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Rust Armorer's Lawyers Say She Suspects Sabotage

Live round may have been placed in box of dummy ammunition, attorneys say

(Newser) - Update: Lawyers for Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed say she believes the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may have been the result of sabotage, NBC reports. Attorney Jason Bowles said Wednesday that somebody may have deliberately placed a live round in a box of dummy ammunition. "Who put those in...

Suit: Cops Fired on 'Innocent Bystanders,' Killing 8-Year-Old

Family of Fanta Bility files federal lawsuit against Philadelphia police

(Newser) - Update: The family of an 8-year-old girl fatally shot by police outside a high school football game in Philadelphia allege unreasonable and excessive force in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. Gunfire erupted during an altercation between young men after the Aug. 27 game in Sharon Hill, CNN reports. Three police...

Suspect in Boise Mall Shooting Is Dead

Police ID him as Jacob Bergquist

(Newser) - The suspect in a Boise mall shooting that killed two people and injured four others has died, the Boise Police Department said Tuesday. The Ada County Coroner identified the suspected shooter as Jacob Bergquist, a 27-year-old Boise man, the AP reports. Coroner Dotti Owens said Bergquist's cause of death...

Brandon Lee's Fiancee: 'There's No Such Thing as a Prop Gun'

Lee, son of Bruce Lee, was killed on movie set in 1993, in similar way as Halyna Hutchins

(Newser) - The family of Brandon Lee, the actor who died in 1993 in a freak gun accident while filming The Crow, knows too well the feelings that the family of Halyna Hutchins is going through. After the 42-year-old cinematographer was killed last week in New Mexico when a gun being handled...

6 Injured in Idaho Mall Shooting
2 Dead in Idaho
Mall Shooting
UPDATED
Oct 26, 2021 12:00 AM CDT

2 Dead in Idaho Mall Shooting

Boise police say a suspect is in custody

(Newser) - Update: Two people are dead and four others, one of them a police officer, injured after a shooting Monday at a Boise mall. The suspect is in custody, but police say they cannot yet speak about a motive, the AP reports. Our original story from Monday follows:

Rust Gaffer Blames Death On 'Unprofessionalism'

Serge Svetnoy doesn't name names but says armorer was negligent

(Newser) - The chief electrician—the gaffer—on the set of Rust has some strong words about the lack of professionalism that he says led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins . Echoing other crew members' comments that gun safety wasn’t being taken seriously on the production, Serge Svetnoy wrote a...

Workers on Baldwin Film Say Gun Misfire Wasn't the First

Sources say there were at least 3 previous ones on set; camera crew walked out right before shooting

(Newser) - More details are trickling out about the tragic accident Thursday involving Alec Baldwin, in which he fired a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set that ended up killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. A prop makers union has said that a "live single round"...

Cinematographer Killed on Set Was 'Building a Reputation'

Halyna Hutchins, 42, described as a rising star

(Newser) - The cinematographer tragically killed Thursday when Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of the movie Rust was about to get her big break, according to friends. Halyna Hutchins, named one of American Cinematographer's Rising Stars of 2019 , was shot around 1:50pm local time while working...

Drive-By Shooting Kills 13-Year-Old in Bedroom

3 are charged in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in death of Kei'lan Allen

(Newser) - Alabama police have charged a third person with capital murder in the killing of a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a bullet that entered his bedroom as he played on an iPad, per the AP . Jaden Zaire Jenkins, 19, was arrested Monday in the death of Kei'lan Allen,...

Deputies Working at Houston Bar Caught in Fatal Ambush

1 Harris County constable's deputy is dead, 2 others are injured after early morning shooting

(Newser) - Three constable deputies were shot in an ambush early Saturday morning while working an extra shift at a Houston bar, leaving one deputy dead and two others wounded, authorities in Texas said. Authorities took one person into custody but were still searching for a man believed to be the shooter,...

The Game Was Almost Over. Then, Over the PA: 'Protect Yourselves'

4 injured, one critically, after shooting at high school football game in Mobile, Ala.

