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Body camera video from Allen, Texas, mall shooting shows officer chase and kill gunman

The video showed the officer by his car in the mall parking lot having a pleasant chat with children and a woman when gunshots suddenly rang out.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on May 6, 2023 in Allen, Texas.
Emergency personnel work the scene of a shooting at Allen Premium Outlets on May 6, 2023 in Allen, Texas.

This Democrat has led an anti-gun violence group in Congress for a decade. Now some want a change.

Black Caucus members and activists are pointing to Reps. Lucy McBath and Robin Kelly as potential successors. But Rep. Mike Thompson said he's still "effective" and is not going anywhere.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., speaks for the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on June 13, 2023.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., speaks for the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on June 13, 2023.

Ralph Yarl says he's suffering lingering effects from being shot in the head

The Black teenager recalled that moments before he was shot in the head by a white man in Kansas City after ringing the wrong doorbell, "I'm thinking, there’s no way he’s actually going to shoot, right?"
Ralph Yarl.
Ralph Yarl.

Club Q shooter sentenced to life in prison for attack on gay nightclub

The shooter pleaded guilty to killing five people and injuring 17 others in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
People visit a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on Nov. 21, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
People visit a makeshift memorial near the Club Q nightclub on Nov. 21, 2022 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Closing arguments set for trial of deputy accused of failing to stop Parkland school massacre

Prosecutors want to hold Scot Peterson responsible for his alleged in action when 17 people were murdered at the Parkland, Florida, school five years ago.
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Girl, 17, killed and 3 others wounded in shooting in Houston, police say

The shooting unfolded following an altercation outside of a business, Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Wyatt Martin said at a news conference on Sunday. At some point, two groups of individuals began “shooting at each other," he said.
Girl, 17, killed and 3 others injured in shooting in Houston, police say
Girl, 17, killed and 3 others injured in shooting in Houston, police say

Two dead, more than a dozen injured amid gunfire, fleeing vehicles at Michigan party

Authorities indicate five guns may have been used in a shooting at a roving party that officers had shut down at other locations. Some were hit by vehicles as they fled.

'Rust' weapons expert passed drugs to someone else on day of fatal shooting, prosecutors say

Hannah Gutierrez-Reed “did transfer narcotics to another person with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself,” prosecutors said.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed.

2 dead in shooting outside Florida McDonald's, police say

Tallahassee police said they were conducting a double homicide investigation after officers responded to the fast-food restaurant Thursday and found two men dead in the parking lot.
McDonald's Locations Ahead Of Earnings Figures
McDonald's Locations Ahead Of Earnings Figures

Suspect in mass shooting at Washington state music festival told police he was high on psychedelics

Army Spc. James Kelly, of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, faces two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and a count of domestic violence assault.
A satellite view of the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Wash.
A satellite view of the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Wash.

Two arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth shooting that wounded 6, including alleged shooters

It was one of many shootings across the country over the holiday weekend.
Police at the scene of a shooting shortly after the Juneteenth festival in Milwaukee on June 19, 2023.
Police at the scene of a shooting shortly after the Juneteenth festival in Milwaukee on June 19, 2023.

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