1 killed in shooting at Washington state apartment building
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man opened fire Thursday in the lobby of a building for senior residents, killing a man and wounding two women and then barricading himself inside his apartment before surrendering, police said.
The injuries of the wounded people were critical and they were taken...
The Latest: Vancouver shooting suspect identified
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in Vancouver, Washington (all times local):
7:20 p.m.
Police have released the name of an 80-year-old man who they say shot three people in the lobby of an apartment building for seniors in Vancouver, Washington.
MGM Resorts commits up to $800M to victims of Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two years after a shooter rained gunfire on country music fans from a high-rise Las Vegas Strip hotel, MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay up to $800 million to families of the 58 people who died and hundreds of others who were injured, attorneys announced...
Ex-Dallas cop in deadly shooting gets hug from the judge
DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer who killed an unarmed black neighbor in his own living room drew 10 years in prison in a stunning courtroom scene of forgiveness and compassion in which she received a hug not just from the dead man’s brother but from the judge who imposed the...
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Shot teen charged as Hong Kong considers ban on masks
HONG KONG (AP) — The teenager who was the first victim of police gunfire in Hong Kong’s monthslong pro-democracy protests was charged Thursday with rioting and attacking police, as calls grew for the government to ban the wearing of masks to subdue rising violence in the semi-autonomous Chinese...
Dallas officer who fatally shot neighbor faces sentencing
DALLAS (AP) — The same jury that convicted a white Dallas police officer in the fatal shooting of her black neighbor returns to court Wednesday to consider her sentence — a penalty that could be anywhere from five years to life in prison.
Gun control risks losing momentum as impeachment fever rises
LAS VEGAS (AP) — After back-to-back mass shootings in Ohio and Texas this summer, gun control burst back on the scene as a major political issue for Democrats. Now it risks taking a back seat as impeachment fever overtakes Washington.
Gun control advocates are determined to prevent that...
Hong Kong police slammed as ‘trigger-happy’ after teen shot
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong office workers and schoolmates of a teenage demonstrator shot at close range in the chest by a police officer rallied Wednesday to condemn police tactics and demand accountability.
The shooting Tuesday during widespread anti-government demonstrations on China's...
White ex-officer’s guilty verdict stuns some black advocates
Monica Blake watched closely as a Texas jury weighed the case against a white police officer charged in the fatal shooting of a black neighbor, wondering whether the panel would render a different decision than so many others in recent years.
Cases in which police officers were charged in shootings
DALLAS (AP) — A white former Dallas police officer was found guilty of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting her unarmed, black neighbor after mistaking his apartment for her own. Here's a look at that and other high-profile cases in recent years in which officers were charged in the fatal...
The Latest: Cheers greet guilty verdict in Dallas cop’s case
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local):
11 a.m.
Cheers could be heard in the Dallas County courthouse after a judge announced a guilty verdict in the trial of a...
Las Vegas massacre anniversary sparks debate on gun control
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the two years since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the federal government and states have tightened some gun regulations.
But advocates say they're frustrated that more hasn't been done since 58 people died at a concert on the Las Vegas Strip, and...
For the 2nd time this year, NYPD gunfire kills 1 of its own
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time this year, a New York City police officer has been killed by friendly fire.
Officer Brian Mulkeen was fatally struck by two police bullets while struggling with an armed man after chasing and shooting at him Sunday in the Bronx, Police commissioner James...
Suspect charged in connection to Connecticut shooting
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Connecticut that left one man dead and another injured.
Authorities say 33-year-old Ramell Bell of New Britain was arrested at a family member's home in Meriden hours after the shooting last...
Police raised concerns about gunman 8 years before shooting
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police reports describe concerns eight years ago that the gunman who killed seven and wounded 25 last month in West Texas might have been planning an attack.
Officers in Amarillo, Texas, went to the home of Seth Ator's mother in February 2011 after she told them he...
Murder trial of former Dallas officer pauses until Monday
DALLAS (AP) — The jury deciding the fate of a former Dallas police officer who shot and killed her unarmed black neighbor heard around five minutes of testimony on day six of the trial before being sent home.
Amber Guyger, 31, who is white, is on trial for murder after she fatally shot...
