Shootings

NOT KOOL: Two Teens Shot In Gun Fight Over ... Who Makes Best Kool-Aid?

The Huffington Post | David Moye | Posted 05.31.2012

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Two Detroit teens have been wounded after a gunfight broke out over what eyewitnesses say was an argument over who makes the best Kool-Aid. The bev...

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Turkey Shoot: Son Shoots Dad While Hunting

Son shoots dad while turkey hunting in Windham | Posted 05.01.2012

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A Standish man who was shot in the left eye by his son while they were hunting wild turkeys Monday said he is more concerned about how his son is feel...

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Fighting for the Future of Asbury Park's Kids

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.02.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

If we want to stop the violence, we have to work together. We have to give kids safe passage from street life and homelessness, from bullets and bullies, from the pistols and posses that cloud too many young lives, especially in cities like Asbury Park.

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Man Killed, Teen Seriously Wounded In Woodlawn Shooting

Posted 12.19.2011

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A man was killed and a teenage boy was seriously injured Tuesday night when two gunmen opened fire on them in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood on the S...

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Crime Spree Leaves Teen Fatally Shot In The East Village, Three Stabbed, 16 Others Shot

Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Crown Heights, New York Crime, Shootings, East Village, Keith Salgado, Leroy Webster, New York Violence, New York News

A 17-year old high school senior was shot to death on Avenue C and 12th Street in the East Village at 1:50AM Sunday morning. Keith Salgado was sho...

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After Bloodshed, Some In NYC Question West Indian Day Parade

AP | By KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 11.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Some city residents wondered Tuesday if it's time to pull the plug on the gaudy West Indian Day parade, scarred by violence repeatedly in ...

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It's Time For a New Approach to Violence

Jakada Imani | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Shootings, Urban Violence, California Youth Violence, Urban Gun Violence, Youth Violence California, Oakland Violence, Youth Violence Prevention, Youth Urban Violence, Youth Violence California Cities, San Francisco News
Jakada Imani

It is rare that young people who witness violence in our cities are counseled. Too often the coping mechanisms that youth learn in the streets only fuel the cycle of violence.

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Man Shot In Head While Feeding The Homeless Dies

AP | Posted 09.27.2011

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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police say an Oakland man who was shot while he and his family were giving food to the homeless has died. Twenty-nine-year-old Par...

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UPDATE: Man Shot While Feeding The Homeless Dies

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.26.2011

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UPDATE (10:01 a.m.): The man who was shot while feeding a homeless man with his family has died, according to CBS. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Police say an...

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11-Year-Old Girl Hit By Stray Bullet In Western Addition

SFGate | Joe Garofoli | Posted 09.22.2011

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An 11-year-old girl remained in critical condition Saturday after a stray bullet from a street fight in the Western Addition struck her as she knelt o...

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Chicago Cops Win 24-Hour 'Cooling Off' Period After Shootings

Posted 08.30.2011

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Though the Independent Police Review Authority (IPRA) had previously required any Chicago police officers involved in a shooting to talk with investig...

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Four Dead In Pharmacy Massacre

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 08.19.2011

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MEDFORD, N.Y. — A gunman shot four people inside a pharmacy in a New York suburb Sunday morning, killing everyone inside the store in what polic...

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The Big Myth About Chicago Violence

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zack Isaacs

After surviving the blizzard of 2011, it is fair to say that Chicagoans have suffered with cabin fever. But it is not fair to blame the recent spike in violence on warm weather.

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Moviegoer Shot, Killed For Popcorn Complaint During 'Black Swan'

Posted 05.25.2011

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This is more sad than ridiculous. Call it sadly ridiculous. The Guardian of London reports, with a clarification from The Register, that a man in L...

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The Tragedy: A Teachable Moment For Soul-Searching

Jill Lynne | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jill Lynne

As President Obama wisely reminded at us in the conclusion of his speech at the Arkansas Memorial this evening, "What matters is how well we have loved, and what small part we have played in making the lives around us better."

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MURDER UP 15%

Posted 05.25.2011

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If you feel like you've been reading an awful lot of bad news lately, there's a reason. The Daily News is reporting that murders are up 15% in New Yor...

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Buffalo Restaurant Shooting: 4 Dead And 8 Wounded

AP | CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Eight people leaving a party at a downtown Buffalo restaurant were shot early Saturday, four of them fatally, including a Texas ...

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Weekend Violence Leaves 40 Shot, Seven Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: According to the latest report, at least 52 people in total were shot between Friday evening and early Monday in Chicago. ---- At least 52 ...

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What Can Stop Chicago Violence?

Zack Isaacs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Zack Isaacs

In Chicago's toughest neighborhoods, some black men find themselves more likely to be picked up by an ambulance than a cab.

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Hundreds Killed In Mexican Drug Violence This Week

washingtonpost.com | William Booth | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEXICO CITY -- An explosion of drug violence in Mexico has killed hundreds of people in the past five days and prompted the country's president to iss...

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3 Shootings As Gangs Of Youths Run Wild In Midtown

AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Hundreds of young people spilled into midtown Manhattan near Times Square early Monday, brawling and shooting guns after the New York...

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Man Shot Blocks From Police News Conference About Violence

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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A man was shot Friday afternoon in the South Side Englewood neighborhood, half mile from a press conference where Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis was d...

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WATCH: Gunfire Erupts On Englewood Street, Six Shot

Posted 05.25.2011

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Beginning late Thursday and into Friday morning, at least 14 people were shot in Chicago--two of them dying from their injuries. Three of the shooting...

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Washington D.C. Shooting: Multiple Victims, At Least Three Dead

AP | NAFEESA SYEED | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A crowd sprayed with bullets in a drive-by that killed four and wounded five had just returned from the funeral of man slain nearby...

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Seven Shot Overnight: Chicago Gun Violence Continues

Posted 05.25.2011

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At least seven people were wounded late Monday into early Tuesday throughout Chicago. The wave of violence, which has been coupled with hot temperatur...

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