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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
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.

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

United States

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

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.

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.

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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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Police investigate the scene of a shooting on the campus of Virginia State University on Saturday. Photo: via AP
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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.

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.

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.

With US President Donald Trump on board, Marine One arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles. Photo: AFP
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.

A still image captured from video by a witness shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho on Saturday. Photo: AP
Crime

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.

Crime

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.

A worker cleans blood off the pavement on Monday, the day after a shooting at the Bite of Seattle food festival. Photo: AP
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.

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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.

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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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Blood at the scene of the fatal shooting involving ICE in Biddeford, Maine. Photo: AP
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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.

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.

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.

A video interview with Lance Twiggs is shown during a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson in Provo, Utah, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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.

Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people at her home and a school in the tiny mining town of Tumbler Ridge. Photo: RCMP via Reuters
Crime

Prosecutors to lay out case against Charlie Kirk’s accused killer

Five-day preliminary hearing begins for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of aggravated murder in the September 10 shooting.

Crime

Luigi Mangione plans psychiatric defence at CEO murder trial

The strategy involves seeking a lighter sentence by convincing jurors that Mangione was facing an extreme mental health crisis at the time.

United States

FBI says foiled drone and sniper plot at Trump’s White House fight night

Five suspects charged in alleged plot designed to launch explosives during the president’s 80th birthday gala.

US President Donald Trump at UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Texas (US)

Suspect dead after West Texas shooting kills 1 and injures at least 9 others

Police say the suspect, Victor Mata Villarreal, had shot at officers just days earlier during a chase.

Law enforcement officers respond to a shooting in Midland, Texas, on Friday. Photo: Reporter-Telegram via AP
US Politics

US man pleads guilty to assassinating Minnesota House speaker and husband

Vance Boelter admits to murdering Melissa and Mark Hortman and wounding state Senator John Hoffman and his wife.

United States

US shooting near street festival in Ohio injures at least 12

The incident happened near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, an annual gathering of live music and home tours.

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