The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.
The shooting in busy Nisoor Square left 17 Iraqis dead and inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. It touched off a string of investigations that ultimately led the State Department to cancel the company's lucrative contract to guard diplomats in Iraq.
Iraqis have said they're watching closely to see how the U.S. judicial system handles the five men accused of unleashing an unprovoked attack on civilians with machine guns and grenades.
Nine people were wounded in a shooting rampage last night during a concert featuring singers Trey Songz, Letoya Luckett and others.
San Francisco Hip-Hop/R&B station KMEL 106.1 was hosting the sold-out “House of Soul” concert when a fight outside of the venue resulted in the shootings.
According to police, someone opened fire around 10:12p.m., but police were not clear if the victims of the shooting were attending the concert or not.
The victims who suffered more serious injuries during
the shooting were taken to a local hospital, while others were treated at the scene.
Police are seeking a motive for the shooting, as well as a suspect.Nine people were wounded in a shooting rampage last night during a concert featuring... more
Each of the 13 official Sniper attacks were brutal and gruesome. Each of the victims were innocent. They were each minding their own business, pumping gas, going to the store, etc.. However, there was one shooting in particular that evoked especially strong emotional reactions. When a 13 year old boy was shot while being dropped off at school, fear intensified. The inhumanity that would allow someone to shoot a child at random was shockingly horrific. This was a killer with no regard for human life, and complete and utter indifference to the innocence of childhood. Montgomery County's then Chief of Police, Charles Moose was even brought to tears as he addressed the media following the shooting of the teenager. The young man's name is Iran Brown, and the linked article provides an in-depth account of his remarkable survival story.http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132013&page=1
Each of the 13 official... more
Scott Roeder has confessed to the shooting of a Kansas abortion provider.
The 51-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man told The Associated Press in a telephone call from jail Monday that he plans to use the so-called necessity defense at his trial.
Roeder contends the killing of Dr. George Tiller in May at a Wichita church was justified to protect the lives of unborn children.
His confession comes as abortion opponents across the nation release a new "Defensive Action Statement" arguing for the same force to protect the unborn as is justified to protect born children. The 21 signers want jurors to be allowed to consider that defense at Roeder's Jan. 11 trial.
Among the signers are Eric Rudolph, James Kopp and Shelley Shannon — all serving prison time for targeting abortion doctors.
An Arlington-born Army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding at least 30 others at Texas military base Fort Hood.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/An Arlington-born Army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding at... more
Friday, November 6, 2009, an Orlando man entered his former employer's office and shot several people and killed at least one. The suspect was apprehended by the police. Orlando City Mayor Buddy Dyer and Police Chief Demmings respond along with Florida Governor Charlie Christ.Friday, November 6, 2009, an Orlando man entered his former employer's office and shot... more
Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan has been identified as one of the shooters involved in the Fort Hood massacre that killed at least 12 people and wounded other 31 on Thursday (November 5)
Seven people are dead and other 20 were wounded in a mass shooting at Fort Hood, which is one of the largest military complexes in the world, in Texas on Thursday (November 5)
UPDATE: General Bob Cone is now saying that the shooter Nidal Malik Hasan is alive and in custody. Among the dead are two civilians. One of Hasan's guns is reportedly a semi-automatic weapon. The female first responder who took Hasan down and was originally thought to be dead, is alive after surgery.
The gunman, identified as Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was wounded multiple times at the scene but was captured alive and was in stable condition, Lt. Gen. Robert W. Cone, commanding general of the Army’s III Corps, said at a press conference late Thursday.
Eleven of the victims died at the scene, military officials said. A 12th died later at a hospital, NBC station KCEN-TV of Waco reported. Cone said that most of those who were shot were military but two were civilians.
Cone also said that a female first responder shot Hasan and was herself wounded and was being treated in a hospital. Cone said that Hasan was in custody at a hospital and that his death was not imminent.(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/05/fort-hood-shootings-7-dea_n_347366.html)... more
CNN’s Lou Dobbs has reported recently that a gunman fired a shot at his home while his wife was outside the home and entering her automobile. Dobbs stated that the mass media and pro-immigration groups such as LULAC and the National Council of La Raza have “created an atmosphere and they’ve been unrelenting in their propaganda” against him, a statement that appears to connect their activities and the life-threatening attack against his family. The shot was not an isolated event; it “followed weeks and weeks of threatening phone calls.”
As pointed out by NewsBusters author Jeff Poor, the Obama administration has been alerting the nation to their perceived threat that conservative rhetoric could lead to violence. But the attack on the Dobbs family reveals a very real threat that Liberal rhetoric also may instigate violence against individuals speaking out against the Obama administration policies.
Given these facts, one would assume that Dobbs’ assertion would be headline news—at the very least at CNN. Yet a visit to CNN.com homepage found no references to the events. What’s more, a search within the CNN pages returned not a single article on the attack. Think about that: one of CNN’s premier anchors and managing editors received death threats and even had a shot fired at his home, yet CNN did not apparently find that noteworthy!
While the attack on Dobbs is both concerning and shocking, CNN’s silence on the issue is stunning.CNN’s Lou Dobbs has reported recently that a gunman fired a shot at his home while... more
One man was shot to death and several others were arrested Wednesday in an FBI raid in Dearborn.