(Newser) - "Cover yourselves and protect yourselves." Those are the words that came over the PA Friday night during the fourth quarter of a high school football game in Alabama, as a shooting that took place just outside the stadium left four injured. Police rep Katrina Frazier says that gunfire...

Cops: Ex-NASCAR Driver Shot Dead After Attacking Wife

John Townley attacked Laura Townley, another man with hatchet, police say

(Newser) - Former NASCAR driver John Townley was shot dead in Georgia on Saturday night—but no charges have been filed against the alleged shooter. Police say the 31-year-old turned up at a home in Athens and attacked ex-wife Laura Townley and another man with a hatchet, NBC reports. The other man,...

4 Years Later, Crazy Ranch Shootout Remains a Puzzle

It's possible clients and family were accidentally shooting at each other in Texas

(Newser) - Well, somebody shot Walker Daugherty. The proof is the bullet that remains lodged in his lung. But almost five years after the then-26-year-old was nearly killed at his family's Circle Dug Ranch in Presidio County, Texas, the mystery remains unsolved. Wes Ferguson digs into the case at Texas Monthly ...

Tennessee Shooter Was a 3rd-Party Vendor

Police ID Kroger gunman as 29-year-old Uk Thang

(Newser) - More pieces are coming together after Thursday's mass shooting at a Tennessee Kroger, including the identity of the gunman. Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane says authorities are "getting a clearer picture of what occurred," including on 29-year-old Uk Thang, whom they've IDed as the shooter, per...

They Tried to Flee the Kroger Gunman. He Followed Them

'He kept on shooting, shooting, shooting,' a cashier says after shooting in Collierville, Tenn.

(Newser) - One person is dead and 14 are injured after what's believed to be at least the third supermarket shooting in the US this year. Now more details are trickling out, including the identity of the person fatally shot Thursday at a Kroger in Collierville, Tenn., Thursday. Relatives have IDed...

1 Officer Killed, 1 Hurt in Houston During Arrest

Police were caught up in a shooting while trying to arrest a man on drug charges

(Newser) - A Houston police officer was killed and another was wounded Monday morning during a shooting that also killed a 31-year-old man whom the officers were attempting to arrest on drug charges, authorities said. The veteran officers were each shot multiple times while attempting to serve an arrest warrant at an...

Police: Dad-to-Be Shoots Three People at Baby Shower

Argument over gifts led to gunfire

(Newser) - An argument over baby shower gifts turned shockingly violent Saturday. A group of 25 friends and relatives had gathered at a fire station in a town a little northeast of Pittsburgh for a baby shower, and it ended with the expectant father shooting three guests. The scuffle was about how...

8 Dead, Dozens Injured After Shooting at Russian University
8 Dead in Russia Mass Shooting 
Sep 20, 2021 7:16 AM CDT

8 Dead in Russia Mass Shooting

Shooting on Monday at Russia's Perm State University also left dozens injured

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire at a university in Russia on Monday morning, leaving eight people dead and 24 hurt, officials said. The gunman was detained after the shooting at Perm State University, according to the Interior Ministry. There was no immediate information on his identity or possible motive, per the...

Cop Who Shot Fellow Cop: I Kept Firing Till He Dropped His Gun

Shane Donovan says Nathan Parker came at him with a baton: 'It was either me or him'

(Newser) - A Canadian police officer who fired at least 10 shots at a fellow officer during a 2018 altercation says, "It was either me or him." Though Niagara Regional Police Det. Sgt. Shane Donovan was the one to open fire, it's Constable Nathan Parker who's on trial...

Teen Shot Dead at Haunted Hayride
Teen Shot Dead
at Haunted Hayride
Sep 13, 2021 5:30 PM CDT

Teen Shot Dead at Haunted Hayride

Pennsylvania suspect is still at large

(Newser) - At a "haunted hayride" event in the Pittsburgh area Saturday, the blood and horror were real. Police say one 15-year-old boy was shot dead and another was wounded at the opening night of the Haunted Hills Hayride in North Versailles, WPXI reports. The slain teen, Steven Eason, was a...

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