Texas sheriff’s office’s 1st Sikh deputy slain; man charged
JERSEY VILLAGE, Texas (AP) — A sheriff's deputy described as "a trailblazer" because he was the first Sikh deputy of the Harris County Sheriff's Office when he joined the force 10 years ago, was shot and killed while making a traffic stop Friday near Houston.
Questionnaire aids jury selection in newspaper shooting case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The judge in the massacre of five Maryland newspaper employees gave 300 potential jurors a questionnaire Friday to try to whittle the jury pool in this close-knit community where most people feel connected to the case — an increasingly popular tactic in high-profile cases...
The Latest: Ex-tenants say building confused them, too
DALLAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of a former Dallas police officer charged in the shooting death of her neighbor inside his apartment (all times local):
3:25 p.m.
Former tenants of a Dallas apartment building where an off-duty police officer shot and killed a neighbor in his own...
In shootings, police must end the killing, then the bleeding
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — When the blasting guns fell silent, the cries and groans of the wounded rose.
As soon as six police officers hailed as heroes killed the gunman to end an attack that claimed nine lives in Dayton, police began working to save lives.
Security bristles around Texas police shooting trial
DALLAS (AP) — Four Texas officers carrying handguns wait in the dim early morning light for a petite 31-year-old woman to arrive.
When Amber Guyger emerges from a black SUV, she is guarded by men with dark suits and close-cropped hair. The armed officers join them, forming a perimeter...
Man convicted of killing 6 members of ex-wife’s Texas family
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who said voices in his head told him to kill six members of his ex-wife's family in Texas, including four children, was found guilty of capital murder Thursday by a jury that rejected his insanity defense.
A seventh family member testified at trial that Ronald Lee...
Court hears Alex Jones’ appeal in Sandy Hook case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should not have been penalized for an angry outburst on his Infowars web show against an attorney for relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, Jones' lawyer told the Connecticut Supreme Court on...
Police investigate deadly shooting in Stamford
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Stamford police are investigating a fatal shooting in the city.
Police say 39-year-old Torrick Johnson was found at the rear of an apartment complex at about 11 p.m. Wednesday on the ground suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Off-duty officer won’t be charged in deadly Costco shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An off-duty Los Angeles police officer will not be charged for fatally shooting a mentally ill man who had attacked him and his young son from behind in a California Costco, prosecutors said Wednesday.
In announcing a grand jury's findings, Riverside County District...
Oklahoma Army base memo warns of potential theater threat
LAWTON, Okla. (AP) — A document prepared at a U.S. Army base in Oklahoma says officials have been alerted to "disturbing" online chatter about a potential mass shooting threat at a theater during next week's release of the movie "Joker," but it references no specific location.
Man charged with manslaughter in Connecticut shooting
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting another man outside a Connecticut grocery store says he acted in self-defense.
The Connecticut Post reports that 27-year-old Richard Brown has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 1 death of 41-year-old Jose...
Police still searching for motive for Virginia mass shooting
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Police still have not determined why a Virginia Beach city worker opened fire on his co-workers, killing 12 people in a mass shooting on May 31, investigators said Tuesday.
After submitting his resignation letter that morning, civil engineer DeWayne Craddock...
Aurora survivors urge ‘Joker’ studio to support gun control
DENVER (AP) — Alarmed by violence depicted in a trailer for the upcoming movie "Joker," some relatives of victims of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting asked distributor Warner Bros. on Tuesday to commit to gun control causes.
Sandy Phillips' daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was one of 12...
Trial begins for former Dallas cop who fatally shot neighbor
DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer went on trial Monday in the shooting death of a black neighbor as attorneys sparred over whether the officer was distracted by a phone call when she mistook the neighbor's apartment for her own and the victim for an intruder.
Man accused of making racist threats to remain in custody
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A white man charged with cyberstalking and making racist threats against a black activist in Virginia was ordered Monday to remain in custody, in a case that could test the boundaries of when online trolling becomes a criminal threat.
AP photographer wounded as senator fires gun during protest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Associated Press photographer was wounded Monday in a shooting that erupted outside Haiti's Senate when a senator from the governing party fired a pistol during a confrontation with opposition protesters.
Dieu-Nalio Chery was hit in the jaw by what appeared...
Woman charged in husband’s killing held on $1M bond
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman authorities say got her cousin to kill her husband has been held on $1 million bond.
