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Record Exec Wounded in Hollywood Shooting Dies

John Atterberry had worked with Jessica Simpson, Michael Jackson

(Newser) - The record executive who was critically wounded in Friday's Hollywood shooting rampage died last night, the AP reports. John Atterberry, 40, had been a vice president of Death Row Records, then home to Tupac Shakur and Dr. Dre, before going on to work with artists including Jessica Simpson, Christina...

3 Hunters Busted in Double Student Shooting

Texas middle school boys shot at basketball tryouts

(Newser) - Three hunters have been busted in the shooting of two Texas middle school students who were struck as they were trying out for their basketball team in the playground. One was critically injured. A police helicopter spotted the hunters, one armed with a .223-caliber semiautomatic rifle, the others with .30-caliber...

Grandma Shoots Son-in-Law in Custody Battle, Police Say

Victim takes video of assault on iPhone

(Newser) - A Florida woman allegedly shot her son-in-law twice at point-blank range last week, enraged over his ongoing divorce with her daughter. Mother-in-law Cheryl Hepner claims he pulled the weapon, but whoops: He recorded the shooting on his iPhone, ABC News reports. "I can't believe you did that!"...

Hollywood Shooter Was 'Humanitarian': Ex-Girlfriend

Gunman was taking pharmaceutical drugs

(Newser) - The gunman who opened fire on motorists in Hollywood on Friday had recently broken up with his girlfriend and was taking pharmaceutical drugs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former girlfriend of Tyler Brehm, 26, says he was "really stressed out" and unemployed after moving to LA about a...

Hollywood Gunman Opens Fire on Motorists

He wounds one driver before being fatally shot by police

(Newser) - A gunman indiscriminately opened fire at passing motorists in Hollywood today, hitting one person in the head who is now critically wounded, reports the Los Angeles Times . The gunman was then shot dead by two police officers who were on a nearby movie set and alerted by bystanders. The shooting...

Oakland Cop Shoots Occupy Videographer

Protester plans to see an attorney

(Newser) - An Occupy Oakland protester discovered what happens when you videotape a scary-looking row of riot police: You get shot. Scott Campbell was recording the cops last week when one suddenly fired a rubber bullet or bean bag that hit the videographer, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. As the video shows,...

Gunman Opens Fire Outside Bosnia's US Embassy

Man arrested; two police wounded

(Newser) - A gunman using an automatic weapon opened fire near the US embassy in Sarajevo before he was arrested, police say. The suspected radical Islamist shooter was wounded and treated before being hospitalized, a police official told local TV. Two police officers were wounded in the operation, “one in the...

Salon Shooter's Wife Said He'd Threatened Her

Scott Dekraai suffered from PTSD following a boating accident

(Newser) - Michelle Marie Fournier was scared of her ex-husband, telling friends that he had abused her, threatened to kill her, and once held a gun to her head. “She told me, ‘I can’t believe I got involved in this. He is not right … He’s going to...

Suspected Salon Shooter in Bitter Custody Dispute

Witnesses say Scott Dekraai apparently targeted ex-wife

(Newser) - Tragic details are emerging from the shooting that left eight people dead and one critically wounded yesterday at a Seal Beach salon. Police have identified the alleged shooter as Scott Dekraai, 42, who they say was wearing body armor when they apprehended him a half-mile from the scene. Dekraai was...

8 Dead in Shooting at California Hair Salon

Another person wounded by gunman

(Newser) - Eight people were killed and another critically wounded today when a gunman opened fire in a busy hair salon, leaving victims' bodies scattered throughout the business in a normally sedate Southern California beach community. The gunman got into a car and drove away from Salon Meritage in Seal Beach. He...

Quarry Shooting Suspect Shot and Killed

Sources confirm Shareef Allman's death

(Newser) - Shareef Allman, the suspect in a shooting spree at a California quarry yesterday that killed three and injured seven, has himself been shot and killed. Law enforcement sources confirm Allman's death to the San Jose Mercury News , which reports that a home in a Sunnyvale neighborhood where police had...

