gun-violence
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A North Carolina teenager was rushed to the hospital with a life-threatening injury this week after his father accidentally shot him in the head. WNCT reports an unidentified police officer working for the city of Jacksonville shot his 15-year-old son on Monday. The teen was hospitalized and remained in critical condition Wednesday, according to the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office. Police […]
California authorities have identified the teenage girl who was shot and killed by police while inside a department store dressing room. According to CBS affiliate KCAL, the incident took place Thursday morning at a Burlington Coat Factory in North Hollywood, where the LAPD responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. Shortly after arriving at […]
School districts across the country are on high alert in response to anonymous threats of violence being made on TikTok. Per local new reports, districts in California, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri announced plans to close down Friday after anonymous shooting and bomb threats were made on TikTok. USA Today reports schools in Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Montana, New York and Pennsylvania increased their […]
Georgia authorities say they’ve arrested a 13-year-old boy who admitted to shooting his sister during a botched gun sale. According to CNN, the tragic incident took place last week in the Atlanta suburb of Douglasville, where Wilson Brandon Scott III was allegedly making and selling “ghost guns” from his home. Investigators say that on Nov. 27, […]
Former child actor Jonshel Alexander, who portrayed a key supporting role in the Oscar-nominated 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, was shot and killed in New Orleans, Louisiana. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the one-time actor and an unidentified man were shot and killed inside a vehicle on Nov. 27. The man drove to a nearby hospital […]
Michigan authorities have shed more light on the Oxford High School shooting that left four people dead and seven others injured. According to the Daily Beast, the parents of the suspected gunman, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley, had gone to the school Tuesday morning to discuss their son’s “concerning” behavior in the classroom. The Oakland County Sheriff’s office did not provide details on what prompted […]
Thousands of people have backed a petition to honor 16-year-old Tate Myre, a “standout” football player who was killed in the Oxford High School shooting. According to the New York Times, Myre was wounded during the Tuesday attack in which four were killed and seven were injured. Michigan police have not provided details on Myer’s interaction […]
The Bay Area community is mourning the death of Kevin Nishita, a beloved security guard who was shot while protecting a news crew on assignment. According to FOX 40, the shooting took place Wednesday afternoon in downtown Oakland, where a KRON4 team was covering a recent string of clothing store burglaries. While on the scene, the crew was confronted by […]
A North Carolina mall was evacuated Friday after multiple people were wounded in a second-floor shooting. According to CNN, the incident took place at around 3:23 p.m. local time at The Streets at Southpoint in Durham. Authorities said officers were inside the packed shopping center when they heard the shots fired. The Durham Police Department confirmed responding officers […]
As the hip-hop world continues to reel from the loss of Memphis rapper Young Dolph who was tragically killed last week, the small business that he often supported is planning to pay homage to the hometown hero. Makeda’s Cookies, the Black-owned bakery that Dolph frequented and the place he was killed at, has just reopened […]
