Shootings
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The first shooting involved three victims, while 17 more people were injured in a second shooting about two hours later
D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief Kevin Contee credited “good police work, science and community support”
Chief Michel Moore said the city is “by no means out of the woods”
Philadelphia police showed 559 homicides going into the last day of 2021, the most recorded since the city began tracking in 1960
Investigators were combing through at least eight separate shooting scenes, police said
The man killed three people and wounded four others in a series of shootings over roughly four hours
“This year, we will redouble our efforts to improve quality of life, better engage our young people and eliminate gang violence,” said NYPD Commissioner Shea
Deputies found 7 people with gunshot wounds at an apparent illegal grow operation in the Los Angeles area
NYPD’s plainclothes anti-crime unit was disbanded in June amid calls for police reform
A spike in recent shootings has left dozens dead, including young children
‘Criminals with guns fear no consequences,’ the Police Benevolent Association tweeted Sunday
The toll comes as the Chicago Police Department added more than 1,200 extra officers to work the holiday weekend
A large crowd was at the nightclub for a concert when the shooting occurred
Multiple shots were reported fired near the food court in the mall
The suspect was fatally shot by police after a high-speed pursuit ended in a violent crash
Crowd control
The violence came just over a week after another shooting in the zone left one person dead and another wounded
The shooter circled the parking lot of the Walmart distribution center four times before crashing into the building with his vehicle and opening fire with a rifle
Video posted on social media appeared to show a man opening fire into the park where the protest was being held as people scrambled for cover
In all, 102 people were shot across Chicago from Friday evening to Monday morning
It is the second shooting in the ‘CHOP’ zone in less than 48 hours
Officials say several shooters were involved and fired dozens of shots into the crowd
A department statement said officers attempted to respond inside the protest zone, but were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims
Of the nine victims, one was a 17-year-old male in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head
The shooting was one of several across the city, with 19 people struck by gunfire since Saturday afternoon, police say
Multiple people have responded to police departments’ Facebook posts with photographs and stories of vehicles being struck by bullets in recent days
The APD has also called in additional resources “due to the complexity of the scenes,” according to Albuquerque Deputy Chief Harold Medina
“They don’t give a rat’s behind about me,” the 31-year veteran said
In 2018, 13 people died from injuries they’d suffered in shootings in the city the previous years, increasing the overall homicide rate
A parolee was arrested on suspicion of shooting into a crowd during a brawl killing three people and injuring four others
Cherif Chekatt was killed by French police forces on Thursday