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Hartford Police Investigate Shooting on Winter Street
A man is recovering after he was shot in Hartford Wednesday. According to police, officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation near 10 Winter St. around 7:23 p.m. Meanwhile, a gunshot victim arrived at a local hospital. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is currently listed in stable conditions. Details on what led up to the shooting were not immediately available….
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Hartford Police Investigate Shooting
Hartford police are investigating after a man was shot inside an apartment on Wethersfield Avenue Wednesday. Police said they were called to the home at 464 Wethersfield Ave. around 4:30 p.m. where they found a male victim who had been shot in the abdomen. He was taken to the hospital for treatment, and is currently listed in stable condition, police…
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12-Year-Old Shoots Home Invader in North Carolina
Police say the boy opened fire on two intruders, killing one, after they forced their way into a North Carolina apartment and demanded money, shooting his grandmother.
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Police Say Yale Student Killed in Shooting May Have Been Targeted
New Haven police said Monday a Yale grad student who was shot and killed over the weekend may have been targeted.
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An Ohio City Shows the Devastating Impact of 2020's Rise in Gun Violence
Homicides rose sharply across the country, in cities big and small, in 2020, NBC News reports.
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‘Dark Period': Killings Spike in NYC Amid Pandemic, Unrest
New York City is closing the books on its bloodiest year after a long time of being known as the safest big city in America
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New Haven Police Investigate Three Shootings
New Haven police are investigating three separate shootings in the city Tuesday. The first happened between Washington Avenue between West Street and King Place around 1:30 p.m. The victim, a 24-year-old New Haven man, was shot in the hip. He is in stable condition. The second happened just after 6 p.m. on Augustine Street in the West Rock area. That…
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A Group of NYC Gunshot Victims Is Teaching Kids the Consequences of Gun Violence
A group of gun violence victims in Brooklyn are teaching kids how to avoid going down the same path that left them wheelchair-bound. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories introduces us to the inspiring men behind Wheelchairs Against Guns and learns why they are choosing to use their second chance at life to help others.
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NYC Cathedral Shooter Left Note Detailing Plans to Take Hostages
The gunman who opened fire on the steps of a Manhattan cathedral before being shot by police detailed his apparent attack plans in writing, claiming his goal was to take hostages — and never expected to return home. A senior law enforcement official told NBC New York that Luis Vasquez wrote in a note found in his pocket that he…
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Police Kill Armed Suspect Firing Rounds Outside NYC Cathedral
What started as a peaceful Christmas concert on the steps of a historic New York City church quickly erupted into chaos late Sunday after a lone gunman opened fire outside the cathedral. Police say gunshots were first reported around 3:45 p.m. Sunday on the front steps of the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine immediately following the annual concert…
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Vigil for Connecticut Victims of Gun Violence to be Held Monday
Over 175 people had their lives cut short by gun violence this year in Connecticut. And while they may be lost, one local organization is making sure that those lives are not forgotten and that Connecticut continues to be in the forefront of the fight against gun violence. Connecticut Against Gun Violence, or CAGV, is holding a vigil Monday to…
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Parents Charged After Boy, 13, Shoots, Kills Younger Cousin
Authorities in Tennessee say the parents of a 13-year-old boy who fatally shot his younger cousin while playing with a gun have been charged in the 9-year-old’s death
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Man Arrested in Deadly Attack at Nebraska Sonic Restaurant
Authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two people and wounding of two others at a Nebraska fast food restaurant.
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2 Men Gunned Down Driving Near JFK Airport With 4-Year-Old Riding in Backseat: Police
Two men were shot and killed late Friday morning when gunfire was directed at a moving car near JFK Airport, police said. The driver and front-seat passenger in a vehicle traveling on International Airport Center Boulevard in Queens were struck by gunfire and killed around 11:45 a.m., according to the NYPD. The victims, identified by police sources as Nier Vives…
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8-Year-Old Girl Among 3 Hit by Stray Bullets as Gunfire Erupts Outside NYC Supermarket
An 8-year-old girl and two adults were caught in the crossfire as bullets started flying in Manhattan Saturday evening, officials said. None of the three victims — a 39-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, in addition to the child — had any connection to the gunfire that erupted outside a supermarket on Malcolm X Boulevard and West 116th Street in…
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Governor Approves Hartford Request for Additional Resources to Combat Increasing Gun Violence
Governor Ned Lamont has approved a request from Hartford for additional resources to combat gun violence.
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Oregon Boy, 3, Dies After Finding a Gun, Accidentally Shooting Himself in the Head
A 3-year-old boy named James Kenneth Lindquester, from Aloha, Oregon, has died after finding a handgun in a bedroom and accidentally shooting himself, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. The tragic incident was reported on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at 9:49 p.m., when deputies responded to the shooting. James’ family called 911 and reported that he had retrieved a handgun…
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With Anger at Police High, Officers Face Greater Danger
Recent shootings of police officers and protests that have left scores of officers injured are stark reminders of the dangers facing law enforcement as the country grapples with police killings of African Americans.
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‘Just Being a Father': Dad Who Shielded Kids in Bronx Car Dealership Shooting Shares Story
Parents often say they’d do anything for their children, even take a bullet. Few ever have to face such danger, but when bullets started flying inside a car dealership in the Bronx Monday night, one father did exactly that
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Video Shows Father Shield Children From Gunfire Inside Bronx Car Dealership
People inside are sent fleeing for safety, while the startled father grabs his children and pulls them to the ground in an instinctive move, covering them with his body to put himself between them and the danger