41 h. ago Guatemalan woman's body returned home after fatal shooting in Indiana

The body of María Florinda Ríos Pérez, a Guatemalan woman killed in Indiana, has been returned to her native country

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4 d. ago Shootings of people who mistakenly go the wrong house test limits of stand your ground laws

The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly familiar

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5 d. ago Suspect called his girlfriend 18 times in two minutes before shooting her dead at a party, cops say

‘It must have been her crazy boyfriend,’ one witness said

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6 d. ago Family sues for $37 million after elderly Vietnam vet fatally shoots self in VA hospital room

Exclusive: ‘He didn’t go to the VA to harm himself, he went to get medical care,’ attorney Daniel Goldfaden told The Independent of Roy Fred Giddens, Jr.’s death. ‘It did not need to happen. It was completely avoidable.’

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6 d. ago Neighbor of late ‘King of the Hill’ actor Jonathan Joss indicted on murder charge for fatal shooting

A Bexar County, Texas grand jury handed down the indictment against suspect Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez shortly before noon on Monday

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6 d. ago Florida sets execution date for man who fatally shot man and woman during home invasion robbery

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to three other killings is scheduled to be put to death in December

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6 d. ago King of the Hill star Jonathan Joss's neighbor indicted for actor's murder

Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, the neighbor accused of fatally shooting King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss, was indicted on a murder charge on Monday, Bexar County, Texas court records confirm.

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9 d. ago Tear gas fired as enraged Gen Z protesters confront riot police

Protests erupted in Mexico City on Saturday, 15 November, voicing their anger following the fatal shooting of a mayor earlier this month.

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2 w. ago Police make fresh appeal for information on the anniversary of tragic murder of Curtis Green

The police are still without answers a year on from the fatal shooting of Curtis Green in London last November

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2 w. ago Woman agreed to knock on door before fatal shooting in exchange for £10 of crack cocaine

Melissa Quailey-Dashper, 40, denies she was aware Joanne Penney would be shot on a doorstep at a flat in Llys Illtyd, after she attended the scene with the killer, Marcus Huntley

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2 w. ago Explosion at Mississippi chemical plant causes ammonia leak, evacuations

Officials say an explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi has caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate

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2 w. ago 'Aggressive' monkeys on the loose as gun owners take matters into their own hands

Monkey terror continues in Mississippi, US, where a second escaped rhesus monkey has now been gunned down by a civilian but one more animal remains at large and is likely 'hostile'

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2 w. ago Mississippi resident fatally shoots escaped monkey, one remains on the run

A woman who said she feared for the safety of her children shot and killed another escaped monkey

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3 w. ago 2nd escaped monkey fatally shot, leaving 1 monkey still on the loose after Mississippi crash

A second monkey has been shot and killed and authorities say they're still searching for a third missing monkey a week after their escape from an overturned truck on a Mississippi highway

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3 w. ago Mum blows away escaped monkey after truck crash unleashes troop of terror

Following a number of primates on the loose since last week in Mississippi, Jessica Ferguson didn't take any chances after her teenage soon spotted one of them by their property

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman kills monkey that escaped from overturned truck outside her home: ‘I did what any other mother would do’

Last week, a truck loaded with caged Rehsus monkeys crashed on Interstate 59, north of Heidelberg

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman fatally shoots monkey escaped from overturned truck

Jessica Bond Ferguson said her 16-year-old told her about animal in the yard and she shot it to ‘protect her children’One of the monkeys that escaped after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway on 28 October was shot and killed early Sunday by a homeowner who said she feared for the safety of her children.Jessica Bond Ferguson said she was alerted early Sunday by her 16-year-old son who said he thought he had seen a monkey running in the yard outside their home near Heidelberg, Mississippi. She got out of bed, grabbed her firearm and her cellphone, and stepped outside where she saw the monkey about 60 ft (18 meters) away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety

A homeowner in Mississippi has shot and killed one of the monkeys that escaped after a truck accident last week

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3 w. ago Airman was killed on nuclear weapons base in Wyoming by comrade who had pointed gun at him ‘jokingly’

Two other airmen admitted to making false statements about the circumstances of Brayden Lovan’s death

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3 w. ago Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research

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