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Surveillance Video Shows Biker Bloodbath in Waco

Bikers are seen firing guns, attempting to revive friends

(Newser) - Five months after nine people were killed and 18 were injured in a shootout between rival biker gangs and police in Waco, Texas, leaked surveillance video released by CNN —and previously described by the AP—shows the chaos at the scene. Members of the Cossacks Motorcycle Club are seen...

3 Injured in Indianapolis Mall Shooting

Police say it wasn't a random attack

(Newser) - A gunman shot three people and terrified hundreds more when he opened fire at a mall in Indianapolis Wednesday night. Police believe the incident was the result of a dispute between the gunman and one of the victims, not a random mass shooting, reports the Indianapolis Star . Police say the...

Since 2004, 10 Americans Have Gotten Shot ... by Dogs

Et tu, Fido?

(Newser) - Almost every year since 2004 in the US, a dog has shot a human. The Washington Post looked into such incidents after a dog named Trigger shot his owner over the weekend , and found 10 examples—and there could be more if the humans involved didn't report the shooting...

Dad Arrested After Boy, 6, Shoots Brother Dead

Chicago toddler shot during game of 'cops and robbers'

(Newser) - A Chicago man whose 3-year-old son was shot dead by his 6-year-old brother not only kept his illegal gun on top of the fridge, he told the older boy where it was, authorities say. Michael Santiago, 25, was charged with felony child endangerment causing death after the boy shot his...

5 Wounded in Latest Israel Shooting

Gunfire erupts at bus station

(Newser) - Two Arab attackers opened fire in a bus station in southern Israel on Sunday, wounding five people, one critically, in one of the boldest attacks yet of a monthlong wave of violence. The attack came as Israel further tightened security around the country, highlighted by the construction of a barrier...

Panic at Zombie Fest as Gunfire Kills One, Injures 4

Florida police are seeking public's help in finding shooter at Fort Myers' ZombiCon

(Newser) - A Florida festival celebrating the undead turned into a real-life nightmare Saturday night after a shooting left one person dead at the scene and four injured, CNN reports. As the four injured were whisked to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police in Fort Myers began searching for a still-at-large...

43 US Toddlers Shot Someone This Year

Toddlers have shot themselves or someone else at least 43 times this year

(Newser) - On average, a toddler age 3 or younger has shot himself or someone else once per week in the United States this year, the Washington Post reports. In January, a 3-year-old in New Mexico wounded both his parents with one gun shot . In June, a 3-year-old in Michigan died after...

Woman Charged for Firing at Suspected Shoplifters

Her lawyer insists she was being a 'good Samaritan'

(Newser) - A suburban Detroit woman licensed to carry a concealed weapon was charged after authorities say she shot and flattened an SUV's tire to stop two suspected shoplifters fleeing a Home Depot parking lot. Tatiana Duva-Rodriguez, 46, of Clarkston, was arraigned Tuesday for reckless discharge of a weapon in the...

Gunman Fires on School Bus Stop Packed With Kids

No one was injured; at least one suspect in custody

(Newser) - Gunfire rang out at a Tennessee bus stop where South Chattanooga schoolkids were waiting Tuesday. The terrifying scene unfolded as a vehicle approached the bus stop around 8:20am, police tell the Chattanooga Times Free Press . Some children were apparently alerted to the danger seconds before five to 20 shots...

Boy, 2, Finds Gun in Car, Shoots Grandma

She's expected to survive

(Newser) - Police say a 2-year-old South Carolina boy found a gun in the car he was riding in and shot his grandmother in the back. Authorities were trying to determine Monday whether to file charges against the woman's sister, who owns the gun. Rock Hill police Capt. Mark Bollinger said...

Fan Shot in Fight After Cowboys-Patriots Game

Man is in critical condition

(Newser) - A football fan in his early 40s ended up in the hospital with a critical gunshot wound Sunday night after a parking lot fight outside the Dallas Cowboys' stadium. "I didn't think he was going to pull the trigger," a witness, who says the suspect first put...

Customer Shoots Would-Be Waffle House Robber

Authorities rushed the robber to a nearby hospital

(Newser) - A would-be robber surprised the morning crew at a Waffle House yesterday and got quite the shock in return: a customer who opened fire and shot him dead, the Post and Courier reports. Later identified as Joshua Jermaine Davis, 19, the robber apparently made his move before 5am at the...

Cops Foot Bill for Ore. Shooting Victim's Family

They were notifying victims' families, discovered one had water shut off

(Newser) - One small piece of kindness came out of the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon: Given the awful task of notifying victims' families that their loved ones had been killed, two Jackson County deputies discovered that one student's family had recently had their water shut off over an...

2 Shot at Texas University; Gunman on the Loose
2 Detained in Fatal Texas University Shooting
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Oct 9, 2015 4:48 PM CDT

2 Detained in Fatal Texas University Shooting

1 dead, 1 wounded at Texas Southern University

(Newser) - A student was killed and another person was wounded in a shooting outside a Texas Southern University student-housing complex on Friday, and police detained at least two people for questioning, authorities said. The university quickly went on lockdown after the shooting was reported around 11:30am in a parking lot...

Boy, 13, Arrested in Fatal Shooting of Girl, 12

Incident happened in a front yard in Missouri

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy appears to have deliberately shot and killed a 12-year-old girl outside a home in rural southwest Missouri with a gun that came from the house, the local sheriff said Friday. Officers tried to revive the girl, Teresa J. Potts, but she died Thursday evening near the town...

Cops: 3 Drifters Went on a California Killing Spree

Suspects in hiker's death tied to slaying of Canadian backpacker

(Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian backpacker was murdered by the same three drifters who killed a hiker found clutching the leash of his dog in Marin County, Calif., police say. When authorities caught up with Morrison Lampley, 23; Sean Angold, 24; and Lila Allgood, 18, at a Catholic church soup kitchen in...

GPS Leads Cops to 3 Suspects in Hiker Murder

Drifters accused of shooting yoga teacher and his dog

(Newser) - Police in Marin County, Calif., say a GPS device led them straight to three suspects in the murder of a hiker found shot to death still clutching his dog's leash . Two men and a woman were arrested in a restaurant in Portland, Ore., Wednesday afternoon by police who had...

Carson Scoffs at 'Silliness' Over Ore. Shooting Comments

Says he wasn't judging victims' actions, just looking at the 'big picture'

(Newser) - Ben Carson is doubling down after catching flak for comments he made about gun control after last week's UCC shooting in Oregon . Reaction to the ensuing hubbub:
  • In a Facebook Q&A Monday, Carson said, "There is no doubt that this senseless violence is breathtaking—but I never
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Hiker Found Shot Dead With Dog Still Leashed to Him

Killer still at large

(Newser) - A California man was found shot to death on a hiking trail with his wounded dog attached by leash to his hand. The Marin County Sheriff's Department said a hiker found the body of 67-year-old Steve Carter around 6pm Monday along a scenic trail about 20 miles north of...

Cops: Boy, 11, Accidentally Shoots and Kills Brother, 12

Brothers were on a target-shooting outing

(Newser) - An 11-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother during a target-shooting outing in eastern Ohio, the local sheriff said Tuesday. The shooting occurred while the boys from Moore, South Carolina, were with a man visiting a friend's property in rural Lee Township, roughly 50 miles west of Pittsburgh, Carroll...

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