2 Dead in California Quarry Shooting

Gunman may still be on the loose in Cupertino, California

(Newser) - Two people are dead in Cupertino, Calif., and police say the alleged shooter appears to be an employee of the Hanson Permanente quarry. Another four were seriously wounded, and a worker in the quarry says another two victims have been found; their condition is unknown. KGO-TV repots that the shootings...

Retired Cop 'Loses It,' Guns Down Own Son

Father, son were fighting over custody issues: police

(Newser) - A tragic story out of Florida: An 18-year-veteran of the Orlando Police Department shot and killed his 21-year-old son after an argument Saturday night. Police say Tim Davis, Sr., 47, was fighting with Tim Davis, Jr., over custody arrangements regarding Davis Jr.'s child. Davis Sr. admitted to police...

5 Years Later, Mother Cares for Son&#39;s Amish Victim
5 Years Later, Mother Cares for Son's Amish Victim
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Oct 2, 2011 11:44 AM CDT

5 Years Later, Mother Cares for Son's Amish Victim

She helps tend to girl paralyzed in 2006 shooting spree

(Newser) - On Oct. 2, 2006, Terri Roberts heard the shocking news: Her son, Charles Carl Roberts IV, had shot 10 Amish girls at the Nickel Mines schoolhouse, killing five of them, before fatally shooting himself. The shooting shocked Roberts’ quiet Pennsylvania community, but almost as shocking was the display of forgiveness...

Girl Shoots Sister While 'Playing' CSI

Teen taken to hospital with shot pellets in head

(Newser) - Two girls were "playing CSI" when their game took a tragic turn Saturday morning, and the 11-year-old shot her 14-year-old sister. The girls’ parents were not home when the shooting occurred just before 10:30am, the Pharos-Tribune reports. The shot went through a doorjamb before hitting the teen, which...

Gunman Kills American at Kabul CIA Station

Not yet clear whether attacker was connected to Taliban

(Newser) - An Afghan employee who “had the trust” of American CIA agents in Kabul shot and killed one US citizen and injured another last night at a compound believed to hold a CIA station. No motive is yet known, and it’s not clear whether the attacker—who was shot...

Hells Angels Boss Shot Dead in Casino

Two bikers in rival gang wounded

(Newser) - The boss of a Hells Angels gang was killed and two rival bikers were injured in a weekend shootout at a Nevada casino. A second drive-by shooting of a biker later triggered a state of emergency in the town of Sparks, though it wasn't clear if the shootings were...

Man Shoots Pastors, Gets Tackled by Congregation

Jeremiah Fogle had allegedly already killed his wife

(Newser) - Members of a Florida church leapt into action yesterday, when a former member walked in during prayers and started shooting. The pastor and the associate pastor were both shot from behind before Jeremiah Fogle was wrestled to the ground by two men. The pastors remain hospitalized today. Fogle, who had...

Carson City, Nevada IHOP Shooter Identified: Eduardo Sencion
 Nevada IHOP Shooter Identified 
Sep 7, 2011 7:50 AM CDT

Nevada IHOP Shooter Identified

Eyewitnesses describe horrific scene as Eduardo Sencion began shooting

(Newser) - Eyewitnesses are coming forward to talk about yesterday's horrific shooting at an IHOP in Carson City, Nevada. The gunman has been identified as 32-year-old Eduardo Sencion, and witnesses say he was carrying an AK-47, which he reloaded at least once, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal . Three of the four...

4 Dead in Nevada IHOP Shooting

Gunman opens fire in Carson City restaurant

(Newser) - Four people are dead and eight others wounded after a gunman opened fire with a rifle at a Nevada IHOP restaurant this morning, police said. The shooter, who died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, is among the four fatalities. The shooting happened about 9am local time at the Carson City restaurant,...

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