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Maryland fatal shooting of three happened after parking dispute: Police

A man was charged in a shooting that killed three men -- including a father and son -- and wounded three others in a neighbourhood dispute over parking during a party, police said Monday. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, assault and other offences in the shooting that happened Sunday evening, Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson told reporters at a media briefing. Smith surrendered to authorities Sunday night without incident, the police chief said, and he was ordered held without bond Monday. Police recovered both a semi-automatic handgun and a long gun at the scene. Jackson identified the victims as Nicholas Mireles, 55, of Odenton, Maryland; Mario Antonio Mireles Ruiz, 27, of Annapolis; and Christian Marlon Segovia, 25, of Annapolis. Police responded to a call for help at a home around 7.50 pm Sunday and found six people had been shot. The three wounded were in stable condition Monda

Six injured in Houston nightclub shooting, suspects remain at large

The victims ranged in age from late 20s to early 30s

9 hurt in gunfire near Hollywood, Florida; taken to children's hospital

Nine people were injured Monday evening when gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day. Several of the victims were taken to a children's hospital, police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said. However, authorities have not yet released the ages of the victims. The nine victims included six adults and three children, according to Yanet Obarrio Sanchez, a spokesperson for Memorial Healthcare System. All of the victims were in stable condition, she said. A preliminary investigation shows that an altercation between two groups resulted in gunfire, police said. One person has been detained and another suspect is being still being sought. The shooting happened about 6:30 p.m. on the broadwalk near a convenience store, a Ben & Jerry's ice cream store and a Subway sandwich shop. Alvie Carlton Scott III said he was on the beach when all of a sudden he heard numerous gunshots go off. He

207 shootings in US in 2023, as of May 7; highest in a year since 2013

This means that there have been more shootings in the US in 2023 than in any previous year since at least 2013, according to CNN

Six students shot, wounded at Mississippi house party, says report

Six high school students were injured after gunfire erupted at a house party in southern Mississippi, according to a news report. The Biloxi Sun Herald reported early Sunday that the shootings happened overnight Saturday in Bay St. Louis, about 29 miles (46 kilometres) west of Biloxi. All six students suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to area hospitals. Two were in serious condition. Two of the victims are students at Bay High School in Bay St. Louis. Four of the students attend Hancock High School in Kiln, 13 miles (21 kilometres) northwest of Bay St. Louis. None of them had attended Bay High's prom, which was held earlier Saturday night. It wasn't immediately clear how many shots were fired or if anyone had been arrested, the Sun Herald reported. The house where the party was held is less than a mile from the Hollywood Casino.

Shooting kills 2 men, injures 3rd victim in Seattle park, says police

Two men were killed and a third person was wounded during a shooting in a Seattle park Saturday night, police said. Police responded to a report of a shooting at Cal Anderson Park around 10:30 p.m., the Seattle Police Department said in a statement. Officers found three men with gunshot wounds and provided first aid until Seattle Fire Department personnel arrived. One man succumbed to his injuries at the scene, police said. Two other victims were transported from the park in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood to Harborview Medical Centre, where the second man died, police said. The third shooting victim was listed in critical condition, police said. Investigators were searching for a man who reportedly left the scene before officers arrived, police said.

New Orleans restaurant shooting kills waiter, wounds Chicago tourist

A shooting outside a well-known New Orleans restaurant on Friday killed an employee, and one bullet penetrated the restaurant and wounded a Chicago tourist visiting for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Interim New Orleans police Superintendent Michelle Woodfork told reporters on Saturday that the shooting happened outside Mandina's Restaurant in New Orleans' Mid-City neighbourhood. No suspects have yet been named. Woodfork said police believe two assailants targeted the waiter, whom family members identified to The Times-Picayune of New Orleans as 23-year-old Hilbert Walker III. A private security guard returned fire, Woodfork said, and was not injured. Diners told local news outlets that they dived to the floor seeking cover and that police didn't let them leave for more than an hour. The 54-year-old Chicago woman was visiting for Jazz Fest and was at Mandina's to celebrate the birthday of a friend, when she was shot, Woodfork said. She did not say what condition the ..

US shootings: Footage shows how cops brought down shooter who killed 5

The footage shows a quick initial fire exchange in which an officer gets hurt. Later, the assailant was brought down

5 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building, shooter dead: Police

Police say five people have been killed in a shooting at a bank building in downtown Louisville and the suspected shooter is also dead. Police say six others were brought to the hospital after the Monday morning shooting. The Louisville Metro Police Department said Monday on Twitter there was an ongoing situation and asked people to avoid the area. "There are multiple casualties," police said in the tweet. Police described it as an active aggressor. Witnesses who left the building told WHAS-TV they heard gunfire inside the building. Numerous police vehicles were seen on television footage. WHAS reporters said they saw people being taken from the scene in ambulances. In a tweet, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he was heading to the scene. Please pray for all of the families impacted and for the city of Louisville, Beshear said. The FBI said its agents were also responding to the shooting. The shooting happened in a building on East Main Street that houses the Old National Bank

