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• Man fatally shot in car on I-10

  May 23, 2013 7:59 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Homicide detectives in New Orleans are investigating a fatal shooting this morning on Interstate 10. Officers responded around 4:45 a.m. to a report of a traffic accident near the I-10-U.S. Highway 90 split. When they arrived, they found a car riddled with bullet holes... more »

• Person of interest sought in Morgan City shooting

  May 21, 2013 8:39 AM

  MORGAN CITY - Police are calling on the public to help track down a suspect wanted in a deadly shooting Monday night. Officers responded to a call of shots fired at the corner of Garber St. and Federal Ave. shortly after 11 p.m. When they arrived, police say... more »

• Plaquemine shooting suspect arrested

  May 20, 2013 9:17 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - Police say a teen wanted for a weekend shooting turned himself early Monday morning. 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr. of Addis is accused of firing shots into a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1, injuring two people and damaging vehicles. Holmes faces several charges,... more »

• Shooting suspect wanted in Plaquemine

  May 20, 2013 7:40 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - Police in Plaquemine are searching for a man they say shot two people over the weekend. Police are looking for 19-year-old Shannon Dale Holmes, Jr. of Addis. Holmes is accused of firing shots at a crowd at a convenience store off Highway 1, injuring two people... more »

• New Orleans says gunfire won't end 'second lines'

  May 18, 2013 10:43 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans officials and cultural advocates say the Mother's Day parade shootings that left 20 people injured won't spell the end of second-line parades, the local tradition that celebrates the city and its people. Police this week arrested two brothers and charged them with 20 counts each... more »

• Another arrest made in parade shooting aftermath

  May 17, 2013 3:06 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say they have arrested a 19-year-old woman and accused her of helping a suspect avoid arrest in the shooting spree that left 20 people injured during a Mother's Day street parade. She's identified as Monique Pepe. She faces a charge of accessory after the... more »

• Shooting triggers change at BREC park Play Video

  May 16, 2013 6:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- After a man was shot in the neck in the Melrose East neighborhood, community members are rallying to take back a nearby park. "They gathered up and they started to shoot dice and this is what led to the shooting in the neck," said community leader Carol... more »

• Police: Brother of parade shooting suspect arrested

  May 16, 2013 12:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police say they have arrested a second suspect in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother's Day. Police Chief Ronal Serpas identified the second suspect as 24-year-old Shawn Scott, brother of 19-year-old Akein Scott. Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night. Serpas says Shawn... more »

• Suspect faces 20 charges in Mother's Day shooting

  May 16, 2013 9:07 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Jail records show that the suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott was arrested Wednesday night in the Little Woods section of New Orleans. He was already facing a gun and drug possession charge... more »

• $10 million bond set in Mother's Day shooting

  May 16, 2013 8:39 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting in New Orleans has made his first court appearances. Nineteen-year-old Akein Scott faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder. He made two court appearances Thursday morning. First, Magistrate Judge Gerard Hansen set Scott's bond at $10 million - $500,000... more »

• Police: Progress in Mother's Day shooting probe

  May 13, 2013 3:20 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The head of the New Orleans Police Department says investigators have made significant progress in their investigation of a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said at a news conference on Monday that information began flowing into the police department after a... more »

• Victim identified in Iowa Street murder

  May 13, 2013 11:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police identified the victim in a murder that took place on Iowa Street yesterday afternoon in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said 31-year-old Amanda McCullough was found shot to death in her home. Investigators said the shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on Mother's Day. ... more »

• NOPD: 19 people shot in New Orleans during second line parade

  May 12, 2013 3:27 PM

  NEW ORLEANS- The New Orleans Police Department is now on the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Frenchmen and North Villere Streets where 19 people were shot during a second line parade. Two of the victims were ten-year old children. Investigators believe three people could be... more »

• Police: Hammond marks 4th fatal shooting of 2013

  May 11, 2013 3:11 PM

  HAMMOND, La. - Hammond has marked its fourth fatal shooting of the year. Police Chief Roddy Devall tells the Hammond Star that witnesses alerted police to a shooting early Friday. He says officers found the body of Jerrell Bird at a vacated property along Washington Avenue. Bird was from Hammond,... more »

