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Feb 28, 2013 5:05 PM CST

Police Nab Suspect in Vegas Shooting

Ammar Harris is arrested in LA after huge manhunt

(Newser) - The multi-state manhunt after last week's shooting spree on the Vegas Strip is over. Police in Los Angeles today arrested 26-year-old Ammar Harris, reports the Las Vegas Sun . Harris is accused of firing at a vehicle driven by aspiring rapper Kenneth Cherry, which caused Cherry's car to slam...

Man Arrested After Shooting
at Walmart Shoplifter

Feb 28, 2013 2:20 PM CST

Man Arrested After Shooting at Walmart Shoplifter

He argues suspect was trying to run him over

(Newser) - Heroism is a thankless calling. Consider the plight of Jose Martinez. He was trying to do his civic duty by stopping a shoplifter, and he got arrested for his trouble. It all started when security guards caught 42-year-old Eddie McKee allegedly shoplifting groceries from a Florida Walmart. McKee ran for...

Teen Trying to
Leave Gang Is
Shot 15 Times,
Survives

Feb 27, 2013 2:41 PM CST

Teen Trying to Leave Gang Is Shot 15 Times, Survives

Atlanta gang's motto: You stay in until you die

(Newser) - An Atlanta teen who wanted to leave a gang was shot 15 times—and survived. The 19-year-old "told the other members of the gang, 'Hey, look, I want to go straight, be law-abiding,' and they weren't happy with it," says a US marshal, adding, "...

3 Killed in
Switzerland
Workplace
Shooting

UPDATED

Feb 27, 2013 8:40 AM CST

3 Killed in Switzerland Workplace Shooting

7 injured at wood-processing company: prosecutors

(Newser) - A longtime employee opened fire at a wood-processing company in central Switzerland today, leaving three people dead, including the assailant, in the country's second multiple-fatality shooting in two months, police said. Seven other people were wounded, six of them seriously, in the shooting at the premises of the company...

2 Cops Shot Dead During Sex Assault Investigation

2 Cops Shot Dead in Calif. Sex Assault Investigation

Feb 27, 2013 2:22 AM CST

2 Cops Shot Dead in Calif. Sex Assault Investigation

Suspect in Santa Cruz also killed

(Newser) - Two police officers investigating a sexual assault complaint in Santa Cruz were shot dead yesterday in what the California city's police chief says is the darkest day in his department's history. The two veteran officers, one male and one female, were gunned down when they arrived at the...

Cops Name Suspect in Vegas Shooting

Feb 24, 2013 8:36 AM CST

Cops Name Suspect in Vegas Shooting

Ammar Harris has long rap sheet, likely armed, dangerous

(Newser) - The man responsible for a shootout on the Las Vegas Strip that killed three in a Die Hard-esque scene is armed and on the loose, police say. Police last night named 26-year-old Ammar Harris, aka Ammar Asim Faruq Harris, as the suspect in the shooting that caused a deadly car...

Dead Rapper May Have Been Target in Vegas Shooting

Feb 22, 2013 8:44 AM CST

Dead Rapper May Have Been Target in Vegas Shooting

'Kenny Clutch' shot while driving Maserati

(Newser) - A local rapper was killed in the Las Vegas drive-by shooting that also left two innocent bystanders dead yesterday, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Kenneth Cherry, known as Kenny Clutch, was fatally shot while driving the Maserati that subsequently smashed into a taxi. The 27-year-old rapper, as well as the...

Vegas Hotel Dispute Led to 'Die Hard-Like' Scene

Feb 21, 2013 4:32 PM CST

Vegas Hotel Dispute Led to 'Die Hard-Like' Scene

Police trying to track down Range Rover that fled scene

(Newser) - Police in three states are still hunting for a Range Rover whose occupants opened fire on another car on the Vegas Strip this morning and set off a deadly chain reaction. Cops don't know most of the details, but they say it started with a dispute of some kind...

3 Dead, 3 Hurt
in Vegas Strip Shooting

Feb 21, 2013 10:04 AM CST

3 Dead, 3 Hurt in Vegas Strip Shooting

5 cars in accident, as taxi burns 'like fireball'

(Newser) - A shootout and resulting multicar accident in the early hours on the Las Vegas Strip has killed three people and injured at least three more, reports KTNV News . The gunfight was first reported at 4:20am, as people in a Maserati and an SUV exchanged fire, before the Maserati ran...

Now Pistorius
Cop Charged
With Murder
Attempt

Feb 21, 2013 3:15 AM CST

Now Pistorius Cop Charged With Murder Attempt

Hilton Botha was arrested in 2011

(Newser) - As questions arise about his claims against Oscar Pistorius, the lead officer in the athlete's case is facing some serious troubles of his own. Detective Hilton Botha has been charged with seven counts of attempted murder, the BBC reports. The charges had been dropped after a 2011 arrest; yesterday,...

