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Handgun used by 6-year-old who shot teacher was secured with trigger lock and ‘out of reach’ on closet shelf, attorney says

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The 9 mm handgun a 6-year-old student used to shoot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School was secured with a trigger lock and kept out of the boy’s reach at the family’s Newport News home, according to an attorney representing the child’s mother.

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Judge: No in-person meetings for couple's triple murder case

An Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk about strategy before they stand trial in April

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Idaho judge updates gag order in homicide case to include attorneys of victims’ families

BOISE, Idaho — The already widespread gag order in the quadruple homicide case against Bryan Kohberger has been updated to prohibit more people from talking about the case.

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Man shot after traffic accident in Chatham

The 19-year-old is in critical condition after being shot in his chest Thursday afternoon, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Home Office vows to better protect rape victims from ‘invasive’ records requests

The information sometimes requested as part of police investigations can include medical records, education and council files or therapy notes.

The Independent UK

State laws vary widely on whether felons can run for office

The case of a defeated New Mexico candidate arrested in a politically motivated shooting spree has turned a spotlight on an issue that has been evolving in the states: whether people with criminal convictions are eligible to run for public office

The Independent UK

New gun restrictions are coming in states where Democrats reign

Illinois lawmakers wasted no time in the new legislative session, taking just five days to pass major gun safety measures that include a ban on semi-automatic rifles, high-capacity magazines and gun attachments that simulate automatic fire.

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Sheriffs, do your duty and uphold the law on assault weapons

If law enforcement leaders cannot stay out of the political fray and refrain from making purposefully inflammatory statements for their own personal gain, the profession is doomed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pennsylvania woman charged in chainsaw murder of elderly parents

A chainsaw was found near one of the bodies at the home in Montgomery County, police say

The Independent UK

Person killed at Atlanta police training center site ID'd

Investigators on Thursday released the identity of the person who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers a day earlier

The Independent UK

Florida Legislature May Impose Penalties on Local Legislators Who Illegally Impose Gun Control Laws

So the Florida Supreme Court held today.

Reason

Migrant shot and injured by National Guard soldier patrolling border

It’s the first-known incident where a soldier has shot a migrant since the mission began. The injury is non-life threatening.

The Texas Tribune

2 Tenn. officials fired after lethal injection errors noted

The Tennessee Department of Correction has fired its top attorney and another employee following a scathing independent report on failures within the state’s lethal injection system

The Independent UK

Armed man shot dead by officers in Tenterfield Police Station, internal investigation underway

A senior NSW Police officer has defended the actions of an officer who fatally shot a 48-year-old man at Tenterfield in the state's far north yesterday.

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Rapper files $10 million claim after New Year's Eve confrontation with LA County deputies

LOS ANGELES — A local rapper has filed a $10 million claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after deputies pointed a handgun at the unarmed motorist while warning him he would get "one to the chest" during a tense confrontation on New Year's Eve.

Chicago Sun-Times

Civilian oversight agency seeking video of off-duty CPD detective shooting at suspected thieves in Irving Park

Just before 3 a.m. on Dec. 6, the off-duty detective called 9-1-1 and reported firing twice at “some auto theft” in the 2800 block of West Grace Street.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Illinois paramedics, ambulance company sued for man's death

Attorneys say the family of an Illinois man whose death prompted murder charges against two paramedics who strapped him facedown on a stretcher has filed a lawsuit against them and their employer

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The Independent UK

New Mexico shooting case revives pretrial detention debate

A detention hearing has been scheduled for a felon and failed political candidate suspected of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of four elected Democrat officials in New Mexico

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Family says six-year-old boy who shot Virginia teacher has ‘acute disability’

‘The week of the shooting was the first week when we were not in class with him,’ family says

The Guardian - UK

Plymouth shooting inquest: police took ‘high risk’ decision to return shotgun licence

Devon and Cornwall force say they did not have enough staff to deal with number of licensing applications

Liverpool Echo

Man tells teen killer to 'chill bro' after explosive insult to judge

The youth was convicted of murdering 55-year-old Christopher Molloy near to Bootle Strand

The Independent UK

Public memorial planned for Parkland school school victims

A nonprofit organization in Florida is planning a public memorial dedicated to the 17 people who died during a 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

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Suspect arrested months after discovery of gunshot and acid attack victim

Liam Smith, 38, was found shot dead in Wigan, with ‘potentially hazardous’ substances on his body on November 24, last year.

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Family of 6-year-old who shot teacher releases statement, says gun was secure

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The family of the 6-year-old student who police say shot a teacher at Richneck Elementary School issued its first public statement about the shooting, saying the boy “suffers from an acute disability and was under a care plan” in which his parents attended school with him.

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