Student who fired gun at officers at Tennessee school is shot & killed
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee — Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police. Tennessee Bureau of…
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Suicidal Fort Bliss soldier with gun, who barricaded self in car with infant, surrenders to police
EL PASO, Texas — A Fort Bliss soldier armed with a shotgun and threatening suicide barricaded himself in a car with an infant Monday afternoon,…
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Police say northeast El Paso girl clings to life after being shot by man she was dating
UPDATE, April 12: A 16-year-old northeast El Paso girl remained hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening injuries after being shot over the weekend…
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Minnesota officer shouted ‘Taser!’ but fired gun instead, fatally shooting man at traffic stop
[Breaking news update at 1:16 p.m. ET] A 20-year-old man was fatally shot during a traffic stop after a Minnesota police officer shouted…
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Watch LIVE: Judge won’t sequester jury in Floyd case after killing of Black man during traffic stop
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The judge in the George Floyd murder case refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury Monday, the morning…
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2 hurt, arrest made in northeast El Paso convenience store shooting
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said two people were wounded, one with serious injuries, in an early Monday morning shooting in northeast El Paso.…
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Good Samaritan hospitalized in El Paso after New Mexico carjacking
EL PASO, Texas — The family of a 62-year-old woman who was struck with her own vehicle in New Mexico after a man she offered to help stole her…
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Fabens man arrested for allegedly killing cat by repeatedly hitting it against pole
FABENS, Texas – El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Fabens man this weekend on animal cruelty charges after the violent death of a…
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Police say woman gets past barricade to stab man in far east El Paso home
EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman has been arrested and charged for stabbing a man in whose home she was staying. It happened earlier this week…
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El Paso armored truck driver accused of stealing $800,000 in cash, using it to buy cars
EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso man is in jail, accused of stealing $800,000 and buying five new cars for his family members. Police say 32-year-old…
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Newly-released video shows violent encounter that ended in NMSP officer’s shooting death
DEMING, New Mexico — State public safety officials released disturbing patrol car dashcam video Friday evening showing a violent February encounter…
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Man shot multiple times, seriously wounded near U.S. Post Office in Luna County village of Columbus
COLUMBUS, New Mexico — A man was shot multiple times and seriously wounded Friday afternoon at or near the U.S. Post Office for the Luna County…
Continue Reading Suspected gunman in Texas mass shooting held on $2.2M bond
BRYAN, Texas — A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in…
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Medical witnesses clash with ex-cop’s defense over George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from the way he was held down by police, a retired forensic pathologist…
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Woman found murdered in El Paso’s Lower Valley was gunned down in vacant building
UPDATE, April 9: El Paso police investigators on Friday revealed the identity of a woman who they say was murdered in a vacant building in the Lower…
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Statewide Amber Alert issued for abducted 12-year-old Texas boy
GONZALES, Texas — A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for a 12-year-old boy out of Gonzales who is believed to have been abducted. ABC…
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Central Texas mass shooting: 1 dead, 4 critical, suspect in custody
BRYAN, Texas — There were six people shot and one killed Thursday afternoon at a cabinet making business in Bryan, just outside of College Station,…
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Mother of slain El Paso 5-month-old pleads guilty to failing to protect baby from father
EL PASO, Texas — The mother of a slain 5-month-old El Paso child pleaded guilty Thursday in a deal with prosecutors that will make her eligible for…
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Biden tightens some gun controls, says violence epidemic ‘has to stop’
WASHINGTON, DC — In President Joe Biden’s first notable gun control measures, he announced executive actions on Thursday aimed at addressing what…
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Day 9 of ex-officer’s trial focuses on how George Floyd died
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert…
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Female Fort Bliss soldier who went missing under ‘suspicious’ circumstances is found safe
UPDATE: Fort Bliss officials told ABC-7 that soldier Oranda Herminette Perez Moctezuma, who prompted a search effort after she went missing under…
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Biden to nominate ex-agent, gun control advocate as ATF director
WASHINGTON, DC — The Biden administration is expected to nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group…
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Officer’s use of force examined in trial for Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck — and was bearing down with most of his weight —…
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‘Inmates are human’: Questions remain over when El Paso inmates could receive vaccine
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is allowing in-person inmate visits to resume this weekend at the downtown jail and…
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it will resume allowing in-person inmate visitation at the downtown jail and the jail…
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Focus on use of force training in ex-cop’s trial for Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Four years before George Floyd’s death, Officer Derek Chauvin took a 40-hour course on crisis intervention that included…
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Man arrested after east El Paso SWAT standoff triggered by family assault case
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police SWAT was called out Monday evening to a home in the 3400 block of East Glen for a barricaded man with a weapon, who…
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2-hour police chase of stolen Dallas ambulance ends in arrest
DALLAS, Texas — The driver of a stolen ambulance was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after a two-hour police chase that stretched along…
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Minneapolis police chief gives dramatic testimony in ex-cop’s trial for George Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy in pinning…
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2 young Deming sisters found safe after Amber Alert
DEMING, New Mexico — Authorities say two young sisters in Deming who were the subject of an Amber Alert have been found safe. Deming police…
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