• 1 dead in shooting at Shreveport apartment complex

  May 8, 2013 8:58 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting was reported Tuesday night at Shreveport's Cooper Road Plaza Apartments. Authorities responded to reports of a fight at the complex about 45 minutes prior to the shooting, but found nothing and left the scene. Police returned... more »

• Colorado shootings suspect to enter insanity plea

  May 7, 2013 4:41 PM

  DENVER - Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater say he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Attorneys for James Holmes said in a court filing Tuesday they plan to formally ask for the... more »

• Two more arrested in 2012 Baton Rouge murder

  May 6, 2013 5:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police and U. S. Marshals announced today two more people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting last year in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said detectives and marshals arrested Tressie Newberry, 40, and Jennifer Prine, 27, today in connection with the shooting death... more »

• Murder suspect surrenders to deputies

  May 6, 2013 11:54 AM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies said the suspect in a murder this weekend in Pointe Coupee Parish surrendered to investigators today. Investigators said Joshua Louis, 25, will be booked into the parish jail this afternoon. Deputies said Louis shot and killed Damon Brown, 36, around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.... more »

• Arrest made in Hammond murder

  May 6, 2013 11:39 AM

  HAMMOND - Police in Hammond arrested a man in connection with a shooting and murder which happened Friday. Investigators arrested 27-year-old Travis Whigham on charges of first degree murder and first degree attempted murder. Two men were shot outside of their apartment on Highway 190 in Hammond on... more »

• Shooting on I-10 leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

  May 6, 2013 7:14 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Police in New Orleans are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and another in stable condition. Police say the men were shot in a car on Interstate 10 westbound near the Metairie Road exit early Monday. Authorities closed the westbound lines for several... more »

• One dead after attempted murder, suicide overnight Play Video

  May 2, 2013 12:22 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - A man is dead after sheriff's deputies said he shot his wife, then turned the gun on himself early this morning in Livingston Parish. The Livingston Parish coroner's office said Charles Irby, 79, died after the shooting this morning on Cecil Drive in Denham Springs. ... more »

• BRPD identify man shot and killed on Provost

  May 2, 2013 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police identified a man they said was shot and killed while riding in a vehicle last night in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said Jarmayne Jackson, 20 died after the shooting on Provost around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. Stubbs said Jackson and another 20-year-old man... more »

• Bayou Vista shooting death being investigated

  April 29, 2013 11:45 AM

  BAYOU VISTA - St. Mary Parish sheriff's detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man found on Columbus Avenue in Bayou Vista. Deputies tell The Advocate that gunshots were fired around 12:45 a.m. Monday. When deputies arrived, they found an unresponsive man who was later pronounced dead by the... more »

• Man bleeds to death after accidentally shooting himself

  April 29, 2013 11:42 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Authorities said a 26-year-old New Orleans man died over the weekend after he accidentally shot himself while trying to repair his gun. John Gagliano, chief investigator for the Orleans Parish coroner's office, tells The Times-Picayune Dejuan Antoine died around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. A woman who was with... more »

• Man shot multiple times in Baton Rouge

  April 25, 2013 10:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man was taken to the hospital after he was shot multiple times late Thursday night. Police said the shooting happened in the 5200 block of Clayton Street. The victim's name has not been released. Police did not have an update on the man's condition. ... more »

• Shooting investigation spans two parishes

  April 24, 2013 10:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE- At least one person was shot, and authorities from two parishes are investigating what happened, after a car sped into East Baton Rouge Parish from West Baton Rouge. Authorities said the incident began at the Wal-Mart in Port Allen where someone was shot. The victim was driven... more »

• Deputies expect to return to school Wednesday, day after murder Play Video

  April 23, 2013 9:55 PM

  PONCHATOULA- Deputies will likely maintain a presence at the city's high school Wednesday, a day after a student's mother was shot and killed. Deputies said another student at the school is wanted as a person of interest in the death of April Vanderlinden, 39. Vanderlinden was shot at her... more »

• Woman dead, school on lockdown after shooting

  April 23, 2013 1:27 PM

  PONCHATOULA- A woman was shot and killed, a teenager wanted in connection with the shooting is on the loose, and the city's high school is on lockdown because of the situation Tuesday morning. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies said Ryan Pourciau, 18, is a person of interest in the death... more »

• Manhunt underway for Boston suspect, other killed by police

  April 19, 2013 7:12 AM

  WATERTOWN, Mass. - Authorities have identified the origin of the two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing to the Associated Press. This comes after a long night of violence that left one of them dead, while the other remains on the run. A law enforcement intelligence bulletin obtained... more »

