Tag: shooting

Shooting of Minnesota Man Was ‘Accidental,’ Officer Meant to Use Taser: Police Chief

The officer who shot a 20-year-old in Minnesota who was evading arrest on Sunday meant to pull a Taser, not her handgun, a top official said on April 12. Video footage played of police officers’ interaction with Daunte Wright showed he was being handcuffed outside of his car in Brooklyn Center before he escaped from an…


Fatal Police Shooting in Minnesota Was ‘Accidental,’ Officer Meant to Use Taser: Police Chief

The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot a 20-year-old man during a traffic stop on April 11 meant to use her Taser, not her handgun, the department’s top official said on April 12. Video footage played of police officers’ interaction with Daunte Wright, who was pulled over for a violation, showed he was being handcuffed outside of…


Protesters Clash With Police After Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting of 20-Year-Old Daunte Wright

A 20-year-old motorist with an outstanding arrest warrant was fatally shot by a police officer in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon, prompting a crowd of at least a few hundred people who are in the area during the Derek Chauvin trial to protest outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department Headquarters. The man killed in the incident has…


Coroner: 6th Victim Dead Following South Carolina Shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A sixth person has died following a shooting earlier this week at the hands of a former NFL player who also killed four members of a South Carolina family, local officials said Saturday. Robert Shook, 38, an air conditioning technician from Cherryville, North Carolina, has died from injuries sustained in the Wednesday shooting while…


1 Dead, 3 Injured in Shooting at Missouri Convenience Store

KOSHKONONG, Mo.—One person was killed and three others were critically injured Saturday morning in a shooting at a convenience store in southern Missouri, authorities said. The shooting occurred at a Snappy Mart convenience store in Koshkonong, a town of about 200 people on the Missouri-Arkansas border. Officers were alerted when a clerk inside the store…


Off-Duty Pentagon Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of 2 Robbery Suspects in Maryland

A Pentagon police officer who tried to stop a car robbery has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in relation to the deaths of two people in Maryland earlier this week, police said.


Suspect in Texas Cabinet Business Shooting Identified as Larry Bollin, 27

Police have identified the suspect they have in custody related to the gunfire reported at a cabinet business in Bryan, Texas, on April 8 that left one person dead and five others injured. The suspect was identified as Larry Bollin, 27, of Grimes County. He has been charged with murder and booked into the Brazos County Detention…


Suspect in Texas Shooting That Left 1 Dead, 4 Critical Now in Custody

A gunman suspected in killing one person and wounding five others in shooting incidents in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday, has been arrested, authorities said. Four of those injured are in critical condition, the Bryan Police Department said on Twitter. The initial shooting incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. at a cabinet-making business in the central…


Texas Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 4 in Critical Condition, Suspect in Custody

A gunman suspected in killing one person and wounding five others in shooting incidents in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday, has been arrested, authorities said. Four of those injured are in critical condition, the Bryan Police Department said on Twitter. The initial shooting incident took place at about 2:30 p.m. at a cabinet-making business in the central…


Daytime Shooting in Laguna Hills Leaves One Man Injured

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department was searching for a suspect April 8 after a man was shot around lunchtime in Laguna Hills. Police said the man, believed to be in his 30s, did not suffer fatal injuries during the shooting near Paseo De Valencia and Alicia Parkway. He was taken to hospital for treatment. Following the…