The woman killed by a stray bullet while walking to pick up lunch in Toronto’s east end has been identified as Karolina Huebner-Makurat, also known as Caroline, a mother of two young girls aged 7 and 4. “Caroline was an innocent bystander who succumbed to her gunshot injuries as a result of a stray bullet…
Innocent Bystander Killed by Stray Bullet Identified as Toronto Mother of Two Young Girls
American Tourist Dies in Rio After Being Hit by Stray Bullet
RIO DE JANEIRO—An American tourist died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday, three days after he was shot during a confrontation between local drug dealers and vigilantes. The U.S Consulate in Rio and hospital Samaritano Botafogo confirmed Trey Barber’s death in separate statements. The consulate did not offer more details due to family privacy issues….
Police: Arrest Made in Slaying of Girl Walking on NYC Street
NEW YORK—A suspect was charged Saturday in the fatal shooting of a teen girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City. New York Police Department officials announced the arrest of Jeremiah Ryan on charges of murder, attempted murder, and criminal…
Chicago Girl Shot After Celebrating 12th Birthday Party Dies
CHICAGO—A girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet after her 12th birthday party died Friday, authorities said. Nyzireya Moore was pronounced dead shortly before noon on Friday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office and police said. She had been in critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital with severe brain injuries since…
8-Year-Old Girl Fatally Struck by Stray Bullet in Chicago Identified
By Tatyana Turner From Chicago Tribune CHICAGO—One minute 8-year-old Melissa Ortega was walking with her mother through their Little Village community Saturday afternoon. The next, gunshots rang out, and mother and daughter broke into a sprint, trying to run to safety in a nearby bank. But it was too late. One of those bullets had…
Stray Bullet Kills English Astrophysicist Visiting Atlanta
BROOKHAVEN, Ga.—A stray bullet struck and killed an English astrophysicist while he was inside an Atlanta-area apartment, authorities say. Matthew Willson, 31, of Chertsey, Surrey, England, was visiting his girlfriend in the United States when he was hit by a bullet that pierced the wall of the apartment. The shooting happened early Sunday morning, only…
Student Dies After Struck by Stray Bullet While Heading Home From Chicago Internship
A University of Chicago student died after he was struck by a stray bullet while commuting on a train on the city’s Green Line last week, according to reports. Max Lewis, a 20-year-old third-year student, was on his way home on July 1 from his summer internship in the Illinois city when he was hit in…
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