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Olivia Pratt-Korbel's devastated sister Chloe tells court 'I miss my best friend'

Yesterday, Thomas Cashman was sentenced to a minimum 42 years in prison after nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest in her house in Liverpool last August

Daily Mirror

Commentary: I have a mental map of mass shootings. Will it ever stop filling up?

After a shooting that killed six people, including three 9-year-old kids, last Monday in Nashville, I found myself thinking about how we process the ever-growing list of mass gun murders.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Even as mass shootings multiply, federal judges are erasing gun safety laws

Once again a mass shooting is in the headlines — this time in Nashville, with three children among the six victims. This latest horrific tragedy is prompting renewed calls for gun reform, but what most Americans don’t know is that a different kind of gun revolution is already underway.

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Cop who shot mentally ill man 'left with no choice'

The tactical police officer who shot Todd McKenzie three times said there was "not much else I could do" to subdue the mentally ill man.

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Man who murdered Olivia Pratt-Korbel, 9, in Liverpool jailed for 42 years as mum clings to teddy bear at sentencing

Thomas Cashman was jailed for 42 years for the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool in August, 2022

Irish Mirror

Ethan McPherson sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for killing David Murphy in Springfield Lakes in 2019

Ethan McPherson is sentenced in the Supreme Court in Brisbane after pleading guilty to a downgraded charge of unlawful striking causing the death of David Murphy.

ABC News

Who was Raoul Moat? The Newcastle killer who sparked dramatic manhunt that inspired ITV drama

As new ITV drama, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, lifts the lid on operation to catch infamous fugitive, we delve into the life of the Tyneside doorman who became Britain's most wanted

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Ukraine war guns likely to 'enable organised crime in Merseyside'

The ECHO previously reported the Skorpion machine pistol has been used in three gun murders in recent months

Liverpool Echo

ITV Raoul Moat drama writer reveals why he wanted to bring infamous manhunt to life on television

Screen-writer Kevin Sampson explains how he set about researching and writing ITV drama, The Hunt for Raoul Moat

Chronicle Live

DeSantis quietly passes ‘shameful’ law allowing anyone to carry concealed gun in Florida

Law will do away with requirement to obtain permit and undergo background checks

The Independent UK

Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit

Abby Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, was shot in the hand and chest on Jan. 6 by a student. No charges have been filed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Islamic community lauds 'mother of compassion' Ardern

Jacinda Ardern's departure from New Zealand politics has led to tributes for her considered leadership in the wake of the 2019 Christchurch Mosques attacks.

AAP

Merseyside criminals 'at the forefront' of distributing deadly Skorpion guns

Skorpion machine pistols are described as "battlefield weaponry" and can discharge 15 rounds in less than a second

Liverpool Echo

Nashville school shooter who killed 6 planned attack for months, police say

Investigators looking into the shooting at an elementary school report that Audrey Hale fired 152 rounds during the attack and studied actions of other mass shooters.

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Former Md. governor's aide Roy McGrath shot dead in Tennessee as FBI closed in after 3-week search

BALTIMORE — Roy McGrath, who served briefly as former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s top aide, was fatally shot during his arrest by federal agents in the area of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday evening.

Newcastle Herald

Police seize firearms in search for motive behind Fowler Street shooting death

Almost seven months to the day of 57-year-old Anthony Nugent's shooting at a Fowler Street unit block, police are still searching for the culprit.

Tribune News Service

Former Md. governor's aide Roy McGrath found in Tennessee after 3-week search, has self-inflicted gunshot wound, sources say

BALTIMORE — The search for fugitive Roy McGrath, who served briefly as former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s top aide, ended Monday after McGrath was found in Tennessee, according to people familiar with the situation.

Tribune News Service

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DeSantis signs permitless carry into law despite criticism from both sides of gun debate

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A second autopsy has been done in a probe of an unsolved South Carolina death

The autopsy was completed this weekend on the exhumed body of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago on a South Carolina road, according to the family's lawyer.

Tribune News Service

Virginia teacher files $40 million lawsuit against Newport News schools, administrators over shooting by 6-year-old

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The teacher shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School on Jan. 6 has filed a $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Board, asserting that administrators failed to keep the school safe.

Los Angeles Times

For California domestic violence victims who commit violent crimes, new bill provides hope

LOS ANGELES — When Susan Bustamante was on trial for murder in 1987, she was not able to give her side of the story.

The Independent UK

'Psychotic crack' led woman to kill stepson, defense says

A prosecutor says a Colorado woman knew what she was doing when she stabbed her young stepson 18 times, shot him and drove across the country to dump a suitcase with his remains inside

Al Jazeera

US Governor DeSantis eases restrictions to carry concealed guns

Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill allowing gun owners to carry concealed firearms without background checks in Florida.

The Independent UK

California AG: 54 ghost guns seized in unique state program

California law enforcement seized 54 so-called ghost guns last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38% jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Manhattan DA’s record distorted amid Trump case

Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s expected booking and arraignment in New York City on Tuesday, social media users are accusing Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney, of having poor prosecutorial judgment in other cases

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