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Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shooting on Thursday as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets. Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shoot ing on Thursday as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets, who won their first NBA title on Monday night. The two men were hospitalized in serious condition, Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a news conference. Thomas stressed that the shooting is not linked to the parade, describing the shooting as people "armed with weapons, acting irresponsibly." Two men were hurt in an apparently targeted shooting as revelers left downtown Denver following a parade for the Denver Nuggets, on June 15, 2023. ABC News Brittany Gioso told ABC News she was on her way home from the parade with a group including her mom when she saw a man a few feet away pull out a gun. She said she heard three shots and "ran and tried to take cover." Two men were hurt in an...

Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of teenager Ralph Yarl after he mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled. Andrew Lester, the Missouri man charged in the shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, will face trial, a Clay County judge ruled during a preliminary hearing on Thursday. Following testimony from 12 witnesses in a Liberty courtroom, Clay County Judge Louis Angles said that there was enough probable cause that a felony has been committed. Lester, who did not take the stand, appeared in court with his attorney Steve Salmon. "The binding over of a defendant from a preliminary hearing is fairly normal. The prosecutor simply needs to provide probable cause to bind the case over," Salmon told ABC News after the ruling. "There was certainly no evidence that race had anything to do with this incident. Also, there was an admission that Yarl grabbed the storm door handle of L...

A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man is expected to be fired after a 30-day suspension, the police commissioner said. A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a 27-year-old man while he was sitting in his car was suspended for 30 days and the city's police commissioner said she intends to fire the officer at the end of the suspension. The announcement by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw at a press conference on Wednesday came a day after the family of Eddie Irizarry Jr. released security video appearing to show Officer Mark Dial firing his weapon multiple times at Irizarry through the driver's side window of the car within seconds of getting out of his patrol vehicle. "Today, I am announcing that I've made the decision to utilize Commissioner's Direct Action to suspend police officer Mark Dial with the intent to dismiss him at the end of 30 days due to administrative violations," Outlaw said. Specifically, ...

A judge dismissed the case against a former Philadephia officer who had been charged with murder in connection to the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to WPVI. A judge dismissed the case against a former Philadelphia police office r who had been charged with murder in connection to the death of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI. Mark Dial had been charged earlier this month with murder, voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment of another person and official oppression, in the Aug. 14 shoot ing. Judge Wendy Pew dismissed the case during a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, citing lack of evidence, WPVI reported. Originally, police had said that Irizarry, 27, was outside the car and was killed after lunging at police with a knife, but two days later the department acknowledged that he was shot while inside his car. In announcing the charges, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner released footage from the body-worn ca...

A Georgia sheriff has released video of a violent struggle between a deputy and a Black man he pulled over that shows the driver forcing the deputy's head backward with his hands before the deputy shoots him at point-blank range WOODBINE, Ga. -- A Georgia deputy fatally shot a Black man at point-blank range during a traffic stop after the man, who had been wrongfully imprisoned years ago, grabbed the officer by the neck and was forcing his head backward, according to video released by a sheriff Wednesday. The family of Leonard Cure, 53, viewed the dash and body camera video before Camden County Sheriff Jim Proctor's office posted it online. Relatives said they suspect Cure resisted being arrested because of psychological trauma from spending 16 years imprisoned in Florida for an armed robbery he didn't commit. “I believe there were possibly some issues going on, some mental issues with my brother,” Michael Cure said of his slain brother. “I know him quite well. The office...

As far back as January, Card’s mental health had started to decline, his family said. By May it was getting even worse, and they were concerned for his well-being. Months ahead of his bloody rampage in Lewiston last week, suspected Maine gunman Robert Card had displayed glaring signals that his mental health was on a drastic decline – signals which his immediate family members knew about, were concerned by – and explicitly warned law enforcement that something needed to be done, according to documents obtained by ABC News via records requests. As far back as January, Card’s mental health had already started to decline, his family said. By May it was getting even worse, and they were concerned for his well-being, and that he had access to firearms. Despite some follow-up between local police and the Army Reserves regarding Card’s apparent paranoia, verbalized threats to shoot people and recurrent aggressive behavior in recent months , the documents do not indicate that Card was ever t...

This is how the mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, unfolded. Law enforcement officers in Maine are in the midst of a massive manhunt for the suspected gunman responsible for mass shooting s that killed 18 victims and injured 13 more. The shooting s took place at two different locations in Lewiston, Maine, on Thursday night, according to police. The suspect has been on the run ever since. Police remove a victim from the Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant after deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 26, 2023. Nicholas Pfosi/Reuters Here is how the mass shootings unfolded: Wednesday, Oct. 26 6:56 p.m. Emergency dispatchers begin to receive 911 calls detailing a male shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation, a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, formerly known as Sparetime, State Police Col. William Ross told reporters during a news conference Thursday morning. 7:08 p.m. Law enforcement receives reports of an active shooter inside the billiards room at the Schemengees Bar & Gril...