• MIT: Campus clear after police officer's shooting

  April 19, 2013 2:33 AM

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a suspect in the fatal shooting of an officer is no longer on campus. No arrests have been made in the MIT officer's shooting. The shooter is being sought. But MIT said Friday on its website it's... more »

• Man accused of attempted murder surrenders

  April 17, 2013 11:24 AM

  GONZALES - Joshua Stephens, a 19-year-old Prairieville man accused of attempted murder, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday night according to the sheriff's office. APSO Chief Tony Bacala said Stephens was involved in an altercation with another male subject when he pulled a gun and it fired, shooting a... more »

• 3 injured in shooting at Grambling State University

  April 16, 2013 7:24 AM

  GRAMBLING - A Grambling State University spokesman says three people have been shot during a fight on campus with one student being taken to the hospital with a leg wound. Will Sutton says two others who were shot went to the hospital some other way. He did not give the... more »

• Man shot and killed in River Ridge

  April 15, 2013 11:15 AM

  RIVER RIDGE - Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal shooting in River Ridge. Deputies say 29-year-old Sulaiman Muhammad was shot multiple times around 12:52 p.m. Sunday. Deputies say Muhammad was taken to the LSU Interim Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. Sheriff's office spokesman John Fortunato... more »

• Newtown parents back study for clues to violence

  April 15, 2013 9:14 AM

  HARTFORD, Conn. - The parents of a 6-year-old girl killed in the Newtown school shooting are seeking answers about what could lead a person to commit such violence. Jeremy Richman and Jennifer Hensel on Monday announced a scientific advisory board for the Avielle Foundation, which was established with the goal... more »

• Two shot along parish line

  April 12, 2013 2:17 PM

  ALBANY- Two area sheriff's departments are working a shooting where two people have been hit along the Livingston-Tangipahoa Parish line Friday afternoon. Deputies were not sure of the conditions of the people shot. The ordeal is unfolding on Ed Brown Road, off Hwy. 190 between Hammond and Albany.... more »

• Gunshot victim shows up at EKL emergency room

  April 12, 2013 8:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting that sent a man to the hospital with an injury Thursday night. Police say the victim showed up at Earl K. Long Hospital on Airline Hwy. at 10:22p.m. in a private vehicle. They say the man was shot while driving... more »

• Neighbors say alleged shooter was "gun enthusiast" Play Video

  April 11, 2013 5:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One woman remains in the hospital after a domestic disturbance ended in a shooting yesterday. Sheriff's deputies say 48-year-old William Benham shot his stepdaughter, 29-year-old Natalie Corkern, and his wife before turning the gun on himself. Corkern died in the shooting, and her mother is still... more »

• Grand jury indicts 4 for murder of St. Rose man

  April 11, 2013 4:14 PM

  HAHNVILLE - A grand jury in St. Charles Parish handed up an indictment today for four men in connection with the January murder of a St. Rose Man, according to the Attorney General's Office. The indictment issued charges against Ramon Vinnett, 21, of Boutte; Janario Dewey, 23, of St.... more »

• Deputies release victim's name in murder-suicide

  April 11, 2013 8:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities have released new details about a domestic dispute that left two people dead, including the alleged shooter. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, 48-year-old William Benham shot his wife and stepdaughter, before turning the gun on himself. Deputies say they received a... more »

• Reports of people shot in domestic dispute

  April 10, 2013 9:03 PM

  THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED. CLICK HERE. BATON ROUGE- Deputies are on the scene of a tragic shooting. Deputies received a 911 call around 8:20 p.m. A spokesperson said it was a domestic disturbance turned shooting on Redman Lake Drive. That is off Hoo Shoo Too Road. ... more »

• Victim identified in E. Washington shooting

  April 10, 2013 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have released the name of the man who was shot dead Tuesday while sitting on his porch in Old South Baton Rouge. 23-year-old Emanuel Hicks died from multiple gun shot wounds. It happened just after 8 p.m. in 200 block of E. Washington St.... more »

• Suspect arrested in 2004 murder case

  April 10, 2013 9:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Detectives say a 34-year-old man is in custody and faces murder charges in the death of Louis Davis nearly seven years ago. Davis was killed in a drive-by shooting in August 2004 along Airline Hwy. Police say he was the passenger in a car that... more »

