UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot Wednesday morning in front of a Manhattan hotel, according to several news reports.
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Officer Who Fatally Shot J6 Protestor Ashley Babbitt Has Lengthy Disciplinary Record
The Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 riots and then was promoted has a lengthy internal affairs and disciplinary record that includes firearm-related incidents, a sweeping congressional investigation has found.
The issues in Captain Michael Byrd’s background included a failed shotgun qualification test, a failed FBI background check for a weapon’s purchase, a 33-day suspension for a lost weapon and referral to Maryland state prosecutors for firing his gun at a stolen car fleeing his neighborhood, according to congressional and police documents obtained by Just the News.
Read the full storyOne Dead, Several Wounded in Shooting Near Nashville University as Students Celebrate Homecoming
One person was killed and at least nine were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Tennessee State University in Nashville as students celebrated homecoming, police said.
Read the full storyFour Dead, Nine Injured in Georgia High School Shooting, Suspect in Custody
Four people were killed and nine were injured in a school shooting Wednesday in Georgia, according to authorities.
Read the full storyNashville Bar Shooting Leaves Six People Injured on Labor Day: Report
Local authorities say that six people were injured during a bar shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday.
Read the full storyMemphis Police Officer Killed in Crash After Responding to Shooting
A Memphis Police officer died after a crash with an alleged suspect in a shooting early Friday morning.
“At 3:06 a.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at Mississippi Boulevard and Danny Thomas Boulevard involving a gray Nissan and an MPD squad car,” MPD said in a statement. “Responding officers located three injured males, two of which are MPD officers, and the third male was the occupant of the Nissan. All were transported to Regional One Hospital in critical condition. An MPD officer and the driver of the gray Nissan were pronounced deceased at the hospital. The second MPD officer remains in critical condition.”
Read the full storyFederal Grand Jury Indicts Nashville Man Accused of Shooting 18-Year-Old at WeGo Bus Station
A federal grand jury indicted a Nashville man accused of shooting an 18-year-old six times on the steps of a WeGo bus station in May, according to the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Kenneth Johnson, 31, was arrested by Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) officers on May 16 after he allegedly shot the 18-year-old six times at the WeGo bus station located at the intersection of Rep John Lewis Way & MLK Jr Blvd.
Read the full storyMurfreesboro Man Accused of Easter Sunday Shooting at Nashville Restaurant Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury indicted a Murfreesboro man accused of opening fire inside a restaurant in the Salemtown neighborhood of Nashville on Easter Sunday, according to the Middle District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Anton Rucker, 47, was arrested in Princeton, Kentucky by TITANS (The Investigative Team Addressing Neighborhood Shootings) detectives with the Metro Nashville Police Department two days following the Easter Sunday shooting which killed one – a 33-year old man named Allen Beachem – and injured multiple others.
Read the full storyAkron Shooting Leaves One Dead, 24 Injured
A shooting that unfolded in Akron early Sunday morning has left 24 injured and one dead, according to the Akron Police Department (APD).
Read the full storyReporter Tom Pappert: ‘Bone-Chilling’ to See 15-Year-Old Alleged Bellevue Killer Smiling After Crime
Tom Pappert, the lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the photograph released by the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) that shows the 15-year-old arrested for the fatal Wednesday night shooting in Bellevue smiling after the incident is “bone-chilling.”
On Thursday, Pappert reported that MNPD confirmed the arrest of 15-year-old De’Anthony Osasosifo and named him as a suspect in the Wednesday night shooting in the parking lot of the Red Caboose Park in Bellevue that left a 13-year-old dead and his 16-year-old sister hospitalized.
Read the full storyU.S. Marshals, Memphis Police Capture 18-Year-Old Murder Suspect Out on Bond for Previous Vehicle Thefts
An 18-year-old man wanted for a deadly shooting and robbery that took place in an apartment complex in the Raleigh area of Memphis last month was captured on Tuesday by U.S. Marshals and Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers.
