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A 7-year-old was in a truck with his grandfather when he was shot and killed by a stray bullet amid an altercation between two groups. A 7-year- old bystander was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet amid an altercation over jet skis on the July 4 holiday, according to Tampa, Florida, police. When the gunfire broke out near a boat ramp, the 7-year-old boy's grandfather pulled him into a truck to take cover, but the boy was still shot in the head and the grandfather was shot in the finger, Tampa police Deputy Chief Calvin Johnson said at a news conference Wednesday. It appears the boy and his grandfather were shot by the same bullet, Johnson said. The grandfather's injuries were non-life-threatening. A 7-year-old was shot and killed in Tampa, Fla. WFTS MORE: Philadelphia mass shooting leaves investigators searching for answers Johnson said the shooter was "careless" with a gun and let "anger take over." "One group was mad because the second gr...

The grandmother of the pregnant 21-year-old fatally shot by an Ohio police officer spoke out Wednesday following the release of the police body camera of the incident. The grandmother of a pregnant 21-year-old, who was fatally shot by an Ohio police officer, spoke out Wednesday during a virtual press briefing following the release of the police body camera video of the incident. Nadine Young said the body camera video of her granddaughter Ta'Kiya Young’s fatal shooting on Aug. 24, which was released by the Blendon Township Police Department on Friday, made her feel "real sick." "It was void of any humanity or any decency at all. He must be held accountable, full stop," Nadine Young said. Ta'Kiya Young, 21, of Columbus, was seven months pregnant when she was shot and killed, her family said. Her funeral will be held on Thursday. Young was a potential shoplifting suspect when she was approached by police in a Kroger's parking lot, according to polic...

A Georgia deputy fatally shot an exonerated man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 16 years. A man who was wrongfully convicted and spent 16 years in jail was fatally shot by a Camden County deputy during a traffic stop in Georgia on Monday. Leonard Allan Cure, who was 53, was wrongfully convicted in 2003 of armed robbery, according to the criminal justice organization Innocence Project. Cure was a client of the organization and was exonerated in December 2020 due to a collaborative reinvestigation by the organization and the Conviction Review Unit of the Broward County State Attorney's Office in Florida. At about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, a deputy stopped Cure, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigations. A spokesman for the Camden County Sheriff's Office told The New York Times that Cure was pulled over for speeding. Cure reportedly got out of the car at the deputy's request and complied with the officer's commands until he learned he was under arrest, authorit...

Blendon Township police released video showing one of its officers fatally shooting a woman who accelerated her car towards the officer after allegedly stealing. Police in Blendon Township, Ohio, released body camera video on Friday showing an officer fatally shooting a woman who allegedly accelerated her car towards the officer after she was accused of stealing from a grocery store. Ta'Kiya Young, 21, of Columbus was seven months pregnant when she died in the Aug. 24 shooting, her family said. Blendon Township police officers were in a Kroger's parking lot assisting a driver who was locked out of her car when a store employee told one of the officers that someone who had allegedly stolen bottles of alcohol was fleeing, Police Chief John Belton said in a statement after the shooting. The newly released body camera footage reviewed by ABC News shows Young parked in front of the store refusing to leave the vehicle despite repeated orders from police. One officer was on the drive...

The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher wants to drain Georgia's largest lake ATLANTA -- The ex -wife of R &B singer Usher is calling to drain Georgia's largest lake, where her son was fatally injured 11 years ago. Fashion designer Tameka Foster has collected more than 2,500 signatures for her online Pet ition imploring officials to “ drain , clean, and restore” Lake Sidney Lanier, to allow for safety improvements and the removal of hazardous debris and other obstructions. Kile Glover, her 11-year-old son with Bounce TV founder Ryan Glover, died in July 2012 after a personal watercraft struck the boy as he floated in an inner tube on the lake. “Draining, cleaning, and restoring Lake Lanier is not only necessary but also an opportunity to honor the memory of those who have lost their lives and prevent further tragedies,” Foster wrote in her change.org Pet ition, which she has also promoted on her Instagram page. Located roughly an hour's drive northeast of Atlanta, Lak...

A 1-year-old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday, police said. A 1 -year- old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5 -year- old sibling at an apartment in Indiana, police said. Police received a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lafayette around 3 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Police respond to a shooting at the Romney Meadows apartment complex in Lafayette, Indiana, March 28, 2023. WRTV MORE: 3-year-old boy fatally shoots himself with handgun left in nightstand Responding officers found the 1 -year- old dead from a gunshot wound at the residence, police said. "Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department determined that the child was shot by his five-year-old sibling, who was able to gain access to a weapon in the apartment," the Lafayette Police Department said in a statement. The weapon was a handgun, according to police. Police respond to a shooting at the Romney Meadows apartment c...

A pistol-packing customer who fatally shot a masked robber inside a Houston taqueria was being sought Sunday for questioning by police. The identity of a customer who fatally shot a masked robber inside a Houston taqueria and returned the stolen money to terrified diners remained a mystery Sunday as police released a surveillance image of him and requested he come forward for question ing. Graphic security video from The Ranchito #4 taqueria in southwest Houston captured the unidentified customer pulling a pistol and turning the tables on the bandit as he circled the restaurant demanding customers to fork over their wallets while threatening them with what appeared to be a real handgun. The footage showed the defiant customer pulling his weapon and firing from his seat at a booth, where he was dining with a man, hitting the robber multiple times in the back as some of the patrons dove under tables. The assailant collapsed near the front of the restaurant before the patron who shot...

A California deputy was fatally shot by a man who authorities said should have been incarcerated under the state's "three strikes law" but was out on bond. A California deputy was fatally shot during a traffic stop by a man who authorities said should have been incarcerated under the state's "three strikes" sentencing law but instead was out on bond. Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, was killed Thursday afternoon in Jurupa Valley when the driver opened fire after being pulled over, authorities said. The suspect fled the scene and a manhunt ensued, authorities said. During a pursuit on several freeways in the area, the driver crashed on Interstate 15 in Norco. The suspect was cornered by a BearCat vehicle and fired several rounds at deputies before he was killed by deputies' responding gunfire, authorities said. Riverside County Sheriff's stand at the corner of Golden West Ave and Condor Drive, Dec. 29, 2022, in Jurupa Valley...