JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said. The dead included two suspects, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said. The...
Iran’s Top Leader Warns ‘Thugs’ as Protests Reach 100 Cities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. The government shut down internet access across the...
Shootout Kills California Officer, Suspect
RIVERSIDE — A man whose pickup truck was being impounded grabbed a rifle and opened fire, killing a California Highway Patrol officer and wounding two others Monday before he was shot to death in a hail of gunfire, authorities said. "We don't know his motive for this crime," Riverside Police...
Shootout Kills California Officer, Suspect
RIVERSIDE — A man whose pickup truck was being impounded grabbed a rifle and opened fire, killing a California Highway Patrol officer and wounding two others Monday before he was shot to death in a hail of gunfire, authorities said. "We don't know his motive for this crime," Riverside Police...
Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto
TORONTO — Gunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat on stage. Three people were arrested and...
Bay Area Duo Nabbed in Fatal Police Chase, Taco Truck Crash
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of homicide after they allegedly led Modesto police on a stolen car chase amid gunfire that ended when they crashed into a taco truck's seating area and killed two pedestrians. Modesto police say Rodney Quiros, 24, of San Francisco, and Antonio Gazo, 22,...
More US Police Officers Dying in the Line of Duty
WASHINGTON — More police officers have died in the line of duty this year in the United States than in 2017, according to data released Thursday. The most common cause of death was gunfire, and vehicular accidents claimed nearly as many officers' lives. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund...
A Year Apart, Some Country Music Fans Face 2 Mass Shootings
THOUSAND OAKS — Borderline Bar and Grill in California had become a safe haven for dozens of survivors of last year's massacre at a Las Vegas country music festival, a place where they gathered for line dancing and drinks. They found themselves in a terrifyingly familiar scene Wednesday night, when...
Competitor: No One Deserves to Die Over Playing a Video Game
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Marquis Williams and Taylor Poindexter at first thought they heard a balloon popping. When the loud bangs kept coming, the Chicago couple and fellow video gamers attending a weekend tournament recognized them as gunfire and began scrambling for an exit. As he fled, Williams, 28, said, he...
Who Fired Six Bullets Into Supervisor’s Occupied Home?
Madera County Supervisor David Rogers tells GV Wire that someone aimed gunshots at his house Saturday (April 14) night. Rogers said that he was at home with his wife watching TV around 9 p.m. Saturday when they heard shots coming from the front of their house on the outskirts of...