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Charges won’t be filed in fatal shooting of USC student Nicholas Donofrio, who tried to enter wrong home

Charges won't be filed in fatal shooting of USC student Nicholas Donofrio, who tried to enter wrong home

CNN  —  The fatal shooting of a University of South Carolina student who was trying to enter the wrong home on his own street has been deemed a justifiable homicide and no charges will be filed, police said. “The determination is based on several factors to include evidence gathered at the scene, review of surveillance video that captures moments before …

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Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin calls on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign, accusing her of a ‘cover-up’ in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation

Uvalde mayor Don McLaughlin calls on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation

CNN  —  The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead. “It’s been fifteen months since this tragedy, and I feel the families and our community deserve …

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South Carolina student Nicholas Donofrio’s death ruled as justified after student shot and killed entering wrong home

South Carolina student Nicholas Donofrio's death ruled as justified after student shot and killed entering wrong home

Police say the fatal shooting of University of South Carolina junior Nicholas Donofrio was justified because the shooter was protecting his property, as more information was released in connection to last week’s house break-in that left the 20-year-old dead. The Columbia Police Department said no one will be charged for the early morning shooting after they received reports of a …

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Boy, 15, arrested in fatal shooting outside NYC deli: cops

Boy, 15, arrested in fatal shooting outside NYC deli: cops

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for fatally blasting a man in the head outside a Brooklyn deli in broad daylight earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday. The teen was nabbed Tuesday in connection to the Aug. 21 shooting of 24-year-old Abdolaye Ba outside the Best Food Mini Market on Blake Avenue near Pennsylvania Avenue in East New York, police …

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Brother and sister killed in shooting in front of a Puerto Rican courthouse

Brother and sister killed in shooting in front of a Puerto Rican courthouse

Two siblings have been fatally shot in front of a courthouse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A brother and sister were fatally shot Tuesday in front of a courthouse in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico by a suspect who knew them, authorities said. The unidentified shooter was arrested minutes later at the …

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Florida man accused of shooting pregnant girlfriend Kaylin Fiengo dead

Florida man accused of shooting pregnant girlfriend Kaylin Fiengo dead

A Florida man has been accused of shooting and killing his pregnant teenage girlfriend and her unborn child after she refused to get an abortion, officials announced Tuesday. Donovan Faison, 21, was arrested Tuesday for the double homicide of his girlfriend Kaylin Fiengo, 18, and her unborn baby nearly 10 months after the young mom was found shot to death …

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UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: Police working to determine motive and find the gun used in killing of University of North Carolina faculty member

UNC-Chapel Hill shooting: Police working to determine motive and find the gun used in killing of University of North Carolina faculty member

CNN  —  A suspect is in custody but police still are looking for the weapon and the motive behind the fatal shooting of a faculty member at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday afternoon. Neither the victim nor the assailant has been identified after the early afternoon shooting sent the university with more than 30,000 students …

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