Tag: shooting

Gunmen Kill at Least 45 People in Northwest Nigerian Town

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—Militants killed at least 45 people in an attack on the town of Faru in northwest Nigeria, residents and a hospital worker said on Friday. “The armed bandits stormed Faru town on more than 100 motorbikes, shooting sporadically on the people at about twelve noon yesterday,” said Abubakar Iliyasu, a resident who witnessed the…


Chicago Police Shoot Suspect After Pointing Gun During Arrest Warrant

Chicago police fatally shot a man wanted on two warrants after he pulled a gun and pointed it at law enforcement officers as they tried to take him into custody on Friday, authorities said. The police superintendent in the Illinois city, David O. Brown, said during a press briefing on Friday that one of the 33-year-old…


Teen Killed, 11 Hurt in Ohio Holiday Party Gunfire

Body camera video of a mass shooting in Toledo show two officers running toward the sound of gunfire as they yell at people to “stay down” and “find cover” while dozens of rounds are being fired. Seventeen-year-old Stephon Johnson was killed early Monday during a block party in a central Toledo neighborhood and 11 people…


2 Men Dead, Woman Wounded in Suspected Texas Murder-Suicide

HOUSTON—Two men died and a woman was wounded in what Houston police said was a murder-suicide at a downtown seafood restaurant. The shooting happened shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday as a man and woman were finishing dinner in the bar of the Aquarium Restaurant, Houston police Executive Assistant Chief Matt Slinkard said. Witnesses said, and…


Houston Aquarium Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Injured: Police

Texas police are probing a shooting that took place Thursday evening at the Downtown Aquarium in Houston, leaving two people dead, including a suspect, officials said. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting on the second floor of the aquarium at around 8:10 p.m. Thursday evening. According to FOX 26 Houston, at least one…


Chicago Man Charged in Shooting of 2 Federal Agents and an Officer

CHICAGO—A federal indictment filed Thursday charges a 28-year-old Chicago man in connection to a drive-by shooting of three undercover law enforcement officers, and it says the suspect told authorities he mistook the officers for rival gang members. Eugene “Gen Gen” McClaurin is charged with one count of using a dangerous and deadly weapon to assault…


Hunter Sentenced to 7 to 20 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Teen at State Park

By Vinny Vella From The Philadelphia Inquirer Profusely apologizing for his actions, a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, hunter was sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the accidental shooting death of a teenager at Nockamixon State Park last fall. Kenneth Heller, 52, of Warminster, told Common Pleas…


Houston Teen on Life Support Following Road Rage Shooting

HOUSTON—Authorities were searching Thursday for a man accused of shooting a teenager during what they say was a road rage incident that took place as a family was driving home following a Houston Astros game. The 17-year-old was on life support at a hospital following the Tuesday evening shooting, according to Houston police. The teenager’s…


16-Year-Old Surrenders Himself For Times Square Shooting That Injured Marine

A 16-year-old surrendered himself to police on Wednesday after a shooting in New York’s Times Square, in which a stray bullet injured a 21-year-old Marine, authorities said, according to local reports. The teen, accompanied by his mother, presented to the Midtown South Precinct station house where he turned himself in. He was charged with attempted murder, as well…


Police Identify 3 Men Found Shot to Death at Georgia Golf Course

KENNESAW, Ga.—Investigators have identified three men found shot to death on the golf course of a country club in the Atlanta suburbs, but it’s still unclear what prompted the violence. Golf pro Eugene Siller was gunned down when he went to find out why a white pickup truck had driven onto the 10th green at…