Facing death penalty, school shooting suspect in court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Now formally facing the death penalty, the suspect in the Valentine’s Day school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida is headed for a court appearance Wednesday on a 34-count indictment. We will stream this hearing at 1:30pm ET. An arraignment hearing is set for 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, whose attorneys... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 14, 2018

Federal trial begins for widow of Orlando nightclub shooter

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The widow of the man who shot and killed 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando goes on trial in federal court Wednesday. Noor Salman, 31, is charged with aiding and abetting her husband Omar Mateen in planning the 2016 attack on the Pulse nightclub. She’s faces life in prison... Read More

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Noor Salman, Pulse

March 13, 2018

Opening statements begin in Atlanta attorney’s murder trial

ATLANTA (AP) — Opening statements are underway in the trial of an Atlanta lawyer charged with murder in the shooting death of his business executive wife. WATCH THE LIVE STREAM OF THIS TRIAL HERE Prosecutors have said 75-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver intentionally killed 64-year-old Diane McIver in September 2016. Defense attorneys have said the shooting... Read More

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Tex McIver

March 13, 2018

Video shows officer shooting defendant in Utah courthouse

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dramatic video released Monday shows a U.S. marshal firing four times at close range at a defendant inside a Utah federal courthouse after he rushed the witness stand, jumped and swung with a pen at a shackled witness who barely backed out of the way. The 24-second footage from the... Read More

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Siale Angilau

March 13, 2018

Judge: Release video outside Florida school during shooting

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Monday that surveillance video showing events outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the Valentine’s Day massacre that killed 17 people should be made public. Broward Circuit Judge Jeffrey Levenson agreed with news outlets including The Associated Press that the video should be released. The judge... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 12, 2018

Soon after governor signs gun bill, NRA sues to block it

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Weeks after their children were gunned down in the worst high school shooting since Columbine, parents of the victims stood in the Florida Capitol and watched Gov. Rick Scott sign a far-reaching bill that places new restrictions on guns. Hours later, the National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit to block... Read More

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Guns, NRA

March 8, 2018

20-year-old sues Dick’s, Walmart over new gun policies

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 20-year-old man from Oregon has filed lawsuits against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart, alleging the two retailers discriminated against him when they refused to sell him a rifle because of his age. Dick’s and Walmart restricted gun sales to people 21 and older in the wake of the Florida high... Read More

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Dick's, Guns, Walmart

March 8, 2018

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday that includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature. The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response... Read More

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Guns, Nikolas Cruz

March 7, 2018

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury considering charges against the 19-year-old suspected of killing 17 people at a Florida high school is expected to hear from the family he’d been living with after his mother died late last year. Nikolas Cruz told investigators he took an AR-15 rifle to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 6, 2018

Convicted felon charged in string of Phoenix killings

PHOENIX (AP) — A convicted felon accused of carrying out a string of deadly nighttime shootings in metro Phoenix late last year has been formally charged with murder in eight of the killings. The charges come nearly two months after investigators said 35-year-old Cleophus Emmanuel Cooksey Jr. fatally shot nine people between late November and... Read More

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Cleophus Cooksey Jr.

March 6, 2018

Man accused in fatal Kansas bar shooting has plea hearing

OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — A man accused in a possible hate crime shooting in suburban Kansas City is scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing. Fifty-two-year-old Adam Purinton, of Olathe, Kansas, is charged with killing an Indian national and wounding two other men in a February 2017 shooting at Austin’s Bar and Grill... Read More

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Adam Purinton

March 5, 2018

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

The United States is in the midst of a national debate over school security after the mass shooting at a Florida school. To President Donald Trump and some gun supporters, the solution is to put more guns in the hands of trained school staff — including teachers — to “play defense” against a rampaging gunman.... Read More

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School shootings

March 5, 2018

Hearing for man accused of providing ammo to Vegas shooter

PHOENIX (AP) — A court hearing is scheduled Monday for an Arizona man accused of providing armor-piercing ammunition to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The hearing in Phoenix is expected to focus on conditions imposed on Douglas Haig as part of his release from custody. Haig was charged in... Read More

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Douglas Haig

March 5, 2018

Man convicted of killing woman who rejected $8 offer for sex

ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of killing a woman who rejected his $8 offer for sex. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that jurors on Friday convicted Felix Shirley of murder in the January 2017 killing of Misha Moore. Citing the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, the newspaper says Shirley was sentenced to... Read More

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Felix Shirley

Facing death penalty, school shooting suspect in court

Federal trial begins for widow of Orlando nightclub shooter

Opening statements begin in Atlanta attorney’s murder trial

Video shows officer shooting defendant in Utah courthouse

Judge: Release video outside Florida school during shooting

Soon after governor signs gun bill, NRA sues to block it

20-year-old sues Dick’s, Walmart over new gun policies

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

Convicted felon charged in string of Phoenix killings

Man accused in fatal Kansas bar shooting has plea hearing

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

Hearing for man accused of providing ammo to Vegas shooter

Man convicted of killing woman who rejected $8 offer for sex

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