Christopher Waken Detectives say an argument near Lavo Lounge preceded gunfire that sent a bullet through a nearby Sam’s Club wall. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Homicide detectives are investigating gunfire tied to an argument outside a South Nashville lounge after a bullet traveled into a nearby Sam’s Club and killed a Frito-Lay employee who was working inside early … Read more
Kenan Ellis died in a wrong-way Highway 67 crash that also left two of his cousins hospitalized with serious injuries. DUNCANVILLE, Texas — Kenan Ellis was only minutes from home when a wrong-way driver struck the vehicle carrying him and two of his cousins on Highway 67, killing the 29-year-old father and leaving his relatives … Read more
Relatives who could not reach Dyna Sorto de Malik prompted the Sept. 1 search that led deputies to her home. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A welfare check requested by worried relatives led deputies to the body of a woman inside her west Harris County home, launching an investigation that resulted a week later in a … Read more
Thousands of officers and community safety workers had been deployed before five men were injured in early-morning attacks near the festivities. NEW YORK — An expanded security operation surrounding Brooklyn’s West Indian Day celebrations faced an early test Monday when five men were injured in separate stabbings and slashings in Crown Heights before the main … Read more
Investigators say both people at the center of the confrontation had concealed pistol licenses, but key details remain under review. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Investigators are working to determine how an argument between two armed concealed pistol license holders escalated into a shooting outside a Southfield restaurant that killed a woman and left two bystanders wounded. … Read more
Investigators have identified both men but have not publicly explained what led to the Saturday night shooting near Two Notch Road. COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two men who died in a Saturday night shooting near Two Notch Road shot each other during the encounter, Columbia police say, leaving investigators to determine what led to the deadly … Read more
Police said officers spent up to 25 minutes trying to persuade the man to drop the weapon before several officers opened fire. GARLAND, Texas — Garland police fatally shot a man early Sunday after authorities said he repeatedly refused commands to drop a machete, continued swinging the weapon and moved toward officers following an extended … Read more
Seattle detectives are investigating three shootings that left four others injured, including a 21-year-old man hospitalized in serious condition. SEATTLE — Three separate shootings in Seattle’s Belltown area over the course of Sunday left three people dead and four others injured, culminating in the late-night killing of a 17-year-old boy near Elliott Avenue and Bell … Read more
Police and SWAT secured several blocks Sunday as officers investigated a shooting and searched a home for a suspected gunman. BILLINGS, Mont. — A shooting in downtown Billings disrupted several blocks Sunday as police imposed road restrictions, asked some residents to shelter in place and deployed SWAT officers while investigating a possible barricaded suspect. The … Read more
No suspect, motive or arrest had been announced after a 42-year-old woman was found shot inside a residence. CHICAGO, Ill. — Chicago detectives continued investigating Monday after a 42-year-old woman was found shot multiple times inside a West Side home early Sunday and later died at a hospital, with key circumstances surrounding the killing still … Read more