All Blog Posts Tagged 'Shot' (9)

Man Shot By Police In Mt. Oliver Remembered

MT. OLIVER (KDKA) ― Several dozen people gathered in a Mt. Oliver parking lot to remember a young man fatally shot by police four months ago.

The memorial, held near the spot where the shooting took place, included a birthday cake, balloons and prayers remembering Justin Jackson who would have turned 20 years old Monday.

Jackson was fatally shot by Pittsburgh Police May 6, after authorities said he shot and killed a police… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 9, 2008 at 6:36pm — 1 Comment

125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer Total Is About Double The U.S. Troop Death Toll In Iraq

CHICAGO (CBS) ― An estimated 125 people were shot and killed over the summer. That's nearly double the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq over the same time period.

In May, cbs2chicago.com began tracking city shootings and posting them on Google maps. Information compiled from our reporters, wire service reports and the Chicago Police Major Incidents log indicated that 125 people were shot and killed throughout the city between the start of Memorial Day weekend on May 26, and the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:17pm — 11 Comments

Home Invasion: Man Shot and Robbed in East Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN -- Police say two guys wearing red bandanas kicked in an East Memphis apartment door and are accused of shooting one man and robbing two others.

Police say it happened Friday, September 05, 2008, around 3:15 a.m., at the Trails Apartments in the 3100 block of East Whispering Lane.

According to police, after the two accused home invaders kicked in the locked door, they demanded money and other items from three men… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on September 5, 2008 at 7:11pm — 4 Comments

Turtle Creek Man Shot Dead In Homestead; Suspect Wanted

HOMESTEAD, Pa. -- Allegheny County police detectives are looking for a Homestead man in connection with the shooting death of a Turtle Creek man.

Just before midnight Wednesday, police were dispatched to a report of a shooting near the intersection of Seventh Avenue and Ann Street in Homestead.

Watch The Video Report From WTAE Channel 4 Action News

Friends transported the victim, 22-year-old Marc Ferguson, to UPMC Braddock… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 24, 2008 at 11:23am — 4 Comments

Pregnant Teen Shot, Teens Arrested In Neighborhood Fight

INDIANAPOLIS -- A neighborhood feud ended Monday evening with a pregnant teenager shot and several juveniles under arrest, police said.

Officers were called to the 2800 block of Draper Street just before 7 p.m., said Indianapolis police Sgt. Matthew Mount.

They found Ashley Johnson, 19 with a gunshot wound to her hand. Johnson -- who is pregnant -- was transported to Methodist Hospital in stable condition. Officers also witnessed a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 19, 2008 at 7:38pm — 6 Comments

Riot Erupts After Teen Shot By Police In Montreal-North, Canada! (Also Known As The Little Haiti Of Montreal)

CBS Canda reports " The mother of an 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer is demanding explanations from the Montreal police force. But people in the neighbourhood where Fredy Villanueva was fatally wounded weren't waiting for explanations Sunday night. Their fury erupted into a riot in Montreal North, with knots of protesters roaming the streets and setting fire to cars and garbage barricades. The riot police squad was called out, and hundreds of officers formed a… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on August 11, 2008 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

3 Shot At Area Community College

PHOENIX -- Three people were wounded, two critically, when a gunman targeted a man he had been fighting with in a computer lab at South Mountain Community College late Thursday afternoon, police said.

Pharmacy student Otisha Williams, 22, was shot in the stomach. A second victim, Isaac Smith, suffered a leg wound, fire authorities said. The third victim, Christopher Taylor, 17, was also shot in the leg. He is expected to be released from the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 25, 2008 at 8:33am — 4 Comments

Aspiring Oakland Rapper Shot To Death

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Aspiring Oakland rapper Bobby Hall Jr., who spoke out against violence, was shot to death Saturday inside a Oakland home. He is the second person in his family to be killed by violence.

"It's like deja vu. It's happening all over again. We're reliving this nightmare all over again," said Mona Hall, Bobby's mother.

Police say 25-year-old Bobby Hall was shot multiple times last night as he sat inside a house in the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 22, 2008 at 7:02am — 4 Comments

New Orleans Rapper Sporty T Shot To Death

Former rapper Sporty T was murdered Tuesday morning (July 15) when unknown assailants with AK-47 rifles opened fire on the FEMA trailer in which he slept.

According to the Times-Picayune, Sporty T, real name Terence Vine, was in bed when several of the bullets shot into the trailer struck his body. The coroner's office said that the former rapper was 39, though friends and family claimed he was 41.

NOPD officers reported that the… Continue

Added by USDA2DAY Staff on July 17, 2008 at 10:00am — 2 Comments