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Laws provided path for Michigan State gunman to own firearm after 2019 conviction

LANSING, Mich. — State and federal laws allowed 43-year-old Anthony McRae to purchase a firearm soon after his probation for a gun crime ended in May 2021, 20 months before he was accused of going on a deadly shooting rampage Monday night at Michigan State University.

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Ex-officer's trial date postponed in Breonna Taylor case

The large volume of evidence collected in the Breonna Taylor case prompted a judge to push back the trial date for a former Kentucky police officer who fired into Taylor's apartment during a deadly no-knock raid in 2020

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of woman after fire in Stoke-on-Trent

Georgian Constantin was arrested on Tuesday and has now been charged with murder of Valentina Cozma

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Stoneman Douglas locked down for 2 hours on day after somber anniversary; ‘No threat’ to students, Sheriff’s Office says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School went on lockdown for more than two hours Wednesday afternoon, one day after the community marked the fifth year since the mass shooting that left 17 dead.

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Man was holding gun when he was shot by Chicago cop in North Lawndale, oversights agency says

Javontay Kindred, 25, was charged with several felonies after being critically wounded in the police shooting Monday morning in the 2100 block of South St. Louis Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times

Highland Park parade shooting suspect’s father indicted

Robert E. Crimo Jr. is to be arraigned Thursday on seven counts of reckless conduct for sponsoring his son’s firearm ownership application in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gunman gets life sentence for killing 10 at Buffalo market in racially motivated shooting

Emotions reached a boiling point for victims' families who were in attendance at Wednesday’s sentencing hearing for Buffalo, New York, mass shooter Payton Gendron.

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Epsom College headteacher's family pay tribute to 'welcoming mum and adorable daughter'

Epsom College headteacher Emma Pattison, 45, and her seven-year-old daughter Lettie were found dead on school grounds on February 5, with their family releasing a heartbreaking tribute

Daily Mirror

Family of man shot by Memphis officer wants case reviewed

The family of a 19-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in a confrontation with a white Memphis police officer eight years ago has asked the city’s top prosecutor to reopen the case

The Independent UK

Gunman in racist mass shooting in Buffalo gets life in prison

Peyton Gendron apologizes in court after admitting he ‘shot and killed people because they were Black’.

Al Jazeera

Agent honed in on Alex Murdaugh inconsistencies after deaths

In an interview two months after Alex Murdaugh's wife and son were killed, investigators zeroed in on inconsistencies in what Murdaugh told authorities about their deaths

The Independent UK

SEVEN arrests made after brawl involving stabbing and 'Rambo-style knife'

People aged from 15 to 26 have been arrested

Manchester Evening News

Michigan State students' training kicked in during shooting

When the texts started coming in about a shooter at Michigan State University, training that many students started receiving as schoolchildren automatically kicked in

The Independent UK

Scots killer William MacDowell who escaped justice for murder for 45 years has died in prison

William MacDowell, 81, was given a life sentence last year after being found guilty of the murders of Renee and Andrew MacRae in November 1976.

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Manchester Evening News

Police seal off street in Salford after reports of 'stabbing'

A Section 60 order has now been put in place by police.

The Independent UK

Police arrest man, 20, over machete attack at pub which left three injured

The Metropolitan Police said a 20-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the incident.

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after three men stabbed in Walthamstow pub

A man, aged 20, recovering in hospital from stab wounds, has been arrested

The Independent UK

Man found guilty of churchyard murder after stabbing victim with screwdriver

Melusi Madaweni faces an automatic life term when he is sentenced next week.

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Daily Mirror

Buffalo shooter lunged at in court ahead of sentencing for killing 10 in racist attack

Peyton Gendron, responsible for the Buffalo shooting in the US that claimed the lives of 10 Black people, also faces separate federal charges that could carry a death sentence

Liverpool Echo

Why the teenagers accused of murdering Brianna Ghey can't be named

Some people have questioned why the teenagers who have appeared in court have not been named in news stories

Axios

Buffalo mass shooter sentenced to life in state prison after "racially motivated" massacre

Peyton Gendron pleaded guilty to state charges in November, including one count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate.

The Independent UK

Boy, 15, detained for life for ‘senseless’ supermarket stabbing murder

Ian Kirwan had only gone to buy a light switch when it was his ‘fatal misfortune’ to cross his attackers’ paths.

Liverpool Echo

Woman fought off sex attacker after he pulled her to ground

The suspect is believed to be white, tall and thin, with a bald spot

WEKU

The Buffalo Tops shooter has been sentenced to life in prison without parole

The 19-year-old also faces 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence. He will make an appearance in federal court this week.

Liverpool Echo

Two arrested after nan shot dead on doorstep

The announcement brings the number of arrests to five

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