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South Side man charged in shootout with Lombard police in which reported accomplice died

Anthony Brown, 31, is charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm at an officer, armed robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

'Catfishing' cop shot himself with service weapon after killing California girl's family, officials say

LOS ANGELES — The Virginia sheriff's deputy who killed three family members of a Riverside teenager he had allegedly been "grooming" used his service weapon to fatally shoot himself at the end of a chase with law enforcement, authorities said Friday.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 10, 2022

Fifth teenager pleads guilty in shooting near Iowa school

Another teenager accused in a fatal shooting near an Iowa high school has admitted to the crime, marking the fifth guilty plea among the 10 people charged

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Man upset over TV news story fired guns at family, neighbors before being shot by police: prosecutors

Kevin Singleton, 52, was charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated battery, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

Parents of Michigan school shooter again ask for lower bond to get out of jail

DETROIT — The parents of the teen who pleaded guilty to the deadly Oxford High School shooting spree last year have again requested that their bond amounts be lowered so they can get released from jail on bond while they await trial next year in their involuntary manslaughter case.

Tribune News Service · Dec 10, 2022

‘Fierce, humble and so loving’ — Chicago police remember Ella French in letters urging max sentence for man who bought gun

Jamel Danzy, the so-called straw purchaser of the gun used to kill French, is set to be sentenced Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 10, 2022

Warnings on gay club shooter stir questions about old case

A California woman who warned a judge last year about the danger posed by the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter says the deaths could have been prevented if earlier charges against the suspect weren’t dismissed

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Man arrested a mile from University of Idaho stabbings not linked to the murders, Moscow police say

James Leonard, 39, is not considered a suspect in the brutal stabbings last month

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2022

Increased police powers in place in Leeds after violent knife attack at retail park

The order came into effect at 5pm on Friday, December 9

Leeds Live · Dec 9, 2022

Springfield’s unwritten rule kept lawmakers from banning assault weapons

The will of past Democratic leadership seemed to be to not overtly poke any big, cash-rich bears, like the National Rifle Association. That might be changing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 9, 2022