California Freeway Shooter
ID'd as Student, 20

Feb 19, 2013 5:13 PM CST

California Freeway Shooter ID'd as Student, 20

4 dead, including suspect Ali Syed; 2 others wounded

(Newser) - Police have identified the suspect in this morning's shooting spree in California as a 20-year-old Ali Syed, described as an unemployed, part-time student, reports AP . The spree reportedly began when Syed shot and killed a woman in her 20s inside her home, though police haven't said yet whether...

Shootings Reported Along
California Freeways

UPDATED

Feb 19, 2013 11:52 AM CST

Shootings Reported Along California Freeways

At least 4 dead in Tustin-area incidents, including shooter

(Newser) - At least four people are dead in a series of shootings along two Southern California freeways, including the suspected gunman. Police got their first call at about 4:45am from a home in the Tustin area, where they found one woman's body with multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect, a...

13 Shot, Hacked
in South Africa Mine

Feb 18, 2013 11:49 AM CST

13 Shot, Hacked in South Africa Mine

Security guards fire rubber bullets amid union-related fight

(Newser) - A labor dispute at a South African mine saw at least 13 workers and security guards shot with rubber bullets or hacked with machetes, according to local reports. Security guards opened fire at the Anglo American Platinum mine, as union factions squared off, Reuters reports. There were no fatalities, though...

Teen Shot Dead Same Day Sister Attends Obama Speech

Feb 18, 2013 4:20 AM CST

Teen Shot Dead Same Day Sister Attends Obama Speech

She was one of 3 Chicago teens slain over the weekend

(Newser) - A Chicago teenager was gunned down just hours after her 14-year-old sister sat on a stage behind President Obama as he gave a speech at her high school about gun violence. Janay McFarlane, the 18-year-old mother of a 3-month-old boy, was shot dead while visiting friends and family in North...

'Blade Runner'
Pistorius Charged
in Girlfriend's Murder

UPDATED

Feb 14, 2013 8:15 AM CST

'Blade Runner' Pistorius Charged in Girlfriend's Murder

Said to have mistaken her for robber, but police not so sure

(Newser) - Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder after his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp, was found dead in his home, Sky News reports. The South African sprinter, a 26-year-old double amputee known as the "Blade Runner," may have taken his girlfriend for a burglar when she arrived...

9-Year-Old Boy Killed in Random Minn. Shootings

Feb 12, 2013 9:07 AM CST

9-Year-Old Boy Killed in Random Minn. Shootings

Nhan Lap Tran arrested in shootings near his parents' home

(Newser) - A 9-year-old Minnesota boy was killed during a series of apparently random shootings last night. An assailant terrorized a residential area for about 30 minutes, walking down the middle of the street shooting at passing cars, the Pioneer Press reports. Nhan Lap Tran, 34, was arrested in the shootings, which...

2 Dead in Murder-Suicide
at University of Maryland

Feb 12, 2013 7:33 AM CST

2 Dead in Murder-Suicide at University of Maryland

Student reportedly first set fire in basement of his off-campus home

(Newser) - Two University of Maryland students are dead and a third was wounded this morning in what police are classifying as a murder-suicide. Just after 1am, one student set a fire in the basement of his off-campus house, police tell NBC News . When his two housemates confronted him, they all went...

2 Men Charged
in Killing of
Chicago Teen

Feb 11, 2013 7:24 PM CST

2 Men Charged in Killing of Chicago Teen

Hadiya Pendleton murder case takes a turn

(Newser) - Two men were charged with murder today in the death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student who was shot just days after returning from Washington, where she performed during President Barack Obama's inauguration festivities. The two young men, ages 18 and 20, were described by police as "persons...

3 Dead in Shooting
at Del. Courthouse

UPDATED

Feb 11, 2013 10:51 AM CST

3 Dead in Shooting at Del. Courthouse

Suspect among the dead; apparent target was his ex

(Newser) - A gunman opened fire at a courthouse in Wilmington, Del., this morning, initiating a shootout with police officers in the lobby before he passed through metal detectors. The incident left at least three people dead—two women and the shooter himself—and at least two officers wounded, the Delaware News ...

4 Hurt in Bourbon St. Shooting

Feb 10, 2013 6:57 AM CST

4 Hurt in Bourbon St. Shooting

One critically; police investigate as Mardi Gras partying quickly resumes

(Newser) - Gunshots and then screams erupted in a French Quarter crowd celebrating the countdown to Mardi Gras, and police who released a bystander's video footage early today said four people had been wounded in the Bourbon Street shooting after an argument involving revelers. Authorities did not immediately say if any...