testimony in police shooting reveals chaotic scene

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Grand jury testimony released by a district attorney Tuesday into the fatal shooting by university police of a black man during a brawl outside a Portland, Oregon, bar describes a chaotic scene in which the two officers had to make a split-second decision when they saw a pistol in the man’s... Read More

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Jason Washington

October 9, 2018

Boston breathing easier after major raid on MS-13 gang

BOSTON (AP) — The streets are quieter these days in East Boston, but the marchers still gather in front of the police precinct house, as they have nearly every Thursday evening for the past four summers, after a rash of brutal killings and attempted murders by the violent street gang MS-13 struck fear into residents... Read More

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October 8, 2018

Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death

CHICAGO (AP) — Four years after he fired 16 bullets into a black teenager, three years after dashcam video of the shooting was released and three weeks after his murder trial began, Jason Van Dyke’s transformation from Chicago patrol officer to convicted felon came suddenly. A clerk announced the jury’s decision. The judge revoked his... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 8, 2018

Major raid on MS-13 gang brings relative peace 3 years on

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MS-13

October 5, 2018

Officer convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the 2014 shooting of a black teenager that was captured on shocking dashcam video that showed him crumpling to the ground in a hail of 16 bullets as he walked away from officers. The video, some of the most graphic... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 5, 2018

Trial set in Memphis police officer’s killing in 2015

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A trial is set in the fatal shooting of a Memphis, Tennessee, police officer three years ago. Court records show 32-year-old Tremaine Wilbourn is set to stand trial starting Oct. 29 in state court on first-degree murder and other charges in Officer Sean Bolton’s killing in August 2015. Wilbourn has pleaded... Read More

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Tremaine Wilbourn

October 5, 2018

Jurors deliberating in murder trial of Chicago officer

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys in the trial of a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald sparred over what video of the deadly encounter actually proves Thursday just before jurors withdrew to begin deliberating. During closing arguments , prosecutor Jody Gleason pointed to dashcam video of... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 4, 2018

Pennsylvania to toughen gun laws in domestic violence cases

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday passed the first anti-violence legislation in more than a decade that deals directly with firearms, after years of lobbying by violence-prevention groups to persuade a Legislature historically protective of gun rights. The bill would force people in Pennsylvania with a domestic violence ruling against them to more... Read More

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Guns

October 4, 2018

Chicago cop’s trial could come down to jury’s view of video

CHICAGO (AP) — From the moment Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, the case has centered around the video. As attorneys prepare to make their final arguments on Thursday, the question is what jurors will think after watching the video repeatedly over the... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 3, 2018

Chicago cop: Video of shooting ‘doesn’t show my perspective’

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald testified Tuesday that he opened fire when the black teenager kept advancing toward him while waving a knife, adamantly sticking to his version of events even when confronted with video that showed a different scene. In a... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

October 3, 2018

Defense to rest case a day after Chicago officer’s testimony

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald testified that he opened fire when the black teenager kept advancing toward him while waving a knife, adamantly sticking to his version of events even when confronted with video that showed a different scene. In a clear... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquand McDonald

Judge tosses NRA lawsuit over Seattle’s gun-storage law

Man who pleaded guilty to Walmart slayings to be sentenced

13 years later, guilty plea in post-Katrina racial shooting

Testimony in police shooting reveals chaotic scene

Boston breathing easier after major raid on MS-13 gang

Chicago verdict comes 4 years after Laquan McDonald’s death

Major raid on MS-13 gang brings relative peace 3 years on

Officer convicted of murder in slaying of Laquan McDonald

Trial set in Memphis police officer’s killing in 2015

Jurors deliberating in murder trial of Chicago officer

Pennsylvania to toughen gun laws in domestic violence cases

Chicago cop’s trial could come down to jury’s view of video

Chicago cop: Video of shooting ‘doesn’t show my perspective’

Defense to rest case a day after Chicago officer’s testimony

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