Tag: shooting

FBI: Dayton Mass Shooter Fantasized About Killing for Years

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The man who gunned down nine people in Dayton, Ohio, two years ago had fantasized about mass shootings, serial killings and murder-suicide for at least a decade before carrying out the Aug. 4, 2019, attack, the FBI said Monday as it announced the conclusion of its investigation. Shooter Connor Betts didn’t share specific details…


San Diego Police Seek Public’s Help in Solving Shooting Death of Boy

SAN DIEGO—Police were asking the public’s help today in an investigation into the shooting death of a 12-year-old boy who was in the backyard of a family gathering on Thanksgiving Day. The shooting happened at 9:34 pm Thursday in the 7400 block of Cahill Drive in the Skyline neighborhood, according to Lt. Jud Campbell of…


Black Friday Shootings Reported In Tennessee, Washington State, North Carolina

Shootings marred Black Friday with incidents reported in North Carolina, Washington state, and Tennessee. Three men were killed and four others were left with non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting incident at a Nashville, Tennessee apartment on the evening of Nov. 26, police said. The Nashville Police Department said in a statement that it’s unclear what led…


At Least 1 Injured in Shooting at Mall in Tacoma, Washington

TACOMA, Washington—Gunshots rang out at a Washington state mall packed with Black Friday shoppers, seriously wounding one person and panicking hundreds of others who hid inside stores as the mall went into lockdown. Authorities said the shooting in Tacoma, south of Seattle, was reported just after 7 p.m. at an area near the mall’s food…


At Least 1 Injured in Black Friday Mall Shooting in Washington

TACOMA, Wash.—Police in Washington state on Saturday were investigating a shooting at a shopping mall that left one person seriously wounded and sent hundreds of Black Friday shoppers fleeing for exits or hiding in stores. As of Saturday afternoon, no arrests had been reported in the previous night’s shooting at the Tacoma Mall, south of…


NYC Man on Bail Shoots 13-Year-Old Boy in Neck

A 13-year-old boy took a bullet to the neck while on his way to school in New York City when a man who was on parole for previous gun violations fired at him. Khamani Garrett was on his way to school in the Bronx area of Wakefield when Hubert Wiggs walked up to him fired…


Pregnant Florida Woman Killed After Hitting Motorcyclist With Her Car: Officials

A pregnant Florida woman died after allegedly inciting a road rage incident with a motorcyclist in Orange City over the weekend, according to police. Sara Nicole Morales, 35, is accused of hitting Andrew Derr’s motorcycle intentionally with her blue Kia on Saturday in the 1400 block of N. Volusia Ave, said a statement from the Orange City…


3 Teens Arrested in Shooting at Suburban Denver High School

AURORA, Colo.—Police in the Denver suburb of Aurora have arrested three teenagers in connection with the shooting of three students in a high school parking lot on Friday, a Colorado newspaper reported Monday. A television station quoted the city’s police chief as saying that gang involvement was suspected. Police arrested one 16-year-old boy late Friday…


Seven-Month Pregnant Woman Shot and Killed in Philadelphia: Officials

A seven-month pregnant woman was shot and killed on Saturday night as she was unloading baby shower gifts from her car in Philadelphia, officials said. The unnamed woman, 32, was shot in the Lawncrest area at around 8:30 p.m. The woman and the unborn child were pronounced dead at the Einstein Medical Center. “I mean, the…


Pasadena Boy Fatally Wounded in Bedroom by Stray Bullet

PASADENA, Calif.—Pasadena police were poring over surveillance footage on Nov. 21 from a neighborhood where a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by a stray bullet as he played video games in his bedroom. The shooting occurred at 6:12 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of North Raymond Avenue, near Mountain Street, when a stray…