Biden calls Nashville shooting sick, urges Congress to pass weapons ban

US President Joe Biden termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as sick and said that the US has to do more about gun violence

2 shot at Gurudwara in Sacramento, sheriff's office searching for suspect

Two people were shot at a Gurudwara in Sacramento County, California on Sunday, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said

Two dead, six injured in shooting at Georgia house party, says police

Two people were killed and six others were injured on Saturday (local time) after a shooting at a house party in Douglas County, Georgia where more than 100 teenagers gathered, CNN reported

1 killed, 3 wounded in Texas shopping mall shooting; motive unkown

Police in El Paso, Texas, say one person was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday in a shopping mall. One person has been taken into custody, El Paso police spokesperson Sgt. Robert Gomez said. No immediate information was given about that person. "It's too early to speculate on motive," Gomez said. The three who were wounded were hospitalized, Gomez said. Their conditions were not known. Gomez said police believe the scene is secure and that officers are sweeping through the whole mall to verify that. Authorities have set up a reunification centre at a nearby high school. Wednesday's shooting happened in a busy shopping area and across a large parking lot from a Walmart where 23 people were killed in a racist attack in 2019.

Tyre Nichols' family grieves 'on sacred ground' in Memphis after funeral

On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers just minutes from his home, his family was sharing remembrances and expressing grief. Nichols' older brother, Jamal Dupree, lamented he was not there to save his brother from the attack he suffered at the fists and feet of the five officers, who have been charged with second-degree murder and other offenses. "I've been fighting my whole life and the one fight I needed to be here for, I wasn't here," said Dupree, adding that violence was against his brother's nature. "My brother was the most peaceful person I've ever met in life," he said. "If my brother was here today and he had to say something, he'd tell us to do this peacefully." The family gathered on Tuesday evening with the Rev. Al Sharpton at the historic Mason Temple Church of God in Christ in Memphis where the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his final speech the night before he was assassinated to speak abou

Teen killed, four others injured in shooting at Texas lounge over weekend

A high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in Austin, Texas, authorities said Monday. Brayden Bolyard, 17, died at the scene of the shooting at the lounge Saturday night, Austin police said in a news release. Police said that the four other people who were shot were taken to hospitals. Police said in the news release that they have identified a person of interest in the shooting and that the shooter had prior history with one of the victims. The suspect left the scene after the shooting, police said. The school district in Jarrell, which is about 40 miles north of Austin, said in a statement Monday that the district was profoundly saddened by the loss of one of our students. He was a gifted student and athlete who made a lasting impression on our district, the Jarrell Independent School District said in the statement. The district said that counselors would be providing support to students and staff.

3 killed, 4 injured in second mass shooting in a week in Los Angeles

Three people were killed inside a vehicle on the street and four were wounded outside in an upscale neighbourhood near Beverly Hills

6 people, assailant dead in Walmart shooting in US' Virginia: Police

A shooter opened fire in a Walmart in Virginia late on Tuesday, leaving six people dead, police said, in the second high-profile mass killing in a handful of days. The assailant is also dead. The store in Chesapeake is now safe, Officer Leo Kosinski said in the early hours of Wednesday. The shooting came three days after a person opened fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado late on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 17. Earlier in the year, the country was shaken by the deaths of 21 when a gunman stormed an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Tuesday's shooting also brought back memories of another at a Walmart in 2019, when a gunman police say was targeting Mexicans opened fire at a store in El Paso and killed 22 people. Earlier, Kosinski said he couldn't say how the gunman died but that he didn't believe police fired shots. The shooting had apparently stopped when police arrived at the store in Chesapeake, which is Virginia's second-largest city and lies next to the seasid

Multiple people killed after shooting at Walmart store in Virginia

Multiple people were killed and injured in a shooting incident reported from the US state of Virginia, officials said adding the shooter is believed to be dead too

At least 5 dead, 18 hurt in shooting at gay nightclub in Colorado; 1 held

A suspect was in custody and was being treated for injuries after the attack at Club Q, Colorado Springs police Lieutenant Pamela Castro told a news conference

2 arrested after 2 killed, tribal officer shot in north-eastern Washington

Authorities have arrested two of the three suspects they were searching for after two people were found dead and a police officer was shot on a tribal reservation in north-eastern Washington. The Colville Tribal Police Department said it responded to a report of a shooting on Thursday in Keller, west of Spokane. Officers found two people dead, and an officer who came across a vehicle described as having left the scene was shot in the arm. He was doing well after being transported for medical care, the department said in a news release. Police identified two of the suspects as Curry Pinkham and Zachary Holt. The third suspect, another man, had not been identified. It was not immediately clear which of the three suspects had been arrested. Tribal police searched for them overnight with help from 10 other agencies, including the FBI, Border Patrol, Washington State Patrol and police and sheriff's deputies. The department said on Facebook Friday that two suspects had been ...