Tag: shooting

2 Indicted in Connection With Atlanta Shooting Death of Girl

ATLANTA—A prosecutor on Friday announced the indictment of two alleged gang members on charges related to the shooting death last year of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta. Secoriea Turner was killed July 4, 2020, while riding in an SUV with her mother and her mother’s friend near the Wendy’s restaurant where Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old…


1 Dies in New Mexico School Shooting; Student Detained

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—One student was killed and another was taken into custody Friday after a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during the lunch hour, police said. The gunfire at Washington Middle School marked the second shooting in New Mexico’s largest city in less than 24 hours. Albuquerque is on pace to shatter its…


1 Killed in New Mexico School Shooting; Student Detained

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—One student was killed and another was taken into custody Friday after a shooting at a middle school near downtown Albuquerque during the lunch hour, police said. The gunfire at Washington Middle School marked the second shooting in New Mexico’s largest city in less than 24 hours. Albuquerque is on pace to shatter its…


Huntington Beach Shooting Suspect Charged with Murder

A Huntington Beach man accused of shooting three individuals, leaving one dead, has been charged with murder after a real estate dispute broke out on the front lawn. Roger Nemeth was charged with three counts of murder, discharging a firearm causing death, and attempted murder. The complaint was filed on Aug. 10, three days after…


Six Killed in Plymouth Shooting Incident, Including Suspect

Three males and three females died on Thursday following a shooting incident in Plymouth, police in England have said. One of the males is believed to be the shooter. Devon & Cornwall Police said five people were found dead when they attended the scene in Biddick Drive, in the Keyham area of Plymouth at around…


Indianapolis Officer Among 3 Hurt in Shooting; Suspect Dead

INDIANAPOLIS—Three people including a police officer were wounded and a suspect was dead in a shooting connected to a reported domestic disturbance in Indianapolis, authorities said. Officers were called to an apartment on the city’s northeast side about 9 p.m. Wednesday and tried to make contact with those inside. As they checked outside, police said…


LA Deputies Shot in Ambush Sue ‘Ghost Gun’ Kit Maker

LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company Monday for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges Polymer80 Inc. negligently and unlawfully sold an “untraceable home-assembled gun kit” that resulted in the September attack. It was the…


Elderly Victim of Huntington Beach Shooting Identified

A 66-year-old real estate professional lost his life after a fatal Huntington Beach shooting that left one dead and three injured on Aug. 7.   The Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) told The Epoch Times Aug. 9 the shooting was related to a family dispute regarding the sale of a home. During an attempt to show…


Ex-LA Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Mentally Ill Man

LOS ANGELES—California’s attorney general has filed manslaughter charges against a former Los Angeles police officer who was off duty when he fatally shot a mentally ill man who was shopping with his parents in 2019. Officer Salvador Sanchez, who was a seven-year veteran of the LAPD at the time of the shooting, was arrested Monday…


2 Brothers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Chicago Officer

CHICAGO—Two Chicago brothers have been charged in a weekend shooting during a traffic stop that left one police officer dead and another seriously wounded, the Chicago Police Department announced in a Monday press release. Emonte Morgan, 21, is charged with first-degree murder in Saturday’s fatal shooting of 29-year-old officer Ella French, as well as attempted…