Deadly apartment shooting leaves woman dead, another wounded

Deputies say two wounded women and an uninjured man reached the Kuykendahl Road property after violence tied to an earlier altercation. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A woman died and another woman was wounded after deputies found them shot outside a north Harris County apartment complex early Sunday, in a case investigators say may have started somewhere else before the group drove to Kuykendahl Road seeking help. The investigation centered not just on who opened fire, …

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Child’s Birthday Party Rocked by Deadly Paterson Shooting

Authorities said the shooting broke out on 10th Avenue as children and families gathered nearby for a 13-year-old girl’s party. PATERSON, N.J. — A 20-year-old man was killed and three other people were wounded after gunfire erupted Saturday evening near a child’s birthday party in Paterson, sending children and adults running for cover in a neighborhood already shaken by repeated violence. Police and prosecutors said four people were shot near East 29th Street and 10th …

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Police fatally shoot knife-armed man outside Lexington home

Authorities said the confrontation began after a 911 call for help from the man’s family on Mason Street. LEXINGTON, Mass. — A 26-year-old man was fatally shot by police Saturday afternoon outside his home in Lexington after officers responded to a family’s 911 call reporting that he had injured himself with a knife, authorities said. The shooting quickly became the focus of a state and local investigation because it involved an officer using deadly force …

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Eight children killed in Shreveport domestic shooting, police say

Police said the children were found at one house after an early morning attack that began at another nearby home. SHREVEPORT, La. — A 31-year-old man killed eight children, including seven of his own, in a Sunday morning shooting that unfolded across two homes in a Shreveport neighborhood before he died after a police pursuit, authorities said. The violence stunned city leaders and left two women critically wounded, including the gunman’s wife, police said. Investigators …

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Intruder crashes car, smashes into Houston home and gets shot, police say

Authorities said a man was wounded after allegedly crashing nearby and entering a home on Truman Street. HOUSTON, Texas — Houston police were investigating Sunday after a homeowner shot a man who officers said broke into a house on Truman Street following a nearby crash, leaving the suspected intruder hospitalized and several major details still unanswered. The early-morning case drew attention not only because of the gunfire inside the home, but because police said the …

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Daytime Shooting on Busy Houston Street Leaves Woman Dead

Police say a second person at the scene was also injured as investigators search for answers. HOUSTON, Texas — A woman was shot and killed Saturday afternoon along Fondren Road in southwest Houston, police said, after officers were called to reports of gunfire near a busy intersection just before 4 p.m. The shooting unfolded in a commercial area near South Braeswood, drawing a large police response and shutting down portions of the roadway. Authorities said …

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Woman Stabs Boyfriend Outside Packed Wilton Manors Nightclub

The overnight incident unfolded in a parking lot on Wilton Drive, where witnesses said officers arrested a woman at the scene. WILTON MANORS, Fla. — A man was hospitalized with stab wounds after a late-night confrontation outside a popular Wilton Manors nightlife destination, where witnesses said police arrested a woman they identified as the victim’s girlfriend or boyfriend’s partner. The stabbing drew fast attention because it happened outside the Alibi nightclub, a familiar stop along …

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Idaho Man Accused of Killing His Mother Captured Hours Before Overseas Escape

Police said the Coeur d’Alene man was found in California after a seven-month investigation into his mother’s death. COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A 52-year-old Coeur d’Alene man accused of killing his 77-year-old mother last fall was arrested Friday near Los Angeles as he prepared to leave for China, police said. Authorities said Neil F. Stratton is charged with first-degree murder, burglary and felony destruction of evidence in the death of Susan M. Stratton. The arrest …

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Wife and Stepson Hospitalized After Brutal Hatchet Attack, Sheriff Says

Authorities say a domestic dispute escalated into a violent assault in Pontotoc County. ROFF, Okla. — A man is in custody after authorities say he attacked his wife and stepson with a hatchet Friday in a rural Oklahoma community, leaving both victims seriously injured and prompting an emergency response from local law enforcement. Investigators say the incident unfolded inside a home in Pontotoc County, where deputies arrived to find what officials described as a violent …

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Man killed inside Metairie apartment as deputies make quick murder arrest

A man was found fatally shot inside a Severn Avenue apartment, and deputies say the suspect was detained in the parking lot as the case began to unfold. METAIRIE, La. — Jefferson Parish deputies made a fast arrest after a fatal shooting at a Metairie apartment complex Friday night, but officials had disclosed few details about the victim, the suspect’s connection to him, or what set off the gunfire. Authorities said only that the victim …

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