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Two women delivering newspapers were shot in Torrance early today by LAPD officers involved in a manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer suspected of shooting three police officers and an Irvine couple, sources say.

Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show.

Police in Wyoming say nobody was hurt when a small gun that was inside a girl's purse fired while she was in a Cheyenne Starbucks. The bullet went through a chair and into a wall and narrowly missed several customers.

A 9-year-old boy fatally shot his 2-year-old brother while playing with a gun in Los Angeles, authorities said late Saturday.

Hunt for Detroit murder suspect turns to tragedy as officer's gun accidentally goes off, killing 7-year-old girl.

A western Pennsylvania jury has acquitted a man of homicide but convicted him of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his fiancee.

Police say a Florida man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to get married.

Former Super Bowl star Plaxico Burress was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison after accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a nightclub and later reaching a plea deal on weapons charges.

A Florida boy remains in stable condition just days after he found his parents' long-forgotten handgun in a closet and accidentally shot himself in the head.

Tragedy nearly struck a group of Florida actors when authorities say a loaded gun was accidentally used during a dress rehearsal.