All of the suspects surrendered peacefully during a raid at a warehouse at Michigan Avenue and Miller, except for the alleged ringleader, Luqman Ameen Abdullah. He fired his weapon and was shot and killed by FBI agents. A dog was also killed.
Seven suspects are in custody and three are on the loose. The suspects are facing federal charges for conspiracy to commit a number of federal crimes including theft from interstate shipments, mail fraud, tampering with a motor vehicle and illegal possession and sale of firearms.
Investigators say the suspects are part of a radical muslim convert group called "Ummah" which stands for "The Brotherhood." They are accused of engaging in very violent activities over the years.
The Ummah was originally headed by Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rapp Brown. He is serving a prison sentence for the murder of two police officers in Georgia. He was also reportedly part of the "Black Panther" group back in the 1960s and '70s.
Mujahid Carswell, Mohammad Alsahi and Yassir Ali Khan are still at large.
Wade Edwards arrived at his Apopka, Florida home in mid-afternoon to find his 16-year-old step-daughter. Unfortunately, she was in bed. Naked. With 18-year-old Julian Harp. Also naked.
So dad being a dad, he closed her bedroom door and went to load his gun. Harp quickly deduced that he'd gone from wanted to unwanted guest. But before he could get his ass in high-gear -- the recommended for this situation -- Edwards had returned, gun locked and loaded.
"He said, 'Get out, get out, get out of my house," Officer Ed Chittenden told WESH-TV. "He raised his hands and said,
'Please don't shoot, please don't shoot...'"
........ ouchWade Edwards arrived at his Apopka, Florida home in mid-afternoon to find his... more
"ESCONDIDO — Escondido police shot a woman in a car Thursday morning and arrested her male companion, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 11:30 a.m. at the entrance of an apartment complex on Grand Avenue near Fairdale Avenue, Escondido police Lt. Bob Benton said.
Investigators did not immediately release details explaining what led to the incident, which involved both uniformed and plainclothes officers.
The man and woman were inside a white sedan, which appeared to have crashed head-on into a police cruiser when the shooting occurred.
Investigators did not say how many officers fired or how many rounds were fired. Witnesses reported hearing three to four shots."
Very sketchy details here. When is it not OK for police to shoot people?"ESCONDIDO — Escondido police shot a woman in a car Thursday morning and arrested... more
DENVER – Parents and survivors of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School are saying good things about an essay released Tuesday by the mother of shooter Dylan Klebold.
Susan Klebold made the most detailed public remarks by any parent of the two Columbine killers in an essay published in O, The Oprah Magazine. She said in the essay she had "no inkling" her son was suicidal or depressed.
The essay sparked strong emotions for Connie Michalik, whose son, Richard Castaldo, was shot and partially paralyzed in the rampage. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris killed 12 students and a teacher and wounded 23 others before killing themselves.
The shooters' parents have said little in public since the massacre. They gave depositions in a lawsuit filed by victims' families, but a judge in 2007 ordered those depositions sealed for 20 years after the case was settled out of court.
Survivors and their families have been left wondering about the boys' parents in the decade since the shootings.
"You know, I always wondered how she felt and what she went through. 'Cause I know I went through a living hell, and I was always sure she did, too," Michalik told The Associated Press.
Michalik, who has never met Susan Klebold, said reading the essay answered some of her questions about the Klebold family.
"I applaud her for the courage to talk about this," Michalik said Tuesday.
In the essay, Susan Klebold described the day of the shooting. She at first feared Dylan had been shot at school, not that he was one of the perpetrators.
Susan Klebold said the family was evacuated from their home the afternoon of the massacre because authorities feared even Dylan's residence may have been rigged to explode. Still, she said, it took months for relatives to accept that the quiet boy who loved origami and Legos was to blame for the violence.
"We didn't know that he and Eric had assembled an arsenal of explosives and guns," Susan Klebold wrote. "We believed his participation in the massacre was accidental or that he had been coerced. We believed that he did not intend to hurt anyone."
The magazine released excerpts from the essay last week and published the full text Tuesday.
A magazine spokeswoman said Susan Klebold has turned down several interview requests over the years but agreed several months ago to share an essay. There were no plans for her to appear on the show.
In an introduction to the essay, Oprah Winfrey told readers, "Since the day her son participated in the most devastating high school shooting America has ever seen, I have wanted to sit down with Susan Klebold to ask her the questions we've all wanted to ask — starting with, 'How did you not see it coming?' and ending with 'How did you survive?'"
A spokeswoman for Susan Klebold has said there would be no further comment.
One of the shooting's survivors, Krystal Miller, said Tuesday she has long had questions for the Klebolds but understood their silence.
"Over the years I would've loved to hear something," said Miller, whose maiden name was Krystal Woodman. "But it sounds like she is still just reeling from it and processing it. So how is someone supposed to come out and give answers when they're still trying to figure it out themselves?"DENVER – Parents and survivors of the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School are... more
A gun wielding maniac broke into this man's house, the homeowner holds the intruder at gunpoint and gets his family out of the house, and while he is on the phone with 911 the police bust in and shoot the homeowner.A gun wielding maniac broke into this man's house, the homeowner holds the intruder at... more