• Woman arrested after shooting at birthday party

  April 9, 2013 12:28 PM

  BAKER - Police arrested a Baker woman after they said she shot another woman in the leg during a heated argument at a birthday party. Chief Mike Knaps said officers arrested Brittany Washington after she shot Tricia Hayes Monday night, shattering a bone in Hayes' leg. Investigators said... more »

• Baker man arrested after drive by shooting

  April 9, 2013 12:20 PM

  BAKER - Baker Police arrested Chavis Demond Duncan Jr. in connection with a shooting which happened Friday night. Chief Mike Knaps said Duncan was involved in a drive-by shooting at 630 Myrtle Street. He said Duncan shot at the driver of a nearby SUV who was dating his ex-girlfriend.... more »

• Witness describes attack on police officers

  April 8, 2013 9:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A witness said the man who stabbed two Baton Rouge Police officers Monday was in an argument over money before the officers arrived at a house on North 24th Street. Police did not release the names of the officers who were stabbed, but said their injuries are... more »

• Conn. lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law

  April 4, 2013 8:16 AM

  HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut lawmakers have approved wide-ranging legislation in response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown, and the governor plans to sign it today. The bill includes gun control measures that ban the sales of large-capacity ammunition magazines and more than 100 weapons that previously were legal.... more »

• Teachers' group blasts recommendation for armed staff

  April 2, 2013 1:24 PM

  WASHINGTON - The American Federation of Teachers is denouncing a suggestion that schools train selected staff to carry weapons, and that each school should have at least one armed security officer. The head of the teachers' group calls the idea a "cruel hoax" that won't protect children and schools.... more »

• Two arrested after large fight, shooting

  April 1, 2013 3:45 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested two people they said were involved in a large fight and shooting recently in Donaldsonville. Investigators accused Charles Ealem, 43, of attempted second-degree murder after they said he shot someone during the fight on March 28. Deputies said the victim remains in the hospital.... more »

• Holmes trial delayed because of death penalty

  April 1, 2013 12:37 PM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Now that prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, the trial of the man accused in last year's movie theater attack in Colorado will be delayed -- at least until February. And the judge in the case acknowledged today that even that much... more »

• Colo. prosecutors seeking death penalty for Holmes

  April 1, 2013 10:14 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Prosecutors want James Holmes executed for last year's attack on an Aurora movie theater. They announced their intention to seek the death penalty against Holmes in court on Monday. Last week prosecutors said they rejected an offer from Holmes' attorney to have him plead guilty to avoid... more »

• Holmes to hear if prosecutors will seek execution

  April 1, 2013 8:08 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - After a week of legal twists and turns, James Holmes will find out Monday if he could be executed if convicted in the Colorado theater attack that killed 12 people. Legal analysts say a plea deal is still possible in the Colorado theater shootings despite a rare... more »

• One arrested in deadly Good Friday shooting

  March 29, 2013 7:47 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Sheriff's deputies arrested one person after an Easter cookout argument escalated into a deadly shooting in Prairieville tonight. Marjor Kevin Hanna said deputies arrested Robert Earl Cosey Jr., 45, on suspicion of killing Sheddrick Diggs, 39. Hanna said when deputies arrived at the scene in the... more »

• Police identify 2 dead in Pa. supermarket shooting

  March 28, 2013 1:02 PM

  PHILIPSBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say they believe a retired trooper killed his wife with a shotgun inside a supermarket and then himself two days after she filed for divorce. Department spokeswoman Maria Finn said the slain woman is Tracie Miscavish. Finn says she filed for divorce from her... more »

• Trial date set in CarQuest murder case

  March 28, 2013 8:17 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A state judge has set an Oct. 28 trial date for a man accused of fatally shooting two employees of a CarQuest Auto Parts store in March 2011. The District Attorney's Office is seeking the death penalty against 23-year-old Lee Turner Jr., who was hired by... more »

• CO movie theater shooting suspect wants life, not death penalty

  March 27, 2013 4:03 PM

  DENVER- The man accused of opening fire inside a Colorado movie theater during the premiere of Batman last summer has offered to plead guilty and spend the rest of his life in prison to avoid the death penalty. Lawyers for James Holmes made the offer in a motion filed... more »

