Shooting

Lawyers: Fetal death charges ‘unjust,’ should be dismissed

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for an Alabama woman indicted for manslaughter after she lost her fetus when she was shot filed a motion Monday to dismiss the charges, calling them “completely unreasonable and unjust.” The district attorney’s office has not yet decided whether to prosecute.

Ryan Twyman’s Family Speaks Out in the Wake of Recently Released Shooting Video

The family of an unarmed Black man shot by county sheriffs in Compton joined the Cochran Firm in a press conference June 20, in the wake of a recently released video documenting the incident. 24-year-old Ryan Twyman’s family said that the video made it clear that their loved one was murdered. What’s worse, they said, is the possibility that nothing will be done.

David Ortiz back in Boston after shooting in Dominican bar

David Ortiz was back in Boston for medical care after authorities said the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic. A plane carrying the 43-year-old retired athlete landed Monday night after a flight from the Dominican, the team said. Ortiz had been in stable condition in intensive care at a Santo Domingo hospital after doctors removed his gallbladder and part of his intestine, according to his spokesman, Leo López. He said Ortiz’s liver was also damaged in the shooting Sunday night. Ortiz is one of

Three Hospitalized Following Drive-By Shooting in South Los Angeles

Three people were wounded in a drive- by shooting in South Los Angeles.  Police responded to a shooting in the 600 block of East Caliburn Place at 2 a.m. on July 14 and found three gunshot victims, according to Lt. R. Garvin with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Division.  The three victims were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening wounds, Garvin said.  The shooting is believed to be gang-related, he said.  No description of the suspect was available. 

Woman Fatally Shot In South Los Angeles

Authorities today identified a woman who was shot and killed in South Los Angeles.  Police responding to a shots fired call around 10 p.m. Monday in the 4000 block of Dalton Avenue found the wounded woman, said Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations office.  Donniesha Gregory, 32, of Los Angeles died at the scene, according to the coroner’s office.  No arrests were reported, and no description was available of the suspect or suspects. Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call (877) LAPD-247. 

Gang Members Charged with  Infant’s Shooting Death

Four alleged gang members have been charged in connection with the fatal drive-by shooting of a 1-year-old girl in Compton last year, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

PROTESTERS OF CASTILE SHOOTING LARGELY CLEARED FROM FREEWAY

A Minnesota police officer was cleared Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, a black motorist whose death captured national attention when his girlfriend streamed the grim aftermath on Facebook.