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Judge to decide on protocol to search slain Las Vegas reporter’s devices by next court date

LAS VEGAS — A judge said Wednesday that she will make a ruling within the next two weeks indicating how officials can search the personal devices of slain Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German.

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Maine gunman Joseph Eaton shot parents and two friends after mum picked him up from jail

Joseph Eaton was picked up from Maine Correctional Center by his mum just four days before opening fire at a family friend's home in Bowdoin, Maine, and along a highway near Yarmouth

Daily Mirror

Colorado assault weapons ban’s sponsor floats sizable scaleback of contentious bill

The Denver lawmaker sponsoring a proposed ban on the sale or purchase of assault weapons in Colorado floated a significant scaleback of the bill Wednesday morning — a move that acknowledged the uncertainty of an impending committee vote.

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Homeowner accused of shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

The case is among three in recent days involving young people who were shot

Evening Standard

Teens charged with murder over birthday party shooting

Two teens have been arrested and charged with murder in connection with an Alabama shooting that killed four people at a 16th birthday party.

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Semi-automatic rifle ban passes Washington Legislature

A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles has cleared the Democratic-controlled Washington state Legislature

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After days of silence, Missouri Gov. Parson accuses Biden of politicizing Yarl shooting

After days of refusing to weigh in on last week’s shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black 16-year-old Kansas City student, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday broke his silence and accused President Joe Biden of politicizing the incident.

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US man charged with shooting Black teen pleads not guilty

Andrew Lester, 84, faces first-degree assault and armed criminal action charges for shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl.

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Texas Senate passes bill to strengthen school active-shooter plans

Senate Bill 11, which aims to get hundreds of districts without adequate safety protocols to adopt one, would also beef up truancy laws.

The Texas Tribune

California driver intentionally hit students, killing 1, after Walmart stabbing, authorities say

LOS ANGELES — A Ventura County man was arrested early Wednesday and accused of plowing a car into a group of teenagers near a high school, killing one, hours after stabbing a Walmart employee in Simi Valley, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Ava White's mum demands kids as young as 12 should be searched for knives

Merseyside Police is one of four forces starting a trial searching over-18s previously convicted of carrying a blade

Liverpool Echo

Chicago police probing claims cops failed to intervene in viral weekend attack downtown

A couple who was attacked, and a Good Samaritan who came to their aid, have said officers drove past the melee Saturday night in the 100 Block of North Wabash Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Man describes moment girlfriend killed by 'narcissist' after pulling into wrong driveway

Kaylin Gillis, 20, was killed after the car she was travelling in with her boyfriend and friends was shot at, having turned the wrong way into Kevin Monahan's driveway

Daily Mirror

Michigan Senate passes 'red flag' legislation allowing for gun seizures from at-risk owners

LANSING, Mich. — A bill that would allow Michigan police agencies to seize guns owned by those deemed a threat to themselves or others passed the state Senate Wednesday and is headed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk for final approval.

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Texas cheerleaders shot after one says she got in wrong car

Authorities say a man shot and wounded two cheerleaders in a Texas supermarket parking lot after one of them said she mistakenly got into his car thinking it was her own

Evening Standard

Two Texas cheerleaders shot after one mistakenly gets in wrong car

A man approached the cheerleaders in a carpark and opened fire

The Independent UK

FBI: Ex-Maryland aide didn't plan travel for fraud trial

An unsealed search warrant affidavit states that a former Maryland official who died last month as a fugitive after a confrontation with federal agents hadn’t made plans to travel to Baltimore for his trial on public corruption charges

The Independent UK

Ralph Yarl shooting investigated as hate crime as suspect Andrew Lester pleads not guilty

The 84-year-old suspect remains out on bond until next hearing on 1 June

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Man accused of shooting KC teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andrew Lester, the white homeowner who is accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black Kansas City teenager last week, appeared in Clay County court Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Maine shooting suspect Joseph Eaton shot his parents and two others before opening fire on random highway

Friend checked in on Robert and Patricia Eager after not being able to get ahold of them, finding them dead

The Independent UK

Police probe possible serial killer in Austin after another body was found in lake

A total of seven bodies have been found in Lady Bird Lake in the city over the last 10 months

The Independent UK

Nebraska lawmakers pass permitless concealed carry gun bill

Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill to allow people to carry concealed guns in the state without a permit

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3 are charged with murder in Alabama shooting that left 4 dead and dozens injured

The suspects, 16, 17 and 20, were arrested in connection with a shooting at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party, investigators said Wednesday. The district attorney said the teens would be tried as adults.

The Independent UK

Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate shootings

In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place

Los Angeles Times

Megan Thee Stallion pens essay on Tory Lanez verdict: 'final time I'll address this'

LOS ANGELES — Megan Thee Stallion has written an essay addressing the gun violence she suffered at the hands of rapper Tory Lanez, the toll the trial took on her and how she's putting her mental health first moving forward.

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