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Violence in some Chicago neighborhoods puts young men at greater risk than U.S. troops faced in Iraq, Afghanistan war zones, study finds

The researchers say their findings point to a need for more trauma-related health care in those places, especially in the West Side ZIP code 60624.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 3, 2023

Authorities: 2 arrested in California shooting that killed 6

A California sheriff says two gang members suspected in the massacre of six people last month in central California have been arrested, one after a gunbattle

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Amir Locke’s family sues Minneapolis over ‘no-knock’ warrant killing

MINNEAPOLIS — The family of Amir Locke, the 22-year-old Black man shot and killed by Minneapolis police during a predawn raid last February, is suing the city and the SWAT officer who pulled the trigger, alleging that the no-knock warrant that resulted in his death is consistent with the city's…

Tribune News Service · Feb 3, 2023

Maid's son tells judge Alex Murdaugh took $4M for her death

Prosecutors at Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial are asking a judge to allow jurors to hear from the son of the family's housekeeper who says Murdaugh promised to take care of them when she died in a fall, but kept a $4 million settlement for himself

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Missouri Republicans derail plan to keep kids from carrying guns in public

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans have killed a proposal to restrict unsupervised minors from carrying firearms in public.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 3, 2023

Detective did not understand database records on Keyham gunman, inquest hears

Det Con Pablo Beckhurst was investigating assaults by Jake Davison on two teenagers in a park 12 months before he killed five people in Plymouth

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

Murder accused claims he was 'hunting for buried £200k in cash or drugs'

Stephen Cleworth said he had been told that "£100,000 or £200,000 in money or the equivalent in drugs" was buried in a field near the home of Thomas Campbell, who was "tortured for two hours".

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023

Officer shot at public library remains in critical condition

Police say a Tennessee officer who was shot at a public library in Memphis while responding to a trespassing complaint remains in “extremely critical condition."

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023

One of UK's most wanted men jailed for 30 years after dad gunned down in front of kids

Callum Halpin, 28, fled the country and went on the run for four years following the murder of Luke Graham in 2018, and has today been jailed for 30 years for his part in the crime

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Advocates: Black cops not exempt from anti-Black policing

The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers

The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023