Hearing sought for man facing execution who claims innocence Attorneys for a Missouri man setto be executed next month are seeking a new hearing The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
The 5th Circuit Says the ATF Exceeded Its Legal Authority When It Banned Bump Stocks The decision defends the separation of powers and the rule of law against an attempt to prohibit firearm accessories by administrative fiat. Reason · Jan 9, 2023
Drivers shot with nails on major highway The passenger of a truck has allegedly shot two drivers - one in the head - with nails from a nail gun while travelling on a highway on the NSW Central Coast. AAP · Jan 9, 2023
From free college to universal preschool, Pritzker pledges second-term ‘agenda as ambitious and bold as our people are’ In a speech that paid respect to everyone from a nurse who died from COVID-19, to victims of gun violence, to former Gov. Dwight Green, Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed to “fight against a rising tide of hate,” protect women’s reproductive rights and finally get an assault weapons ban passed. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court tells Texas to reconsider executing man convicted with faulty DNA evidence Areli Escobar was sentenced to death in 2011 for an Austin murder, but even prosecutors now agree his conviction relied heavily on faulty DNA testing by the discredited Travis County crime lab. The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2023
Teacher shot after 'altercation' by boy, 6, 'as she tried to confiscate weapon' Teacher Abby Zwerner was going to confiscate a gun moments before she was shot by a six-year-old boy. Although the child is still in custody, it is unlikely he will be charged with any crime Daily Mirror · Jan 9, 2023
Edinburgh police launch frantic search after man wearing balaclava attempts 'targeted' attack A man wearing black clothing and a balaclava has vanished after attempting to assault someone with a weapon in Edinburgh at the weekend. Police are appealing for the public's help to trace him down. Edinburgh Live · Jan 9, 2023
Teacher shot by six-year-old student was trying to take the gun away from him Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot while teaching her first-grade class at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
Girl, 16, 'could have died' in vicious attack filmed on mobile phone A 15-year-old girl has been arrested Manchester Evening News · Jan 9, 2023
Vigil planned for teacher who police say was shot by student Authorities plan to offer updates on the shooting of a Virginia elementary school teacher by a 6-year-old student, and the community will later hold a candlelight vigil The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
US Supreme Court won't hear appeals from 'Wichita massacre' The U_S_ Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals of two brothers who were sentenced to death for four fatal shootings in a soccer field in December 2000 known as “the Wichita massacre.” The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023
First grader shoots Virginia teacher A criminal justice expert discusses the implications of the shooting, and what it means for school safety in the US Salon · Jan 9, 2023
US teacher shot by six-year-old pupil in classroom A US teacher has sustained life-threatening injuries after she was shot by a six-year-old boy, local authorities confirmed. The National (Scotland) · Jan 9, 2023
Faces of murderers who beat teenager to death in Liverpool cafe A 14-year-old boy was also convicted of Michael Toohey's murder by a jury today Liverpool Echo · Jan 9, 2023
Nottingham Post · Jan 9, 2023 Nottingham murderer Michael O'Brien speaks from jail as he admits: 'I hurt a lot of people' He found out his parents had been murdered six days after he was jailed for life
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Youth guilty of stab murder glorified in drill rap video Bubacar Jabbie Dukureh, 17, who was known as Buba, was walking back to his home in Walthamstow, east London, when he was attacked.
Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023 What we know, and still don’t know, about the homicide investigation in Moscow MOSCOW, Idaho — The Moscow Police Department-led investigation into the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students — Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin — came under scrutiny as authorities remained tight-lipped and maintained that they had not identified a suspect nearly seven weeks into the…
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho murders arrest affidavit was meant to give answers. Instead it raises these new questions Why did the surviving roommate wait eight hours to call 911 after seeing the killer? Who was the intended target? Is Bryan Kohberger the stalker Kaylee Goncalves complained about? Rachel Sharp reports on the questions still unanswered in the case
Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023 Gun incidents, lockdowns stir anxiety among metro Atlanta students ATLANTA — Black is the only color Gwinnett County student Taylor Jones wears to school.
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Even Lauren Boebert’s supporters want her to stop ‘nasty rhetoric’ Voters who support Lauren Boebert are hoping the firebrand Republican congresswoman from Colorado tones down her brash style
Manchester Evening News · Jan 9, 2023 Items found hidden on seriously hurt man sparks major armed police response in hospital with area cordoned off Police also recovered a concealed firearm and drugs worth around £2,800
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Man arrested after airport security finds gun parts smuggled in two jars of peanut butter ‘There was certainly nothing smooth about the way the man went about trying to smuggle his gun,’ says JFK’s security boss
The Texas Tribune · Jan 9, 2023 Watch: After the Uvalde shooting, one Texas school district increases focus on mental health Round Rock ISD is thought to be among the first school districts in Texas where social workers and police officers work directly with one another to provide mental health support to students.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023 Teenager admits murder of Jermaine Cools, 14, in west Croydon stabbing A 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty to Jermaine’s murder and now faces a life sentence
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2023 Teenager pleads guilty to stabbing 14 year-old boy to death outside train station Jermaine Cools believed to be youngest person stabbed to death in London in 2021