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Fugitive former aide to ex-Maryland governor dies in confrontation with FBI

Roy McGrath was wanted on corruption charges and manhunt had been launched after he failed to appear for trial

The Guardian - US

South Shields gangland shooting 'fixer' who played 'pivotal' role in gun plot jailed

Caspian Bhinder has joined others behind bars for a conspiracy which saw a pistol fired at a house in South Shields following an underworld fallout

Chronicle Live

Roy McGrath: Fugitive ex-chief of staff to governor dies following stand-off with FBI

Roy McGrath was once a top aid to a former Maryland governor but was wanted on corruption charges and the FBI confirmed he died from a gunshot wound after a stand-off

Daily Mirror

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Former Maryland governor’s top aide dies in FBI shooting confrontation after three-week manhunt

A lawyer for the wife of Roy McGrath says the man has died after being wounded in a confrontation with law enforcement agents in Tennessee following a manhunt launched after he failed to appear for trial

The Independent UK

Olivia Pratt-Korbel's great-grandmother died night before Thomas Cashman's sentencing

Gunman Thomas Cashman was yesterday sentenced to life behind bars with a minimum of 42 years, but the news came the day after Olivia Pratt-Korbel's family faced fresh grief

Daily Mirror

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.

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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.

Los Angeles Times

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.

AAP

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

Chronicle Live

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

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The Independent UK

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

AAP

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.

Liverpool Echo

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

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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Tribune News Service

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

WEKU

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.

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