mass shooting
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DC Sniper Lee Boyd Malvo Has 2 Life Sentences Thrown Out
A federal judge on Friday tossed out two life sentences without parole for Lee Boyd Malvo, one of two gunmen convicted in the “D.C. sniper” shooting cases in 2002. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson in Norfolk, Va., said that Malvo is entitled to new sentencing hearings, based on the U.S.…
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1 Dead, Several Critically Wounded in Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting
One person was killed and 14 injured in a shooting at a Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday morning. Cincinnati Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate said that there was “only one reported shooter” at the Cameo nightclub, and several victims have life-threatening injuries and are undergoing surgery. There are currently no suspects in custody, and police are…
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Dylann Roof Went to Another AME Church After the Charleston, SC, Shooting: Report
Dylann Roof, the white supremacist convicted in the horrific attack on the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., stopped at another AME church the night of the massacre, newly released court documents indicate. After the June 17, 2015, attack that left nine black parishioners dead, Roof left Mother Emanuel, the name by which…
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Gunman Behind Fort Lauderdale Airport Shooting That Left 5 Dead ID'd as Esteban Santiago
Updated Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, 3:50 p.m. EST: The gunman behind the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida has been identified as Esteban Santiago, NBC News reports. Santiago is described as a 26-year-old New Jersey native. Senior law-enforcement sources told the network that Santiago had a military ID on him, although it…
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Suspect in Wash. Mall Shooting Taken Into Custody
Updated Sunday, Sept. 25, 10:40 a.m. EDT: The man accused of fatally shooting five people in a Burlington, Wash., mall is being held without bond and faces five counts of first-degree murder, USA Today reports. The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Wash., was taken into custody Saturday night in Oak Harbor, Wash., about…
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1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Shooting After Ala. Peace Rally
A shooting in Birmingham, Ala.’s Gate City public housing community has left one dead and five injured, AL.com reports. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Sunday, about one hour after a peace rally in Lewis Park came to an end. According to Birmingham police spokesperson Sgt. Bryan Shelton, all six of the victims were innocent…
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2 Dead, Several Injured After Shooting at Teen Event at Fla. Nightclub
A teen event at a Florida nightclub ended in tragedy after at least two people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after a shooting outside the club, NBC News reports. According to the report, the shots started just as family members were picking up the children from Club Blu in Fort…
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Attorneys for Accused Charleston, SC, Church Shooter Dylann Roof Ask for Dismissal of Federal Case
Attorneys for Dylann Roof, accused of shooting nine parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., are calling the federal case unconstitutional and asking for those charges to be dropped, WCSC reports. The court documents, which were filed Tuesday, assert that the case against Roof should be handled by the state of South…
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Prosecutor Asks That SC Be Allowed to Hold Dylann Roof Trial 1st
A South Carolina state attorney is asking that the state be allowed to prosecute accused Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooter Dylann Roof before the federal government does, the Associated Press reports. Claiming that the state has primary jurisdiction over the case, 9th Judicial Circuit solicitor Scarlett Wilson, who will be prosecuting Roof for the state, said Tuesday that…