Tag: shooting

Man Guilty on All Counts in Wisconsin Shooting That Killed 3

KENOSHA, Wis.—A man accused of killing three people and wounding three others in an April shooting at a bar in Wisconsin was found guilty on all charges Tuesday. The jury came back with the verdict less than two hours, including a break for pizza, after the closing arguments in the trial of Rakayo Vinson, 25,…


Alec Baldwin Turns Over Cellphone Amid Probe Into Deadly ‘Rust’ Shooting

Alec Baldwin has handed over his cellphone to investigators as part of a probe into the fatal shooting on the movie set “Rust” in New Mexico. The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office confirmed to multiple news outlets on Friday that Baldwin gave the phone to law enforcement officials in Suffolk County, New York, who will…


Man Who Opened Fire on Restaurant Got 49 Years in Prison

SAN DIEGO—A man who opened fire into a Hillcrest restaurant with an assault rifle, but missed about a dozen people inside the eatery, was sentenced Friday to 49 years in state prison. Stefano Markell Parker, 32, pleaded guilty last year to five counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm in connection with the Feb. 12,…


Man Charged With Firing Gun Near Demonstrators Outside San Diego Mayor’s Home

SAN DIEGO—A man who allegedly fired off a gun as protesters demonstrated last summer outside San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s home pleaded not guilty Jan. 13 to a felony count of negligently discharging a gun. Lonnie James Crawford, 37, was arrested on the night of Aug. 30 for allegedly firing at least one shot in…


Cleveland Calm, Somber as Slain Officer’s Family Plans His Funeral

With hints of snow in the cold Jan. 3 air over Cleveland, Ohio, there was a bit of sadness and somberness mixed into the atmosphere as well. In a west Cleveland suburb, a mother was at the home of her 25-year-old son. She was on the phone doing something a mother shouldn’t have to do….


Union Says LAPD Officer Followed Training in Incident That Resulted in Fatal Shooting of Teen

LOS ANGELES—The police officer who inadvertently shot a 14-year-old girl to death while confronting a suspect at a Burlington store in North Hollywood had recently completed a course on how to handle an active shooter situation and was properly following his training, the officer’s union told City News Service on Jan. 2. Officer William Jones,…


3 Dead, 4 Hurt in Shooting at Mississippi New Year’s Party

GULFPORT, Miss.—Three people were killed and four others were wounded after several people at a Mississippi party started shooting just minutes before the end of 2021, authorities said. No arrests have been made in the shooting at a Gulfport New Year’s party in part because investigators are piecing together a chaotic scene where more than…


2 Wounded During Mall of America Shooting, Suspect Sought

MINNEAPOLIS—Two people were shot and wounded Friday following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve shoppers scrambling for safety and placing the Minneapolis mall on temporary lockdown, authorities said. One man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg during the shooting that happened about 4:30 p.m. on the third floor…


Suspect in Shooting of Illinois Officers Arrested in Indiana

CHICAGO—A man suspected in the shooting of one police officer and wounding of another at a northern Illinois hotel has been taken into custody, authorities said Friday. Darius Sullivan, one of two people suspected in the shooting of the two Bradley police officers, was arrested Friday morning at a home in North Manchester, Indiana, Sgt….


Colorado Police Identify Shooter Who Opened Fire Across Denver and Lakewood, Killing Five

Authorities have identified the man who killed five people in a series of shootings in Denver and Lakewood, Colorado, on Monday night. The suspect, Lyndon McLeod, 47, was killed by police at the Belmar shopping center in Lakewood after he carried out a series of shootings in at least six locations across the two areas. McLeod was known by…