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Teenager with toy gun shot during Philadelphia robbery attempt
A teenager wielding a toy gun was shot in Philadelphia on Sunday night after allegedly attempting to rob a man carrying a loaded firearm. Around 11 p.m. on Sunday, a 16-year-old and another suspect approached a man and his girlfriend on the 2200 block of Emerald Street. Police reported one suspect pressed a weapon into the man’s back and demanded…
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White House condemns Birmingham mass shooting, 4 dead, 17 injured
On Sunday, the White House condemned gun violence following a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, which resulted in four fatalities and at least 17 injuries on Saturday night. Several people lost their lives, and many others were injured in downtown Birmingham. The nation is once again gripped by horror as another community faces the devastating impact of gun violence, stated…
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Four killed, over 20 injured in Birmingham, Alabama shooting
At least four people were killed, and dozens more were injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday evening. The incident took place around 11pm local time, in the popular entertainment district of Five Points South, according to Birmingham Police. Officer Truman Fitzgerald stated that multiple shooters opened fire on a group of people. When police arrived, they…
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Second fatality confirmed after Detroit Lions tailgate shooting
A second individual has passed away following a shooting at a well-known tailgating location after a Detroit Lions game, police confirmed Monday. The altercation erupted at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Market, an open-air gathering area, as detailed by Police Chief James White. The incident occurred shortly after Tampa Bay’s 20-16 victory over the Lions at Ford Field. Lions…
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Apalachee High School shooting audio reveals chaos and fear
Georgia authorities have released harrowing audio from 911 calls made during the Apalachee High School shooting. The Barrow County 911 call centre began receiving calls around 10.20am on the tragic day, which resulted in the deaths of two teachers and two students. The recordings reveal the chaos and fear unleashed when 14-year-old Colt Gray opened fire on September 4. Parents…
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US Border Patrol criticised for Uvalde school shooting response failures
US Border Patrol agents who responded to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting in May 2022 failed to establish command and lacked adequate training, according to a federal report released Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Professional Responsibility reviewed the actions of the 188 Border Patrol agents at Robb Elementary School, where a teenage gunman killed 19 students and…
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Manhunt in Kentucky’s wilderness for armed suspect Joseph Couch
Thousands of acres of wilderness, sinkholes, and the possibility of encountering an armed suspect are among the challenges faced by law enforcement officers in the search for Joseph Couch. Couch is suspected of firing an AR-15 from a cliff ledge along the interstate, about nine miles north of London, Kentucky, striking 12 cars and injuring five people on Saturday. The…
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Teen shooter kills four in Apalachee High School tragedy
“Sorry, Mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother on Wednesday morning before the deadliest school shooting in the US this year at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. This message prompted Marcee Gray to alert her son’s school about an unspecified “extreme emergency” at 9:50 a.m., as shown in call logs and texts exchanged with her sister,…
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Mother’s plea amid Georgia school shooting investigation
Marcee Gray, the mother of Colt Gray, the 14-year-old accused of opening fire at a high school in Georgia, tearfully expressed her sorrow during an interview. “If I could take their place, I would. I would in a heartbeat,” she said on Sunday night. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith shared that the sequence of phone calls and events leading up…
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Kentucky schools close as manhunt for shooting suspect continues
Classes across central Kentucky were cancelled on Monday, with residents advised to stay vigilant as the search for a shooting suspect entered its third day. Joseph Couch, 32, has evaded capture since Saturday afternoon. Authorities say he fired an AR-15 from a cliff ledge along I-75, about nine miles north of London, Kentucky, hitting 12 cars and injuring five people.…
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Man upgraded to suspect in Kentucky freeway shooting
Authorities announced Sunday that a man initially identified as a person of interest in a Kentucky freeway shooting that injured seven people and left nine vehicles riddled with bullets is now a suspect. Joseph A. Couch, described by the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office as “armed and dangerous,” remained at large Sunday afternoon as a large-scale search continued in the area…
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Four killed in Apalachee High School shooting
The shooting at Apalachee High School lasted roughly a minute, starting in a hallway and ending in a classroom, according to Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith. Colt Gray, a 14-year-old, allegedly shot 13 people during this brief period. Four victims, including two teachers and two students, lost their lives. Sheriff Smith attributed the prevention of further casualties to the swift…
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Mother’s warning call before Apalachee High School shooting
The mother of a teenager accused of killing four people during a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, alerted a school counsellor before the incident, according to the suspect’s relatives. Colt Gray, 14, sent an alarming text to his mother, Marcee Gray, on the morning of the shooting, prompting her to warn the school, as confirmed by his…
