2 h. ago The shot that got me a police beating: Rod Morris’s best photograph

‘After I took this, police officers bundled me into the back of a car and drove me to the local station where I was questioned for a long time. On the way out, they took turns to punch and kick me’In 1993, a photograph I’d taken of a bus driver in Luxor, Egypt, won a competition. The prize was some money, a camera and a return ticket to anywhere in the world. I chose Chile. The camera was an all-bells-and-whistles model: I sold it to a taxi driver at 3am. I’ve always preferred working with light 35mm cameras.After three months in Chile, I caught a train that rose up to the high Bolivian Altiplano plateau, leaving me with a splitting headache only relieved by some coca tea. I had an open-ended commission with the Financial Times to provide photographs from financial areas of the South American cities I went to, so while my main aim was to wander around photographing exciting things I came across, I also made sure to head to the financial district and government quarters in the city o...

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52 h. ago Three tourists shot near Disney World in random attack as police issue statement

The three victims were tourists visiting the US

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54 h. ago Glasgow Crime: Police investigate ‘targeted attack’ after crossbow shot at window on residential street

Police are appealing for information.

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55 h. ago Crossbow shot at window of Glasgow home as police probe 'targeted' attack

Officers were called to Plenshin Court in the Priesthill area after the alarm was raised at around 7.10pm on Sunday.

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56 h. ago Three tourists shot dead near Walt Disney World in 'random attack'

Police have arrested a man after three tourists were shot dead by their rental home near Disney World, Florida, in what is being treated as a random attack

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4 d. ago Major police update after man shot in the street in Greater Manchester town centre

Armed police raced to the scene after a gunman opened fire

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4 d. ago Man who killed Delaware state trooper at DMV office had said he was being harassed by police

Investigators say the man who fatally shot a Delaware State Police trooper at a DMV office believed he was being monitored and harassed by law enforcement

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5 d. ago Man shot dead by police after aiming bow and arrow at officers

Police Officers spoke to the man, who has not yet been identified, before he went inside the address and returned armed with a bow and arrow which police say he then "aimed at officers"

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8 d. ago Police officer is shot multiple times after being ambushed while sitting in car outside station

A police officer who was sitting in their car outside a station was shot multiple times during a fiery ambush on Sunday (January 11).

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1 week ago Trump claims to have cancelled ‘previously expected’ second wave of attacks on Venezuela – US politics live

US president says move was reaction to Caracas releasing large numbers of political prisoners as ‘sign of seeking peace’US border patrol agents shot two people outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, a day after an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.The Portland police bureau (PPB) said in a statement on Thursday afternoon that two people were in hospital after a shooting involving federal agents, adding that the conditions of those shot were not known.Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of “Seeking Peace.” This is a very important and smart gesture. The U.S.A. and Venezuela are working well together, especially as it pertains to rebuilding, in a much bigger, better, and more modern form, their oil and gas infrastructure. Because of this cooperation, I have cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks, which looks like it will not be needed, however, all ships will stay in place for safety and security purposes. At least ...

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1 week ago Man wielding sharp object shot by police in Brooklyn hospital

Police have shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn

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1 week ago Two people shot by US federal agents in Portland, police say

Mayor calls shooting ‘deeply troubling’ as police say two people taken to hospital and conditions not knownUS federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, Portland police said.“Two people are in the hospital following a shooting involving federal agents,” the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said in a statement, adding that their conditions were not known. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Multiple people shot outside church in Salt Lake City as police search for gunman

The horrific act of violence took place in the parking lot of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse on Redwood Road in Salt Lake City about 7.30pm.

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2 w. ago Former Orlando police officer shot, killed in family dispute, OPD says

Former Orlando police officer shot, killed in family dispute, OPD says  WESH

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2 w. ago Man with handgun, 61, shot dead by armed police after car crash in Norfolk is named

A 61-year-old man with a handgun who was shot dead by armed police following a car crash in Norfolk has been named.

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2 w. ago Ohio police search for murder suspect after dentist and wife found shot dead at their home

Officers performed a welfare check at the home of Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe, 39, in the Weinland Park area of Columbus Tuesday morning

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3 w. ago Greg Abbott appointee and ally shot dead close to the southern border, police say

Construction company boss and Texas Facilities Commissioner Eddy Betancourt, 61, found dead in McAllen over weekend as warrant issued for suspect

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3 w. ago Driver 'in his 60s' shot dead by armed police after car crash had 'pointed handgun at girl before running through housing estate'

Witnesses said they saw the man brandishing a gun following the collision between a car and a Mercedes van on the A11 in Thetford, Norfolk, at 8.25pm on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Driver involved in crash 'pointed handgun at girl before running through Norfolk housing estate' and being shot dead by armed police

Witnesses said they saw the man brandishing a gun following the collision between a car and a Mercedes van on the A11 in Thetford, Norfolk, at 8.25pm on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Child custody exchange ends in tragedy as man shot dead and two police officers wounded

The two police officers were initially in critical condition, but became stable Saturday

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