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Man Busted in Okla. Highway Shooting Spree That Killed 2

Man Arrested in
Okla. Highway
Shooting Spree
That Killed 2

Dec 17, 2015 6:20 AM CST

Man Arrested in Okla. Highway Shooting Spree That Killed 2

Man fired on vehicles as he drove west: cops

(Newser) - Two people are dead after a man opened fire on vehicles while driving west through three counties in western Oklahoma early Thursday, reports the Oklahoman . Police say the shooting spree started on I-40 in Canadian County around midnight and continued into Caddo and Custer counties as the shooter drove some...

Cops Follow Fluid Leak, Arrest Shooting Suspect

Fluid Leak Leads Cops
to Alleged Bar Shooter

Dec 11, 2015 5:05 PM CST

Fluid Leak Leads Cops to Alleged Bar Shooter

Sostenes Quinones, 22, is arrested in New Mexico

(Newser) - New Mexico police investigating a shootout outside a pub arrested a man after following fluid that leaked from a vehicle. Police said a man escorted out of the Dublin's pub in Las Cruces early Friday morning got a gun from his car and shot at security officers and that...

Louisiana Marshals Indicted
in 6-Year-Old's Death

Dec 11, 2015 12:03 AM CST

Louisiana Marshals Indicted in 6-Year-Old's Death

Video shows boy's father had his hands in the air

(Newser) - A grand jury has indicted two Louisiana city marshals on second-degree murder charges in last month's shooting death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis . Police say ex-cop Norris Greenhouse Jr., 23, and Marksville police Lt. Derrick Stafford, 32, were moonlighting as Marksville city marshals when they fired into a vehicle driven...

Planned Parenthood
Shooting Suspect:
'I am a Warrior
for the Babies'

Dec 9, 2015 5:10 PM CST

Planned Parenthood Shooting Suspect: 'I am a Warrior for the Babies'

Prosecutors brought 179 charges against Robert Dear on Wednesday

(Newser) - “I am guilty—there will be no trial," Robert Dear said during a court hearing Wednesday. "I am a warrior for the babies." The statement was one of a number of "outbursts" made by the accused Colorado Planned Parenthood shooter as prosecutors brought 179 charges...

FBI: The Shooters Were Long 'Radicalized'

FBI Drops Bomb in
San Bernardino Shooting

Dec 7, 2015 5:51 PM CST

FBI Drops Bomb in San Bernardino Shooting

Syed Rizwan Farook, Tashfeen Malik were long 'radicalized'

(Newser) - The husband-and-wife team that murdered 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif., last week had apparently been "radicalized" for a good while, the New York Times reports. "We believe that both subjects were radicalized and for quite some time," says FBI assistant director David Bowdich. He adds that...

Cops: Paranoid
Man Shot and
Killed Girl at
Soccer Practice

Dec 5, 2015 12:20 PM CST

Cops: Paranoid Man Shot and Killed Girl at Soccer Practice

The family friend had spoke of 'mind control' prior to the shooting

(Newser) - Police say the man who shot and killed a 7-year-old girl after her soccer practice Thursday in Michigan believed someone was "out to get him" and trying to use "mind control" on him, Fox 2 Detroit reports. According to the Detroit Free Press , Timothy Obeshaw was a family...

Active Shooter Reported in San Bernardino

At Least 14 Dead
in California
Active Shooting
Incident

UPDATED

Dec 2, 2015 4:11 PM CST

At Least 14 Dead in California Active Shooting Incident

Authorities seeking suspect or suspects

(Newser) - Authorities in San Bernardino, California, are responding to an active shooting situation Wednesday, the AP reports. Details are developing, but the San Bernardino police chief said during a press conference streamed on KTLA that up to 3 people entered the Inland Regional Center and opened fire on people inside, and...

Cab Passenger Rants
About ISIS, Attacks Driver

Nov 30, 2015 3:45 PM CST

Cab Passenger Rants About ISIS, Attacks Driver

'He came out of the house carrying a rifle in his hand'

(Newser) - Around 1am on Thanksgiving day, a Pittsburgh taxi driver picked up a man outside Rivers Casino—and ended up in a hospital bed after a possible hate crime. The passenger was talkative: "He started the conversation and began to ask questions like, ‘You seem to be like a...

Ex-Rikers Inmate Killed
on Eve of Huge Payout

Nov 29, 2015 2:50 PM CST

Ex-Rikers Inmate Killed on Eve of Huge Payout

Robert Hinton had just eaten Thanksgiving dinner with his family

(Newser) - Robert Hinton had a chance to move on with his life. But the former inmate of Riker's Island—whose savage beating there by guards spawned a pending $450,000 settlement—was shot and killed Thursday night outside a housing project in Brooklyn, the Daily News reports. Hinton had just...

