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Colorado Police Responding to Active Shooting Outside Denver
Man Arrested in Denver-Area
Shooting, Standoff
UPDATED
Sep 12, 2024 1:12 PM CDT

Man Arrested in Denver-Area Shooting, Standoff

Suspect, female victim in Bloomfield taken to hospital

(Newser) - A suspect in a shooting at an apartment complex near Denver was taken into custody Thursday and transported to a hospital along with a female victim after a four-hour standoff during which gunfire hit cars, other buildings, and apartment units, police said. After officers negotiated with the suspect for 3...

Authorities: Shooting Suspect Is Hiding in 'Very Rough' Area

Joseph Couch is accused of injuring 5 people during Kentucky highway shooting last weekend

(Newser) - Authorities believe Joseph Couch, the suspect in the Kentucky highway shooting that left five people injured on Saturday, remains concealed in dense forest near the crime scene, though there's been no sign of him for five days. Helicopters, drones equipped with infrared technology, special response teams, and dogs continue...

Highway Shooting Suspect Vowed to 'Kill a Lot of People'

Joseph Couch told his ex-wife he'd kill himself later, according to court documents

(Newser) - The man accused of shooting at vehicles on Interstate 75 in Kentucky, injuring five people, said in a text message that he planned to "kill a lot of people," according to court documents. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Joseph Couch, 32, told his ex-wife, "I'm going...

Cops: 16-Year-Old Fatally Shot Fellow Teen at School

Warren Curtis Grant, 15, was killed in Joppatowne, Maryland; a suspect is in custody

(Newser) - A student at a Maryland high school died after being shot by another student during an altercation on Friday in a school bathroom, Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler said. Warren Curtis Grant, 15, died after the shooting at Joppatowne High School, the sheriff said at a media briefing. A 16-year-old...

Israel Accused of Fatally Shooting American Activist

Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, of Turkish descent, was reportedly killed by troops in West Bank

(Newser) - An American woman was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, two doctors told the AP . Dr. Ward Basalat, an ER doctor, said that the 26-year-old woman was shot in the head and died after arriving at his hospital. Dr. Fouad Nafaa, the head of the hospital, also...

German Police Shoot Armed Man Near Israeli Consulate

Incident happened on 52nd anniversary of Munich Olympics attack

(Newser) - Police in Munich exchanged fire with a man in an area near a museum on the city's Nazi-era history and the Israeli Consulate on Thursday. The suspect was wounded. According to a police spokesperson, officers noticed a person carrying a "long gun" in the Karolinenplatz area, near downtown Munich,...

Cop to Shot NFL Player: 'Be Strong, Like You're on the Field'

San Francisco 49ers' Ricky Pearsall was reportedly targeted after visiting luxury store

(Newser) - The man who shot and injured San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall in a daylight attempted robbery on Saturday was after his Rolex, police say. After an autograph session at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, Pearsall had visited a "luxury" store near Geary Street and Grant Avenue...

Cops: Man Who Killed 2 Outside Courthouse Is Dead

Christopher Elder shot himself after police chase

(Newser) - Police say the man who killed his ex-girlfriend and her mother outside a courthouse in Kentucky on Monday has died. The Elizabethtown Police Department said in a statement that Christopher Elder, who shot himself after a police chase and standoff, was airlifted to a hospital in Nashville and died from...

Cops: Son Shoots Father Over 'Smelly Feet' Argument

The shooting victim survived in Iowa

(Newser) - Police in Iowa say an adult son nearly took his father's life over an argument about smelly feet, reports KWQC . David Carpenter, a 48-year-old resident of Burlington, is jailed and charged with attempted murder. Police say he called them to report he had shot his father in the face,...

1 Dead, 6 Injured in Shooting at Park in Upstate New York
Death Toll Rises in
Rochester Park Shooting
UPDATED
Jul 29, 2024 1:16 PM CDT

Death Toll Rises in Rochester Park Shooting

2 women were killed at Sunday barbecue

(Newser) - Two women were killed and five other people were injured when gunfire erupted during a Sunday afternoon barbecue at a park in Rochester, upstate New York, authorities said Monday. On Sunday, they said one person had been killed and another had suffered a life-threatening injury. During the gathering at Maplewood...

