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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Senate committee has killed a proposal to allow school security officers to be armed with stun guns, pepper spray and similar weapons. The Republican-controlled Education and Health Committee rejected the measure Thursday on an 8-6 vote. Two Republicans, Jeff McWaters of Virginia Beach and Thomas Garrett of Buckingham County, joined minority Democrats in … Continue reading
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy faces charges of bringing a gun to a regional school in Hampton. Hampton police say administrators at New Horizons Regional Education Center detained the student after a faculty member reported seeing what appeared to be a firearm concealed in his clothing. The administrators found the weapon and … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Beach woman has been cited for bringing a loaded handgun to Norfolk International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday that a TSA officer staffing the checkpoint’s X-ray machine detected a .38-caliber handgun in the woman’s purse on Tuesday. The gun was loaded with seven rounds, including one … Continue reading
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