Suspect arrested following shooting at a hookah lounge near Virginia Tech’s main campus that left 1 dead, 4 injured, police say

One person was killed and four others were injured in the shooting. Jamel Flint, 24, faces a first-degree murder charge in the killing of 18-year-old Isiah O. Robinson, and four counts of attempted first-degree murder as well as a firearm charge, according to a news release from the Blacksburg Police Department. It’s unclear what led … Read more

Off-Duty NYPD Cop Shot in Foot; 7th Officer Shot in NYC This Year – NBC New York

An off-duty NYPD officer was shot in the foot in Harlem Saturday evening, and police officials said the department was looking for two suspects wanted in connection to the shooting. The shooting took place in the vicinity of West 126th Street and Broadway around 4:30 pm, police confirmed. The officer is in “good spirits” and … Read more

Illinois School Mask Mandate Blocked by Judge’s Ruling. Now What’s Next? – NBC Chicago

Illinois schools were scrambling to react after a ruling by a downstate judge Friday placed a temporary restraining order on Gov. JB Pritzker’s statewide mask mandate in school buildings. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow declared Pritzker’s emergency rules for COVID-19 mitigations in schools “null and void” as she issued the order in a … Read more

Gene Ransom, Cal basketball Hall of Famer, identified as victim in deadly shooting on northbound Interstate 880 in Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A victim has been identified in the fatal shooting that shut down northbound interstate 880 in Oakland on Friday. Multiple sources, including friends of the victims, tell ABC7 News that Gene Ransom of Oakland was the driver who was shot and killed while driving on the freeway. Police initially responded to … Read more

Officer shot at Shell gas station on Newtown Pike

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — An officer was injured during a shooting at a Shell gas station. The incident happened shortly before 1:00 pm Saturday along Newtown Pike. Police say an officer saw four juveniles believed to be involved in a shooting from an earlier date. When the officer approached the juveniles, one fired a … Read more

Waffle House shooter Travis Reinking sentenced to life without parole

Reinking, 33, was found guilty Friday of all 16 counts, including eight first-degree murder charges. The defendant, in a light-blue shirt, showed no emotion as the jury’s sentence was announced Saturday afternoon following two hours of victim impact statements. Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn accepted the sentence on one murder count. He will … Read more

Two people killed, two injured in Brown Deer apartment shooting

Two people were killed and two were injured in a shooting Saturday morning at the Park Plaza apartments in Brown Deer. Brown Deer police said they got a call of shots fired at about 10:10 am When officers arrived, they were shot at by a person on the second floor of the building. A squad … Read more

Hookah lounge shooting near Virginia Tech leaves one dead, 4 injured

Details about what led to the shooting at the Melody Hookah Lounge were not immediately available and no arrests were announced. Blacksburg police responded to a report of shots fired in the saloon at 11:53 p.m. ET, they said. Of the five people shot, one died and the others were taken to hospitals, police said. … Read more

Trump’s pardon pledge is more theatrics than substance, lawyers for US Capitol rioters say

Even defendants who are holding out hope for clemency are clinging to a false hope. Most of their cases are likely to be resolved in court long before the 2024 presidential election. This week alone, following Trump’s comments, seven people have cut guilty plea deals. “What we have learned from the year that has gone … Read more