The suspect, Demario Wilson, was taken into custody at a residence in the 2200 block of Eldridge Avenue in Memphis, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
Read the full storyOne Month After Announcing Transportation Plan Focused on More Busses, Nashville Mayor Requests Full Safety Review of City’s Public Bus Service Following Shooting
One month after announcing a transportation plan focused on more busses, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell reportedly requested a full safety review of the city’s public transportation service, WeGo, after a man was shot six times on the steps of the bus station located at Rep John Lewis Way & MLK Jr Blvd, according to WSMV.
On Thursday, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced that a 31-year-old convicted felon was arrested for the shooting of an 18-year-old at the bus stop earlier in the day.
Read the full storyMemphis Man Released on Bail Hunts Down, Shoots Witness from Trial
A Memphis man out on bond for his alleged involvement in a shooting earlier this year is behind bars once again after being accused of hunting down and shooting a witness who testified at trial for the earlier shooting case.
On Monday, ABC24 News reported that it had obtained an affidavit from Shelby County court records showing that officers with the Memphis Police Department (MPD) responded to an aggravated assault on May 2 in the area of James Road and Raleigh-Millington Road.
Read the full storyKnoxville Police Department Releases Body Cam Footage of Officer Shooting Suspect Armed with Two Knives
The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) released the body cam footage of an officer who shot a man armed with two knives outside the Exxon gas station at 5306 N. Broadway last month.
On April 17, just before 5:30 p.m., Officer Seth Beeler arrived at the Exxon on a report that a man, who has since been identified as William Charles McBride Jr., was “acting erratically and potentially violently inside of the store,” according to KPD.
Read the full storyShooting at Illegal Block Party in Memphis Leaves 2 Dead, 6 Injured
A shooting that unfolded at Orange Mound Park in Memphis Saturday evening has left two dead and six others wounded, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Read the full storyOne Memphis Police Officer Killed, Two Others Shot While Responding to Suspicious Vehicle Occupied by Known Criminal
Reactions have poured in after Memphis police officer Joseph McKinney was shot and killed early Friday morning while he and other officers were responding to a suspicious vehicle call.
On Friday approximately 2:00 a.m., officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call at Horn Lake Road and Charter Avenue, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Read the full storyJillian Ludwig’s Alleged Killer to Appear in Court for Competency Hearing
Shaquille Taylor, the man accused of shooting and killing Belmont University student Jillian Ludwig last year, is set to appear in court next month for a competency hearing, according to WKRN.
The hearing is scheduled for May 1, according to the outlet.
Read the full storyEaster Sunday Shooter Suspect Arrested in Kentucky
The man accused of opening fire on Easter Sunday at a restaurant in the Salemtown neighborhood of Nashville was arrested in Kentucky late Tuesday night, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD).
Read the full storyManhunt Underway for Convicted Felon Who Killed One, Injured Four at Easter Brunch Event in Nashville
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has released the identity of a suspect being sought for the shooting that occurred at Roasted, a small restaurant in the Salemtown neighborhood of Nashville, on Sunday that killed one man and injured four others.
Read the full storyGunman Kills One, Wounds Four During Easter Brunch at Nashville Cafe
A gunman opened fire at a Nashville cafe during Easter brunch on Sunday afternoon, killing one and wounding four in a harrowing shooting that sent patrons scrambling.
Read the full story‘Multiple Gunshot Victims’ at Iowa High School, Campus in ‘No Further Danger,’ Police Say
Police confirmed Thursday that an active shooter Thursday left “multiple gunshot victims” at Perry High School in Iowa.
Read the full storySuspect in Deaths of Four Women Dead in Apparent Suicide, Memphis Police Say
The man suspected of fatally shooting four women, including a teenager, and critically injuring another teenager, was found dead early Sunday morning from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Memphis police said.
Read the full storyVanderbilt University Highlights Its Pedestrian Safety Efforts on Campus Following Shooting Death of Belmont Student Jillian Ludwig
Vanderbilt University has released a video highlighting five efforts it has taken to “increase pedestrian safety on and around campus.”
