Minnesota police say two officers and a paramedic have been killed in a shooting at a family home. The gunman, who was barricaded inside his Burnsville home with seven children, opened fire as officers tried to negotiate with him. The dead officers were named as Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, both 27, and the paramedic…
Police in Kansas City are appealing for information from the public after gunfire killed one and injured at least 21 others after a Super Bowl victory parade. The deceased victim was identified as Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a local DJ. Nine children are among the wounded and they are all expected to recover. Police have not released…
On Wednesday afternoon, Kansas City’s downtown streets had become a sea of red – hundreds of thousands of Kansas City Chiefs’ fans gathered to celebrate their team’s second consecutive Super Bowl victory. This moment, filled with speeches from players and moments of zany fun, was supposed to cement the Chiefs as a sports dynasty. But…
A Texas woman has been shot and killed after she opened fire in a crowded megachurch owned by the evangelical pastor Joel Osteen. Two off-duty police officers, working as church security, shot and killed the woman – who was in her 30s, Houston police chief Troy Finner said. Two other people were shot, including an…
A US mother on trial for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting has sought to put the blame on her husband. Jennifer Crumbley, taking the stand in her own defence, told jurors that the gun she and her husband purchased for their son was not her responsibility. Mrs Crumbley…
A mother who is the first US parent ever to go on trial for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting has sobbed in court as she saw CCTV of the attack. Jennifer Crumbley’s lawyer said the prosecution was intended to “send a message to gun owners”. Mrs Crumbley, 45,…
A householder has been convicted of murder for shooting a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in took a wrong turn up his driveway in rural New York. Kaylin Gillis was shot in the neck by Kevin Monahan, 66, on 15 April 2023. Monahan’s lawyers had argued the fatal shot was fired accidentally by…
The police response to the deadly 2022 Uvalde school shooting “was a failure”, the Department of Justice has said. The long-awaited report released on Thursday said police failed to accurately assess the situation, where 19 students and two teachers died. Hundreds of officers responded to Robb Elementary school but took over an hour to confront…
A principal who risked his life to save his pupils in a recent Iowa school shooting has died. Dan Marburger “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way” as a 17-year-old opened fire at a school near Des Moines, officials said. He tried to distract the gunman before being shot, giving students a chance to…
A series of deadly attacks on unhoused people in the US has coincided with a spike in American homelessness. US officials released a report on Friday showing that homeless numbers have risen about 12% since 2022. The new survey comes after the recent arrest of a suspected serial killer in Los Angeles who targeted the…