Christopher Ruddle

Police are investigating a possible retaliatory motive after witnesses reported several masked gunmen firing into a crowd on Commerce Street. TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma police have made a fourth arrest in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy inside a downtown parking garage, expanding an investigation in which authorities say as many as five masked gunmen may have opened fire. The latest person arrested is a juvenile male who was taken into custody Wednesday, Oct. …

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Police said the man pointed a handgun at the officer during a foot pursuit near a library and child care center. BALTIMORE — A Baltimore police officer shot and critically wounded a man Thursday after police said the man pointed a handgun at the officer during a foot chase near the Erdman Shopping Center in the city’s Belair-Edison neighborhood. The shooting occurred shortly after 12:15 p.m. in the 3900 block of Erdman Avenue, according to …

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Jasmine Gill vanished amid divorce and custody proceedings before investigators identified her remains roughly 70 miles from her Sacramento home. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A missing-person investigation involving a 30-year-old Sacramento nurse became a homicide case after burned human remains discovered in El Dorado County were identified as hers, leading authorities to arrest her husband on a murder charge. Jasmine Gill was last seen at her Sacramento residence Sept. 30 and was reported missing by her …

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Jenny Haynes says Lacy was no longer an immediate threat when police killed the escaped mare after a lengthy capture effort. SHAWNEE, Kan. — The owner of a horse killed by Shawnee police is disputing the city’s account of the Oct. 7 incident, questioning whether lethal force was necessary after her escaped mare reached a field behind the city’s police and fire facilities. Jenny Haynes said her gray mare, Lacy, had been loose for hours …

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Police said one suspected attacker was killed after armed men opened fire on a family leaving its Pinetown home. PINETOWN, South Africa — A father traveling with his two children returned fire on suspected carjackers outside his home in Pinetown, killing one man after the attackers opened fire on the family’s vehicle, police said. The Oct. 9 confrontation on Lea Place drew widespread attention after dashcam footage circulated on social media nearly two weeks later. …

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Tara Sinchuri’s relatives described the 52-year-old father of three as a generous community figure whose death has shaken neighbors. FAIRFIELD, Ohio — Relatives and members of Fairfield’s immigrant community are mourning jewelry store owner Tara Sinchuri, a 52-year-old father of three who was killed during a robbery at his Dixie Highway business Tuesday as police continue searching for the person responsible. Sinchuri owned Everest Jewels & Clothing, where Fairfield police found him dead after officers …

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Police believe a 29-year-old man was the intended target before the gunfire moved from the porch into the family’s home. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A mother and her two adult children were wounded Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire outside their North Philadelphia home and followed the siblings inside as they tried to escape, according to police. The shooting happened just before 10 a.m. Oct. 21 on the 2800 block of North 20th Street. Investigators …

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The international school plans entry checks, additional security officers and student support as classes resume following the classroom incident. KUCHING, Malaysia — A private international school in Kuching is increasing campus security and providing support to students after a 16-year-old allegedly attacked a teacher, prompting an early closure and a police investigation. Tunku Putra-HELP International School said it would station three ancillary police officers on campus and conduct appropriate security checks at entrances following the …

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Investigators have not announced charges or explained what led to the death of 16-year-old Alejandro Garcia. BELLWOOD, Ill. — Three people have been taken into custody as Bellwood police investigate the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy who callers reported had been thrown from a vehicle Tuesday afternoon, but authorities have released few details about what happened before he was found. The victim was identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Alejandro Garcia …

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Investigators say phone records showed a pornography website was accessed less than two minutes before the three-vehicle collision. LEVAN, Utah — A Los Angeles County woman has been charged with a second-degree felony in connection with a June crash on Interstate 15 that killed a Utah man after investigators examined her cellphone activity, according to court documents and Utah authorities. Christine Chao, 44, of Rosemead, was charged Tuesday in Utah’s 4th District Court with automobile …

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