gun violence
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New Orleans Jury Delivers Manslaughter Verdict in Former Saints Star Will Smith’s Death
Cardell Hayes, 29, was found guilty of manslaughter Sunday night in the death of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, as well as attempted manslaughter for shooting at Smith’s wife, Racquel, the Washington Post reports. Originally, prosecutors had sought a second-degree murder conviction, which carries a life sentence; however, Hayes will instead spend between 20 and…
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21-Year-Old Charged With Murder in Death of NYC Man
Jonathan Chan, 21, is one of four suspects in the fatal shooting of Eric Assanah, 21, over a dispute about stolen money, the New York Daily News reports. According to authorities, the slaying occurred in Assanah’s girlfriend’s apartment in New York City’s borough of Queens, following an argument over $1,200 in stolen money. Chan was…
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NC Police Officer Will Not Face Charges in Fatal Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott
Charlotte, N.C., Police Officer Brentley Vinson will not face any charges for the September shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott, the Charlotte Observer reports. Scott, 43, was shot in a confrontation with officers outside his apartment Sept. 20. District Attorney Andrew Murray said that the evidence shows that Scott had a gun in his hand when he…
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NYC Man Fatally Shot After Argument With Gunman
Desmond Muller, a 24-year-old Bronx, N.Y., man, was fatally shot after getting into an argument outside a deli, the New York Daily News reports. At 2:55 p.m. Monday, Muller got into an argument with a group of men across the street from his apartment, authorities say. The deli was located on Union Avenue near East 163rd…
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Atlanta Man Gunned Down After Joking About Voting for Trump
Mitchell Mormon Jr., 32, was outside the Church Bar in Atlanta on a first date Saturday when he got into an argument with another man and was eventually gunned down after jokingly saying that he voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election, the New York Post reports. Shaunita Walker, 25, the woman Mormon was…
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2 Men Beat and Pull Gun on Teen in Brooklyn, NY: Report
New York City police are now looking for two attackers who assaulted a 19-year-old man and pulled a gun on him, according to the New York Daily News. The incident reportedly arose from an argument between the victim and at least one of the two attackers, according to the report. According to the Daily News,…
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Homicides Up 55 Percent in Chicago This Year
Over the weekend, nine people were killed and 42 others were wounded in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reports. This is the second weekend in a row in Chicago during which more than 50 people were shot. The number of homicides so far this year is now 55 percent above the number at the same point last year.…
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17 Killed, 42 Wounded in Chicago's Deadliest Weekend of the Year
As October draws to a close, Chicago experienced its deadliest and most devastating weekend so far this year, leaving 17 people fatally shot and more than 40 wounded, between Friday afternoon and early Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, up until this weekend, Father’s Day weekend had been the most violent in the…
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NC Woman Fatally Shot While in Town to Attend Funeral
Gastonia, N.C., police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a home Saturday, killing a woman and injuring a teenager, WSOC-TV reports. According to the report, the woman, Jacobia Lane, was in town for her sister-in-law’s funeral. Lane and about 30 others were at her brother’s home around midnight Saturday when someone opened fire…
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Man Convicted of Trying to Kill George Zimmerman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
The man convicted of second-degree murder for shooting at George Zimmerman during a 2015 road rage incident has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, WFTV reports. According to the report, Matthew Apperson’s wife, Lisa, and his mother both argued that the trial was unfair, with Lisa Apperson complaining about how her husband was painted…