‘Will not tolerate violence in our city’: Police arrest man accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old, injuring her mother in Heights area
The suspect accused of fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl and injuring her mother in the Heights on Monday night has been arrested Tuesday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department.
Suspect killed during attempted robbery in SW Houston after accidentally being shot by himself or accomplice, HPD says
Authorities said the suspect was fatally shot by either himself or his accomplice during a robbery attempt. Instead of going to the hospital after the shooting, police said the suspect drove to an apartment complex where the injured suspect died.
HPD officer shot at by suspect while investigating shooting in SE Houston, authorities say
Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after a suspect got into a shootout with one of them while they were trying to investigate a shooting in southeast Houston Monday, authorities said.
Man shoots girlfriend to death, then himself in murder-suicide outside Walmart parking lot in NW Harris County, HCSO says
A man shot his girlfriend to death, then shot himself in the head inside a vehicle in what deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office believe is a murder-suicide in northwest Harris County.
Police: Multiple victims in Wisconsin cemetery shooting
Police say a shooting at a cemetery south of Milwaukee Thursday afternoon resulted in multiple victims. Racine police said on social media that numerous shots were fired about 2:30 p.m. at Graceland Cemetery in Racine, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Milwaukee. Ascension All Saints Hospital, which is next to the cemetery, said it is treating an undisclosed number of victims from the shooting.
news.yahoo.comAuthorities seek suspect in rural Alamo shooting death
Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies are currently investigating a shooting that occurred late Thursday night that left one man dead. At around 9:17 p.m. Thursday, in response to a disturbance call, deputies from the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office arrived in rural Alamo, north of the 100 block of Sioux Road. At the scene, they found a male victim with a fatal gunshot wound, according to a news release. Anyone with information in the incident can call the sheriff’s office at (956) 383-8114. To remain anonymous, call the Hidalgo County Crime Stoppers hotline at (956) 688-8477 (TIPS).
myrgv.comEdinburg police investigating double homicide
The Edinburg Police Department is investigating a shooting in the 1700 block of Jason Avenue that left two dead. A statement from the city said officers responded to an apartment complex just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and discovered the bodies of two individuals who had been fatally shot. The identity of those individuals is not being released pending notification of next of kin. “Residents can rest assured that at this time, there is no active threat to those in the surrounding area,” the statement read. “This is still an active crime scene, additional information will be released as details become available.
myrgv.comMother grieves over teen daughter dying in her arms after LAPD fired at suspect
Through a translator, Soledad Peralta, the mother of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer as he fired at a suspect in a store last week, said that losing her daughter in her arms is one of the “most profound pains any human being can imagine.”
news.yahoo.com3-year-old dies from gunshot wound in Elsa
The Elsa Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old child. The department responded to the 200 block of Begonia Street at 2:14 p.m. Monday in reference to a child being shot, the agency said in a news release. “Upon arrival police, fire, and EMS personnel began lifesaving measures on the child and the child was transported to DHR Hospital in Edinburg where the child was pronounced dead,” the release stated. The agency is working an “active investigation and scene” and is asking residents to avoid the area. The department said it will release additional information as it becomes available.
myrgv.comFormer NASCAR driver Townley killed in Georgia shooting
A former NASCAR driver was killed Saturday in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. John Wes Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told the Athens Banner-Herald. The shooting appeared to be domestic violence related, Athens-Clarke County Police Lt. Shaun Barnett said.
news.yahoo.com1 killed, 4 hurt in South Carolina Waffle House shooting
One man was killed early Sunday in a shooting in the parking lot of a Waffle House near a South Carolina interstate that also injured four people inside the restaurant, Lee County Sheriff Daniel Simon said. The employee and three customers inside the restaurant at the U.S. Highway 15 exit on Interstate 20 in Bishopville are expected to survive the shooting around 4 a.m., the sheriff told The Associated Press. Surveillance footage from the parking lot shows a small white sedan pull out of the parking lot and head north on U.S. 15 toward Bishopville, the sheriff said.
news.yahoo.comEdinburg police investigating fatal shooting
The Edinburg Police Department is investigating a shooting after officers found a woman dead Wednesday afternoon. In a news release issued Thursday, the city said police were called to a business in the 300 block of Conquest Boulevard just after 5 p.m. Wednesday and found the body of a 41-year-old woman who had sustained a gunshot wound. “This is still an ongoing investigation and at this time, the identity of the woman is not being released pending notification of next of kin,” the release stated. Check back later for updates to this developing story.
myrgv.comSheriff’s office investigating homicide in rural Weslaco
The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting that left a 76-year-old man dead in rural Weslaco. In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office said deputies responded to Mile 10, west of Farm-to-Market Road 1015, at 1:56 a.m., where they found the man dead from a gunshot wound. “Investigators believe the gunshot came from outside of the residence,” the post stated. The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information on this case to call (956) 383-8114.
myrgv.com1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting outside Detroit banquet hall
A drive-by shooting left a man dead and five other people wounded outside a banquet hall in Detroit early Tuesday, police said. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. outside the Chalmers Banquet Hall on the city's East Side. More than 100 people were gathered for an event at the banquet hall, WXYZ-TV reported from the scene.
news.yahoo.com‘The city is traumatized’: Englewood community members pray for 1-month-old injured in shooting
On Friday afternoon, activist Charles McKenzie prayed with community members just a block from where the girl was shot. More than two dozen people stood in a circle in a parking lot and sent well wishes to the girl and her mother.
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