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Criminal cases in South Texas are unraveling because of a Texas Ranger’s suspension after the Uvalde shooting

After the Texas Department of Public Safety suspended Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell, one of hundreds of officers who responded to the May 24 mass shooting, felony cases he investigated are in jeopardy and experts have questioned the justification for his suspension.

The Texas Tribune

How Texas senators want to make schools safer after Uvalde

DALLAS — Lawmakers should expand the school marshal program, revisit truancy reforms and allocate more money to campus safety, according to a Senate report on how to make Texas schools safer after the massacre in Uvalde.

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Relatives of child orphaned in July 4 parade shooting are in court over guardianship and estate issues

After 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy’s parents were killed in a mass shooting on the 4th of July in Highland Park, Illinois, the boy, according to his maternal grandfather, asked, “Are mommy and daddy coming soon?”

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Sleeping girl, 12, shot and killed in drive-by shooting in Alabama

‘Her life was robbed from her’

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SNP call for changes to UK firearms licensing rules after Skye tragedy

AN inquiry opened in the wake of a tragic shooting on the Isle of Skye has concluded some improvements should be made to

The National (Scotland)

Police gun violence is glorified on screen. But more armed and aggressive policing doesn't actually make us safer

The Conversation

Lawmakers have a chance to reduce gun violence. Get the bill right.

For years, people unfortunately felt the only answer to the widespread possession of powerful guns by criminals was to keep an eye out for escape exits when they were in public places. Now, people are coming to realize the right reforms can make everyone safer.

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Lawyer: Man charged in NYC subway shooting plans guilty plea

Lawyers for a man charged with wounding 10 people when he fired a gun into a crowded Brooklyn subway car has told them he'd like to plead guilty next month

The Independent UK

Queensland police reveal officers were following up warrant for Nathaniel Train as counter terrorism teams assist investigation

Queensland police reveal officers were following up an outstanding warrant for police shooter Nathaniel Train relating to a border breach from December 2021, as well as a missing person report, when they attended the Wieambilla property last week.

ABC News

Firearms, knives seized from police killers’ home

Queensland Police have revealed more details about the extensive weaponry found at the scene of last week's deadly shooting.

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County attorney concludes Minneapolis officers justified in fatal shooting of Andrew Tekle Sundberg

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that no charges will be filed for the fatal police shooting of a man during a standoff at his Minneapolis apartment building in July, finding that the officers involved were justified.

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Texas drops its defense of a law that bans young adults from carrying handguns in public

AUSTIN, Texas — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court.

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Legal settlements totaling $645,000 push Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force payments to $16 million with 5 claims remaining

BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s spending board approved $645,000 on Wednesday to settle two more legal disputes related to the city police department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force, bringing the total amount paid out related to the rogue unit to more than $16 million.

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Former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean transferred to Texas prison after manslaughter conviction

DALLAS — Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer sentenced to prison Tuesday for the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson is in Texas’ prison system.

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Police chief accused of selling machine guns obtained for his own department

Adair Chief of Police Bradley Wendt accused of weapon selling scheme by ATF

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Philadelphia man who spent 25 years on death row before acquittal is shot dead two years after release

62-year-old Christopher Williams was fatally shot in the head on 16 December

Chicago Sun-Times

Man found shot to death in Bronzeville

The 35-year-old was discovered outside in the 400 block of East 48th Street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and face.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man dies days after shooting during armed robbery in Woodlawn

Eric Harrell, 38, handed over his cell phone and attempted to start driving away when one of the robbers opened fire.

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NYC subway shooting suspect Frank James to plead guilty in terrorism case

NEW YORK — Frank James, who’s accused of wounding 10 people last spring during a rush hour mass shooting on a Brooklyn subway, is expected to plead guilty in his federal terrorism case, according to a new court filing.

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Pointing to ‘flaw’ in Missouri death penalty, judges ask to stop woman’s execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing scheme.”

The Independent UK

Ashley Dale: Family of murdered council worker say ‘life will never be the same’ as they vow to get justice

‘Loving, kind and articulate’ victim would have been 29-years-old on Wednesday

Reason

Aaron Dean's Conviction Suggests What It Takes To Hold Cops Accountable for Wrongly Using Deadly Force

The former Forth Worth officer shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home. He said he thought she was a burglar.

The Texas Tribune

Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.

The Independent UK

Police impersonator shoots teen and staffer at DC facility for youth awaiting trial

The suspect was wearing a vest emblazoned with ‘police’ when he shot the two victims in Northeast Washington DC

Irish Mirror

Jonathan Dowdall challenged in court as phone records show he wasn't in park at time Gerry Hutch 'confessed' to him

The bombshell revelation came at the end of what was Dowdall’s final day being grilled by Defence Counsel Brendan Grehan

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