Three civilians and a police officer were killed during a gun battle in Jersey City, New Jersey yesterday. The two shooters were ultimately shot and killed by police. Initial reports — so often inaccurate in these situations — indicated that police had interrupted a drug buy or were conducting a murder investigation. The police officer […]
UPDATE: A police officer and multiple others were killed in a shooting in Jersey City Tuesday that authorities say is not believed to have been a terrorism attack. One officer was pronounced dead at a hospital and multiple other people were found dead at the scene, Mayor Steven Fulop said without indicating how many were […]
As we learned when he was Chief of the Austin PD, Houston’s Police Chief Art Acevedo never misses a chance to politicize an issue or come down on the side of more gun control laws. Acevedo addressed the press after a HPD sergeant was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call […]
By Associated Press A man was arrested after authorities received a tip that he had posted videos online that appear to show him pointing weapons and practicing to carry out a mass shooting from a downtown San Diego hotel room. Steve Homoki was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. He was arrested last […]
We’re hearing this more often from police. They’re telling gun owners that certain stickers on your car (NRA, gun brands, something like this) make your vehicle a more likely target for criminals looking to steal a gun. Last month the warning came from outside of Atlanta. A sheriff there said he’s seeing thieves focus on […]
By Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University and Michael D. White, Arizona State University In mid-November, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized publicly for his backing of a practice intended to reduce violent crime that had for years been criticized as racially biased. “I realize back then I was wrong, and I’m sorry,” […]
I watched a live press briefing (gone now) on the shooting. Key points: Three victims dead, shooter dead. Despite an earlier USA Today report that the shooter killed himself, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan says his officers took the chumbucket out. Morgan also said the shooter used a “handgun.” A Navy spokesman (I missed name […]
UPDATE: Officials have identified the shooter as a Saudi Arabian aviation student. The shooting is being investigated as a possible terrorist incident. -/-/-/- Earlier this week it was a shooting at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii. Now four are dead at Naval Air Station Pensacola following an active shooter situation. Here’s the report […]
By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Four people, including a UPS driver, were killed Thursday after robbers stole the driver’s truck and led police on a chase that ended in gunfire at a busy Florida intersection during rush hour, the FBI said. Both robbers were shot and killed, and the fourth victim was in a nearby […]
It’s always a good idea to approach in-person sales transactions with strangers with caution. A Chicago woman found out why when she met with a 14-year-old girl to complete the sale of an item (police didn’t reveal what the item was). When the two met up, the girl pulled out a pellet gun and hit […]
By Audrey McAvoy and Caleb Jones, Associated Press A Navy sailor shot three civilians, killing two of them, before taking his own life at Pearl Harbor just days before thousands were scheduled to gather at the storied military base to mark the 78th anniversary of the Japanese bombing that launched the U.S. into World War […]
By Rick Callahan, Associated Press A U.S. sailor shot and wounded three civilian Department of Defense employees at the Pearl Harbor shipyard Wednesday before taking their own life, the military said. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, one of the Navy’s major installations, said the shooting began around 2:30 p.m. at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The military […]
