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5 Dead, Others Injured at Maryland Newspaper; Alleged Shooter in Custody: Report [Updated]
Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 7:15 p.m. EDT: CNN’s Jake Tapper is reporting that the unidentified shooting suspect may have altered his fingerprints so that he could not be identified. According to a tweet, the gunman has been identified using facial-recognition software, but his name has not yet been released to the press. Earlier: A…
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Trial Finally Set for White Man Accused of Shooting at 3 Black Men After Hurricane Katrina
A trial date has finally been set for a 55-year-old white man who was charged with shooting at three black men in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Authorities claim that Roland Bourgeois Jr. shot at three black men, wounding one, after he and others discussed protecting the Algiers neighborhood in New Orleans after Hurricane…
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Nude Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Tennessee; Still on the Run: Police
Police in Tennessee say they are on the hunt for a man named Travis Reinking in the killing of four people at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tenn., early Sunday morning. Authorities say that Reinking, 29, of Illinois, allegedly killed two people outside the restaurant and shot and killed two more, including a cook, inside…
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An Incomplete List of the Dumbest Ways to Stop a School Shooting
The school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that left some 17 students and faculty dead has sparked a student revolution. The Parkland survivors, after learning the most important civic lesson—that most politicians are controlled by money—have begun challenging the status quo. Like many who have been affected by gun violence, their asks aren’t inconceivable. They aren’t…
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Trump Can’t Seem to Get His NRA Objectives Together, Now Backtracking on Teachers Carrying Guns
News coming out of Lex Luthor’s secret cave, aka the Trump White House, continues after the president threw a Twitter hissy fit because news folks supposedly misunderstood his call to arm some teachers as a call to arm all teachers. As we’ve learned with this administration, what Donald Trump says on Wednesday has nothing to…
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Charleston, SC, Black Lives Matter Leader Dies After Being Shot in Louisiana
A Charleston, S.C., Black Lives Matter leader—who made headlines last year after being seen jumping over yellow police tape in an attempt to snatch a Confederate flag—has died after being shot in New Orleans. Muhiyidin d’Baha, whose legal name was Muhiyidin Moye, died Tuesday morning, the New Orleans Police Department confirmed, according to Live5News. Police…
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2 Students Dead After Shooter Opened Fire at New Mexico High School
Another school shooting has left two students dead and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire at a New Mexico school. The New York Daily News reports that the shooter is also dead, but the Aztec High School remains on lockdown and has been evacuated. According to the report, the school, which is in the…
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At Least 5 Dead After Shooting Involving Multiple Locations in California, Including Elementary School
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 3:05 p.m. EST: The death toll has now risen to four victims in a shooting in Northern California. It was also confirmed that the shooter was killed by police, bringing the total death count to five. The gunman went on a violent rampage that began at a home and spanned…
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3 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire Inside Colo. Walmart
Updated Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 9:35 a.m. EDT: Police have identified the man they say killed three people in a Thornton, Colo., Walmart as 47-year-old Scott Ostrem. Law-enforcement officials have issued a nationwide homicide extradition warrant for Ostrem. He is believed to be driving a red 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage with the license plate 882TQB. He…
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All Clear After Police Respond to Report of Possible Shooter at Howard
Updated Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, 2:47 p.m.: The Metropolitan Police Department has confirmed that all buildings have been cleared and Howard University’s campus is safe. No gunman was found. Police and university officials are now left with the task of figuring out who called in the threats during Howard’s homecoming week, and why. An MPD…