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The 24 year old shot and killed his father during a 13-minute rampage and then turned the gun on himself
Police followed the suspect to the library, where he turned the assault rifle on himself without the officers firing a shot
SWAT officers put the campus on lockdown
Saline County Sheriff Alan Moore told the Lincoln Star Journal that about 35 people were at the Americold Logistics facility when the gunman opened fire
The FBI says 44-year-old Bettina Maria Goins of El Paso was pronounced dead at a hospital after the shooting
The man, who was reportedly unhappy with his mother’s treatment, also shot a faculty physician
As she walked in the plant, she fired at an employee who had followed her in and had yelled, “Hide, she’s got a gun!”
Police say a man shot his girlfriend and fled in a 2004 black Chevy Tahoe
Deputy Joe Leeds took four rounds center-mass from a gunman’s .22
The man went inside the office and pointed a gun at the principal’s head
The man did not seem to know the bishop and is not a member of the church
The man’s two children were found safe with family in California
The shooting leaves the town of Hoonah, population 800, with just one officer
Alaska law enforcement and a SWAT team have surrounded the home of the gunman and hope for a peaceful end to the standoff
Deputy Harris is survived by his wife and two daughters
Dozens of officers search in a remote Utah desert for a gunman who shot a deputy
State Dept. workers were told to keep children home
The shooter and his family had an ongoing dispute over a 1.5-acre lot after his mother died without leaving a will
Patrick Gray Sharp, 29, once worked as a jailer and security guard
The attacker was licensed by DPS as security guard and resigned a few days ago from his security guard position with Encore Wire Corp.
The attempted assault on Texas police by 29-year-old Patrick Gray Sharp included an improvised explosive device, an “assault rifle,” a shotgun, and a .45 pistol
An e-mail from the school said: ‘Shots fired. Campus on lockdown. Cops on the scene. Details to follow.’
“There were verbal things going on,” Chief of Detectives Dennis Richards said
The one police bullet that was recovered from the victim’s body is the bullet that killed him, according to an autopsy report
Police are searching for a 30-year-old man who has been charged with the murder
He quietly signed a letter of resignation and was headed for the door when he pulled out a gun and started firing
Were fatally shot early Sunday following a party outside a South Side home
The cop shot one of the suspects and SWAT officers captured two others in a nearby building
He had barricaded himself in his home with intent to commit suicide