Posts Tagged ‘the-shooting’

Gunman in Afghan army uniform kills US soldier on base in south, Afghan military says

Monday, January 9th, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan — A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire on a group of Americans at a base in the south of the country, killing a U.S. soldier and wounding another, an Afghan military spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi said the gunman was also killed in the shootout on Sunday. “Right now, an investigation is going on to determine whether he really was a soldier or someone using an army uniform. And if he was a soldier, what caused the shooting,” Azimi said. Read full article > >

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In Raymond Davis case, justice for some

Monday, October 17th, 2011

LAHORE, Pakistan — Since January, when a CIA contractor shot two Pakistanis to death on the streets of the country’s second-largest city, life has moved on for the main protagonists in what became the first of several low points this year in U.S.-Pakistani relations.  But the incident remains a gaping wound for one Pakistani family. In the commotion that followed the shooting, a U.S. Consulate vehicle rushing to the scene struck and killed Abbad ur-Rehman, a 32-year-old shop owner who was riding his motorcycle to work. Read full article > >

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Police seek leads in June killing

Tuesday, September 13th, 2011

D.C. police found Bobby L. Jackson early in the morning of June 25, slumped over dead and unarmed in a lawn chair after being shot in the back at least seven times. Many more shell casings were scattered nearby. More than two months after the shooting, police have no strong suspects. Nobody in the neighborhood, a tightly packed hamlet of small homes, called 911 until almost an hour after the shots were fired, law enforcement sources say, hampering efforts to make quick arrests or gather leads. Canvassing the neighborhood has yielded little useful information. Read full article > >

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Oklahoma deputy shot; 2 men sought

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

A massive manhunt was underway early Saturday for two men suspected in the shooting of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in Oklahoma.

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In Tucson, Loughner Enters Plea: Not Guilty

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Jared L. Loughner appeared at a hearing in the courthouse where one of the victims killed in the shooting, John M. Roll, had served as a judge.

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Siege officer misconduct action

Friday, March 4th, 2011

A firearms officer involved in the shooting of barrister Mark Saunders is to face misconduct action over a “crass remark” he made to a senior officer.

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Mexico arrest in US agent killing

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Mexico’s army says it has detained a suspect in the shooting death last week of US immigration agent Jaime Zapata.

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Mexico arrest in US agent killing

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Mexico’s army says it has detained a suspect in the shooting death last week of US immigration agent Jaime Zapata.

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Teen arrested in fatal police shooting

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Authorities in Florida arrested a 16-year-old boy and intend to charge him with first degree murder in the shooting death of St. Petersburg police Officer David Crawford.

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For Tucson Survivors, Health Care Cost Is Concern

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

Most of the 13 people wounded in the shooting had health insurance, but the spiraling costs were on their minds.

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U.S. Seeks Release of Official in Pakistan

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

The United States demanded the release of an American official charged in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis who is being held in police custody.

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US man on Pakistan murder charge

Friday, January 28th, 2011

A US consular official is facing murder charges after the shooting of two motorcyclists on a busy street in the Pakistani city of Lahore, police say.

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Political Memo: Talk of Bipartisan Progress Fading in Arizona

Friday, January 28th, 2011

As the days pass since the shooting spree, Arizona appears to be slipping back into its old ways.

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In an Ocean of Firearms, Tucson Is Far Away

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

People at the nation’s largest gun trade show rejected suggestions of a connection between the shooting rampage in Tucson and gun control legislation.

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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Loughner

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Jared Lougher, the man accused of fatally shooting six and wounding 13 others in Tucson, was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday. Loughner, who shot and critically wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the shooting, was charged with attempting to…

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