SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the church shooting in Texas (all times local): 3 p.m. A man who says he’s the uncle of the gunman who killed more than two dozen people in a Texas church is calling his nephew a “coward.” Dave Ivey appeared in an interview Monday with North … Continue reading
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Norfolk police chief reacts to violent crime, calls community to action
Gangs, guns, drugs, violence, and other crimes affect communities nationwide on a daily basis. Norfolk is not immune to this public safety cancer, and unfortunately, it doesn’t stop at the key players involved. Spontaneous, emotional acts of violence occur in every community and affect us all. Although the Norfolk Police Department has the primary responsibility … Continue reading
Teen charged in death says 19-year-old shot Mississippi boy
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi teenager charged with murder in the death of a 6-year-old told investigators that the boy was actually shot by another of the three teen suspects, according to an investigator’s sworn statement. The Associated Press obtained the sworn statement Friday from a source with knowledge of the case involving the … Continue reading
Rocker pleads guilty: Carried pistol on plane, in airport
ATLANTA (AP) — Rock guitarist Rick Derringer has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay a $1,000 fine after stepping off a Delta Air Lines flight from Mexico with a loaded handgun in Atlanta’s airport. Derringer told a federal air marshal he kept his gun with him on commercial airline flights 30 to 50 times a … Continue reading
Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus. Police believe the two shootings in the eastern Illinois city of Champaign may be related. They say the first apparently stemmed from an argument … Continue reading
Why black men fear that any police encounter could go awry
Charles Kinsey held his hands in the air and shouted to police that the autistic man sitting on the street next to him wasn’t dangerous. A few seconds later, he felt a bullet rip into his leg. The therapist, who is black and works with people with disabilities, was rounding up a patient who had … Continue reading
Woman stopped after trying to carry loaded gun on plane
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A woman has been cited after officials say she tried to bring a loaded gun on a plane at the Norfolk International Airport. Multiple media outlets report the incident happened Thursday morning. Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says the woman was passing through a security checkpoint when an X-ray machine … Continue reading
Gun violence may be here to stay
An editorial by Justin Bell Gun violence in the United States has become a polarizing debate over the years. From our schools to our movie theaters, gun violence has reached the American populace in places where we deem the safest. In 2013 alone, gun violence attributed to 84,258 non-fatal injuries, 11,208 homicides, 21,175 suicides, 505 … Continue reading
3 people injured during a drive-by shooting in Norfolk Sunday, Jan. 31
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Police are looking for a blue SUV Sunday evening after three people were injured during a drive-by shooting. Shortly after 3:30 Sunday afternoon, Jan. 31, police received several reports of gunfire in the area of Widgeon Road and Partridge Street. Callers told dispatchers they heard 3 to 4 gunshots. Once police … Continue reading
Man cited after gun found in carry-on bag at Norfolk airport
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal authorities say a man was cited for bringing a loaded handgun to Norfolk International Airport after officers discovered the weapon in a carry-on bag. The Transportation Security Administration says the gun was detected by a TSA officer staffing the X-ray machine at the airport’s checkpoint on Monday. The .25-caliber handgun … Continue reading
Police: Officer killed in mall shooting; suspect charged
FOREST ACRES, S.C. (AP) — Police Officer Gregory Alia had welcomed a baby son into the world just months before a man with a stolen gun killed the policeman at a South Carolina mall, authorities said Wednesday. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said 34-year-old Jarvis Hall of Eastover has been charged with murder in … Continue reading
Teacher describes handling gun-wielding teen hostage taker
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirty-year veteran teacher Twila Smith had scarcely started a new school year when a 14-year-old freshman entered her world studies class and drew a gun Tuesday. “I knew if I lost my composure, this is going to end badly,” Smith told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday. “He told me … Continue reading
Va. man sentenced to 20 years in scheme to sell stolen guns
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Suffolk man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison in a scheme to sell stolen firearms. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Direll Lamar Jackson was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Norfolk. Jackson pleaded guilty in January to possessing and concealing stolen firearms and being a felon in possession … Continue reading
Navy reassigns security officer following fatal shooting
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy has reassigned an officer who ran security operations at Naval Station Norfolk after a civilian got on base in 2014 and killed a sailor aboard a ship. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1DHyn5A ) the move was made by Rear Adm. Rick Williamson. The identity of the lieutenant who was removed from the job … Continue reading
Police: drug suspect shot, killed in Va. city after chase
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Police in Portsmouth say an officer fatally shot a drug suspect who fled when they attempted to question him. Department spokeswoman Misty Holley tells media outlets the man was shot Tuesday during a foot chase after he initially fled police in his vehicle and led them on a long pursuit through the … Continue reading