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3 Hurt After Shooting in NYC's Times Square

A 17-year-old has been taken into custody after early Saturday incident

(Newser) - Three people were wounded during a shooting in New York City's iconic Times Square, the New York Police Department said Saturday, per the AP . One person has been arrested and is being questioned over the shooting, which took place around 1:20am, the police said. ABC News reports the...

Officer, Suspect Dead After Shooting Near Emory, CDC

Gunfire sparks campus lockdown, road closures near school, government agency

(Newser) - A suspect and a DeKalb County police officer are dead following a shooting incident near Emory University and the CDC in Atlanta, officials confirmed Friday, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The situation unfolded late Friday afternoon, beginning with reports of gunfire near the Emory Point CVS, just across from university...

Friends: Fort Stewart Shooting Suspect Was Teased for Stutter

Though the bullying in question dated to 2018

(Newser) - The soldier accused of shooting five colleagues at Georgia's Fort Stewart Army base on Wednesday is described by those who knew him as a quiet, hardworking man who'd once been the target of nonstop bullying. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, reportedly faced constant mockery for his stutter during...

Wounded State Trooper Saved Lives After Ambush

Pennsylvania trooper ordered driver to block roadway with truck

(Newser) - A 61-year-old man shot and killed his neighbor in rural Pennsylvania Thursday and then ambushed first responders, wounding two state troopers and causing an EMT to crash a vehicle, police say. The attacker, who fired dozens of rounds from a semiautomatic weapon, was later killed by police.
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Unarmed Soldiers Who Stopped Gunman Are Honored

Soldiers get medals after taking down suspect in Fort Stewart shooting

(Newser) - The soldiers who subdued the alleged Fort Stewart gunman were unarmed when they tackled him, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Thursday. Six soldiers have been honored with the Meritorious Service Medal for their actions during the Georgia shooting, CBS News reports. "They were unarmed and ran at and tackled...

Tennessee Man Charged With Killing 4 Faces Death Penalty

Austin Robert Drummond ordered held without bond after first hearing

(Newser) - Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home's front yard. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, appeared Thursday via a video feed from jail before a judge in Tiptonville, two days after...

Alleged Army Shooter Sent a Telling Text

Sgt. Quornelius Radford had complained of racism at Fort Stewart, father says

(Newser) - The Army sergeant accused of shooting five people at Georgia's Fort Stewart on Wednesday first sent a text to an aunt, indicating he was about to die. Sgt. Quornelius Radford, 28, texted the aunt to say "that he loved everybody, and that he'll be in a better...

After Shooting, Montana Suspect Stripped Down

4 victims in bar shooting are identified

(Newser) - Authorities have expanded the search for Montana bar shooting suspect Michael Paul Brown to include national forest land outside Anaconda, where he may be traveling on foot. "This is an unstable individual who walked in and murdered four people in cold blood for no reason whatsoever," Montana Attorney...

Bar Owner on Alleged Gunman: 'I Just Think He Snapped'

Authorities find truck belonging to Michael Paul Brown, but manhunt for him in Montana continues

(Newser) - The manhunt continues for Michael Paul Brown, a suspect in the Friday morning shooting at a Montana bar, but it appears his vehicle has been found. Lee Johnson, the administrator for the state's Division of Criminal Investigation, said in a presser later Friday that investigators had recovered the white...

Among Reno Casino Shooting Victims: Bachelor Party Guests

3rd victim was a 66-year-old man who lived in the area

(Newser) - Two of the three people killed this week in a shooting outside the largest casino in Reno , Nevada, were 33-year-old men in town celebrating a bachelor party and the third victim was a 66-year-old man who lived in the area, authorities said. The suspect, who is in critical condition after...

Workers Were Not About to Let the Gunman Into Their Office

Photos circulate of barricade erected by Blackstone workers during Park Avenue shooting

(Newser) - As a gunman went on a murderous rampage in a Manhattan high-rise on Monday that left four dead and five others injured before authorities say he took his own life, workers from one financial firm were determined to prevent him from gaining entry to their office space. ABC7 reports on...

Two Dead in Casino Shooting in Reno
Two Dead in Casino
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Jul 28, 2025 12:10 PM CDT

Two Dead in Casino Shooting in Reno

Gunman was shot by police, taken to hospital

(Newser) - Two people are dead after a shooting outside the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno on Monday, reports the Reno Gazette Journal . Police say they shot the gunman, an adult male, who has been taken to the hospital. Up to three others also were taken to the hospital, though the details...

How 'a Pure Act of Evil' Unfolded in Idaho

Sheriff says Wess Roley lured firefighters by setting a brush fire

(Newser) - More details are emerging about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old Idaho man who authorities believe set a brush fire near Coeur d'Alene on June 29 and then ambushed firefighters who responded, killing two and wounding a third before turning the gun on himself. Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris on...

In Ecuador, a Night of Billiards Turns Deadly

Gunmen kill 9 inside pool hall in coastal town

(Newser) - Police in Ecuador are investigating a shooting that left at least nine people dead in a beach town pool hall, reports AFP . The killings took place Saturday night when gunmen stormed a billiard hall in General Villamil Playas, a coastal town in southwestern Ecuador. The country's Public Prosecutor's Office...

5 Held in Murder of Berkeley Professor in Athens

Professor killed after custody hearing; ex-wife among those questioned

(Newser) - A UC Berkeley professor was gunned down in an Athens suburb just a day after a custody hearing—now, Greek police have brought his ex-wife and four others in for questioning as they probe what they say appears to be a contract killing, CNN reports. Przemyslaw Jeziorski was fatally...

Suspect Identified in Kentucky Church Shooting

Guy House was due in court for domestic violence case Monday

(Newser) - The man who police say shot four people in a Kentucky church on Sunday, killing two, has been identified as Guy House, a 47-year-old man with a long criminal record. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that relatives of the victims say House went to the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington...

Man Says He Killed Wife So She Wouldn't Be Homeless

Police say suspect hid job loss and planned killing for weeks

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly admitting to police he shot and killed his common-law wife of 20 years to prevent her from becoming homeless. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver 7 , Phil Archuleta called Aurora police late Sunday from a bus...

10 Charged With Attempted Murder in ICE Center 'Ambush'

An officer was shot in the neck in Alvarado, but survived

(Newser) - Ten people are charged with attempted murder in the July 4 shooting of a police officer at an ICE detention center in Texas. The shooting occurred at the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado. Ten to 12 people initially shot fireworks toward the detention center shortly after 10:30pm, according to...

55 Shot, 8 Killed Over Long Weekend in Chicago

That makes it the city's least violent Fourth of July weekend in at least 6 years

(Newser) - It was another violent long weekend in Chicago—but not as violent as other Fourth of July weekends in recent years. ABC7 , which has a detailed list of incidents, reports that police say at least 55 people were shot, eight of them fatally, between Thursday morning and midnight Sunday. The...

Cops: Man Killed Deputy After His Mother Lied to Officers

She said South Carolina man wasn't home just before he ambushed officers, police say

(Newser) - The 77-year-old mother of a man who fatally shot a South Carolina deputy has been arrested and charged with lying to officers by saying he wasn't home just before he ambushed them, authorities said. Linda Perry Dennett was charged with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony on...

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