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&#39;Multiple Victims&#39; as Shooting Rocks Auburn
 3 Dead in Auburn 
 University Shootings 
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Jun 10, 2012 2:52 PM CDT

3 Dead in Auburn University Shootings

A third current player is also injured, expected to survive

(Newser) - A shooting last night at an off-campus Auburn University apartment complex has left three dead, including two former Auburn football players, reports the Birmingham News and MSNBC . Ed Christian and Ladarious Phillips were both killed after a fight broke out at a pool party and one or two men began...

Rapper Lil Phat Killed Near Atlanta Hospital

Melvin Vernell, 19, was killed in his car at parking lot

(Newser) - Atlanta rapper Lil Phat was shot and killed in a Georgia hospital parking lot yesterday evening, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The 19-year-old rapper, whose real name was Melvin Vernell III, was shot while sitting in his car. Police are looking for two men who were seen running from the crime...

Cops: Seattle Shooter Bought Plant During Manhunt

Ian Stawicki delivered blueberry bush to former teacher

(Newser) - After two shootings that left five people dead in Seattle last week, accused shooter Ian Stawicki spent five hours on the run before killing himself when police tracked him down. What did he do in the interim? He apparently went to a local nursery and bought a blueberry bush for...

Toronto Mall Shooting Kills 1, Injures 7

Many injured in panicked stampede for exits after shooting

(Newser) - Gunfire in a downtown Toronto mall last night has left one dead and seven injured, reports the Toronto Star . Police said the shooting appeared to be targeted, but, as it happened in one of Canada's most crowded malls, numerous bystanders were also shot in the attack and more were...

Hero Saved Cafe Patrons in Seattle Massacre

He hurled barstools after Ian Stawicki opened fire

(Newser) - A hero saved three lives by hurling barstools at a deadly gunman when he opened fire in a Seattle cafe , police say. "I just threw the frigging stool at him, legs first," the man told police, saying that after his brother died in the World Trade Center attack,...

Seattle Suspect's Family: 'We Could See This Coming'

Ian Stawicki is dead as shooting toll hits 5

(Newser) - The man suspected of killing five people and critically injuring one other in two shooting incidents in Seattle yesterday has died in the hospital, reports the AP . The suspect, who police say shot five people in a cafe and another in a carjacking, has been identified as Ian Stawicki, reports...

5 Dead, 1 Wounded in Seattle; Suspect Shoots Self

City reeling from spike in gun violence

(Newser) - Police say a gunman suspected of killing four people at a Seattle cafe and then a woman in a subsequent carjacking shot himself as officers closed in on him on a West Seattle street. He was listed in critical condition. One other person was critically injured in the cafe shooting,...

Miami Face-Eater Identified

Rudy Eugene only had minor arrest record

(Newser) - The Miami man shot dead as he chewed off another man's face has been identified as 31-year-old Rudy Eugene. He had a criminal record but nothing on the scale of Sunday's crazed attack, the Miami Herald finds. He was arrested on a battery charge when he was 16,...

Cops Shoot Naked Guy Eating Man's Face on Highway

Bizarre fight occured by Miami highway

(Newser) - Some things can neither be made up or erased from one's psyche, and this one falls under both categories: A naked man was shot to death by police in Miami yesterday as he was chewing another man's face off on a highway off-ramp, reports the Miami Herald . A...

8 Shot After Oklahoma City Thunder Game

One victim in critical condition

(Newser) - Minutes after the Oklahoma City Thunder won last night's NBA playoff game against the Los Angeles Lakers, skirmishes broke out in the city's Bricktown entertainment district and eight people were shot when a gunman fired on the crowd. Two suffered life-threatening injuries, but the other six are expected...

Cops: Woman Shot Teen Grandson 8 Times

Sandra Layne charged with murder

(Newser) - A Michigan grandmother who said she was afraid of her grandson has been charged with murder after shooting the teenager eight times, according to law enforcement authorities. The 17-year-old boy called 911 to tell an emergency dispatcher that he had been shot in the chest by his grandmother, and "...

Zimmerman Wants New Trial Judge

Trayvon Martin shooter not happy with Judge Recksiedler

(Newser) - The neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed black teenager in Florida asked a judge in the case to step down today after she revealed a potential conflict of interest. George Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, filed the request and said Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler revealed the potential...

Shooter Kills 3 at Minneapolis Day Care

Suspect reportedly escaped by bicycle

(Newser) - Three people were killed this morning when someone opened fire at an in-home day care in a Minneapolis suburb, and then rode away on a BMX bicycle, the AP reports. The incident prompted a lockdown at a nearby technical school. It's unclear if any children were present during the...

Pit Bull Survives Shot in Head After Saving Owner

Staten Island pooch helps scare off home invader

(Newser) - A courageous dog saved the day in Staten Island when he helped scare off a home invader and survived a bullet to the head, reports the New York Post . The drama began when a burglar disguised as a FedEx deliveryman tried to break into Justin Becker's apartment. Becker threw...

Calif. School Shooter Was After Absent Administrator

He had a grudge against school, police say

(Newser) - One L. Goh arrived at the Oikos University yesterday hoping to kill a specific female administrator, only to discover that she wasn't there, police said today. "We've learned that the suspect was upset with the administration," Oakland's police chief told Good Morning America . "He...

Fake 911 Call Ends in Fatal Shooting

Caller lied about college student Kendrec McDade having gun

(Newser) - A Pasadena man has been charged with manslaughter after he made a 911 call in which he falsely claimed a gun-packing college student robbed him. The student, who turned out to be unarmed, was shot dead by a police officer responding to the call. The cop fired as Kendrec McDade,...

School Report: Trayvon Once Suspended With 'Burglary Tool'

Latest news is attempt to 'demonize' teen, says family attorney

(Newser) - The battle over Trayvon Martin continues. Now it emerges that the teen was suspended from his high school three times, including for carrying a screwdriver, which officials considered a "burglary tool," according to school authorities. The screwdriver was found with women's jewelry in his backpack after a...

France Shooter Did Film Killings

Also: Mohamed Merah was on the US no-fly list

(Newser) - The gunman who terrorized France in recent days filmed all three of his shootings ( as suspected) and claimed to have posted them online, a French prosecutor confirmed today. Mohamed Merah, 23, filmed his alleged shootings with a camera strapped to his chest harness, the prosecutor told Sky News . In...

Police Corner French Shooting Suspect

3 cops injured in Toulouse shootout

(Newser) - Police in Toulouse have surrounded the home of a suspect they believe is responsible for a series of deadly shootings. Three police officers have been injured in a shootout with the suspect, a 24-year-old man who claims to be a member of al-Qaeda, reports Reuters . France's interior minister says...

Gunman Likely Filmed French School Shooting

Surveillance video shows a camera around the shooter's neck

(Newser) - As if there could be a crueler twist to the Jewish school shooting in Toulouse that yesterday rocked France: France's interior minister today revealed that the gunman likely filmed the killings. The school's surveillance video revealed that a video camera was attached to the killer's neck, reports...

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