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California judge rejects new murder trial for Scott Peterson

A California judge has rejected a new murder trial for Scott Peterson in the death of his wife and their unborn child

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Canadian man, 73, raged about ‘demons’ before Toronto condo building shooting

‘Why can’t you build the condominiums buildings by the Ontario building code so I did not have to do this,’ suspect says ahead of shooting

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Ex-Fort Worth cop sentenced to nearly 12 years for manslaughter of Atatiana Jefferson

A jury found Aaron Dean guilty of manslaughter last week for the fatal shooting of Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman, while she was babysitting her nephew in a family home.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 20, 2022

On the day of the Uvalde shooting, her school bus became a makeshift ambulance

Sylvia Uriegas transported children who were wounded inside Robb Elementary School to the hospital. The terror of that day still haunts her.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 20, 2022

Inspector posing as intruder gets into Uvalde school during safety test

Gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at elementary school in city in May

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Ron DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to loosen state’s gun laws

‘Ron DeSantis is yet again more concerned about his presidential aspirations ... than he is about the safety of the constituents’

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Family of Cooper Roberts, paralyzed in Highland Park mass shooting, raising money for new home

The 8-year-old boy continues to need rehabilitation. The family is trying to raise $2 million to buy or build a new house.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022

Off-duty Chicago police officer found dead of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound — 2nd such CPD death in a week

The 1st District officer was found Tuesday morning in a home on the West Side, according to a police spokesman.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 20, 2022

Police, FBI plan update on deadly Indiana mall shooting

Five months after a 20-year-old man fatally shot three people at a suburban Indianapolis mall, police and the FBI could shed light this week on the gunman’s motive

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Calif. officer was justified in fatal shooting outside police station, prosecutors say

LOS ANGELES — A La Habra, California, police officer who shot and killed a man outside the city's police station last year was justified in using deadly force, prosecutors said, releasing video of the deadly gunfight.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022