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Suspect shot dead after initiating shootout with police

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On late Wednesday night, January 4, a man was shot dead after exchanging gunshots with Frederick Police Department (FPD) officers. The officials said the FPD received a call reporting a shootout occurring in the area around the 200 block of 7th Street at 11:30 p.m. The incident occurred in the neighborhood north of Centennial Park, around the corner in downtown Frederick, Colorado. According to the press release, multi-jurisdictional officers responded to the call. Firestone Police …

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Florida mother drives her car and two children into lake

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Authorities revealed that 35-year-old Ortilla Zamora, who was found dead along with her two children on December 30, in Lakeland, Florida, drove her car into Lake Wire on purpose. Investigators did not find any signs of trauma on any of the victim’s bodies. Lakeland spokeswoman Robin Tillet said the results of the latest investigation indicated that she intentionally drowned herself and the children in the lake. “At this point in the investigation, all evidence suggests …

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Teenage girl shot dead after dispute over bag of marijuana

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Scarlett Tucker, 16, was fatally shot at a house in Burlington, Kentucky, early Tuesday morning, January 3. The Burlington Police Department said three other teenagers witnessed the incident — an 18-year-old male, an 18-year-old female, and a 17-year-old female. Their testimonies led the police to identify the suspect as 18-year-old Demarkus Hedges from Cincinnati. The deputies received a call reporting that someone was shot. At around 2:18 a.m., they went to the reported location, a …

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‘Domestic-related’ shooting in Maryland kills two, injures two

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A shooting occurred in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Sunday, killing two people and injuring two others, including a child. The incident was described by authorities as a “domestic-related incident.” The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) received a 911 call at around 6 a.m. about a shooting, per police reports. The responding officers went to the location, where they found two adults dead and two others with gunshot wounds. Major David Blazer explained that …

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Dispute turns to deadly shooting in Las Vegas Strip, one man dies

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A shooting incident took place on Tuesday night near the Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod, located on the Las Vegas Strip, leaving one man dead with multiple gunshot wounds. The police described the incident as an “isolated crime.” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers received a 911 call at 7:30 p.m. reporting gunshots. A dispute began in a parking lot at an apartment complex, according to LVMPD. Several people were shown arguing with each …

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Utah shooting incident kills family of eight, including five children

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A shooting incident killed a family of eight, including five children, at a house in Enoch City, Utah. According to reports, all family members were found dead and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Rob Dotson, Enoch City manager, explained that police officers did a welfare check after the family has been inactive for an extended time. In a video statement, Dotson revealed that the deceased family was well-known in the Southern Utah town. He said that …

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LAPD fatally shoots man allegedly armed with sharp object

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On Tuesday, LAPD officers shot a man in South Los Angeles after being threatened with a weapon. According to the reports, the armed man was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred around 4:45 p.m. when LAPD officers received a 911 call of a man with a deadly weapon in his hand. The officers responded to the emergency call and went to the reported location in the 2700 block of South Central Avenue. The …

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Deadly assault kills senior couple in retirement community

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An elderly couple was found dead in their apartment in a retirement community in Waterman Village in Mount Dora, Florida. The authorities identified the deceased couple as 83-year-old Darryl Getman and 80-year-old Sharon Getman. During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Mount Dora Interim Police Chief Mike Gibson revealed that the married couple was found dead inside their apartment at around 4 p.m. Residents witnessed a suspicious woman around the time the deceased bodies were …

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Three shootings in Philadelphia kill two, injure one

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Three shootings occurred in Philadelphia over the past few days, leaving two dead and one injured. The shootings happened in three different areas of the city on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday night, authorities responded to a report just before 10:30 p.m. local time in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. Police followed a trail of blood to the 1600 block of Dyre Street and found a man, who had been shot, lying on the sidewalk. …

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Cambridge police officer shoots machete-wielding assailant

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On Wednesday, Cambridge police shot a man armed with a machete, who was reportedly seen coming off an apartment window at Chestnut and Waverly streets in Cambridgeport. The incident occurred around 1:15 p.m. when a resident called the police to report a man “in apparent distress”. The man was seen cutting himself with the machete and broken glass from the shattered apartment window. The Cambridge PD responded and went to the reported location. Police arrived …

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