Tag: shootout

Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Favela Kills at Least 10

RIO DE JANEIRO—Police in Rio de Janeiro raided the Vila Cruzeiro favela before dawn Tuesday in an operation that prompted a fierce firefight and state officials said at least 10 people died. The operation was aimed at locating and arresting criminal leaders, some from other states, police said in a statement. The statement said agents…


Prosecutors Charge 3 With Murder in Sacramento Shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Three alleged gang members were charged with murder Tuesday in the slayings of three women fatally shot in a gunbattle that rocked California’s capital city a month ago. Prosecutors say the shooting that ultimately killed six people and erupted before dawn on April 3 in downtown Sacramento was a result of a feud between…


Sacramento Shootout That Killed 6 Detailed in Court Filing

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Newly filed court documents provide for the first time a detailed account of how a gunfight over an unspecified gang dispute unfolded in downtown Sacramento earlier this month, leaving six dead and a dozen wounded. The documents filed Friday by Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert’s office also named others involved in the…


Johannesburg Police and Suspected Robbers in Shootout

South African police said they killed eight suspects in a shootout with a heavily-armed gang that was planning to rob or hijack a vehicle transporting money. Another eight suspected gang members were arrested, the South African Police Services said. The shootout on the streets of Johannesburg on Monday terrified bystanders as police officers and suspects…


Suspect Dead, 2 Deputies Wounded After Shootout in Texas

KATY, Texas—Two Texas sheriff deputies were shot and wounded while exchanging gunfire with a suspect who died at the scene, authorities said. The shootout happened Tuesday night in Katy, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Houston. Both officers were hospitalized with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on…


2 Dead in Dramatic Shootout Near Upscale Mexican Resorts

MEXICO CITY—A commando of drug gang gunmen on Thursday stormed ashore at a beach on Mexico’s resort-studded Caribbean coast in front of luxury hotels and executed two drug dealers from a rival gang. The dramatic shooting attack sent tourists scrambling for cover at the resort of Puerto Morelos, just south of Cancun. The two suspected…


1 Killed, 14 Wounded in Shootout at Minnesota Bar

ST. PAUL, Minn.—A shootout at a busy bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, early Sunday left a woman dead and 14 other people wounded, authorities said. The shooting happened shortly after midnight at the Seventh Street Truck Park bar. Police said preliminary information indicated several people fired gunshots. Police arrested three men who were being treated…


Indian Troops Kill 3 Suspected Terrorists in Kashmir Shootout

SRINAGAR, India—Government forces killed three suspected terrorists in a shootout in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said, triggering anti-India protests and clashes between troops and residents. The Indian military said terrorists opened fire at soldiers and police as counterinsurgency troops surrounded a neighborhood in the southern town of Pulwama on a tip that terrorists were hiding there….


Sheriff: Man Kills One at Gas Station, Is Slain in Shootout

FRANKSVILLE, Wis.—A man filling up his car at a Wisconsin gas station was shot and killed by another man on Tuesday, with the suspect fleeing the scene and dying soon after in a shootout with an undercover sheriff’s investigator. Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said the initial shooting happened about 7:30 a.m. at the Pilot…


Chicago Grocery Store Shootout Leaves 2 Dead, Including 16-Year-Old

CHICAGO—A 16-year-old boy and a 49-year-old man died after a shootout at a grocery store on the South Side of Chicago last night. Chicago police said the boy shot at two men inside the store first, who returned fire and shot the boy in the neck and abdomen. A male bystander was caught up in…