Read the full storyNashville PD Chief Issues Statement as His Son is Wanted for Shooting Two La Vergne Police Officers
Nashville Police Chief John Drake issued a statement Saturday evening after his son, John Drake Jr., was confirmed as the suspect wanted for shooting two La Vergne police officers.
Read the full storyRep. Mark Green’s Hunting Education Bill Passes Unanimously Gets Through Committee
Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) announced Thursday that his Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act recently passed out of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Read the full storyVideo Shows the Moment Shots Were Fired, Injuring Eight People in Downtown Memphis on Sunday
A video circulating on social media shows the moment gunshots rang out in a popular tourist area in downtown Memphis early Sunday morning.
Read the full storyTwo People Dead, Five Teens Injured in Arizona Border City Shooting, Police Say
Arizona’s Yuma Police Department on Sunday said that two men died and five teenage males were injured in a shooting.
No suspects are in custody after the shooting late Saturday evening in a residential block of the border city, police said.
Read the full storyGOP Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy: Department of Education’s Radical Gender Ideology Creates Psychopaths
Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy blasted the U.S. Department of Education for creating “psychopaths” through gender ideology agendas while the nation’s schools are left unprotected from mass shooters like the one that terrorized a Nashville elementary school this week.
“The real question is why this psychopath in Nashville was able to get into the school in the first place,” the Ohio entrepreneur and anti-woke crusader wrote in a tweet. “We protect green pieces of paper in a bank with more armed guards than we do our kids in schools … There’s more security at a random mall than in a public school.”
Read the full storySeven Dead, Including Three Children, at Nashville School; Shooter, a 28-year-old Woman Also Dead
The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) announced that a female shooter who opened fire Monday morning at The Covenant Presbyterian School in the Green HIlls neighborhood in Nashville is dead after engaging with MNPD.
Read the full storyMemphis Police Officer Succumbs to Injuries Weeks after Library Shooting
The Memphis police officer left in critical condition after a shooting at the Poplar-White Station library earlier this month has succumbed to his injuries, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) announced over the weekend.
Read the full storyShooting at Memphis Library Leaves One Dead, Police Officer in Critical Condition
A Thursday afternoon shooting at the Poplar-White Station library in east Memphis has left one police officer in “extremely critical condition.”
The Memphis Police Department (MPD) announced that officers responded to a call at approximately 12:32 p.m. Thursday at the library, located at 5094 Poplar Avenue.
Read the full storyDA: Baldwin Will Be Charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting
Actor Alec Baldwin faces two involuntary manslaughter charges for the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set of “Rust,” prosecutors announced Thursday.
Read the full storyU.S. Postal Worker Shot, Killed in Milwaukee
A United States Postal Service carrier was shot and killed in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Friday evening, authorities said.
Read the full story83-Year-Old Right to Life of Michigan Volunteer Shot While Canvassing
An octogenarian was shot in the shoulder while canvassing in Ionia County 50 days before the Nov. 8 election.
Right to Life Michigan reported an 83-year-old volunteer from Lake Odessa was shot on Tuesday last week while going door-to-door to talk about Proposal 3, a Nov. 8 ballot question asking voters if they want to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution.
Read the full storyAkron Maintains Curfew in Wake of Walker Shooting
A curfew imposed in downtown Akron, OH on Monday, July 4, continues in the aftermath of the death of Jayland Walker by police gunfire.
The curfew applies during the hours between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. It resulted in the cancellation of fireworks to celebrate July Fourth at several sites in the city. Municipal officials noted that although protests in response to the shooting were peaceful early on Monday, evening demonstrations turned violent and resulted in serious damage to businesses on Main Street.
Read the full storyAt Least Six Dead, 26 Taken to Hospital in Shooting in Chicago-Area Fourth of July Parade
A gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in Monday in a Chicago suburb, killing at least five people and wounding several others.
