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Boy in Anti-Violence PSA Shot in Chicago

Zarriel Trotter, 13, hit by a stray bullet on Friday

(Newser) - "I don't want to live around my community where I got to keep on hearing and hearing people keep on getting shot, people keep on getting killed," Zarriel Trotter said in a PSA filmed at Chicago's Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School last year. He is currently...

Capitol Gunman May Have Had a Pellet Gun

Larry Russell Dawson charged with assault

(Newser) - Officials confirm the man accused of pulling a weapon only to be shot by US Capitol police at the Capitol Visitor Center on Monday is Larry Russell Dawson, a minister from Antioch, Tenn., who is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and assault on a police officer while armed,...

Shooter &#39;Caught&#39; at US Capitol, Officer Wounded

 Cops Shoot Alleged 
 Gunman at US Capitol 
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Mar 28, 2016 5:44 PM CDT

Cops Shoot Alleged Gunman at US Capitol

Officials say he's likely Larry Russell Dawson

(Newser) - A gunman caused the US Capitol to be shut down Monday when he drew a firearm at the Capitol Visitors Center and was shot by US Capitol police, CNN reports. Said to be Tennessee man Larry Russell Dawson, he is now in surgery at the hospital. A female bystander was...

Soldier Shoots Wounded Palestinian, Sparks Uproar

But a second video may explain the shooting

(Newser) - Amateur video appearing to show an Israeli soldier killing an already wounded Palestinian attacker sparked uproar in Israel on Sunday, reflecting the deep divisions in the country following six months of violence, the AP reports. As the Israeli military pressed on with an investigation, nationalistic politicians accused the army of...

Gun-Loving Mom Shot by Son, 4, Might Be Charged

Police want Jamie Gilt charged with misdemeanor

(Newser) - The gun-loving mother who was shot by her 4-year-old son earlier this month in Florida may end up facing criminal charges. Jamie Gilt, who has "made numerous social media postings about gun rights," the AP reports, allegedly left a loaded handgun under the front seat of her pickup...

Cop Fired for Shooting Naked, Unarmed Teen

David Joseph killed by Texas officer who says 17-year-old charged him on Feb. 8

(Newser) - Officer Geoffrey Freeman had a stun gun, pepper spray, a baton, and a beanbag gun at his fingertips when he confronted a 17-year-old running naked through the streets on Feb. 8, the New York Daily News reports. Instead, the Texas cop with 10 years on the Austin police force drew...

Man Walks Up to 6-Year-Old Boy Riding Bike, Shoots Him

Ni-Shawn Moore will survive

(Newser) - Six-year-old Ni-Shawn Moore was riding his bike outside a birthday party in an Atlanta suburb Saturday night when a man walked up to him and shot him in the chest, point-blank. "He just heard a pow pow" and then blood appeared on his chest, the boy's grandmother tells...

7-Eleven Customer Kills Hatchet-Wielding Attacker

Suspect in Seattle incident shot dead

(Newser) - Authorities say a man with a hatchet who entered a Seattle-area 7-Eleven early Sunday attacked a store clerk and a customer without saying a single word—until the customer pulled out a pistol and shot the suspect dead, CNN reports. The masked hatchet-holder, believed to be in his 40s, came...

Killers at Party Teamed Up to Trap Victims

'They funneled them onto the porch and then just lit them up'

(Newser) - The death toll has risen to six after a horrifying "ambush" at a family cookout in suburban Pittsburgh Wednesday. Police say one of the victims was 8 months pregnant and the death of her unborn child has been ruled a homicide, reports WPXI . As for the other victims, they...

5 Killed in Pittsburgh Party Shooting

2 gunmen at large after ambush

(Newser) - Five people have been killed in an ambush-style shooting during a backyard party in suburban Pittsburgh and at least two gunmen are at large, police say. Four women and a man were killed late Wednesday during the party in the Borough of Wilkinsburg, the AP reports. Allegheny County police say...

Officials: Gang Member Jokes, Brags About Killing Boy, 9

Allegedly regrets not killing more kids

(Newser) - The man charged with murdering a 9-year-old boy in Chicago allegedly "laughed and bragged" about the killing while in jail, DNAinfo reports. Prosecutors say 22-year-old Dwright Boone-Doty lured fourth-grader Tyshawn Lee into an alley in November and shot him as part of an ongoing gang feud . According to the...

Cops Justified in Killing Ore. Occupier

County prosecutor clears police in shooting of rancher Lavoy Finicum

(Newser) - Authorities say police were justified in killing an armed Arizona rancher who helped lead a standoff at an Oregon national wildlife refuge earlier this year, reports the AP . A county prosecutor on Tuesday released the results of an investigation into the death of Robert "LaVoy" Finicum. Oregon State Police...

Cops: Jammed Gun Foiled Would-Be Mass Shooter

James Cameau shot a co-worker before killing himself, say police

(Newser) - An employee of a countertop supplier in Orange Park, Fla., shot and wounded a co-worker before killing himself on Monday—but "a tragedy was averted," police say. James Cameau, 34, had been working at Jacksonville Granite for less than a month and had seemed down recently, employees say....

Wife of Original Eagles Member Dead in 'Weird Accident'

Lana Rae Meisner shot dead Sunday night

(Newser) - Lana Rae Meisner, wife of founding Eagles member Randy Meisner, was shot dead at the couple's LA-area home Sunday night. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ she called 911 reporting her husband was waving a BB gun and "acting erratically," and about 90 minutes later, Randy called 911...

Man Fatally Shoots Himself While Taking Selfies

43-year-old from Washington state had been posing with girlfriend

(Newser) - A day spent posing for selfies with his girlfriend and a gun turned out to be fatal for a man in Washington state. The Skagit Valley Herald reports the unnamed man accidentally shot himself in the face Sunday while taking a photo. The girlfriend of the 43-year-old from Concrete says...

Cops: Teen Who Didn't Want to Wake Up Shoots Family

Grandma, sister, nephew all expected to survive their injuries

(Newser) - Police say a 16-year-old boy who apparently didn't want to wake up for school Tuesday morning shot three of his family members in an East Nashville, Tenn., home. "There was a quarrel about getting up and getting ready for the day when (at some point) the 16-year-old ran...

Brother Arrested After Pastor Killed at Church

Gunfire erupted during a church service in Dayton, Ohio

(Newser) - A pastor in Dayton, Ohio, was shot dead Sunday and police say it was the man's younger brother who pulled the trigger. Officers responding to a 911 call arrested Daniel Schooler, 68, in connection with the slaying of 70-year-old William Schooler, WHIO reports. The shooting occurred toward the end...

Cops: Man Admits to Killing Family Then Kills Himself

Five people are dead, and a 12-year-old girl is in the hospital

(Newser) - Authorities say a gunman killed four people in a home in rural Washington state before fatally shooting himself after an hours-long standoff, the AP reports. Deputy Ryan Spurling says the gunman called an officer he has dealt with in the past on Friday to say he shot and killed his...

90 Minutes Before Kansas Shooting, a Protective Order

Cedric Ford was given it at the Excel Industries plant where he worked

(Newser) - Just an hour and a half before cops say Cedric Ford went on a shooting rampage in Hesston, Kansas, killing three and injuring more than a dozen before being shot and killed by police, he received something that may have been the fatal trigger. Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton tells...

Sources Identify Kansas Gunman

He worked at the plant, official confirms

(Newser) - Law enforcement sources have identified the gunman who killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others in a series of shootings in south-central Kansas as Cedric Ford, CBS New York reports. The first officer at the scene of the rampage, which culminated at Excel Industries in Hesston, north...

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