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A gunman who allegedly killed a North Dakota police officer and wounded three others made online searches for "explosive ammo" and "kill fast." A gunman who allegedly killed a North Dakota police officer and wounded three others made online searches for "explosive ammo," "kill fast," "mass shooting events " and "area events where there are crowds ," authorities said. The night before the July 14 attack in Fargo, the suspect, 37-year-old Mohamad Barakat, allegedly looked up an article called "Thousands enjoy first day of downtown Fargo street fair," authorities announced Friday. MORE: Reward up to $40,000 for info in mysterious, deadly shooting of firefighters Barakat, a Fargo resident, allegedly opened fire at the scene of a traffic collision, gunning down Fargo police officer Jake Wallin and wounding three others -- two police officers and a 25-year-old civilian, police said. Another officer at the scene, who ...

A state trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, authorities said. A state trooper was killed and another was critically injured during two violent encounters with the same armed suspect in central Pennsylvania, the first unfolding near State Police barracks, authorities said. The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, was fatally shot during a gunfight with the trooper who was killed, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The violence began at 12:45 p.m. Saturday when the gunman opened fire on a Pennsylvania state trooper near the State Police barracks in Mifflintown, about 45 miles northwest of Harrisburg, police said. The suspect fled the scene after shooting the trooper, who was in critical condition at a hospital, according to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Following an intense three-hour search, state police cornered the suspect in Walker Township, about 50 miles nort...

One person was killed and four others were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a suburban Houston nightclub, police said. One person was killed and four others were wounded when a carload of armed assailants unleashed a barrage of more than 50 shots early Sunday morning on patrons outside a suburban Houston nightclub , police said. Investigators are searching for witnesses and asking nearby Business es for surveillance video in what police described as a "scary" drive-by shooting involving multiple gunmen. No arrests have been announced. The shooting unfolded just outside a Lounge 33 nightclub in a shopping center in an unincorporated area northwest of Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said during a news conference as investigators behind him collected shell casings and searched for evidence in a parking lot outside the nightclub . Gonzalez said patrons of the nightclub were milling around the parking lot, some lined up at a food truck, when the shooting erupt...