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Chicago father convicted of attempted murder in shootings to avenge 2015 slaying of 9-year-old son

A Chicago father has been convicted of attempting to kill three people to avenge the slaying of his 9-year-old son who was lured with the promise of a juice box from a playground and into an alley by rival gang members in 2015 and shot

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Shooter gets 23 years to life for ambushing New York City police twice in 12 hours, wounding 2

A shooter who ambushed police in New York City twice in 12 hours, wounding two officers, has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison

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Raleigh mass shooting suspect faces 5 murder charges as his case moves to adult court

The teenage suspect in a mass shooting that killed five and injured two more in North Carolina's capital city is facing murder charges in adult court

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Vigilante paedophile hunter Boopac Shakur shot dead in Michigan

Robert Lee dedicated his life to indentifying paedophiles in his community, until he was shot and killed on Friday

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Vigilante paedophile hunter Boopac Shakur shot dead in Michigan

Robert Lee dedicated his life to indentifying paedophiles in his community, until he was shot and killed on Friday

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Man who shot Black teen who mistakenly went to his door enters not guilty plea; trial is scheduled

A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday

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White homeowner, 84, pleads not guilty to charges for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl

Mr Yarl, then 16, was shot after he drove into the wrong driveway

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Minnesota man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that turned alibi defense

A judge has acquitted a Minnesota man accused of killing three people and wounding two others in St. Paul in a case that turned on an alibi defense

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Boy who stabbed teenager to death given four years’ detention for manslaughter

In a statement read to the court by a barrister, Jesse Nwokejiobi’s mother Rita Ofor said she forgave the two boys.

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White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.

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Andrew Lester set to stand trial over shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl

Mr Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action

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Judge to decide whether white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

A Missouri judge is expected to rule on whether an 84-year-old white homeowner will stand trial for shooting a Black teenager who went to the wrong home to pick up his brothers

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As Ralph Yarl begins his senior year of high school, the man who shot him faces a court hearing

Four months after Ralph Yarl was shot in the head when he went to the wrong house, the Black teenager has started his senior year of high school

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Illinois lawmakers drafting bill that would require lawyers for kids in police interrogations

The effort comes after WBEZ obtained footage of a Waukegan cop leading a 15-year-old to falsely confess to a shooting.

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Squeegee worker guilty of manslaughter in case exemplifying Baltimore's racial and class divides

A Baltimore teenager was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in the deadly shooting of a baseball bat-wielding driver who approached youths washing windshields at a busy downtown intersection last summer

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Derek Chauvin vows to appeal conviction for George Floyd’s murder to Supreme Court

Minnesota’s highest court rejected his appeal after the officer was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison

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Neighbour 'disagreement' ends in dumbbell assault, court hears

The shirtless offender was later recorded acting violently and abusively in Civic.

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How the shooting of Ralph Yarl demonstrates the fiction of a colorblind society in America

Given the gunshot wounds to his head and arm, the fact that Ralph Yarl was able to celebrate his 17th birthday on May 7, 2023, is a modern-day miracle.

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Police bikie unit charges two men after Hunter shooting

Paramedics treated the man before taking him to hospital in a serious but stable condition.

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Ralph Yarl reveals white homeowner told him ‘not to come here ever again’ before shooting him twice

Ralph Yarl, then 16, mistakenly drove into the driveway of 84-year-old Andrew Lester’s home in Kansas City, Missouri

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago cops falsely arrested mom, 14-year-old son in shooting at hot dog stand, lawsuit claims after murder charges dropped

“Everything I worked hard for has been tarnished,” Carlishia Hood said of her arrest at a news conference Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Chicago mother sues city after murder charges were dropped against her and her son

A Chicago mother who was accused of telling her teen son to shoot a man at a fast food restaurant is suing the city and arresting officers, a day after murder charges against her and her son were dropped

Daily Mirror

Mum sues city after she's arrested for 'ordering' son to shoot man seen punching her

Charges have been dropped against Carlishia Hood and her 14-year-old son in a murder case after video evidence showed the man they shot had physically assaulted her

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Man who had murder case against him dismissed is shot dead hours before court hearing

‘He was enjoying the freedom of his family and the love of his parents,’ slain Levi Henning’s attorney says

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Las Vegas man gets nearly 29 years for mass shooting at Minnesota bar that left 1 dead, 14 hurt

A Las Vegas man convicted of firing the first shots in a mass shooting at a St. Paul bar that left one woman dead and 14 people injured has been sentenced to nearly 29 years

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