Tag: shooting

Family: Zydeco Musician Chris Ardoin Shot While Performing

COLFAX, La.—A Zydeco musician was shot in the back while performing at an event in central Louisiana, his wife said in a statement posted early Saturday on Facebook. Chris Ardoin was performing as the Friday headliner at Zydeco Bike Fest when he was shot, his wife, Kerri, posted on his official Facebook page. “Yes, unfortunately…


Suspect Charged With Shooting 2 in California Movie Theater

RIVERSIDE—A man suspected of shooting two people, killing one, inside a Southern California movie theater has been charged with murder and attempted murder, prosecutors said on Friday. Defendant Joseph Jimenez, 20, was scheduled for an afternoon arraignment, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. Jimenez has been jailed since his arrest. It’s…


Chinese National Shot and Wounded in Pakistan’s Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan—A Chinese national was shot and wounded in an attack in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi on Wednesday, July 28, police said, two weeks after nine Chinese workers were killed when an explosion sent their bus over a ravine in the north of the country. Wednesday’s victim and another Chinese national were being driven to…


Team GB Shooter’s Bronze Medal at First Olympics ‘Incredible’ Achievement

Team GB shooter Matt Coward-Holley’s bronze medal in the men’s trap at the Tokyo Olympics is an “incredible” achievement, the headmaster of his former school has said. The Chelmsford-born athlete, now living in Salisbury in Wiltshire, shot 33 of 40 in the final to secure third place, finishing behind the Czech duo of gold medallist…


One Arrested in Shooting That Wounded TikTok Star, Killed Teen

CORONA, Calif.—Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that killed an 18-year-old woman and seriously wounded a 19-year-old social media influencer as they watched “The Forever Purge” at a Southern California movie theater. Authorities say there is no known motive for the violence and that the shooting Monday appeared to be “an…


Coroner IDs Southern California Shooting Suspect

LOS ANGELES—Authorities have identified the shooter involved in a California standoff that killed a sheriff’s deputy and three others who were held hostage in a San Joaquin Valley home. The shooter, identified Tuesday as Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr., was fatally shot by Kern County sheriff’s deputies. He had a history of arrests on domestic violence…


Coroner Identifies Shooter in California Standoff That Killed Sheriff’s Deputy, 3 Others

LOS ANGELES—Authorities have identified the shooter involved in a California standoff that killed a sheriff’s deputy and three others who were held hostage in a San Joaquin Valley home. The shooter, identified Tuesday as Jose Manuel Ramirez Jr., was fatally shot by Kern County sheriff’s deputies. He had a history of arrests on domestic violence…


Texas Man Convicted of Killing Officer, Then Attacks Bailiff

SAN ANTONIO—A Texas man elbowed a bailiff who was attempting to handcuff him after the man was convicted of killing a San Antonio police detective. Jurors deliberated about 25 minutes Monday before convicting Otis McKane, 40, of capital murder in the November 2016 fatal shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi. Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty…


Texas Shooter Dies After Party-Goers Throw Bricks at Him

FORT WORTH, Texas—A man who opened fire at a backyard party in Fort Worth early Monday, killing one and injuring three, died after being chased by fellow party-goers who threw landscaping bricks at him, Texas authorities said. Fort Worth police said the shooter, who was struck multiple times with at least one brick, was pronounced…


5 Die, Including Deputy, in Shootings at California Home

LOS ANGELES—A California sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot this weekend when his SWAT team tried to rescue people held hostage inside a San Joaquin Valley home by a man armed with an AK-47-style rifle and a handgun, authorities said Monday. Four other people were also killed in the shootout, including the gunman—who had been previously…