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An 18-year-old man who was charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of Pop Smoke has confessed to killing the rapper during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills. The Los Angeles Times reports the suspect, who was 15 years old at the time of Pop Smoke’s murder, admitted this week to a first-degree murder charge stemming from the killing […]
Eight people were killed Saturday at a shooting that took place at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas. Seven others were wounded and are currently being treated at trauma facilities. The alleged gunman died after a confrontation with police. CNN reports the attack, which is one of at least 199 mass shootings in the United States this […]
Two individuals are recovering after being shot on the campus of Lincoln University, an HBCU located in Pennsylvania. NBC Philadelphia reports the shooting took place during Lincoln’s annual Yardfest event on Saturday night. Both victims, who’ve been identified as females who are not Lincoln students, were taken to Christiana Hospital, and are currently listed in stable condition. “During Lincoln […]
South African rapper AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, passed away on Friday night after he was shot outside of a restaurant in Durban. He was 35 years old. AKA’s parents, Tony and Lynn Forbes, confirmed their son’s death on Saturday in a statement sent to Rolling Stone. “It is with extreme sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our […]
At least 10 people are killed after a shooting took place Saturday night near a Lunar New Year celebration in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, CNN reports. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. local time, when a gunman opened fire at a dance studio, killing 10 and wounding 10. It’s worth noting […]
Two police officers were shot on Tuesday afternoon while serving a warrant in Newark, New Jersey. The New York Times reports the shooting took place around 2 p.m. An unknown opened fire from a nearby rooftop, striking one cop in the neck, and the other in the leg. Both police officers were transported to a local hospital, where […]
A Texas man has been charged with murder after fatally shooting a friend following a pick-up basketball game. NBC News reports Cameron Hogg, 31, was arrested and charged Thursday for the murder of 21-year-old Asia Womack, who was killed Oct. 3 after she’d beaten Hogg in a basketball game at a Dallas park. According to […]
A Dallas woman is dead after her friend opened fire following a pick-up basketball game. Fox 4 reports Asia Womack was killed Monday evening after playing basketball at T.G. Terry Park. According to her family, Womack won the game, at which point the shooter, who they say knew her, shot her five times as she walked home. Womack suffered […]
A new report released Sunday by the Texas House investigative committee on the Uvalde shooting blamed various authorities for “systemic failures” during the massacre that occurred May 24 at Robb Elementary School. The New York Times reports the 77-page report described the “systematic failures and egregious poor decision making” on account of both state and federal law enforcement, as well as […]
A shooting at a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday afternoon left three people dead and four others in critical condition. NBC News reports a 22-year-old Danish man opened fire at a Field’s mall, killing a 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, both from Denmark, and a 47-year-old Russian man. Four other people were transported to a local […]