The suspect remains at large, and police are reportedly patrolling the area.
Read the full storyPhoenix Detective Hospitalized After Being Ambushed, Shot
A detective with the Phoenix Police Department was hospitalized after being ambushed and shot by two individuals, according to the law enforcement office.
Two men, identified as Ahmani Gordon and Aaron Ware, approached the car from both sides of the vehicle and fired shots at the officer. One stood on the passenger side and the other in front of the vehicle, reportedly firing more than a dozen shots at the vehicle.
Read the full storyPhiladelphia DA Demands Lawmakers ‘Boycott NRA’ After Shootings on Crowded Street Leave Three Dead, 11 Wounded
Gun violence erupted in one of Philadelphia’s most celebrated neighborhoods for nightlife on Saturday night, just a day after nine separate shootings in the City of Brotherly Love reportedly injured at least eight people and killed a pregnant woman.
Three are dead and 11 injured in multiple shootings on South Street around 11:30 pm despite a heavy police presence on the perfect weather evening, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The dead were identified as Kristopher Minners, 22; Alexis Quinn, 27; and Gregory “Japan” Jackson, 34.
Read the full storyRothman Proposal Would Make Death Penalty Likelier for Killings at Pennsylvania Schools, Certain Other Settings
Pennsylvania state Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Camp Hill) last week announced he intends to introduce a measure allowing courts to impose the death penalty for killings based on their taking place in some settings including schools.
Currently, a convict can receive a death sentence in the Keystone State if a court finds he or she committed a murder to which at least one of 18 statutorily defined “aggravating circumstances” and no “mitigating circumstances” apply. Aggravating circumstances include the victim having served as a police officer or other first responder, the defendant having committed the killing for hire or the killer having held the victim hostage. Mitigating circumstances include the perpetrator having no prior criminal history or the killer having committed his or her crime under “extreme duress.”
Read the full storyPennsylvania House Republicans Defeat ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban
Republicans in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives this week defeated Democrats’ attempt to pass legislation prohibiting the sale of what they term “assault weapons.”
The bill was introduced last year by then-state Rep. Ed Gainey (D-Pittsburgh) who left his seat earlier this year to become mayor of Pittsburgh. It never received a vote of the House Judiciary Committee, so Democrats moved to suspend House floor rules and record a vote of the full chamber. The legislation failed by a vote of 111 to 87.
Read the full storyTennessee Lawmakers React to School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas
Tennessee lawmakers are speaking out on social media after a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas unfolded on Tuesday that has since left 22, including the gunman, dead.
Read the full storyAnti-Gun Black Lives Matter Activist Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of Louisville Mayoral Candidate
A gun control activist and Black Lives Matter radical was arrested on Monday in the targeted shooting of Louisville, Kentucky mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg.
Quintez Brown was charged with attempted murder and four counts of wanton endangerment, after firing his gun inside Greenberg’s campaign office.
Read the full storyTennessee Bureau of Investigation Arrests Bristol Man Who Shot, Injured Police Officer
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) charged a Bristol man, Alan Coulter, with two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder for his role in a shooting that injured a police officer with the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.
In addition to the charges of Attempted First Degree Murder, Coulter faces one count of Reckless Endangerment, one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, and one count of Use of a Weapon During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony.
Read the full storyCommentary: Police Officer Who Killed Ashli Babbitt was Cleared of Criminal Wrongdoing Without Interview
When U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd went on “NBC Nightly News” to tell his side of shooting and killing unarmed Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt, he made a point to note he’d been investigated by several agencies and exonerated for his actions that day.
“There’s an investigative process [and] I was cleared by the DOJ [Department of Justice], and FBI and [the D.C.] Metropolitan Police,” he told NBC News anchor Lester Holt in August, adding that the Capitol Police also cleared him of wrongdoing and decided not to discipline or demote him for the shooting.
Byrd then answered a series of questions by Holt about the shooting, but what he told the friendly journalist, he likely never told investigators. That’s because he refused to answer their questions, according to several sources and documents reviewed by RealClearInvestigations.
