Woman guilty after lovers kill each other A Melbourne woman has been found guilty of murder after jurors accepted she directed or encouraged her husband to kill her ex-boyfriend the night both men died. AAP · Dec 17, 2022
People 'scared' on estate blighted by crime and drugs gang Police have now been given increased powers in parts of the estate Liverpool Echo · Dec 17, 2022
Capitol riot suspect charged by FBI with plotting to murder law enforcement agents investigating him Witness tells investigators Edward Kelley discussed collecting intelligence on law enforcement agents The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022
Federal judge to block part of California gun law modeled after Texas abortion ban A federal judge issued a tentative ruling Friday that blocks half of a California gun bill that state legislators, at the behest of Gov. Gavin Newsom, modeled after the controversial Texas law allowing private citizens to sue abortion providers. Tribune News Service · Dec 17, 2022
Two teens shot inside home on Near West Side They were inside a residence in the 100 block of North Oakley Boulevard when someone fired at them from outside, police said. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2022
Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer, pursues one more appeal. He is facing a skeptical judge PHILADELPHIA — Forty-one years and one week after Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot to death, the latest defense team for his convicted killer, Mumia Abu-Jamal, sought Friday to persuade a skeptical judge to overturn his life sentence. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 17, 2022
Driver killed, passenger wounded in Near West Side shooting A man, 36, was fatally shot and a woman, 29, was wounded as they drove in the 1900 block of West Jackson Boulevard. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 17, 2022
Man shoots own sister dead at her birthday party in 'nightmare' accident Derek Boyd had his sister and family over to celebrate her birthday in Dublin, earlier this year, when he accidentally shot her in the chest and killed her Daily Mirror · Dec 17, 2022
TSA raising fines after finding record guns in carry-ons The Transportation Security Administration is raising the fine for people caught with a firearm in their carry-on bag The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022
Accused NYC subway shooter Frank James faces upgraded terrorism charges NEW YORK — Charges against accused subway gunman Frank James have been upgraded, and hold him accountable as a terrorist for each of the 10 people shot in April on a Brooklyn train. Tribune News Service · Dec 17, 2022
1 student dead, 3 others injured outside Chicago high school at dismissal, officials say CHICAGO — One of four students shot outside Benito Juarez Community Academy high school on the city’s Southwest Side Friday afternoon has died, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Chicago Tribune · Dec 16, 2022
‘I’m just thinking about her, hoping that she’s OK’ says classmate of girl wounded during deadly shooting at Chicago high school CHICAGO — Two of four students shot outside Benito Juarez Community Academy high school on the city’s Southwest Side Friday afternoon have died, according to officials. Chicago Tribune · Dec 16, 2022
Father of Highland Park July 4 alleged mass shooter charged with ‘recklessly’ signing son’s firearm application Seond time in recent years parent of accused mass killer facing charges over alleged actions before attack The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Alabama Supreme Court denies new trial for death row inmate The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday denied a new trial for a death row inmate in a case that has seen the district attorney, former state attorney general and a former chief justice join calls to reexamine his conviction The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 16, 2022 Man arrested in middle of trial for former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean FORT WORTH, Texas — A spectator at the trial for the former Fort Worth cop convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of a Black woman inside her mother’s home was arrested Friday by sheriff’s deputies after refusing to be sworn in as a witness.
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 Father of July 4 shooting suspect charged with 7 felonies Prosecutors say the father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct
Chicago Tribune · Dec 16, 2022 Prosecutors charge father of alleged Illinois parade shooter with felonies for sponsoring son’s firearm ID card CHICAGO — Lake County prosecutors announced Friday they have charged Robert Crimo Jr., father of alleged Highland Park parade shooter Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, with felony reckless conduct for sponsoring his son’s firearm owner’s identification card.
Daily Mirror · Dec 16, 2022 Two boys, 16, shot dead and two teens injured outside school as cops hunt killer Two 16-year-old boys have died after being shot outside Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighbourhood of Chicago while two more teens are in hospital after being injured
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022 Father of accused Highland Park shooter charged with seven counts of reckless conduct In 2019, Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son’s application for a gun permit because he was underage at the time.
Reason · Dec 16, 2022 Judge Plans to Block California Fee-Shifting Statute That Targets Gun Lawsuit Plaintiffs (and Lawyers) From AP (Julie Watson): U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez said he plans to issue an injunction because the law would force people who challenge any of California's famously restrictive gun laws to pay the government's legal fees if they lose. Benitez said this would have a "chilling effect" on…
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022 Two boys, 14 and 15, killed, two other teens wounded in shooting outside Juarez High School All were shot around 2:30 p.m. in the 2100 block of South Laflin Street on the West Side, police said. A radio dispatch to officers said a suspect in a black mask, black hoodie and black North Face jacket was seen running west on Cermak Road and north on Ashland…
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 Mississippi officials: Woman and officer shot each other Officials now say that a Mississippi police officer shot and killed a woman even as the woman was fatally shooting the officer and his partner in the parking lot of a Gulf Coast motel on Wednesday
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 Sentencing begins in police killing of Atatiana Jefferson A psychologist says a former Texas officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was unsuitable for police work
The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022 Alex Murdaugh hit with tax evasion charges as murder trial looms Disgraced attorney set to go on trial for shooting deaths of wife Maggie and son Paul next month
Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 16, 2022 Man accused of West Side murder bragged about it to 2 others who he later tried killing, prosecutors say Martae Logan, 20, is charged in the Nov. 13 shooting death of Terry Lowe, 24.