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Judge denies request for bail from attorney for 18-year-old accused of killing Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso: ‘You were caught on scene red-handed’

An attorney for an 18-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a Chicago police officer earlier this month asked a judge Wednesday to set a reasonable bail, arguing that he didn’t intend to kill a police officer and worked as a mentor to kids at a community center.

Chicago Tribune

Michigan House OKs gun storage bills sought after deadly Oxford shooting

LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House on Wednesday approved legislation that would implement safe storage requirements for firearms in order to prevent youth from accessing a firearm.

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Soldier shoots own children, 5 and 6, dead as they slept before killing himself

Charles Slacks Jr. let himself in the home of his ex-wife in Sumter, South Carolina and killed a man, then three children, two of which were his own, before he killed himself

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Otieno family attorneys push back against officers' defense

Attorneys for several of the defendants charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Otieno have begun to offer defenses of their clients in court or public statements

The Independent UK

Death of teen exhumed near Murdaugh murders mansion investigated as homicide

A new investigation into the death of Buster Murdaugh's fellow student, Stephen Smith, who was found dead aged 19 near the Murdaugh mansion, has opened as his body is exhumed

Daily Mirror

Florida lawmaker introduces, then quickly withdraws, measure allowing people to openly carry weapons

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Legislation allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit is set for consideration Thursday in the Florida House of Representatives — minus an attempt to allow open carrying of firearms.

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Michigan GOP attempts to tie gun reforms to Holocaust, faces backlash

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Republican Party's official social media accounts made misleading posts Wednesday to try to connect Democrat-backed gun proposals to the Holocaust, spurring criticism from both sides of the political aisle.

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New Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, Orlando’s new Gen Z congressman, is making gun violence the focus of his first bill.

Orlando Sentinel

Michigan GOP slammed for comparing gun reform to Holocaust

The Michigan Republican Party's social media posts are being called “hateful” and “ignorant” for comparing gun reform to the Holocaust

The Independent UK

2 adults shot at Denver high school; police seek public’s help in finding 17-year-old suspect

DENVER — A student at Denver’s East High School shot two administrators Wednesday morning — leaving one critically injured — while the teen was being searched for weapons, police officials said.

The Denver Post

Family lawyer: police shooting caught on video was execution

The lawyer for the family of a Virginia man fatally shot by police after he allegedly stole a pair of sunglasses called the death “an execution.”

The Independent UK

‘You murdered him in cold blood,’ judge tells man accused of gunning down Chicago police officer

Steven Montano, 18, appeared in court Wednesday for the first time since he was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Officer Andres Vasquez Lasso on March 1.

Chicago Sun-Times

As tensions reach breaking point, Israelis are arming themselves and Palestinians are seeking revenge

With both Israeli settlers and Palestinian assailants involved in rising violence, critics fear a new 'wild west' mentality is taking hold in the region.

ABC News

2 adults shot at Denver high school; police search for student suspect

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US school shooting – student offender at large

US authorities say two faculty members have been shot at a Denver high school and the suspect remains at large.

The Independent UK

Police: 2 school administrators shot at Denver high school

Authorities say two school administrators were shot and wounded after a handgun was found during a daily search of a student at a Denver high school

Daily Mirror

Hunt for 'armed and dangerous' student as 2 school workers fight for life after shooting

The teenage boy shot two deans once they found a gun on him during a search, then fled the East High School in Denver, Colorado, police said.

The Independent UK

Tristyn Bailey’s family confronts classmate killer sentenced to life: ‘How long did she suffer?’

Tristyn, 13, was stabbed more than 100 times in May 2021 by her classmate Aiden Fucci, who is now 16

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Man arrested over two counts of attempted murder over ‘linked’ mosque fires in London and Birmingham

A man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of attempted murder after detectives linked two incidents where men were set alight in Birmingham and London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Independent UK

Man arrested on suspicion of two separate fire attacks near mosques in London and Birmingham

The Birmingham incident left Mohammed Rayaz, a retired factory worker, with severe burns to his face, hands and chest

Manchester Evening News

Teenager murdered boy, 15, after stabbing him as he walked to school

Khayri Mclean was stabbed in the chest, which penetrated his heart and one of his lungs

Tribune News Service

Antisemitism bill blocked in Georgia as Jewish people seek protections

ATLANTA — A bill to combat antisemitism faltered in the Georgia Senate this week as Jewish people have recently been targeted by flyers thrown onto metro Atlanta driveways and by shootings elsewhere in the country.

The Denver Post

2 faculty members shot outside Denver high school

DENVER — Denver police were responding to a shooting outside East High School on Wednesday morning and said there were two adult victims — faculty members — and that a suspect had left the school.

The Independent UK

Mental health issue arises as synagogue massacre trial nears

Defense lawyers say a former truck driver about to face trial for shooting to death congregants in a Pittsburgh synagogue more than four years ago has schizophrenia and structural and functional brain impairments

The Guardian - UK

Man accused of Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder: ‘I’m not a killer, I’m a dad’

Thomas Cashman, 34, tells trial he was not smoking cannabis at friend’s house at time nine-year-old was shot

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