Read the full storyMemphis Has Violent Halloween Weekend
Memphis had a violent Halloween weekend, including three homicides, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).
Around 10 a.m. Sunday, MPD officers responded to a shooting at the 400 block of Laclede Avenue, where they found two male shooting victims dead inside of a vehicle. MPD officers tweeted that they have not identified any suspects in the killings.
Read the full storyShooting Inside Tennessee Kroger Leaves 13 Shot, One Dead
On Thursday, 13 people were injured and 1 killed after a shooting broke out at a Memphis, Tennessee suburb grocery store. The shooting took place in the Kroger grocery store at 240 New Byhalia Road in Collierville, Tennessee.
Read the full storyOfficer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Will Not Face Any Disciplinary Action, Conduct Was ‘Lawful’ U.S. Capitol Police Announce
The U.S. Capitol Police said Monday that it would not take any action against the officer who shot and killed rioter Ashli Babbitt on Jan 6.
“USCP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) determined the officer’s conduct was lawful and within Department policy, which says an officer may use deadly force only when the officer reasonably believes that action is in the defense of human life, including the officer’s own life, or in the defense of any person in immediate danger of serious physical injury,” the department said in a statement. The officer’s identity was not disclosed due to safety concerns.
“This officer and the officer’s family have been the subject of numerous credible and specific threats for actions that were taken as part of the job of all our officers: defending the Congress, Members, staff and the democratic process,” the department said.
Read the full storyCommentary: Naming the Capitol Police Officer Who Killed Unarmed January 6 Rioter Ashli Babbitt
Most police departments — including Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police — are required to release an officer’s name within days of a fatal shooting. Not the U.S. Capitol Police, which is controlled by Congress and answers only to Congress. It can keep the public in the dark about the identity and investigation of an officer involved in a shooting indefinitely.
Which is what happened with the Jan. 6 shooting of Ashli Babbitt, an unarmed protester in the U.S. Capitol riot who was fatally wounded by a plainclothes police lieutenant as she attempted to breach a set of doors inside the building.
For the past six months, as Congress has proposed legislation to reform police departments across the country, the Capitol Police has stiff-armed government watchdogs, journalists and even lawyers for Babbitt, who have sought the identity of the officer and additional details about the shooting. The USCP still refuses to release his name, in stark contrast to recent high-profile police shootings around the nation.
Read the full storyNew York Psychiatrist Admits in Yale Lecture to Fantasizing About Shooting White People
A psychiatrist from New York City went on a racist rant back in April in which she expressed her desire to kill White people simply because they are White, as heard in recently-revealed audio of the lecture, the New York Post reports.
The comments were made by Dr. Aruna Khilanani during a lecture to the Yale School of Medicine on April 6th. She said that she dreams of “unloading a revolver into the head of any White person that got in my way,” and that if she did so, she would leave the scene of the crime “with a bounce in my step.” She added that White people “make [her] blood boil,” and also believes that White people “are out of their minds and have been for a long time.”
The lecture was titled “The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind.” During the speech, Khilanani talked about “learning objectives” such as “[setting] up White people’s absence of empathy towards black rage as a problem,” and also claiming that “White people are psychologically dependent on black rage.” These details, along with the full audio of the lecture, were posted online via Substack on Friday, by former New York Times editor Bari Weiss.
Read the full storyMinneapolis Shootings, Homicides Have More than Doubled Compared to Same Time Last Year
2020 was one of the deadliest years in Minneapolis history with 83 homicides, yet the city is on track to surpass that record number in 2021.
The Minneapolis City Council was told Thursday that homicides have more than doubled so far this year compared to the same timeframe last year. This year’s 27 murders (as of May 17) represent a 108% increase over the 13 reported at this point in time last year.
With 97 homicides, 1995 was the worst year on record, followed by 83 in 1996, meaning 2020 tied for the second-worst year.
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