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Shooter Kills 3 at Minneapolis Day Care

Suspect reportedly escaped by bicycle

(Newser) - Three people were killed this morning when someone opened fire at an in-home day care in a Minneapolis suburb, and then rode away on a BMX bicycle, the AP reports. The incident prompted a lockdown at a nearby technical school. It's unclear if any children were present during the...

Pit Bull Survives Shot in Head After Saving Owner

Staten Island pooch helps scare off home invader

(Newser) - A courageous dog saved the day in Staten Island when he helped scare off a home invader and survived a bullet to the head, reports the New York Post . The drama began when a burglar disguised as a FedEx deliveryman tried to break into Justin Becker's apartment. Becker threw...

Calif. School Shooter Was After Absent Administrator

He had a grudge against school, police say

(Newser) - One L. Goh arrived at the Oikos University yesterday hoping to kill a specific female administrator, only to discover that she wasn't there, police said today. "We've learned that the suspect was upset with the administration," Oakland's police chief told Good Morning America . "He...

Fake 911 Call Ends in Fatal Shooting

Caller lied about college student Kendrec McDade having gun

(Newser) - A Pasadena man has been charged with manslaughter after he made a 911 call in which he falsely claimed a gun-packing college student robbed him. The student, who turned out to be unarmed, was shot dead by a police officer responding to the call. The cop fired as Kendrec McDade,...

School Report: Trayvon Once Suspended With 'Burglary Tool'

Latest news is attempt to 'demonize' teen, says family attorney

(Newser) - The battle over Trayvon Martin continues. Now it emerges that the teen was suspended from his high school three times, including for carrying a screwdriver, which officials considered a "burglary tool," according to school authorities. The screwdriver was found with women's jewelry in his backpack after a...

France Shooter Did Film Killings

Also: Mohamed Merah was on the US no-fly list

(Newser) - The gunman who terrorized France in recent days filmed all three of his shootings ( as suspected) and claimed to have posted them online, a French prosecutor confirmed today. Mohamed Merah, 23, filmed his alleged shootings with a camera strapped to his chest harness, the prosecutor told Sky News . In...

Police Corner French Shooting Suspect

3 cops injured in Toulouse shootout

(Newser) - Police in Toulouse have surrounded the home of a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of deadly shootings. Three police officers have been injured in a shootout with the suspect, a 24-year-old man who claims to be a member of al-Qaeda, reports Reuters . France's interior minister says...

Gunman Likely Filmed French School Shooting

Surveillance video shows a camera around the shooter's neck

(Newser) - As if there could be a crueler twist to the Jewish school shooting in Toulouse that yesterday rocked France: France's interior minister today revealed that the gunman likely filmed the killings. The school's surveillance video revealed that a video camera was attached to the killer's neck, reports...

Gun at French School Linked to Earlier Shootings

Officials think same gun used in tragedy as 2 other shootings last week

(Newser) - At least three children and one adult were shot dead this morning, and five more people were injured, when a man on a black scooter opened fire near a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, reports the Telegraph . The shooting appears to be connected to two similar shootings in the same...

2 French Troops Shot Dead on Street

Third critically injured

(Newser) - A gunman on a motorbike opened fire on three French paratroopers at a bank machine in southern France today, killing two and critically wounding one of them, officials said. It was the second such attack in a week targeting French soldiers in a public place. Earlier, the Defense Ministry had...

Hostages Disarmed Courthouse Gunman

Sex assault suspect shot, ran over own daughter

(Newser) - The shooting spree at a Texas courthouse yesterday could have been deadlier if not for the bravery of hostages, police say. After Bartholomew Granger opened fire on family members, injuring three people and killing a bystander, he shot at police officers, and attempted to get away in his truck before...

1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Texas Courthouse Shooting

Gunman opens fire, is injured himself

(Newser) - A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse today, killing one person and wounding at least three others, police said. The gunman also was injured outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, about 80 miles east of Houston. Police would not say why the...

College Student Busted in Rampage Threat

He vowed to kill enough 'to make national news,' say cops

(Newser) - A University of Maryland student has been busted after he threatened on the Internet to go on a shooting rampage at the College Park campus and "kill enough people to make national news," said law enforcement authorities. Alexander Song, 19, of Maryland, also warned people reading his site...

2 Dead in Pittsburgh Psych Clinic Shooting

Another seven are injured at University of Pittsburgh facility

(Newser) - Gunfire at a psychiatric clinic at the University of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured seven others this afternoon. Police reported one of the dead was the gunman. It was unclear whether the wounded people were patients, employees, or visiting family members at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Police...

13 Hurt in Shooting Outside Tempe Nightclub

Two are seriously wounded

(Newser) - An altercation outside a nightclub in suburban Phoenix erupted in shooting, leaving 13 people wounded and two in serious condition. Police are looking for two young men as possible suspects. Tempe Sgt. Steve Carbajal said they fled after the shooting, which occurred shortly before midnight in the parking lot of...

Third-Grader Shot With Classmate's Gun

Boy, 9, booked on suspicion of assault

(Newser) - A third-grade girl was shot in the stomach yesterday at her Washington state elementary school when a loaded handgun in the backpack of a classmate apparently discharged accidentally, said officials. The girl was in critical condition last night in a Seattle hospital. The 9-year-old boy who brought the handgun has...

Customs Agent Shot Dead as He Opens Fire on Supervisor

Supervisor seriously injured in Long Beach shootout

(Newser) - A California immigration official opened fire on his supervisor in a Long Beach federal building, and was shot dead in turn by a fellow agent, sources have told the Los Angeles Times. The supervisor was seriously injured but was in stable condition last night, according to officials. The cause of...

Islamic Extremist Gets Life for Killing 2 US Airmen

Arid Uka shot at servicemen in Frankfurt last year

(Newser) - An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen bound for Afghanistan at Frankfurt airport last year and injured two others was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison today. The state court in Frankfurt convicted 22-year-old Arid Uka of two counts of murder. It also found him guilty...

3 Dead in Florida Hostage Standoff

Man appears to have killed 9-year-old son

(Newser) - Police are still sorting out what happened at a Florida RV park last night, after a standoff that left three people dead and two others badly hurt. Police got a call about a shooting at the park just before 6:30pm, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel . When they arrived,...

Cop Suspected in Sex Crime Dies in Shootout

California cops suspected him of sexual misconduct with teenager

(Newser) - A California policeman yesterday shot and killed a fellow officer suspected of sexual misconduct, the AP reports. Police in Santa Maria learned of his alleged relationship with a 17-year-old girl and confronted him in the wee hours yesterday morning on duty at a DUI checkpoint. The officer resisted arrest and...

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