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Judge declares mistrial in former Ohio deputy’s murder case over fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.

Jason Marz/Getty Images(FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio) -- A judge declared a mistrial for the second time Friday in the murder trial of a former Ohio deputy Jason Meade, who was charged with two counts of murder and one count of reckless homicide in the 2020 shooting death of 23-year-old Casey Goodson Jr. On Friday morning, the last remaining alternate juror was brought in, one day after the jury was originally given the case. Hours later, Franklin Court of Common Pleas Judge […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Two found shot dead in dorm room at University of Colorado – Colorado Springs

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) -- Two people have been found shot dead in a dorm room at the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs, authorities said. The campus dispatch center received a call of shots fired just before 6 a.m. Friday, Colorado Springs police said. Campus officers responded to the dorm room and found two people dead from gunshot wounds, police said. It is being considered an isolated incident and there's no ongoing threat to the community, police said. […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Chiefs parade survivor heard fight break out before getting shot: ‘I collapsed’

avid_creative/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Jacob Gooch and his family were among the 1 million fans enjoying the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, on Wednesday when they heard a fight break out. "We hear a lady saying, something like, 'Not now, this isn't the place,' or something, and pushing this guy back," Gooch told ABC News. "Then all of a sudden, we hear pop, pop, pop pop, pop, pop -- you know, the gunshots." "I get hit -- […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Missing Ohio 5-year-old found dead, foster mother arrested

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Police believe they have recovered the body of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor, whose disappearance had prompted a statewide Amber Alert in Ohio earlier this week. The body was recovered in a sewage drain in Franklin County, near his hometown of Columbus. The alert was issued Wednesday after his foster mother, Pammy Maye, made concerning statements to her husband that made him believe Taylor had been hurt or was in danger before disappearing. Police had been searching for […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Almost 5,000 people have died in U.S. gun violence so far in 2024

Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Feb. 14 mass shooting following a parade and rally for the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win has left one person dead and at least 21 others injured, according to officials. The shooting has reignited discussions about the prevalence of gun violence in America. As of Feb. 15, at least 4,994 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive – which is an average of […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Kansas City authorities investigating motives behind what led up to Super Bowl parade mass shooting

Police officers investigate the scene of a shooting where at least one person was killed and more than 20 others were injured after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory parade on Feb. 14, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) -- Authorities are continuing to investigate the motive behind the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade that left one person dead and 22 others […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024

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Heavier police presence may be needed at large events after Chiefs shooting, experts say

David Eulitt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Despite hundreds of police officers being on the scene of the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, a mass shooting erupted, raising the question of how the tragedy could change security preparations at mass gatherings around the country. One person was shot dead and 22 others were injured in what appears to have stemmed from a dispute, police said Thursday. At least half of those injured were under the age of 16, authorities said. […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Patrol vehicle of Tennessee deputy who disappeared after making arrest recovered from river

kali9/Getty Images(DECATUR, Tenn.) -- The patrol vehicle of a Tennessee deputy who disappeared after making an arrest has been recovered from a river a day after he went missing, authorities said. However, the search for the deputy continues. Meigs County Deputy Robert "R.J." Leonard's vehicle was pulled from the Tennessee River on Thursday, in an area on the border of Meigs and Hamilton counties, officials said. A body believed to be that of the female arrestee has been recovered from the […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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Gun violence has claimed the lives of almost 5,000 people so far in 2024

Steve Prezant/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Feb. 14 mass shooting following a parade and rally for the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win has left one person dead and at least 21 others injured, according to officials. The shooting has reignited discussions about the prevalence of gun violence in America. As of Feb. 15, at least 4,994 people have died from gun violence in the U.S. this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive – which is an average of […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024

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