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Search for I-75 Kentucky gunman continues in dense woods
More than a day after suspected gunman Joseph Couch opened fire on Interstate 75, wounding five individuals, dozens of law enforcement officers are scouring the dense woods of rural Laurel County, Kentucky. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has identified Joseph A. Couch, 32, as the suspect who allegedly fired into nine cars on both sides of the interstate on Saturday.…
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Father of Apalachee High School shooter arrested
The father of the Apalachee High School shooting suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident that resulted in four deaths, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Colin Gray, 54, faces charges of four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder, and eight counts of cruelty to children, the GBI announced on Thursday. Colin’s son,…
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Four killed in Georgia high school shooting, student in custody
Authorities have identified the four victims killed during a shooting at a Georgia high school on Wednesday morning when a student opened fire. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey confirmed that two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed in the incident. The students killed at Apalachee High School were Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14. The teachers…
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14-year-old charged for deadly Apalachee High School shooting
A 14-year-old suspect in the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, will be booked Wednesday night, according to Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey. Colt Gray faces murder charges for the deaths of two teachers and two students at the high school, authorities confirmed. The victims have been identified as 14-year-olds Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo,…
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Suspect arrested for shootings on Interstate 5 in Washington
A suspect has been apprehended following a series of shootings that injured six people along Interstate 5 in the Seattle and Tacoma regions of Washington state. Officials expressed outrage over the random nature of the attacks on highway drivers. One of Monday night’s victims is in critical condition, disclosed Capt. Ron Mead of the Washington State Patrol during a Tuesday…
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Six injured in multiple East Cleveland shootings
Early Monday in East Cleveland, Ohio, six individuals sustained injuries in at least three separate shootings near a high school class reunion, according to local police. Gunfire began shortly after 1 a.m. close to where Shaw High School alumni were celebrating their annual reunion, as stated by city officials and witnesses. East Cleveland Acting Police Chief Kenneth D. Lundy reported…
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Man opens fire at Brooklyn festival, injuring five
A man in Brooklyn has opened fire on a crowd during the West Indian American Day festival parade on Monday, shooting and injuring five people. Two of the victims are in critical condition. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell stated in a news conference that the Brooklyn shooter targeted a group intentionally. He confirmed that four men and one woman…
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Former Florida deputy charged with manslaughter in airman shooting
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Monday for the fatal shooting of a Black US Air Force senior airman who answered his door with a gun pointed toward the ground. Eddie Duran, 38, a former Okaloosa County deputy, faces a first-degree felony manslaughter charge for the May 3 killing of 23-year-old Roger Fortson, as announced by Assistant State…
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Minneapolis shooting: Four children injured in stolen car incident
Four children aged 11 to 14, driving a stolen car, were shot and injured in Minneapolis. One of them is in critical condition. The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. Sunday, with the assailant firing at the vehicle as they pursued it, according to the police. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara reported the incident took place in northwest Minneapolis, triggering multiple…
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Florida deputy killed, two injured in ambush shooting
A deputy in central Florida was killed, and two others were injured after being “ambushed” while responding to a disturbance on Friday night, according to Lake County Sheriff Peyton Grinnell. The incident occurred at a home in Eustis, roughly 40 miles north of Orlando, around 8 p.m. Grinnell revealed that deputies were initially responding to a disturbance call at one…
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Texas ranger reinstated after Uvalde shooting investigation
Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell has been reinstated after being suspended during investigations into the botched response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. This decision was communicated in a letter from Col. Steven McCraw, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). Kindell had been suspended in October 2022, with the department later moving to terminate him…
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Secret Service reviews video of Trump assassination attempt
On Thursday, the U.S. Secret Service and FBI responded to a video recorded by James Copenhaver. Copenhaver, one of the victims wounded in the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Trump, captured a figure moving across the roof where gunman Thomas Crooks was positioned. The video, shared exclusively with Fox News Digital, was taken at 6:08 p.m. on July…
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Trump supporter injured in rally shooting laments political divide
James Copenhaver, one of the two individuals critically injured in the July 13 shooting targeting former President Trump, expressed his sorrow over the political division in the United States, according to his attorney Joseph Feldman. In an interview, Feldman conveyed Copenhaver’s sentiments while he continues his recovery. A chilling video captured by James Copenhaver, one of the victims critically injured…
