1 teenager dead, 4 other victims wounded after shooting behind Philadelphia high school, police say
A drive-by shooting behind a Philadelphia high school Tuesday afternoon left a 14-year-old dead and three other victims wounded, police said.
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New York City subway assault victim accuses mayor of breaking promises
WARNING: THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT A New York City woman who was randomly attacked in a Queens subway station last week said no police officers were around to help during or after the violent assault. “The mayor said we …
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Philadelphia high school student dead, 4 others injured in shooting after football scrimmage
One teen who was killed Tuesday was among five Philadelphia high school students who were shot following a football scrimmage, police said. The shooting occurred around 4:40 p.m. at Roxborough High School in the rear of the campus, the Philadelphia …
Maine man who held knife to federal officer’s neck pleads guilty
A man who held a knife to a security officer’s neck before being shot in the the federal building in Maine’s capital pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Derik Broox Wight, 41, of Augusta, pinned a private security officer working for the …
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Philadelphia bans guns in city rec spaces; even legal permit holders will have ‘problem with me,’ DA says
Philadelphia is banning guns at city recreational facilities amid a surge in gun violence that recently claimed the life of a recreational employee struck by a stray bullet during a shootout near where she worked. Mayor Jim Kenney signed an …
Multiple witnesses to Memphis shooting spree fail to appear in court for Ezekiel Kelly’s hearing: report
Several witnesses who failed to appear at a Memphis shooting spree suspect’s preliminary hearing in a Tennessee courtroom on Tuesday now face subpoenas, according to local reports. Ezekiel Kelly, 19, allegedly shot Dewayne Tunstall in the head in another friend’s …
New documentary details 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
A pair of cowboy boots that Ashley Hoff never thought she would see again helped unlock a powerful story about the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The resulting film, “11 Minutes,” is an inside account of the 2017 …
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Philly police search for man accused of home invasion, sexual assault of senior citizen
Philadelphia police are looking for a man accused of entering a senior citizen’s home through an unlocked door and assaulting her before forcing her to undress. Zyree Downing, 22, was named by police as a suspect in the assault of …
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Texas human smuggling bust stops plane of illegal immigrants, including deported child sexual assault suspect
Texas state police disrupted a human smuggling attempt by plane, leading to the apprehension of six illegal immigrants, including a deported felon wanted in Wisconsin for sexual assault on a child. Three other individuals, including a female U.S. citizen accused …
Michigan police believe series of shootings in suburban town may be connected after 2 teen girls killed
Before August, the last homicide in Niles, Michigan, occurred in May, when a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot. Then, a string of three shootings between Aug. 16 and Sept. 20 left four people dead – including two teenage girls who …