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An 18-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school and opening fire on two staffers. According CBS News, the incident occurred Friday morning at Olathe East High School in Olathe, Kansas. Authorities say the suspected gunman was called into the office at around 10:30 a.m. that day over suspicions he had a firearm. […]
An Ohio man is facing charges after he allegedly held a gun to his girlfriend’s head because he was upset she had job opportunities. WTAP reports Brandon Bruce, of Marietta, OH, has been charged with aggravated menacing, two counts of domestic violence, and having weapons under disability. According to police, Bruce held a gun to his […]
Snootie Wild’s family has issued a statement following the 36-year-old Memphis rapper’s tragic death in Houston. “We are devastated by the untimely passing of our beloved LePreston Porter, known to the world as gold-selling and Billboard charting Hip Hop recording artist Snootie Wild,” the post begins. “He meant the world to us. A son, loving boyfriend, brother to […]
Nas Blixky is clearing the air. During a recent interview with Fucious TV, the NYC rapper addressed several rumors surrounding his near-fatal shooting in Brooklyn this year. The incident reportedly went down Jan. 27 in Brooklyn’s Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood, where a gunman was filmed shooting Blixky along Rogers Avenue. Several outlets reported Blixky had sustained a gun wound to the head […]
Back in February, Kodak Black was shot outside of a party hosted by Justin Bieber during Super Bowl weekend. Kodak was injured when a fight broke out and 10 shots were reportedly fired, leaving four injured. Just a few days after the shooting, Wack 100 claimed that Kodak was shot over comments he made about Lauren London, […]
Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince is speaking out after bounty hunters reportedly shot and killed Walter Hutchins in Houston last week. Fox 26 Houston reports that a group of men, who identified themselves to police as bounty hunters, were executing a warrant which resulted in the fatal shooting of the 31-year-old Hutchins on Wednesday night. […]
The so-called “stand your ground” laws may be doing more harm than good. According to a new study, researchers confirmed a notable link between the self-defense statutes and a significant rise in U.S. firearm homicides. The peer-review report, published in the JAMA Network Open on Monday, found states that enacted SYG laws experienced an average increase of 8-10 percent in […]
In an interview with the Breakfast Club, Kodak Black opened up about getting shot in Los Angeles. Kodak was one of three men who were shot outside of an L.A. bar this month, but he bounced back just in time to attend the Super Bowl. At the 1:10 point above, the Florida rapper said he’s doing “alright” and […]
A 21-year-old college student at SUNY Potsdam was fatally shot near campus on Friday. WWNY reports Elizabeth Howell, 21, of Patterson, was shot shortly before 6 p.m. Friday. Police say Howell was found on College Park Road, in the village of Potsdam, located about 200 miles north of Albany. Howell was pronounced dead after being rushed […]
The suspect in an Arizona drive-by shooting has been charged with the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Letreese Moten. According to CNN, 29-year-old Terriance D. Armstrong Jr. was taken into custody this week after he opened fire on another vehicle early Thursday in Glendale, Arizona. Authorities say the shooting was preceded by a verbal altercation involving Armstrong and […]