• Police reports in Tucson shooting released

  March 27, 2013 7:58 AM

  PHOENIX - Hundreds of pages of police reports in the investigation of the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are being made public. The release Wednesday will mark the first public glimpse into documents that authorities have kept private since the attack more than two years... more »

• BRPD: Man shot on North Boulevard

  March 26, 2013 8:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a shooting where a man was shot in the leg. It happened around 7 p.m. in the 4500 block of North Boulevard. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs says the victim's injuries are not life threatening. The motive is under investigation. more »

• 3 dead, including suspect in Marine base shooting

  March 22, 2013 10:38 AM

  QUANTICO, Va. - A lockdown has been lifted at a Marine base in Virginia, where authorities say a Marine killed a male and female colleague last night before killing himself. Authorities found the body of one Marine late last night in barracks and the bodies of two other Marines later.... more »

• Retrial postponed for ex-cop in Katrina case

  March 22, 2013 9:04 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has postponed the retrial of a retired New Orleans police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Gerard Dugue's retrial was scheduled to start May 13. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt didn't immediately set a new date.... more »

• BRPD investigating reported shooting

  March 20, 2013 2:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said one person was shot this afternoon in the eastern portion of Baton Rouge, but is expected to survive. Cpl. Tommy Stubbs said police responded to reports of a shooting in the 12000 block of Warfield Avenue. He said the victim did not have life-threatening... more »

• Wife arrested, accused of shooting husband four times

  March 18, 2013 4:41 PM

  HAMMOND- A woman is accused of shooting her husband four times and has been arrested and charged with attempted second degree murder. Alesha Douglas, 42, was arrested Sunday morning. Deputies said her husband called 911 about 2:00 a.m. and only gave his address. When they arrived, Douglas was... more »

• Police release name of dead shooting victim

  March 15, 2013 2:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of the man who died after a shooting last night in Baton Rouge. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Christopher Fountain, 29, died from injuries sustained in the shooting Thursday night. McKneely said two other people wounded in the shooting, ages 47 and... more »

• Three injured in overnight shooting

  March 15, 2013 9:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said three people went to the hospital after a shooting overnight in Baton Rouge. Police responded to the scene outside the Leo S. Butler Center, near Buchanan St. and Thomas Delpit Dr., where they found two vehicles. Investigators believe the shooting happened in the... more »

• Three shot Thursday night in Baton Rouge

  March 14, 2013 11:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Three people were shot late Thursday night and police are investigating the crime. Police said two different vehicles were involved in the shooting, and the situation centered on Buchanan Street and Thomas Delpit Drive. The victims were taken to an area hospital for gun shot wounds;... more »

• Colo. judge enters not guilty plea for Holmes

  March 12, 2013 11:03 AM

  CENTENNIAL, Colo. - The judge in the deadly Colorado shooting case has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of James Holmes after his lawyer said he's not ready to enter a plea. The judge says Holmes can change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity later, if... more »

• Judge OKs medication for Colorado shooting suspect

  March 11, 2013 2:28 PM

  DENVER- The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case says defendant James Holmes can be medicated for interviews by psychiatrists if he pleads not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge William Sylvester says that Holmes also could be given a polygraph examination as part of an evaluation to determine if... more »

• Victim in deadly shooting identified

  March 1, 2013 10:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of the man found shot and killed in an SUV in Baton Rouge earlier this week. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Tivon Tarvin, 34, was shot and killed while sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle. McKneely said it happened around... more »

• Teen arrested after accidentally shooting brother

  March 1, 2013 8:54 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police have arrested a 15-year-old boy accused of accidentally shooting his 11-year-old brother in the leg. Officer Frank Robertson says the 15-year-old faces a charge of negligent injury. Robertson said the two brothers were playing with a loaded pistol around 7 p.m. Thursday. He says the... more »

• BRPD: Man murdered while sitting in SUV

  February 28, 2013 11:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating the city's latest murder. A man was shot and killed while sitting in the driver's seat of a gray SUV around 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of Spain Street, according to BRPD Cpl. Tommy Stubbs. The victim's identity has not... more »

• Judge: 911 calls can be used in murder trial

  February 27, 2013 9:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A judge has ruled that a jury will be allowed to hear a series of 911 calls made by a young woman less than three weeks before her ex-boyfriend allegedly shot her and two other women to death. In the recorded calls, which were played during a... more »

