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Among Reno Casino Shooting Victims: Bachelor Party Guests

3rd victim was a 66-year-old man who lived in the area

(Newser) - Two of the three people killed this week in a shooting outside the largest casino in Reno , Nevada, were 23-year-old men in town celebrating a bachelor party and the third victim was a 66-year-old man who lived in the area, authorities said. The suspect, who is in critical condition after...

Workers Were Not About to Let the Gunman Into Their Office

Photos circulate of barricade erected by Blackstone workers during Park Avenue shooting

(Newser) - As a gunman went on a murderous rampage in a Manhattan high-rise on Monday that left four dead and five others injured before authorities say he took his own life, workers from one financial firm were determined to prevent him from gaining entry to their office space. ABC7 reports on...

Two Dead in Casino Shooting in Reno
Two Dead in Casino
Shooting in Reno

Two Dead in Casino Shooting in Reno

Gunman was shot by police, taken to hospital

(Newser) - Two people are dead after a shooting outside the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno on Monday, reports the Reno Gazette Journal . Police say they shot the gunman, an adult male, who has been taken to the hospital. Up to three others also were taken to the hospital, though the details...

How 'a Pure Act of Evil' Unfolded in Idaho

Sheriff says Wess Roley lured firefighters by setting a brush fire

(Newser) - More details are emerging about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old Idaho man who authorities believe set a brush fire near Coeur d'Alene on June 29 and then ambushed firefighters who responded, killing two and wounding a third before turning the gun on himself. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris on...

In Ecuador, a Night of Billiards Turns Deadly

Gunmen kill 9 inside pool hall in coastal town

(Newser) - Police in Ecuador are investigating a shooting that left at least nine people dead in a beach town pool hall, reports AFP . The killings took place Saturday night when gunmen stormed a billiard hall in General Villamil Playas, a coastal town in southwestern Ecuador. The country's Public Prosecutor's Office...

5 Held in Murder of Berkeley Professor in Athens

Professor killed after custody hearing; ex-wife among those questioned

(Newser) - A UC Berkeley professor was gunned down in an Athens suburb just a day after a custody hearing—now, Greek police have brought his ex-wife and four others in for questioning as they probe what they say appears to be a contract killing, CNN reports. Przemyslaw Jeziorski was fatally...

Suspect Identified in Kentucky Church Shooting

Guy House was due in court for domestic violence case Monday

(Newser) - The man who police say shot four people in a Kentucky church on Sunday, killing two, has been identified as Guy House, a 47-year-old man with a long criminal record. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that relatives of the victims say House went to the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington...

Man Says He Killed Wife So She Wouldn't Be Homeless

Police say suspect hid job loss and planned killing for weeks

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly admitting to police he shot and killed his common-law wife of 20 years to prevent her from becoming homeless. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver 7 , Phil Archuleta called Aurora police late Sunday from a bus...

10 Charged With Attempted Murder in ICE Center 'Ambush'

An officer was shot in the neck in Alvarado, but survived

(Newser) - Ten people are charged with attempted murder in the July 4 shooting of a police officer at an ICE detention center in Texas. The shooting occurred at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado. Ten to 12 people initially shot fireworks toward the detention center shortly after 10:30pm, according to...

55 Shot, 8 Killed Over Long Weekend in Chicago

That makes it the city's least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least 6 years

(Newser) - It was another violent long weekend in Chicago—but not as violent as other Fourth of July weekends in recent years. ABC7 , which has a detailed list of incidents, reports that police say at least 55 people were shot, eight of them fatally, between Thursday morning and midnight Sunday. The...

Cops: Man Killed Deputy After His Mother Lied to Officers

She said South Carolina man wasn't home just before he ambushed officers, police say

(Newser) - The 77-year-old mother of a man who fatally shot a South Carolina deputy has been arrested and charged with lying to officers by saying he wasn't home just before he ambushed them, authorities said. Linda Perry Dennett was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony on...

Congressional Intern Killed in DC Shooting

21-year-old Eric Tarpinian-Jachym was not the intended target, police say

(Newser) - A 21-year-old congressional intern was killed in a shooting in Washington, DC, on Monday night. Police say Eric Tarpinian-Jachym, an intern for Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas, was shot near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in northwest DC just after 10:28pm, the Washington Post reports. Authorities say...

Cops: Church Shooter Targeted Place He Knew

Brian Anthony Browning had attended service at CrossPointe Community Church with his mom

(Newser) - The gunman shot dead after opening fire outside a suburban Detroit church on Sunday has been identified as a 31-year-old man who occasionally attended services there with his mother. More:
  • "The suspect's mother is a member of the church, in which he has attended church services two or
...

Masked Men Kill Bride as She Exits Wedding

Groom and teen seriously hurt in shooting in French village of Goult

(Newser) - A wedding in a quiet French village ended in heartbreak and devastation early Sunday when masked gunmen opened fire, killing the bride, officials say. Shots rang out as more than two dozen guests watched the newlyweds leave their celebration in the village of Goult around 4:30am, according to...

Lawmaker Shot 9 Times Thanks Daughter for Her Bravery

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, wife Yvette issue statement after surviving shooting last week

(Newser) - The Minnesota lawmaker who survived an allegedly targeted political shooting last weekend is now speaking up about the attack that nearly killed him and his wife. NBC News reports that state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, are both still recovering in a local hospital after they were...

16-Year-Old Accused of Killing 3 at Utah Carnival

Victims in Salt Lake City-area shooting include 8-month-old infant

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy shot five people in a confrontation between two groups at a carnival in a Salt Lake City suburb Sunday, killing three of them, including an 8-month-old infant, police said. The shooting in West Valley City took place a day after an apparently unrelated shooting killed a man...

Gunman Also Shot Lawmaker's Dog: Report

The Hortmans' golden retriever Gilbert had to be euthanized, says state Rep. Erin Koegel

(Newser) - The man arrested in the murders of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murders of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, may not have only targeted people. Vance Boelter also shot the Hortmans' beloved rescue dog, Democratic National Committee chair and Minnesota native Ken Martin...

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Minnesota Suspect 'Crawled to Law Enforcement'

Vance Boelter, arrested without the use of force, had been on a board with one of the victims

(Newser) - Vance Boelter, the suspect in the killings of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, and the attempted killings of state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, "crawled" out of the woods near his rural Green Isle property on Sunday, ending what was "the largest manhunt...

Dem Lawmaker Shot Dead in 'Politically Motivated' Killing

Minnesota's Walz: Rep. Melissa Hortman, spouse killed; state Sen. Hoffman, his spouse also shot

(Newser) - Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were shot in "targeted" attacks early Saturday, one of them fatally, with the gunman appearing to impersonate a police officer. KSTP reports that state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed at their home in Brooklyn Park, with Gov. Tim Walz calling...

Cops: Dead Burglar Was Shot by One of His Own

Authorities in LA County say 5 men all in black entered home in Lynwood; only 4 made it out

(Newser) - In today's "with friends like these" files, a California burglary gone wrong left one of the suspects dead—and cops now say he was shot dead by one of his own crew, reports the Los Angeles Times . Per a release from the LA County Sheriff's Department, deputies...

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