#gun-violence

#gun-violence

As a New York court weighed whether evidence was gathered illegally during Mangione's arrest on charges of fatally shooting a top healthcare executive on the streets of New York, America got a taste of the trial's potent mix of politics, social comment, conspiracy theory and Hollywood-style murder drama. Last week's lengthy proceedings yielded little new information in the way of rewriting Americans' collective understanding of Mangione's alleged role in killing United HealthCare executive Brian Thompson with a purported ghost gun.

Gang leader from Brooklyn gets 15 years in prison for gun violence, drug trafficking A gang leader from Brooklyn has been sentenced to prison for plaguing Upper Manhattan with gun violence and drug trafficking, according to federal prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Hugo Rodriguez served as the head of the "Own Every Dollar" gang based in Washington Heights.

The victims who died ranged in age from eight to 21, said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office. Early indications "suggest this may have been a targeted incident", Ms Brent said. Local officials said the suspected shooter had not been caught and pleaded with the public for help. Detectives were still working to identify a possible motive.

Law enforcement sources said the gunfire erupted outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Houses at 21 West 112th St. just before 2:10 p.m. on Nov. 30. Officers from the 28th Precinct and NYPD PSA 5 responded to the location after receiving reports of a person shot there. Upon arriving at the scene, authorities said, the cops came upon the victim, a 48-year-old woman who sustained a gunshot wound to her thigh.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

The man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Virginia football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry three years ago was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, following a weeklong sentencing hearing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Judge Cheryl Higgins sentenced Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. to the maximum allowable penalty of five life sentences, plus 23 years, for the murders of Chandler, Davis and Perry, plus the wounding of running back Mike Hollins and track athlete Marlee Morgan.

On Dec. 1, Netflix is releasing All The Empty Rooms, a short 33-minute documentary taking viewers inside the bedrooms of children killed in school shootings. No, it's not an easy watch by any means, but it looks like one of those pieces of art that might actually make a difference. On Nov. 14, Netflix released the trailer for All The Empty Rooms, which debuted at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival earlier this year.

A gunman on a motorbike has shot dead the 20-year-old youngest brother of a prominent anti-drug activist in the southern French city of Marseille in a possible warning over his campaigning, a prosecutor said on Friday. France's second-largest city is struggling to battle drug crime, with more than a dozen people killed since the start of the year in turf wars and other disputes linked to cocaine and cannabis dealing.

I am heartbroken by today's shooting at Laney College the second shooting on an Oakland campus in one week, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said in a statement. OPD is investigating this incident. We must continue confronting the ongoing gun violence crisis that is robbing our community of safety and stealing futures. This is a moment for our community to come together and address this violence with urgency.

A California court on Wednesday denied rapper Tory Lanez's appeal of his guilty verdict on charges he fired a gun at Megan Thee Stallion. A three-judge panel from the California 2nd District Court of Appeal said in a ruling they affirm in full the 32-year-old Canadian's conviction on three felony counts. They did not release an opinion with their reasoning.

Five members of an alleged Brooklyn biker gang face charges of attempted murder and assault following a frenzied East Flatbush gun battle last spring, the Brooklyn District Attorney said Thursday. The bikers turned a residential street "into chaos," Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez said in a statement, "sending bystanders running for their lives." Members of the Brooklyn-based "Street Knights" biker gang were holding an anniversary party at an event hall between Utica and Foster avenues in April

On Saturday, someone fired a gun on campus during homecoming weekend at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, killing a visitor from Delaware and injuring six people, including a current student and an alum. University leaders suspended classes Monday for a "day of healing and reflection." Gunshots near Howard University in Washington, D.C., also left four individuals injured Friday night, though Howard officials confirmed in a statement that no one involved in the confrontation, or hurt by it, was affiliated with the institution.

NYPD officials said officers responded to a 911 call about a person shot around 10:45 a.m. Thursday inside a house on 108th Avenue near 173rd Street in Jamaica. When they arrived, the officers found 18-year-old Jonathan Adams with a gunshot wound to his head. First responders took Adams to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not make any immediate arrests and did not have a possible description of the shooter, but said they were investigating the incident as a homicide.

On Sept. 2, Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization funded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, announced a new firearms training initiative called Train SMART. Everytown's website describes a program "created by veterans who bring the military's proven principles of firearms training, safety, and responsibility to the civilian market." It promises accessible, affordable preparation for new and current gun owners who want to protect their families or to hunt and shoot recreationally.