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County attorney concludes Minneapolis officers justified in fatal shooting of Andrew Tekle Sundberg

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Attorney's Office said Wednesday that no charges will be filed for the fatal police shooting of a man during a standoff at his Minneapolis apartment building in July, finding that the officers involved were justified.

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Texas drops its defense of a law that bans young adults from carrying handguns in public

AUSTIN, Texas — Young adults may soon be allowed to carry handguns in public, after the state on Tuesday gave up defending the age-based restrictions in court.

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Legal settlements totaling $645,000 push Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force payments to $16 million with 5 claims remaining

BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s spending board approved $645,000 on Wednesday to settle two more legal disputes related to the city police department’s disgraced Gun Trace Task Force, bringing the total amount paid out related to the rogue unit to more than $16 million.

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Former Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean transferred to Texas prison after manslaughter conviction

DALLAS — Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth police officer sentenced to prison Tuesday for the on-duty killing of Atatiana Jefferson is in Texas’ prison system.

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Police chief accused of selling machine guns obtained for his own department

Adair Chief of Police Bradley Wendt accused of weapon selling scheme by ATF

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Philadelphia man who spent 25 years on death row before acquittal is shot dead two years after release

62-year-old Christopher Williams was fatally shot in the head on 16 December

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Man found shot to death in Bronzeville

The 35-year-old was discovered outside in the 400 block of East 48th Street with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and face.

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Man dies days after shooting during armed robbery in Woodlawn

Eric Harrell, 38, handed over his cell phone and attempted to start driving away when one of the robbers opened fire.

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NYC subway shooting suspect Frank James to plead guilty in terrorism case

NEW YORK — Frank James, who’s accused of wounding 10 people last spring during a rush hour mass shooting on a Brooklyn subway, is expected to plead guilty in his federal terrorism case, according to a new court filing.

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Pointing to ‘flaw’ in Missouri death penalty, judges ask to stop woman’s execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing scheme.”

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Ashley Dale: Family of murdered council worker say ‘life will never be the same’ as they vow to get justice

‘Loving, kind and articulate’ victim would have been 29-years-old on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Aaron Dean's Conviction Suggests What It Takes To Hold Cops Accountable for Wrongly Using Deadly Force

The former Forth Worth officer shot Atatiana Jefferson through a window of her home. He said he thought she was a burglar.

Reason

Texas drops fight to prevent 18- to 20-year-olds from carrying handguns in public

A federal judge ruled earlier this year that a state law banning young adults from publicly carrying handguns is unconstitutional. The state no longer plans to appeal that ruling.

The Texas Tribune

Police impersonator shoots teen and staffer at DC facility for youth awaiting trial

The suspect was wearing a vest emblazoned with ‘police’ when he shot the two victims in Northeast Washington DC

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Jonathan Dowdall challenged in court as phone records show he wasn't in park at time Gerry Hutch 'confessed' to him

The bombshell revelation came at the end of what was Dowdall’s final day being grilled by Defence Counsel Brendan Grehan

The Texas Tribune

After Uvalde shooting, Texas senators recommend better mental health care access and school security

The committee urged lawmakers to pay special attention to rural areas. But its lone proposal on guns would not have made a difference in the Robb Elementary shooting.

The Independent UK

Mall shooter told ex he would `take others' if he died

Law enforcement authorities say a 20-year-old gunman who fatally shot three people at an Indianapolis-area mall over the summer told his ex-girlfriend he didn't expect to make it to 21

The Independent UK

Baltimore homicides stubbornly high despite new initiatives

Baltimore homicides surpassed 300 for the eighth year running in 2022 as gun violence remains stubbornly high despite repeated promises from elected officials and new anti-violence initiatives

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NYC to pay $3M to family of Brooklyn teen shot dead by NYPD officers over hairbrush mistaken for gun

NEW YORK — The city will shell out $3 million to the mother of a mentally ill teen killed in a hail of police bullets after NYPD officers mistook a hairbrush for a gun, the Daily News has learned.

The Independent UK

Fourth young man found guilty of M&S worker’s ‘ride out’ murder

Anthony Adekola, 22, nicknamed Lizzy, was repeatedly stabbed as he walked home from work.

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Queensland police shooter was a wanted man

Wieambilla shooter Nathaniel Train was a wanted man when he, his brother and sister-in-law shot dead two Queensland police constables and a neighbour last week.

The Independent UK

Eight teen girls charged with murder after ‘swarming’ and fatally stabbing Toronto man

Police believe the suspects, aged 13 to 16, met on social media before the fatal attack on 59-year-old victim

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‘Brutal’ killer handed whole-life term for pregnant partner and child murders

Damien Bendall admitted the four murders at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday.

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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Man denies murder of nine-year-old in Liverpool shooting

The girl was shot dead in Liverpool’s Dovecot area on August 22

Liverpool Echo

Olivia Pratt-Korbel murder suspect's trial won't be held in Liverpool

Thomas Cashman today pleaded not guilty to murdering the nine-year-old at her home in Dovecot

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