Toddler and two adults shot dead in Jacksonville during row over dog sale, police say
A three-year-old child and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over an apparent dog sale in Florida, according to police. Five people – including the toddler – had gone to a luxury apartment complex at around 10pm on Saturday to meet with some people about the sale of a dog, said Jacksonville Sheriff’s […]
Boy, 11, ‘shot in the chest’ by police officer in Mississippi he had called for help
An 11-year-old boy who was shot by a police officer has returned home from hospital after almost a week of treatment. Aderrien Murry spent five days in hospital with a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, and fractured ribs after the officer shot him in the chest early on Saturday, lawyer Carlos Moore said. Aderrien was well […]
Manhunt for gunman who shot dead five neighbors in Texas enters its fourth day
The search for a suspected gunman has entered its fourth day after five neighbors were shot dead in Texas – as a grieving father has recalled the moment his wife and young son were killed. Francisco Oropesa, who is considered to be armed and dangerous, is believed to have fled the rural town of Cleveland […]
‘Role model’ cheerleader Payton Washington shot after teammate ‘got into wrong car’ outside Texas supermarket
A “role model” cheerleader born with only one lung has had part of her spleen removed after being shot in another apparent case of somebody being shot for being in the wrong place in the US. Payton Washington, 18, was shot in the leg and back in a supermarket car park in Texas on Monday […]
Kansas City: Black teenager shot ‘in head’ after going to wrong house to collect younger brothers
Ralph Yarl, 16, is in hospital following the shooting which happened at about 10 pm on Thursday in Kansas City, Missouri. Police said he went to the wrong house and was shot there. A GoFundMe page, thought to be set up by Ralph’s aunt Faith Spoonmore, said the boy was shot once in the head […]
