Jury selection in officer’s trial to resume after day off

CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection is expected to resume in the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke after the effort was called off for a day due to a scheduling conflict for the judge. Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald, a black teenager, 16 times in 2014. The questioning of prospective jurors is... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 12, 2018

US judge strikes down California ban on handgun ads

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a nearly century-old California law that banned handgun ads at gun shops, saying the state failed to show it would prevent suicides or crime. The 1923 law banned any handgun ads at gun shops that were visible from outside the store. State officials argued... Read More

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California, Guns, Handguns

September 12, 2018

MGM offers deal to shooting victims it’s suing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International drew criticism Tuesday for saying hundreds of survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting, who are being sued by the casino operator, could opt to have the money that will be used to serve them a lawsuit instead donated to a charity. The company in July sued more... Read More

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Mandalay Bay, MGM, Stephen Paddock

September 11, 2018

Lawyer enters plea for man who sold bullets to Vegas shooter

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer entered a plea of not guilty Monday to a federal ammunition-manufacturing charge in Las Vegas on behalf of an Arizona man who has acknowledged selling bullets to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. Defendant Douglas Haig’s attendance was waived while his attorney, Marc... Read More

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Douglas Haig, Stephen Paddock

September 11, 2018

Jury selection to resume for Chicago officer’s murder trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Jury selection is set to resume Tuesday for the murder trial of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot black teenager Laquan McDonald 16 times in 2014. Three women and two men have been picked so far for the jury. The women are a Hispanic mother of three who said she... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke

September 10, 2018

Case against officer who killed neighbor to go to grand jury

DALLAS (AP) — The case against a white Dallas police officer who shot and killed a black neighbor in his home will be presented to a grand jury, which could decide on more serious charges than manslaughter, the district attorney overseeing the case said Monday. Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said her office will... Read More

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Amber Reneee Guyger

September 10, 2018

Lawyers to question would-be jurors in Laquan McDonald case

CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys are expected to start questioning possible jurors in the trial of a Chicago police officer charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Dozens of prospective jurors in the trial of Jason Van Dyke filled out questionnaires last week, but Monday is expected to be... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 7, 2018

California city’s SWAT team shoots, kills man in backyard

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two Sacramento police officers shot and killed a man who was armed with a gun early Thursday, authorities said. Officers responded to a 911 call about a masked man carrying a gun and found someone matching the description, but he fled into the Curtis Park neighborhood about two miles (three kilometers)... Read More

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September 7, 2018

Attorney: Indiana school shooting suspect to admit to attack

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a classmate and a teacher at their suburban Indianapolis school will admit to carrying out the attack during a November hearing, the teen’s attorney said Thursday. After the boy makes his admission at a Nov. 5 juvenile court hearing in Noblesville, the judge will hold... Read More

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Noblesville

September 7, 2018

Records: Cop accused in Australian’s death can’t take stress

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Training officers voiced concerns about a Minneapolis police officer’s fitness for duty long before he fatally shot an Australian woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible assault, prosecutors say. A court filing from prosecutors also says that Mohamed Noor pointed a gun at a motorist’s head just two months before... Read More

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Mohamed Noor

September 6, 2018

Family of man killed in warehouse shooting files $25M suit

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a man who was killed last month in a shooting at a Houston-area food warehouse has filed a lawsuit asking for $25 million in damages from his employer. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in state civil court in Houston by the family of Francisco Reyes. He was an overnight... Read More

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Francisco Reyes

September 6, 2018

Rapper’s bodyguard pleads guilty to gun charge in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A bodyguard for a rapper who was performing at a Little Rock nightclub when a gunfight erupted has pleaded guilty to a charge of transferring a firearm to a felon. Authorities say Kentrell Gwynn gave a gun to rapper Ricky Hampton, who is a felon. Gwynn entered his guilty plea... Read More

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Kentrell Gwyn, Ricky Hampton

September 6, 2018

Cruz biological mother’s past a factor in school shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The extensive criminal and drug abuse history of Parkland school suspect Nikolas Cruz’s biological mother could be a key factor in whether he is sentenced to die for the massacre that killed 17 people, legal experts and officials say. The mother, 62-year-old Brenda Woodard, played no role in Cruz’s upbringing... Read More

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Brenda Woodward, Nikolas Cruz

September 6, 2018

Hearing set over media interviews that Chicago officer gave

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge could soon decide whether to revoke or increase the bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Judge Vincent Gaughan has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Last week, prosecutors filed a motion that argued Jason Van Dyke should be... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

Jury selection in officer’s trial to resume after day off

US judge strikes down California ban on handgun ads

MGM offers deal to shooting victims it’s suing

Lawyer enters plea for man who sold bullets to Vegas shooter

Jury selection to resume for Chicago officer’s murder trial

Case against officer who killed neighbor to go to grand jury

Lawyers to question would-be jurors in Laquan McDonald case

California city’s SWAT team shoots, kills man in backyard

Attorney: Indiana school shooting suspect to admit to attack

Records: Cop accused in Australian’s death can’t take stress

Family of man killed in warehouse shooting files $25M suit

Rapper’s bodyguard pleads guilty to gun charge in Arkansas

Cruz biological mother’s past a factor in school shooting

Hearing set over media interviews that Chicago officer gave

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