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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...

White Cop Kills an Unarmed Black Man. Then, a Twist

'What happened ... was surprising and consequential,' writes Leon Neyfakh

(Newser) - On Sept. 14, 2013, Jonathan Ferrell dropped a co-worker off at home on the outskirts of Charlotte, North Carolina, after a bar outing. It was 2am, and though the 24-year-old's blood alcohol content was later found to be below the legal limit at 0.06, he drove off the...

Guy Carjacked by Thugs, Shot by Bystander

Houston vigilante doesn't bother to hang around: police

(Newser) - Want your fellow Americans armed to the teeth? OK, but consider this: A bystander witnessing a carjacking in Houston Saturday night opened fire and missed the assailants but shot the victim in the head, police say. KHOU reports that a guy was being attacked by two men at a Valero...

Pregnant Woman Shot in Torso While in Bedroom

She and baby are in stable condition after emergency C-section

(Newser) - An eight-months-pregnant woman was in her bedroom in a Jacksonville, Fla., home just after midnight today when what authorities call "a barrage of bullets" was fired into the home, striking her torso. Fortunately, her baby was delivered via emergency C-section, and both mom and baby are in stable condition,...

Reporter Gets Restraining Order After Guy's Shooting Motion

Incident happened days after on-air shootings

(Newser) - A Virginia reporter was granted a restraining order yesterday after a disturbing incident days after another local reporter and cameraman were shot dead on-air . Those victims worked for WDBJ; Duke Carter works for WSLS. Carter was working on a story about a fundraiser for WDBJ shooting survivor Vicki Gardner on...

Dad of Suspected Freeway Shooter: 'Preposterous'

Leslie Merritt linked to at least 4 of the shootings, say police

(Newser) - The 21-year-old man arrested yesterday in connection with the string of shootings plaguing an Arizona freeway is suspected in at least four of them, the Arizona Republic reports. Police say a gun owned by Leslie Merritt Jr. was linked to the first four shootings that took place Aug. 29 and...

Suspect Arrested in Phoenix Freeway Shootings

'Arizona Republic' IDs suspect as Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in a string of shootings along Phoenix-area freeways that have kept drivers on edge for weeks, state officials said tonight. A spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey said a man was taken into custody around 7pm at a Walmart in Glendale, a suburb west of Phoenix....

Hero Teen Shot, Shields Infant Nephew

'I tried to cover the baby, and I laid over him'

(Newser) - Fourteen-year-old De Je Brewer says she's blessed after surviving two gunshot wounds sustained while trying to protect her 10-month-old nephew this week in Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles reports. According to KABC , the straight-A student was in town for a relative's funeral. She and her nephew were in...

Cuomo Aide Hit by Stray Bullet Is Brain Dead
 Cuomo Aide Hit by 
 Stray Bullet Is Dead 
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Sep 16, 2015 9:40 PM CDT

Cuomo Aide Hit by Stray Bullet Is Dead

Carey Gabay was struck while on a Brooklyn street

(Newser) - The aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who was hit by a stray bullet during gang-related gunfire last week died tonight, reports NBC New York . Attorney Carey Gabay, 43, was walking on a street in Brooklyn early on Sept. 7 when he was hit; the shooter remains on the...

On-Air Shooting Survivor: I Played Dead

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 Survivor: I 
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Sep 16, 2015 11:04 AM CDT

On-Air Shooting Survivor: I Played Dead

Vicki Gardner gives her first interview

(Newser) - Vicki Gardner, the sole survivor of the WDBJ7 on-air shootings last month, gave her first interview to Greta Van Susteren on Fox News last night. "It was just very, very fast. And I saw movement. And then gunfire. Lots and lots of gunfire. From that point, it was very...

Suspect in Prof's Murder Left Note: 'I Am So Sorry'

Apology was for alleged murder of girlfriend

(Newser) - The university instructor accused of killing his girlfriend and a colleague called police telling them he killed the woman at the home they shared in Mississippi, where investigators found a note of apology, police said today. Police in Gautier said they found a note reading: "I am so sorry...

Kentucky Trooper Was Killed in Midst of Act of Kindness

Suspect recorded video before he was shot

(Newser) - Police in Kentucky are struggling to make sense of the death of a state trooper shot dead Sunday night , allegedly by a man he was trying to help. A Kentucky State Police spokesman says that after Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder pulled over Joseph Johnson-Shanks and discovered neither he nor the...

Professor Dead in Shooting at Mississippi's Delta State

School on lockdown, active shooter said to be on the loose

(Newser) - A Mississippi campus is on lockdown after a shooting this morning left one professor dead and a shooter on the loose, the Clarion-Ledger reports. "Delta State University has confirmed one fatality. Campus remains under lockdown. Please stay inside and away from windows," reads a tweet posted shortly after...

Suspect in Kentucky Cop Killing Shot Dead: Police

Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks didn't drop his weapon when asked: cops

(Newser) - The hunt is over for a 25-year-old Missouri man accused of shooting and killing a Kentucky State Police trooper. Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks was captured around 7am, Kentucky State Police Sgt. Michael Webb tells the Washington Post , but he wouldn't obey troopers' instructions to drop his weapon, so authorities "...

Men Questioned in Phoenix Freeway Shootings

Police may have found suspects in string of attacks

(Newser) - Police may have found their suspects in the freeway shootings that have terrorized Phoenix over the past two weeks. The Arizona Department of Public Safety confirms to the AP that authorities are questioning two people in relation to the shootings today. No additional information was given, but police were reportedly...

Radio Hosts Punished for Calling On-Air Killings a Hoax

Station manager apologizes, suspends pair

(Newser) - A Missouri radio station manager has cleared the air—somewhat literally—offering an apology to listeners and suspending two morning show employees who made inappropriate comments about the on-air shooting of three people in Virginia. Four days after WDBJ7's Alison Parker and Adam Ward were killed by a former...

Cops: Phoenix Freeway Shootings Are 'Terrorism'

Phoenix cops probe 10 incidents in 11 days

(Newser) - Authorities in Phoenix say it definitely fits the definition of terrorism: Somebody has been shooting at vehicles along a downtown stretch of Interstate 10 and there have now been 10 incidents in the space of 11 days with no arrests made, CNN reports. The head of the Arizona Department of...

Sole Survivor of On-Air Murders Goes Home

Vicki Gardner, survivor of live TV killings, released from hospital

(Newser) - Vicki Gardner, the third victim and sole survivor of last month's live television shootings, was released from a Virginia hospital yesterday, WDBJ-7 reports. "Good News! Vicki’s Home!" reads a post on the Facebook page dedicated to Gardner's recovery today. "Vicki has been released from...

Gunman Fires on Police SUV in Las Vegas 'Ambush'

He just walked up with a semi-automatic handgun, police say

(Newser) - A man with a semi-automatic handgun walked up to a Las Vegas police SUV waiting at a red light and opened fire, striking one officer in the right hand, authorities said. Police say the officer was taken to the University Medical Center's trauma center. He was hospitalized in good...

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