The Latest Breaking News on Gun control

Authorities release name of 9-year-old girl shot to death in Bolingbrook home invasion

The girl was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Room, where she later died from her injuries, Bolingbrook police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023

Paul Flores receives maximum sentence for murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A Monterey County Superior Court judge on Friday sentenced Paul Flores to 25 years to life in state prison for killing California Polytechnic State University student Kristin Smart — the maximum sentence for first-degree murder.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023

Lawyers for man bodyslammed by CPD officer say city hid officer’s disciplinary records

CPD Superintendent David Brown said Officer Jerald Williams use of force against Bernard Kersh in 2019 was “massively excessive,” recommended 135-day suspension.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023

Suspect in Pine Hills shooting spree now faces additional charges

ORLANDO, Fla. — Keith Moses, the 19-year-old man accused of killing three people and injuring two others in Pine Hills last month, is facing additional charges in connection with the shooting spree, according to court records.

Orlando Sentinel · Mar 10, 2023

Ex-Alabama player Miles indicted on capital murder charges

The lawyer for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles says he and Michael Davis have been indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges for the January shooting death of a 23-year-old woman near campus

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

Former Alabama Player Darius Miles Indicted on Murder Charges

The former Crimson Tide wing was formally indicted on capital murder charges Friday in connection with a January shooting.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 10, 2023

The NYPD’s most decorated detective on surviving the deadliest precinct in America: ‘It would horrify you to see what a human can do to another human’

Ralph Friedman achieved legendary status in the NYPD during his 13 years working the tough streets of the South Bronx in the 1970s and ’80s. After writing a book and making a TV show, the 74-year-old tells Bevan Hurley that one burning ambition remains

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2023

A ‘Dark Vision’ of Discipline: Zero Tolerance Makes a Comeback

Texas is already expelling an increasing number of at-risk students, and the Legislature may be about to make things worse.

Texas Observer · Mar 10, 2023

5 people found dead in Miami Lakes home in what police say was murder-suicide

MIAMI — Miami-Dade police found five people dead in a Miami Lakes home Friday morning, including one man they believe killed the rest before turning the gun on himself.

Miami Herald · Mar 10, 2023

Convicted murderer Paul Flores will not get a new trial in Kristin Smart case, judge rules

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The man convicted of murdering California Polytechnic State University student Kristin Smart will not get a second trial, a Monterey County Superior Court judge ruled Friday.

Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023