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Five Reported Dead in Illinois Shooting

BJ Ragone — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:29:49 +0000

Early Wednesday morning a gunman went on a shooting spree in Manchester, Illinois that has left five people dead. The suspect is in custody

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Shots Fired Over Air Jordans

Taylor Cormier — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:20:20 +0000

Police in Springfield are looking for the person who shot an 11-year-old girl who was standing in line outside a store selling the latest Nike Air Jordan sneakers.

Mayor Domenic Sarno says an orderly line had formed outside the store just before it was scheduled to open Saturday morning.

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Police Shoot, Kill Kurt Myers, Ending Standoff in Herkimer, New York

Daniel J. Cassavaugh — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:41:53 +0000

State Police say they have shot and killed Kurt Myers, a suspect in shootings that killed four people and injured two others in Herkimer and Mohawk, New York.

Around 8:15 a.m. Thursday, State Police, FBI and a K-9 unit entered the former Glory Days bar in Herkimer where Myers had been in hiding for the last 16 hours and had at times exchanged fire with police.

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(UPDATED) Four Confirmed Deaths after Shootings in Herkimer and Mohawk, New York

Daniel J. Cassavaugh — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:06:57 +0000

Six people have been shot, four of whom were killed, at separate locations in Mohawk and Herkimer, in central New York on Wednesday morning, according to several published reports.

Two people were fatally shot at Gaffey's Car Wash on Mohawk Street in Herkimer. Four people were shot at John's Barber Shop on Main Street in Mohawk. Two of those four died while two others were injured.

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Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash

Jordan Dawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:23:01 +0000

A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured.

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Multiple Dead After Southern California Shooting Spree

BJ Ragone — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:39:21 +0000

Early on Tuesday morning a man went on a 25-minute shooting spree that has left four people dead.

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Attleboro Police Investigate Shooting

Bryan Booker — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:52:20 +0000

Police are investigating a shooting Sunday night inside an Attleboro home.

An unidentified man was shot just before 11PM at 44 Smith Street, near the Norton line. According to the Attleboro Sun Chronicle, a woman was giving the victim first aid before he was taken to Rhode Island Hospital. His condition is

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South African Double-Amputee Track Star Oscar Pistorius Charged With Shooting and Killing His Girlfriend

BJ Ragone — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:11:38 +0000

In a very bizarre turn of events, the track star who won over the world with his story of losing both legs is now is serious trouble for his involvement in the shooting death of his girlfriend.

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Christopher Dorner Caught In Gun Battle With Police [UPDATE]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:04:13 +0000

The alleged cop-killer Christopher Dorner may have met his end. We are getting reports that he is currently in a cabin in Big Bear, California and surrounded by police.

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Atlanta Shooting Sees 14-Year-Old Student Shot In The Head

BJ Ragone — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:03:45 +0000

Another shootings has rocked out country, this time in Atlanta. A 14-year-old student was reportedly shot in the head, but reports indicate that it wasn't fatal.

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