The Connecticut Post reports that 35-year-old Larise King appeared in court Monday to face charges of conspiracy to commit murder and criminal liability for the...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s twisted reality on guns, environment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is twisting reality on gun control and the environment.
Pressed over the weekend for his position on gun legislation, the president declined to answer whether he would support expanded background checks in the wake of deadly mass shootings and...
Ex-cop’s murder trial for shooting neighbor set to start
DALLAS (AP) — Last September, a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own apartment. That much is settled.
But nearly every other aspect Amber Guyger's murder trial for the killing of Botham Jean remains cloaked in controversy as opening statements in the case...
Police: Suspect in cop shooting, bike attack captured
CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and wounding a Chicago police officer on Saturday and of being the bicyclist who shot a woman in broad daylight near downtown days earlier has been captured, police said.
Officials announced at a press conference that Michael Blackman, 45, was...
US police assess rise in threat tips after 3 mass killings
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It had all the makings of a massacre. Six guns, including a Colt AR-15 rifle. About 1,000 rounds of ammunition. A bulletproof vest. And an angry Southern California man who threated to kill his co-workers at a hotel and its guests.
Woman held on $1 million bond in husband’s murder case
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Bridgeport woman is being held on a $1 million bond in connection with the July shooting death of her husband.
Bridgeport Police said 35-year-old Larise King turned herself in early Saturday morning, after midnight. Through her attorney, Michael Riley, she had...
Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 wounded in South Carolina bar shooting
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Two men were fatally shot early Saturday at a South Carolina sports bar and eight other people were wounded in the gunfire, authorities said. A suspect was being sought.
The shooting occurred in Lancaster, a community about 45 miles (72 kilometers) south of...
Pittsburgh prepares to commemorate 2018 synagogue attack
PITTSBURGH (AP) — As Pittsburgh prepares to commemorate last year's deadly shooting at a synagogue, Jewish leaders say returning to the synagogue remains a priority.
While there is no set time frame, "it is indeed our goal we will one day return to Tree of Life," said Tree of Life's Rabbi...
Dutch Supreme Court: Police liable in deadly mall shooting
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands' highest court has ruled that police are liable for damages suffered by victims of a deadly shooting in a Dutch shopping mall because they granted a weapons permit to the shooter despite him having a history of mental illness.
Migrant shooting highlights concern about Libyan coast guard
BRUSSELS (AP) — The death of a Sudanese man from a gunshot wound after a group of migrants fled from guards taking them to a detention center in Libya is raising fresh, troubling questions about the plight of people caught in the conflict-torn country and the role of the European Union-trained...
2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say one man was killed and five other adults were wounded in a shooting in the courtyard of an apartment complex near Columbia Heights Metro Station in the nation's capital.
Metropolitan police were searching for two men armed with a rifle seen at that Thursday...
Judge set to rule on trial for suspect in synagogue shooting
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge was expected to rule Friday whether a 20-year-old former college student should stand trial on charges of firing an assault rifle inside a synagogue, killing one woman and injuring three, including a rabbi and an 8-year-old girl.
O’Rourke says he’s open to broadening gun buyback proposal
AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says he's open to broadening his proposal to require owners of AK-47s and AR-15s to sell them to the government.
During an emotional town hall Thursday near the site of the Colorado theater shooting, a man who identified...
Shootings and shock value: Hoodies, PSA use similar tactics
NEW YORK (AP) — In a breezy back-to-school video spot, angelic children describe their beloved new headphones, sneakers, skateboard. Soon, though, a disturbing reality dawns on the viewer: Those cherished new belongings are merely tools to foil a school shooter stalking the children.
Recording details synagogue shooting suspect’s 911 call
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Prosecutors on Thursday played a 12-minute recording of a gunman calmly telling a 911 dispatcher that he had just fired an assault rifle inside a synagogue to save white people from Jews, describing terms for a peaceful surrender and scolding law enforcement for taking too much...
North Carolina university shooting suspect pleads guilty
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The man charged with killing two North Carolina university students and wounding four others in April pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges, then apologized for his crimes.
Trystan Andrew Terrell also pleaded guilty Thursday...
Trump says gun negotiations going ‘very slowly’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday poured cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation, even as Attorney General William Barr circulated a draft plan on Capitol Hill to expand background checks for gun sales.
