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21 People Shot Last Night in Chicago

Weekend's total: 36

(Newser) - A major spate of gun violence has taken Chicago this weekend, with 36 people shot so far, the Chicago Tribune reports. In just 11 hours last night, 21 people were shot, with attacks focused in the South and West sides. Several shooting victims were in serious condition; CBS Chicago reports...

NJ Cheerleader Shot Execution-Style on Street

Newark's new mayor pledges to stop wave of violence

(Newser) - Cheyanne Bond wanted to be a nurse, but the money her family had saved for the 17-year-old's college tuition is now being spent on her funeral. The cheerleader, who graduated from high school just two weeks ago, was shot dead in Newark Sunday night, and police haven't identified...

Man Doesn't Get Job, Shoots Up Shop

At least 2 injured in Brooklyn incident

(Newser) - A man applying at a Brooklyn iron shop today was denied the job—and his reaction was to open fire, police sources and witnesses tell the New York Post . The unidentified man pulled a gun out of his bag around 11am, a C&A Iron Works employee says, and immediately...

Woman Shot During Gun Show Demo

Pennsylvania vendor was demonstrating a holster at the time

(Newser) - A vendor demonstrating a concealed carry holster at a Pennsylvania gun show used a real gun instead of a plastic model on Saturday—and things went about as wrong as they possibly could. The semi-automatic .380 didn't have a magazine attached, but there was a round in the chamber,...

1 Dead After Shooting, Stabbing at BET Parties

4 others wounded when bullets fly at pre-awards show fete

(Newser) - Police say one person was killed and four injured after a shooting at a party ahead of the BET Awards in Los Angeles. LAPD officer Drake Madison said shots were reported at a Vermont Avenue venue shortly after 5am this morning, killing one person and wounding four others. Madison says...

Angry Driver Shoots 10-Year-Old in the Face

Road rage incident in Louisiana leads to shots being fired, police say

(Newser) - A Louisiana driver got so angry on Saturday that he allegedly fired three or four shots into a Chevrolet pickup truck, grazing a 10-year-old boy in the face, the Times-Picayune reports. It all started on I-10 near New Orleans, where a 50-year-old man was driving the Chevy with his girlfriend'...

3 Shot After Nas Concert at Red Rocks

No arrests yet in Colorado shootings

(Newser) - Three people were shot in the parking lot of Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre last night after a concert featuring Nas, Schoolboy Q, and Flying Lotus, authorities say. The victims, all of whom survived, were found in nearby Denver, where they apparently drove after the shooting, the Denver Post reports;...

New Dad Shot While Welcoming Baby Home

Freak accident after Florida neighbor's gun discharges

(Newser) - Steven Justin Ayers was celebrating the arrival of his new baby at the home he and his wife had just bought in September when a bizarre accident—one that an officer labels as having "one in infinity" odds—took his life. The 33-year-old guitar teacher, his wife, their 3-day-old...

Transient Arrested in Priest Murder Case

Gary Moran, 54, is charged with killing one priest, beating another

(Newser) - Police have arrested a man in the Phoenix priest-murder case after he apparently bragged about beating and robbing a priest, the Arizona Republic reports. Police booked Gary Moran, 54, last night, for allegedly gunning down Father Kenneth Walker, 28, and assaulting Father Joseph Terra, court records say. Moran is a...

Man Shoots Son 4 Times, Flees on Father's Day

Florida teen intervened in parental fight, with horrific results

(Newser) - Police say a Florida teen stopped his parents from fighting on Father's Day and was shot four times for his efforts, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reports. Eugene Blackwell Jr., 18, a star weightlifter, separated his mom from the elder Blackwell, 45, and got her out of the house. Then...

Cops: Man Murders Ex, New Boyfriend at Class Reunion

Shooter is killed by off-duty officer

(Newser) - A high school reunion in East Peoria, Illinois, turned tragic Saturday night when the ex-husband of one of the attendees stormed in with a gun, killing his ex-wife and her new boyfriend, police say. James Moore, 40, was then himself fatally shot by an off-duty law enforcement officer, the Peoria ...

Teenage Son Shields Mom From Bullets

They both survive attack by neighbor

(Newser) - Police say a 19-year-old in Delaware got shot twice after diving in front of his mother to shield her from the bullets, reports NBC Philadelphia . Both survived. Authorities say Roderick Buckworth and his mother, Patricia, were in their apartment in Pine Creek when a downstairs neighbor burst through the door...

Priest Killed in Arizona Church Shooting

Another remains in critical condition as police search for suspects

(Newser) - A priest is dead and another is in critical condition after a shooting at a Catholic church last night, the Arizona Republic reports. Police responded to a burglary call, made by one of the victims, at Mother of Mercy Mission Catholic Church in downtown Phoenix and found the two victims...

Internet Pays for Shooting Hero's Wedding Gifts

Jon Meis won't have to pay for his honeymoon, either

(Newser) - Jon Meis became a hero after he stopped a gunman at Seattle Pacific University this week, and the world is showing its gratitude online. Noting that Meis is getting married this month, supporters posted his wedding registry on Reddit with the note: "This is the wedding registry for the...

Partier Knocks on Wrong Door, Gets Shot

Home belongs to a fire department captain in Vegas

(Newser) - A partygoer knocked on the wrong door in Las Vegas yesterday morning—and caught a bullet for his troubles. According to police, two men in their 20s had briefly left a birthday party and were trying to return just before 2 am when they made the mistake. They didn't...

'Selfless' Student Disarmed Seattle Gunman

Jon Meis hailed as hero; university shooter identified as Aaron Ybarra, 26

(Newser) - A gunman "hellbent on killing a lot of people" at Seattle Pacific University was stopped thanks to a student's bravery, police say. As the gunman—who shot one person dead and wounded others in a university building—paused to reload his shotgun, he was pepper-sprayed by Jon Meis,...

Cops: Gunman Who Killed 3 Mounties Captured

Massive manhunt over in Moncton, Canada

(Newser) - After a manhunt that lasted more than 24 hours, police say that the man believed to have shot three Canadian Mounties dead is in custody and that residents of Moncton, New Brunswick, can safely leave their homes. A police spokesman says Justin Bourque, 24, was arrested just after midnight, the...

At Least 4 Shot at Seattle College
 1 Dead in Shooting 
 at Seattle College 
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Jun 5, 2014 7:19 PM CDT

1 Dead in Shooting at Seattle College

3 others injured at Seattle Pacific University; suspect is in custody

(Newser) - One person is dead and three others injured after they were shot on the campus of Seattle Pacific University today. Police say the lone gunman is in custody. On its Twitter feed , the Seattle Police Department says the shooter entered Otto Miller Hall this afternoon and shot four people before...

France Busts Suspect in Jewish Museum Shooting

Man detained in Marseille customs inspection

(Newser) - A man has been arrested in southeast France in the investigation of a shooting at a Jewish museum in Brussels that left at least three people dead, the Paris prosecutor's office said today. The suspect has been handed to anti-terrorist investigators and could be held at least through Tuesday...

Toddler Shot to Death by Brother, 3

Loaded, unlocked gun found in friend's apartment

(Newser) - Two young brothers were playing in the Arizona apartment of their mother's elderly friend yesterday when they found a gun—and the 3-year-old accidentally shot his 18-month-old brother in the head, killing him. Their mother says she went to find her sons no more than 15 minutes into the...

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