Gunman Said 'No
More Baby Parts': Report

Nov 29, 2015 9:07 AM CST

Gunman Said 'No More Baby Parts': Report

Accused Planned Parenthood shooter was politically motivated: source

(Newser) - The man being held in Friday's shooting at a Colorado Planned Parenthood talked about "no more baby parts" and President Obama after his arrest, reports the Washington Post , citing an anonymous law enforcement official, who contends that the attack was "definitely politically motivated." But sources tell...

79-Year-Old Shot Dead
Hours Before Retirement

79-Year-Old Shot Dead Hours Before Retirement

Family members were waiting at home to celebrate

(Newser) - A robbery a month ago at the Liquor Market in Boynton Beach, Fla., helped Ali Arezoumandifar's family convince him it was finally time to retire. The 79-year-old liquor store clerk had chased after a man in a black mask who stole $300 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets on Oct....

2 Civilians,
1 Officer Dead
in Shooting at
Planned Parenthood

UPDATED

Nov 27, 2015 8:14 PM CST

2 Civilians, 1 Officer Dead in Shooting at Planned Parenthood

Suspect is in custody

(Newser) - An active shooting situation at a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic is over, but two civilians and one police officer are dead, the Denver Post reports. Several others were wounded, but the severity of their injuries wasn't known, reports AP . Police were seen leading one male suspect out of...

Rams Player
Shot Twice
in Head Near
Miami: NFL

Nov 25, 2015 8:55 AM CST

Rams Player Shot Twice in Head Near Miami: NFL

Stedman Bailey in 'critical, but stable, condition' after Tuesday night shooting

(Newser) - St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey is in "critical, but stable, condition" in a Florida hospital, per a team statement, after he was shot Tuesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. A source confirmed to NFL.com that 25-year-old Bailey was sitting in a...

Suspects Nabbed
in 'Black Lives
Matter' Shooting

UPDATED

Nov 24, 2015 1:35 PM CST

Suspects Nabbed in 'Black Lives Matter' Shooting

Suspects in Minneapolis attack that injured 5 may be charged with hate crimes

(Newser) - Two of three men accused of shooting into a crowd near a "Black Lives Matter" protest Monday night in Minneapolis, injuring five, have been arrested, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. A 23-year-old white suspect, who the police tell the Washington Post will be identified after being formally charged, was...

5 Shot Near
'Black Lives
Matter' Protest

Nov 24, 2015 8:03 AM CST

5 Shot Near 'Black Lives Matter' Protest

Witnesses say white supremacists opened fire after lurking for days

(Newser) - Minneapolis cops are seeking three white male suspects after a Monday night shooting that injured five near a "Black Lives Matter" protest outside the Fourth Precinct police station, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune . Per Black Lives Matter rep Miski Noor, "a group of white supremacists showed up at...

Cops Nab Man Who Tried to Execute Good Samaritan

Nov 24, 2015 2:03 AM CST

Cops Nab Man Who Tried to Execute Good Samaritan

Euric Cain, 21, is charged with attempted murder, kidnapping

(Newser) - New Orleans police say they've arrested a man accused of shooting a medical student who stopped an apparent kidnapping. A police spokesman says in a brief news release that police and federal marshals arrested 21-year-old Euric Cain of New Orleans at a house late Monday morning. He was wanted...

Man Tries to Shoot
Good Samaritan
in Head; Gun Jams

Nov 23, 2015 5:23 AM CST

Man Tries to Shoot Good Samaritan in Head; Gun Jams

21-year-old suspect sought after attempted execution

(Newser) - A medical student in New Orleans is incredibly lucky to be alive after being shot in the stomach while foiling an attempted kidnapping Friday morning, police say. In footage obtained by the New Orleans Police Department, a suspect identified as 21-year-old Euric Cain can be seen shooting Peter Gold in...

Police Officer Killed While Sitting in Car After Work

Nov 19, 2015 7:32 PM CST

Police Officer Killed While Sitting in Car After Work

Botched robbery attempt turns fatal

(Newser) - Three young men were arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing a California police officer and former Marine in what investigators described as a botched robbery as the lawman sat in his own car after work. Downey police Officer Ricardo "Ricky" Galvez, 29, was in plainclothes in the driver's...

Unarmed Man Shot by Minneapolis Police Has Died

Nov 17, 2015 4:20 PM CST

Unarmed Man Shot by Minneapolis Police Has Died

Jamar Clark's shooting has sparked protests

(Newser) - Jamar Clark died Monday night, a day after police shot him in a highly controversial incident on a Minneapolis street. The 24-year-old's shooting and subsequent death sparked protests Monday night, the AP reports; hundreds of people blocked traffic for hours on an interstate, ending with 42 arrests. The incident...

Cops: We Know Who
Killed Pastor's Wife

Nov 14, 2015 9:02 AM CST

Cops: We Know Who Killed Pastor's Wife

They have photos but they need a name

(Newser) - Police in Indianapolis say they have made a breakthrough in the murder of a pastor's pregnant wife and they are closing in on a suspect. "We know who killed her; at least we have a picture of him," a police spokesman told a Friday press conference, per...