Tag: gunshot

German Civilian Wounded by Gunshot on Way to Kabul Airport, Berlin Says

BERLIN—A German civilian was shot on his was to Kabul airport but is not in a life-threatening condition and will soon be flown out of Afghanistan, a German government spokeswoman said on Friday. “A German civilian suffered a gunshot wound on his way to Kabul airport. He is receiving medical attention, but his life is…


Cable TV Worker Killed, Public Workers Shot in S. Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A Charter Communications worker was killed in a South Carolina shooting and standoff that also wounded two public workers repairing a sewer main, a deputy, and a woman inside the home where the shooter was barricaded, authorities said. The man who shot the workers fixing the sewer, 45-year-old Shannon Earl Smith, died from at…


Gunman Dead After Killing 2 at Fire Hydrant Factory: Police

ALBERTVILLE, Ala.—A worker who killed two people and wounded two more at an Alabama fire hydrant plant early Tuesday has been found dead, apparently after killing himself in a car, a police chief said. “The person was deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” Police Chief Jamie Smith told Al.com. The gunfire…


Police: 4 People Fatally Shot in Home in Portland, Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore.—Police in Portland, Oregon, said four people were fatally shot over the weekend at a home in the city. Officers responded to reports of a shooting at 10:25 p.m. Sunday at a home in the southeastern part of the city and found the four people dead from apparent gunshot wounds, police said in a…


Officials: Wisconsin Man Kills 2 Co-workers, Later Dies

MILWAUKEE—A worker shot and killed two colleagues at a supermarket distribution center near Milwaukee before crashing his vehicle during a police pursuit and then killing himself, a union official and police said Wednesday. The attacks happened Tuesday night at the Roundy’s distribution center in Oconomowoc, about 30 miles west of Milwaukee, said Thomas Bennett, secretary-treasurer…


K9 Officer Returns Home After Suffering 2 Gunshot Wounds Chasing Armed Suspect

A Thurston County K-9 officer returned home after being shot during a heated chase. The brave police dog was sent to a hospital in Oregon, where he underwent multiple surgeries by veterinary specialists. Arlo is now recovered and has returned home, where he will continue to rest and recuperate. After the pursuit of an armed…


Man Fatally Shot in Sydney’s West

A man has been shot and killed in a violent attack on a suburban street in Sydney’s west. The man was found with gunshot wounds after reports of a shooting on William Street at Fairfield about 2.40am on January 10. The 34-year-old died at the scene despite efforts from emergency services to revive him, NSW…