MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York City police officer has been acquitted of murder in the shooting of his childhood friend during a confrontation on Long Island. A jury on Thursday convicted Errick Allen, 30, only of menacing in the May 12, 2020, shooting of Christopher Curro, Newsday reported. Allen was off duty when he shot Curro, his …
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Virginia man sentenced to 43 years after pleading guilty to killing teen who had just graduated
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A young man accused in last year’s fatal shooting of a teenager who had received his Virginia high school diploma minutes earlier at a public event pleaded guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder and a firearm-related charge and was sentenced to 43 years in prison. Amari Pollard, 20, entered the plea during the fourth day of …
Read More »Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out and a “ludicrous” pace of work. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the armorer for the upcoming Western movie “Rust,” is fighting …
Read More »In wake of mass shooting, here is how Maine’s governor wants to tackle gun control and mental health
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor rolled out legislation on Wednesday she said will prevent dangerous people from possessing weapons and strengthen mental health services to help prevent future tragedies like the Lewiston mass shooting that shook the state. Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, called for the changes in January in a speech that came three months after an Army …
Read More »Man charged in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade near Chicago to stand trial next February
CHICAGO (AP) — The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more, including children, at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will stand trial next February, a judge ruled Wednesday. Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for the …
Read More »Three slain Minnesota first responders remembered for their commitment to service
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two young police officers and a firefighter-paramedic were killed in a burst of gunfire Sunday as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville. Another officer also was injured, and the man identified as the shooter fatally shot himself, police said. Here are the victims’ stories. —— Paul Elmstrand, 27, was the …
Read More »Missouri House votes to ban celebratory gunfire days after Chiefs’ parade shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory …
Read More »US investigators visit homes of two Palestinian-American teens killed in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The families of two Palestinian-American teenagers killed in separate but eerily similar incidents in the West Bank say investigators from the American Embassy have visited their homes to look into the shootings. Launching American probes into the killings of Mohammad Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar reflects what appears to be a lack of confidence in the Israeli …
Read More »Judge denies requests to limit evidence ahead of armorer’s trial in fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge warned special prosecutors and defense attorneys Wednesday that she will not consider any more motions as the court prepares for the involuntary manslaughter trial of the weapons supervisor on the “Rust” movie set when Alec Baldwin fatally shot the cinematographer during rehearsal. State District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer was stern with …
Read More »How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ set? The armorer’s trial will focus on this
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The scheduled trial next week of a movie weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin may hinge on an enduring mystery: How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set where it was expressly prohibited? Investigators recovered six live rounds of ammunition from a box, …
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