Gunman Gets 'Historically Severe' Sentence in Oslo Shooting

Iranian-born Zaniar Matapour gets 30 years after conviction tied to 2022 shooting at LGBTQ fest

(Newser) - An Iranian-born Norwegian man was found guilty of terrorism on Thursday in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Two people were killed and nine were seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations , chiefly outside the London Pub, a popular...

5 Shot, 2 Fatally, Near University of Cincinnati

2 suspects arrested, including one of the wounded men

(Newser) - Three people were shot and killed and two were wounded near the University of Cincinnati campus early Monday, police said. Two people were taken into custody, including one of the wounded, the AP reports. Police who were in the area heard multiple gunshots and then found four males who had...

Appeals Court Declines to Consider Abbott's Pardon

Texas case involves a man who killed a Black Lives Matter protester

(Newser) - A Texas appeals court on Wednesday declined to consider reversing Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter demonstrator. The all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals provided no explanation for its decision, the AP reports. And there was no immediate word on whether Travis...

Cops: Shooter Dead After 5 Killed in North Las Vegas

Eric Adams shot himself as police closed in

(Newser) - A man believed to have killed five people in a Las Vegas suburb and critically injured a 13-year-old girl fatally shot himself as police closed in on him, authorities say. Police said the bodies were found in North Las Vegas Monday night and Eric Adams, 47, was identified as a...

Florida Rapper 'Ambushed,' Killed at Hotel

Julio Foolio was fatally shot during a weekend spent celebrating his birthday

(Newser) - A Florida rapper was fatally shot early Sunday while visiting Tampa to celebrate his 26th birthday. Julio Foolio, whom TMZ describes as an "up-and-coming" artist from Jacksonville that first made waves with his 2018 debut album 6toven and who Local 10 says was most well known for his 2019...

3 Dead, 10 Injured in Mass Shooting at Arkansas Store

'The bullets were just flying,' one witness says of gunfire at Mad Butcher grocery in Fordyce

(Newser) - A shooter who opened fire on Friday at a grocery store in Arkansas left the store and parked cars riddled with bullet holes as bystanders ducked for cover both indoors and in the parking lot, killing three people and wounding 10 others, authorities said. The wounded included two law enforcement...

3 Deputies, Suspect Shot in Illinois Gated Community

'This individual had threatened not only suicide, but homicide,' sheriff says

(Newser) - Three sheriff's deputies were shot Wednesday while responding to a northern Illinois home, and the suspect was also wounded, authorities said. Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said the deputies were responding to a report that someone inside the home in the Lost Lake gated community near Dixon was threatening...

'Truly a Miracle No One Is Dead' After Rooftop Party Shooting

10 were injured in Wisconsin incident

(Newser) - An early morning shooting at a rooftop party in Wisconsin left at least 10 people injured, including teenagers, police said Sunday. Nine people were injured by gunfire and another was injured by broken glass at the party at a high-rise apartment in downtown Madison, the AP reports. All of the...

Cops Stage Surprise 'Mock Shooting' on High Schoolers' Tour

Parents 'baffled' by firing of blanks during tour of Vermont's Burlington Police Department

(Newser) - About 20 high school students were touring a police department in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday when a masked gunman burst into the room where an officer was speaking. The man fired his weapon while terrified students ran for cover. Only later did they learn the gun was firing blanks and...

Cops: This Necklace Stopped a Bullet

It's probably the only reason shooting victim is alive, police in Colorado city say

(Newser) - Police in Commerce City, Colorado, say a silver-colored necklace probably saved a man's life—but it could have been a different story if it had been real silver. Police said the chain, around 10 millimeters wide, stopped a bullet from killing the man, CBS News reports. "The .22...

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