• BRPD: Deadly shooting believed to be self-defense

  February 26, 2013 3:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police concluded today that a deadly shooting in Baton Rouge this past weekend was done in self-defense. Lt. Don Kelly said investigators learned Anthony Taylor, 20, was armed and trying to break into a home on Topeka Street Sunday night when he was shot and killed.... more »

• 1 killed, 1 injured in New Orleans shooting

  February 26, 2013 9:02 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- New Orleans police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another injured. The shooting happened around 8:40 Monday night. Officer Garry Flot says detectives determined the shooting took place inside a house. Flot says a 46-year-old man died at the scene from multiple gunshot... more »

• Search continues for SUV involved in Vegas shooting

  February 22, 2013 8:37 AM

  LAS VEGAS - Police in Nevada have contacted authorities in three states about a Range Rover being sought after gunshots and a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip. Police say someone in the SUV opened fire on a Maserati that crashed into a cab. Two people in the... more »

• Pistorius granted bail

  February 22, 2013 8:32 AM

  PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail and will be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius says the shooting was an accident, and that he thought he was firing at an intruder. Prosecutors say... more »

• Trial date set in LSU grad student slayings

  February 21, 2013 10:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The trial for two men accused of murdering two LSU international students five years ago will begin this summer. Kiran Kumar Allam and Chandrasekhar Reddy Komma were shot to death at an apartment complex near campus in December 2007. Authorities arrested Casey Gathers and Michael... more »

• Testosterone, needles found in Pistorius' bedroom

  February 20, 2013 7:16 AM

  PRETORIA, South Africa - South African police say they found two boxes of testosterone and needles in the bedroom of Oscar Pistorius, but his defense lawyer says it was an "herbal remedy" and not a banned substance. A detective made the revelation in a bail hearing Wednesday after Pistorius was... more »

• Four dead in California shooting spree

  February 19, 2013 11:39 AM

  TUSTIN, Calif. - Authorities in California said four people are dead after a shooting spree through Orange City, including the shooter. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said Tuesday the shootings began at 4:45 a.m. when deputies responding to a call found a female shot multiple times in a... more »

• Pistorius says no intentions to kill girlfriend

  February 19, 2013 7:36 AM

  PRETORIA, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius says he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The double amputee said in an affidavit read by his lawyer at his bail hearing Tuesday that he felt vulnerable because he did not have on his prosthetic legs when... more »

• 3rd man booked in pre-Mardi Gras shooting

  February 17, 2013 3:11 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say a third man has turned himself in to face charges from a shooting on Bourbon Street three days before Mardi Gras. Officer Hilal Williams says 19-year-old Malcolm Hall was booked Saturday with four counts of attempted first-degree murder. An online jail roster indicates... more »

• 1 arrested, 1 sought in French Quarter shooting

  February 11, 2013 5:53 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - One man is in jail and police are searching for at least one other person believed responsible for the weekend's quadruple shooting on Bourbon Street, in the city's historic French Quarter, New Orleans Police says 23-year-old Deron Bridgewater, of Marrero, surrendered to authorities Monday after seeing his... more »

• Police: 4 wounded in Bourbon Street shooting

  February 10, 2013 10:11 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police have released a bystanders' video of what they say is an argument involving some people in a Bourbon Street throng raucously celebrating ahead of Mardi Gras when shots ring out, followed by screams. Police spokesman Frank B. Robertson says the shooting in the crowded... more »

• Man accused of shooting at sheriff's deputy

  February 7, 2013 12:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An Iberville Parish man is in jail, accused of trying to kill an East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy. Stephen Gordon, 23, was reported to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office last night when he was seen on Chippendale Drive, off of Tiger Bend Road, holding... more »

• Teen pleads guilty in January 2012 mall shooting

  February 7, 2013 7:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An 18-year-old from Baker has admitted his involvement in a January 2012 shooting outside the Mall of Louisiana that injured two teenage bystanders. Michael L. Burrell pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of accessory after the fact to attempted first-degree murder and was sentenced to two years... more »

• Sheriff: Vet charged in shootings won't see lawyer

  February 6, 2013 6:22 AM

  FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas sheriff says the Iraq War veteran charged with gunning down a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend has refused to meet with his family or court-appointed attorney. Erath County Sheriff Tommy Bryant says Eddie Ray Routh remained in his cell Tuesday instead of... more »