Retired Officer Cleared of Manslaughter
A retired Hartford, Connecticut police officer has been acquitted of his charges of manslaughter in an on-duty shooting in 2005. Robert Lawlor was accused of killing eighteen-year-old Jashon Bryant and injuring Brandon Henry, now twenty-six. Lawlor opened fire on Bryant and Henry’s vehicle in May 2005 while working on an anti-gun task force with a [...]
Two Officers Shot in NY Apartment Building
Two New York police officers were shot when they responded to an emergency call in an apartment building. Their injuries do not appear to be life-threatening. A police spokesperson reported that the officers were fired upon when they interrupted a home invasion in Rochester on Tuesday night. The officers were wearing protective vests, and were [...]
Woman Struck by Bullet Through Wall Dies
Police say that a woman lying on her bed was struck by a bullet that was fired through her wall. Kathy Ann Stewart of Chester, a suburb near Philadelphia, died on Tuesday morning. Investigators recovered about a dozen shell casings from the site of an apparent gun battle outside. Police said that Stewart, a forty-nine-year-old [...]
Man Pleads Guilty in Washington Rampage
The man who is accused of having killed six people, including a sheriff’s deputy, in a Washington state shooting last year has pleaded guilty. Press sources reported that Isaac Zamora entered guilty pleas to eighteen charges, including murder, attempted murder, and burglary on Tuesday. Zamora pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on two of [...]
Lawyer says Hasan was Alert During First Meeting
The lawyer for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says that the Fort Hood psychiatrist accused of a shooting rampage was awake and coherent during their first meeting in the hospital’s intensive care unit. Attorney John Galligan told press on Friday that Hasan was alert for the majority of their meeting, but began to fade toward the [...]
Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Charged
The Army psychiatrist suspected in a shooting rampage at Ford Hood, Texas has been charged with thirteen counts of premeditated murder. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was charged in military court, and more charges may be coming, a U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesperson said Thursday. Hasan is suspected of killing twelve soldiers and one civilian [...]
Ft. Hood Shooting Suspect Critical but Stable Condition
A spokesperson for the United States Army says the man responsible for a shooting spree at Fort Hood is in critical but stable condition at a Texas hospital. Col. John Rossi told Fox News on Monday that Major Nidal Malik Hasan’s condition has been the same since he was taken off a ventilator on Saturday. [...]
Ft. Hood Gunman may be Linked to 9/11 Mosque
A United States senator said on Sunday that he would begin an investigation into whether the Army overlooked signs that the man who went on a shooting spree at Ford Hood may be linked to the Sept. 11 hijackers. Senator Joe Lieberman called for the investigation following information that the shooter apparently attended the same [...]
Fla. Office Shooter Stayed For a Minute, Witness Says
A man who witnessed a former employee come into an Orlando office building and begin shooting said that the man was there for about a minute. The attack left five wounded and one dead. Mark Davidson, vice president of the engineering firm Reynolds, Smith and Hills, said on Monday that his co-workers were able to [...]
Civilian Officer Shoots Gunman, Stops Rampage
The top commander at Ford Hood has credited a civilian police officer with stopping a shooting rampage that ended with thirteen dead at the Texas post. Lieutenant General Bob Cone said on Friday morning that Sergeant Kimberly Munley and her partner arrived within three minutes of gunfire being reported on Thursday afternoon. Munley shot the [...]