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Dallas officer, capital murder suspect shot, police say

DALLAS — A capital murder suspect was shot and killed and a Dallas officer was shot Wednesday in the Oak Cliff neighborhood, Dallas police said.

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Eric Burlison led effort to expand gun rights in Missouri. Now, as congressman, he wants to repeal key federal gun law

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison, who led the effort to expand gun rights in Missouri when he was a member of the state Senate, is now going after a cornerstone federal gun law used by the Department of Justice to reduce gun violence.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 26, 2023

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder, is eligible for death penalty

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — The man accused of killing seven people in a shooting rampage at a farm and nursery in Half Moon Bay — unleashing waves of terror, shock and grief throughout this rural coastal community — faces felony charges that could make him eligible for the death…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 26, 2023

Alex Murdaugh breaks down as lawyer describes brutal ‘butchering’ of wife and son

Defence attorney tells jury that prosecution’s explanation for the murders was just ‘theories’ and ‘conjecture’

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Alex Murdaugh's murder trial starts with cellphones, bullets

After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors have finally laid out their evidence that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect faces seven murder charges

California authorities identify six of the seven victims, as US reels from mass shootings and gun violence ‘epidemic’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 25, 2023

Police and paramedics called amid reports of man lying in the street and assault in Withington

Witnesses said they saw somebody lying on the ground before being taken away in an ambulance

Manchester Evening News · Jan 25, 2023

Half Moon Bay shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder, other felonies

The man accused of killing seven people in a shooting rampage at a farm and nursery in Half Moon Bay, unleashing waves of terror, shock and grief through this rural coastal community, is facing several felony charges, the San Mateo County district attorney’s office said Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 25, 2023

Gunshot residue was found in coat at mother’s home and on seat belt, Murdaugh prosecutor tells jury

WALTERBORO, S.C. — Prosecutors on Wednesday laid out the trail of evidence tying Alex Murdaugh to the 2021 murder of his wife and son.

Tribune News Service · Jan 25, 2023

Police chief calls Iowa school shooting 'sad and pointless'

The Des Moines police chief says a shooting at a educational program that left two students dead and the organization’s founder injured should be understood as “tragic, sad and pointless.”

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023