Tag: Suicides
Deputy killed, another shot in North Carolina standoff
BOONE, N.C. — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy was killed and another wounded in a shooting that prompted a standoff. The suspect apparently killed...
Sheriff: Heavily armed gunman among 5 dead in home standoff
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A gunman who killed himself, two deputies and his mother and stepfather in a 13-hour home standoff in North Carolina had...
Indiana prosecutor facing criticism after FedEx shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana prosecutor is facing mounting criticism for declining to pursue court hearings that could have prevented a man from accessing the...
Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US
SALEM, Ore. — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote Monday in...
Biden faces long odds in push for more state ‘red flag’ laws
IOWA CITY, Iowa — President Joe Biden faces an uphill battle as he tries to revive a push for more state laws that would...
Sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at luxury resort after a...
A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19
HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Larrecsa Cox steered past the used tire shop, where a young man had collapsed a few days before, the syringe...
Twitter slowdown in Russia until mid-May; no block for now
MOSCOW — Russian authorities said Monday they would continue to slow down Twitter until mid-May, but wouldn't block the social media platform for now...
Death of ‘Miracle on Ice’ standout Pavelich ruled suicide
ANOKA, Minn. — Last month's death of "Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey standout Mark Pavelich was ruled a suicide, a Minnesota medical examiner said...
Police: Maryland man fatally shot 4 before killing self
A man accused of shooting three people at a Maryland convenience store, killing two of them, also fatally shot his parents and set his...