6 killed, 30 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday night in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2023
Hospital security guard fatally shot while on the job by suspect later killed by Portland police The unidentified suspect fled the scene before law enforcement traced his vehicle to a city 16 miles east of Portland The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Acid murder trial hears of secret prison recording Father-of-two Liam Smith was shot and had acid poured on him after a one-night stand, Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester heard. The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Head of Miami police shoots himself on busy highway after domestic dispute Alfredo ‘Freddy’ Ramirez in critical but stable condition after shooting following earlier altercation attended by Tampa officers The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2023
Excavator seen digging in backyard of man charged in Gilgo Beach killings Investigators have been digging in the yard at the Long Island home of Rex Heuermann The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Hospital security guard dies after being shot while on the job in Oregon Authorities said the second victim was a member of staff and remains in stable condition The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it's far more rare – what happened? A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire at Townsville Elementary School, killing a 6-year-old child and injuring others. The Conversation · Jul 24, 2023
Bryan Kohberger claims DNA may have been planted at Idaho murders scene – as alibi deadline looms Bryan Kohberger was tied to the 13 November murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin through a knife sheath left behind at the scene of the grisly murders The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Excavator spotted digging at Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect’s home as police unearth underground vault Search teams carried out what was described as a “major excavation” on Sunday at the home in Massapequa Park The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Mayor of Ecuador port city slain in shooting that kills 1 other, wounds 4 Authorities in Ecuador say the mayor of the country's third largest city has been slain in a shooting that killed one other person and wounded four more, including two suspected attackers The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023
Delhi court convicts man for attempting to murder wife NEW DELHI: A court in Delhi has convicted a man for attempting to murder his wife by firing at her with a country-made pistol nearly five years ago. The Times of India · Jul 23, 2023
New Zealand shooting: police name two male victims with four still in hospital It is understood the two Auckland men killed were colleagues of the 24-year-old gunman but his motive is still unknown The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2023
Greenacre shooting: three in hospital after early-morning ‘targeted attack’ in Sydney Three people were found injured in two parked cars, NSW police said, and two are in a critical condition in hospital The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2023
Minister rubbishes business groups’ claims – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023 Man convicted in stray-bullet killing of Puerto Rican Olympian's mom in her Connecticut home A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2023 Lawsuit seeks to block Florida provision that limits trans treatment for adults State law provision SB 254 that went into effect on 17 May greatly hinders transgender adults from obtaining gender-affirming care
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023 Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian motorist after alleged car-ramming attack in West Bank Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in disputed circumstances in the northern West Bank — the latest in an ongoing surge of violence that shows no sign of slowing down
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023 Life sentence for killer who stabbed victim 24 times Errol McKay was killed at his flat in Balham in July 2022 following an argument.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2023 Drug dealer jailed over fatal stabbing in south-west London Errol McKay died after a fight broke out between the pair in July last year
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2023 North Dakota officer killed in Fargo ambush is to be laid to rest Saturday in Minnesota A police officer in Fargo, North Dakota, who was ambushed and fatally shot by a heavily armed man will be laid to rest on Saturday
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023 Despite DNA evidence, prosecutors decline to charge teen with murders of three people in Morgan Park last year Police said they recovered the DNA from one of the victims, but so far the teen has been charged only with having a loaded gun when officers stopped him earlier this week.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 The Fargo shooter used a binary trigger. Here's what to know about the device that's worrying police The man who fired on police officers in North Dakota earlier this month chose to use a gun that was modified with a binary trigger
Reason · Jul 21, 2023 Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Ban on Guns at University of Michigan From Wade v. Univ. of Michigan, decided yesterday by the Michigan Court of Appeals (Judges Mark Cavanagh and Deborah Servitto); the ban covered all university property, which I take it includes dorms and open spaces: In Bruen, the Court stated that it was "settled" that arms carrying could be prohibited…
Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2023 Man charged in fatal Oakland neighborhood shooting texted ‘code word’ when job was done: prosecutors Prosecutors didn’t say why Jermone Baker was apparently targeted, but said the alleged gunman, Darius Jackson, had been communicating with another person on social media about the attack.
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2023 Brazil's Lula places new restrictions on gun ownership, reversing predecessor's pro-gun policy Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree tightening restrictions on civilian access to guns in Brazil, in a move aimed at reversing the pro-firearms policies of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro