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Disgraced US lawyer Alex Murdaugh found guilty of shooting to death wife and son

Prosecutors think Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son because he feared his years of stealing millions of dollars from his law firm and clients would be exposed

Wales Online

Alex Murdaugh trial — live: Defence explains why Buster didn’t plead for leniency in father’s sentencing

Alex Murdaugh taken to the Kirkland Correctional Institution to determine where he will serve his sentence

The Independent UK

Joliet man charged with attempted murder of Chicago police officers

Steven Wade, 43, allegedly broke into a home on the Far South Side, held a man and woman at gunpoint and opened fire at responding police officers.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Suspect in shooting of Chicago police officer is charged with first-degree murder as city mourns

CHICAGO — On Thursday morning, about 100 people walked the two blocks from St. Gall Catholic Church in Gage Park, paying their respects at the block where Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso was shot and killed Wednesday. Later in the day, lawmakers in Springfield paused for a moment of silence.

Chicago Tribune

Christchurch shooting inquest delayed after bereaved families raise concerns evidence could be missed

Lawyers for survivors and families of victims had urged postponement due to sheer volume of disclosure and delays in receiving, accessing and reviewing it

The Guardian - AU

Court rejects Alex Murdaugh’s last-minute bid for acquittal after murder verdict

Disgraced attorney previously argued there wasn’t enough evidence in case

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh still faces dozens of charges of stealing from clients and family members

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Their names are not well-known like the man accused of stealing from them, Alex Murdaugh, who raked in millions of dollars in income and then pilfered millions more, prosecutors say.

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Additional unsealed warrants reveal what police took from Kohberger home in Pennsylvania

BOISE, Idaho — Police seized weapons including knives and a handgun, in addition to a litany of Bryan Kohberger’s personal effects, during a search of his parents’ Pennsylvania home, according to an expanded list of items from an unsealed warrant released Thursday and obtained by the Idaho Statesman.

Tribune News Service

Alex Murdaugh found guilty in high-profile US murder trial

The judge presiding over the South Carolina murder trial said evidence against the ex-lawyer is ‘overwhelming’.

Al Jazeera

Founding fathers didn’t own AR-15s or large capacity magazines, Pritzker and Raoul argue in defense of ban

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed the brief to answer challenges to the assault weapon ban, arguing the nation’s founding fathers owned guns that could only shoot a single shot before reloading — proving assault weapons weren’t in “common use” at the time.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alex Murdaugh trial verdict — live: Sentence to be given after Murdaugh found guilty of murders

Follow live updates as Alex Murdaugh is found guilty of all charges

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh convicted of murder in shootings of his wife, son

A jury in South Carolina deliberated for less than three hours before finding the disgraced former attorney guilty.

Chicago Sun-Times

Omagh shooting: Man arrested in connection with DCI John Caldwell shooting released after questioning

Two men remain in custody in connection with the investigation

Belfast Live

U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales defiant as he faces censure for breaking with Republican Party

The censure resolution cites Gonzales’ rejection of a border security proposal by fellow Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, and his support of a bill for same-sex marriage protections and a bipartisan gun safety law.

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The Independent UK

New Mexico teen pleads no contest in fatal school shooting

A 14-year-old New Mexico boy accused of shooting and killing a classmate in 2021 has pleaded no contest to a charge of second-degree murder

Orlando Sentinel

‘I was shocked’: Victims’ families accuse DeSantis, Scott of politicizing Orlando shooting

ORLANDO, Fla. — The families of two of the victims in last week’s shooting in Pine Hills criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott for their responses to the killings, adding that neither had reached out to offer condolences a week after the tragedy.

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MSU professor to lawmakers: Pass gun laws to stop 'senseless killings'

LANSING, Mich. — Marco Diaz-Munoz, an assistant professor at Michigan State University whose classroom was attacked by a gunman, encouraged Michigan lawmakers Thursday to do the "right thing" and the "humane thing" by enacting new gun control measures.

The Independent UK

Man dies by suicide after being interviewed in connection with wife’s mysterious death 40 years earlier

Authorities say Randal McEvers took own life as case of slain Nancy McEvers was being reviewed by prosecutors

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The Independent UK

Warrant: Bomb materials at home of alleged July 4th gunman

A unsealed federal warrant says agents found bomb-making materials at the apartment of an alleged gunman charged with fatally shooting seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago last year

The Independent UK

What were the charges against Alex Murdaugh that the jury was considering?

Jurors convicted disgraced lawyer at end of six week trial in South Carolina

Chicago Tribune

Feds found bomb-making components in Illinois parade shooting suspect’s home, unsealed warrant shows

CHICAGO — A federal search warrant unsealed Thursday shows agents found “bomb-making materials” in the apartment of Highland Park massacre suspect Robert Crimo III, including a remote initiator, jugs with ammunition and boxes of Tannerite, a commercial component used for exploding targets.

The Independent UK

Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case

An Idaho judge says a married couple accused in a bizarre doomsday-focused triple murder case will be tried separately

The Guardian - US

Alex Murdaugh jurors begin deliberations in double murder trial

Defense says in final arguments South Carolina police ‘failed miserably’ to consider alternative suspects in death of wife and son

The Independent UK

Oscar Pistorius could be released from jail ‘within weeks’

Parole board to consider releasing former Paralympian star – against wishes of Reeva Steenkamp’s parents

Tribune News Service

3 MSU students killed in shooting to receive degrees from university

The three Michigan State University students who were killed in the mass shooting on campus will receive posthumous degrees, university officials said Thursday.

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