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Gun violence in the US
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Bystanders gather outside the scene of a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday evening. Photo: WJET via AP
Crime

9 dead, including kids and pregnant woman, in shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania

The gunman, who was related to most of the victims, was also found dead at the scene.

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Crime

Former American Idol singer sentenced to life for wife’s murder

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Family of Renee Good, US woman killed by ICE agent, sues Trump administration

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Shooting at Detroit after-hours strip club leaves 3 dead, 4 injured

Police chief says early morning fight led to gunfire at residential location known to law enforcement.

Law enforcement at the scene on Sunday. Photo: WXYZ via AP
Canada

Canadian province sues OpenAI in US over school shooting

Lawsuit alleges tech giant failed to report shooter’s ChatGPT activity before attack that killed eight.

United States

ICE agent shoots and wounds man in Texas

Man in custody pending removal as Austin mayor demands local police be involved in shooting investigation.

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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

ICE officer charged with lying to investigators in shooting of Venezuelan man

Christian Castro shot Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis in the leg during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown earlier this year.

ICE officer Christian Castro gets into a car surrounded by reporters moments after being released from the Carrizalez-Rucker Cameron County Detention Centre in Brownsville, Texas, in August. Photo: AP
United States

US judge rules alleged Charlie Kirk killer to stand trial, could face death penalty

Defendant Tyler Robinson pleads not guilty to aggravated murder charge in shooting at Utah college campus last year.

United States

US judge approves order to force-feed suspect who attacked troops

Accused gunman Rahmanullah Lakanwal has been hospitalised since July after refusing food.

United States

Ex-gang leader found guilty in 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur

Jury finds Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty of orchestrating drive-by shooting, marking first conviction in decades-old case.

A photograph of rapper Tupac Shakur and Marion ‘Suge’ Knight, right, taken by Leonard Jefferson, just minutes before the fatal shooting in 1996, is displayed during the trial of Duane Davis. Photo: Reuters
Crime

US man kills 8 relatives, including 4 children, at family dinner

Gunman sets home on fire and dies of self-inflicted wound following shooting that wiped out four generations.

Investigators at the scene on Tuesday where a family was killed and the house burned, in Billings, Montana. Photo: AP
Crime

Tupac Shakur’s accused killer wanted ‘revenge’, jury told as murder trial begins

Gang leader Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis ordered the 1996 killing after his nephew was assaulted, prosecution says. Davis has pleaded not guilty.

Crime

Suspect arrested after 5 people shot at US university

The incident, which happened just as Virginia State University’s school year begins, prompted a campus lockdown.

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United States

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case, admits he killed insurance CEO

Resolving the federal case ⁠could allow Mangione to seek dismissal of state murder charges under New York’s double jeopardy law.

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Crime

Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in US CEO killing

Prosecutors will recommend he serve life in prison for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson.

Luigi Mangione appears at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Man with gun in car arrested at Trump golf course before US president’s visit

Suspect had 16-round magazine in his pocket and appeared to monitor security, authorities say.

United States

Gunman among several dead in shooting at Idaho In-N-Out Burger restaurant

A witness says he saw a person with an assault rifle emerge from the drive-through and an employee bleeding in the chest.

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US dad who gave gun to high school shooter gets 15 years in prison

Colin Gray’s son, Colt Gray, is serving a life sentence for killing two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, enters the courtroom in Winder, Georgia, on Thursday. Photo: AP
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US teen gets life for killing 4 in high school shooting

Judge hands down sentence without parole for 16-year-old Colt Gray, calling out parental failure and idolisation of violence.

Crime

Shoot-out at Seattle festival that killed 3 may have been gang-related

At least three suspects exchanged fire in the crowded festival grounds, leaving three dead and a toddler among the injured.

United States

Shooting at Seattle food festival leaves 3 dead, 4 wounded

Suspect detained after gunfire breaks out at annual Bite of Seattle near Space Needle.

Police respond to the shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival. Photo: Reuters
United States

US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer under review after Maine shooting

Tom Homan said if claims that David Brouillette had a history of mental health struggles are true, he should not have cleared vetting.

White House border tsar Tom Homan outside the White House in Washington. Photo: AP
United States

Supreme Court justices facing spike in threats, they tell US lawmakers

Amy Coney Barrett says she had to take a bulletproof vest home, in a rare appearance before Congress to ask for more security funding.

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Trump lashes out at ICE decision to pause traffic stops after fatal shootings

A driver was killed by an agent in Maine just six days after another man was shot to death in Texas.

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United States

Trump administration turns over withheld evidence in Good, Pretti killings by agents

Breakthrough in six-month jurisdictional battle gives Minneapolis prosecutors the tools to weigh state charges against federal agents.

A sign honouring Alex Pretti and Renee Good at a memorial in Minneapolis, Minnesota in March. Photo: Reuters
United States

1 killed in ICE-involved shooting in US state of Maine

The incident comes six ‌days after an ICE agent fatally shot a man in Houston, sparking protests.

Federal immigration enforcement agents detain an individual Chicago in 2025. A person was killed ⁠on Monday in ⁠a shooting involving US immigration agents in ⁠Maine. Photo: via AP
Charlie Kirk

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing expressed regret after shooting, roommate says

In a video interview played in court, Tyler Robinson’s ex-partner says the suspect wept and planned to surrender to police.

Canada

Canadian province prepares lawsuit against OpenAI after school mass shooting

Action being taken against OpenAI for its failure to alert authorities to violent prompts on ChatGPT before the shooting.

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