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Man fires at school officials, kills self

Clay Duke approached the front of the room, spray-painted a red "V" on the wall and brandished a small handgun. He ordered the room cleared of everyone but six men, witnesses say.

 

Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall

Police: 2 men shot inside suburban Detroit mall

A dispute between two rival groups of teenagers escalated into gunfire Saturday when members of one of the groups opened fire inside a shopping mall, critically injuring one teenager and a clothing store worker as holiday shoppers dashed for cover, police said....

 

Australian Twins Shot at Colo. Firing Range

Australian Twins Shot at Colo. Firing Range

Twin sisters from Australia were both shot in the head at an outdoor Colorado shooting range, killing one of the women and leaving the other critically injured, authorities said Tuesday. The Herald Sun, an Australian newspaper, is reporting that the two sisters made a suicide pact.

 

Hollywood publicist Ronni Sue Chasen shot dead in Beverly Hills

Hollywood publicist Ronni Sue Chasen shot dead in Beverly Hills

Well-known Hollywood publicist Ronni Sue Chasen was shot to death Tuesday in her Mercedes-Benz near Sunset Boulevard, authorities said. Chasen, 64, of Los Angeles was the publicist for movies such as "Driving Miss Daisy" and "On Golden Pond."

 

Shooting reported at U.S. Coast Guard recruiting office

A Coast Guard recruiting office in Virginia was damaged by apparent gunfire overnight, and authorities said on Tuesday they were investigating whether the incident was related to a recent spate of shootings at other military buildings close to the capital.

 

15 people killed in Mexican car wash massacre

Gunmen killed 15 people at a car wash Wednesday in a Mexican Pacific coast state where drug-gang violence has risen this year. It was the third massacre in Mexico in less than a week. The gunmen in three vehicles drove up to the car ...

 

Police: Man likely shot himself while sleepwalking

Police said a Boulder man who told police he woke up to a "bang" and realized he suffered a gunshot wound to his knee likely shot himself while sleepwalking. The Daily Camera reported that 63-year-old Sanford Rothman told investigators he had no clear recollection of the incident early Tuesday morning. No one else was in Rothman's home at the time.

 

2 postal workers killed in Tennessee

Two women postal workers were fatally shot Monday morning in a post office in Henning, Tennessee, about 50 miles northeast of Memphis, a dispatcher for the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Department said.

 

2 dead, 5 hurt in Florida shooting spree

Two people are dead and five injured after a series of shootings in and around Gainesville, Florida, police said.

 

8 shot, 1 fatally, at Los Angeles house party

Authorities say eight people were shot - one fatally - and another three stabbed after a fight broke out at a birthday party in east Los Angeles.

 

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