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Police say officers 'acted appropriately' when man shot in Townsville suburb

The man was allegedly holding knives when he approached officers and was fatally shot by police, with the incident captured on body-worn cameras.

ABC News · Apr 21, 2023

Shelter-in-place order closed off downtown Fort Lauderdale for an hour after reports of gunman on a balcony

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Police ordered downtown residents to shelter in place early Friday afternoon while they confronted a man armed “with a possible gun” on a balcony, but said it was not an active shooter incident.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Tennessee Legislature nears end; gun reform reconvene likely

Tennessee lawmakers appeared poised to finish their annual legislative session without action on the governor’s gun reform plan, after a deadly school shooting in Nashville last month

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Judge stops Texas execution after questions raised in case

A Texas judge has stopped next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate who has long said he’s innocent so there can be more time to review his claims that he was convicted more than 20 years ago with false testimony and questionable evidence

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

DeSantis signs law making Florida state with lowest threshold for death penalty in US

Florida has high level of exonerations from death row

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

These are Joe Biden’s top policy priorities if he wins a second term. But the GOP could stifle his agenda

From gun control to abortion protections, these are the top policy priorities for Joe Biden in a second term

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Our country needs to shed its obsession with guns

If soldiers like Sneed’s father can give up theirs, why can’t we as a nation do so for the safety of our children?

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 21, 2023

12-year-old girl killed, 3 others injured in drive-by shooting in Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn. — A 12-year-old girl was killed Thursday night after she was shot in the head during a drive-by quadruple shooting in Hartford in which police say she happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright to be freed

A white ex-police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her handgun for a Taser and fatally shooting a Black motorist in suburban Minneapolis in 2021 is set to be released from prison on Monday

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Brislington murder: Bristol detective vows to 'stamp out extreme violence' after sentencing

"Someone's lost their life in a fight over drugs and it's not acceptable"

Bristol Post · Apr 21, 2023