A 32-year-old Connecticut woman surrendered early Monday morning after holding police at bay for five hours following at shooting in Newtown Sunday night. Meghan Gouveia has been charged with first-degree assault, unlawful discharge of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm, two counts of risk of injury to a minor, first degree reckless endangerment, and …
Five people were shot, one fatally, in a dispute at a Texas home late Saturday night. The Fort Worth Police Department said a 911 call came in shortly after 11 p.m., and officers found one person dead and four others wounded, KXAS reported. The four were rushed to a hospital, where one was listed in …
A Baltimore man has been charged with the fatal shooting of his 2-year-old daughter on Sunday. Police said Charlee Gamble was brought to a hospital just after 7 p.m. with a gunshot wound, WJZ reported. Doctors could not save her. Police arrested her father, 28-year-old Christopher Gamble, on Wednesday, charging him with first and second …
One trooper’s leg had to be amputed, but he is recovering, officials said.
The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in class in January was sentenced Friday to five years in prison with three years suspended. Deja Taylor will also serve two years of supervised probation that must include substance abuse treatment, parenting classes, and mental health treatment. Taylor pleaded guilty in August to neglect …
Police in Virginia are investigating after a toddler found a loaded, unsecured handgun Tuesday afternoon and killed herself with it. Hampton police said the incident took place just after 1 p.m., WVEC reported. The 2-year-old girl was taken to a local hospital, where she died. According to WAVY, the police department’s Major Crimes Unit is …
A 12-year-old Missouri boy shot his mother’s boyfriend in the head early Tuesday morning while the couple was arguing. St. Louis County police said the boy grabbed a shotgun, walked into the room where his mother and the man were arguing, and shot him. He fled the home after the shooting, KSDK reported. The man …
A 5-year-old Detroit is dead after he shot himself while jumping on a bed, playing with an unsecured and loaded handgun. Detroit Police Chief James White said the boy and four other young children home alone Saturday afternoon when the incident took place at about 1:30 p.m., WDIV reported. The gun was left on the …
An Ohio grandmother has been charged with intentionally shooting a 6-month-old baby in the head early Saturday morning. The baby is in critical condition at UC West Chester Hospital, the Butler County Sheriff’s Office said. Mia Desiree Harris, the infant’s grandmother, fled the scene after the shooting, which took place shortly before 2 a.m., but …
A Texas man has been arrested after a shooting spree on Tuesday left six people dead and three others wounded in Austin and Bexar County, including two police officers. Austin Police have not named the suspect, but KXAN reported he is 34-year-old Shane James. A person by that name was booked into the Travis County …
A 15-year-old girl was wounded in the shooting.
A Louisiana man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly opened fire into the crowd at a large ATV trail ride in Port Hudson. A 16-year-old boy, identified as La’Taurus Smith, was killed in the shooting. WAFB reported. Two other people were wounded. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said it arrested Lamar Hall, …
