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What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school

What we know about the deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school

Authorities released graphic body camera footage showing the fatal confrontation between police and the shooter at the private religious school. Three children and three adults died in the attack.
by Joe Hernandez

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On the stand, Tony Lazzaro admits to giving money to teen after sex, but denies it was transactional

On the stand, Tony Lazzaro admits to giving money to teen after sex, but denies it was transactional

The one-time Minnesota Republican political operative and top donor testified in his own defense Tuesday. The 32-year-old faces federal charges of giving five girls, who were 15 and 16, cash and gifts in exchange for sex.
by Matt Sepic

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Final three alleged trafficking victims testify against former GOP operative, Anton Lazzaro

Final three alleged trafficking victims testify against former GOP operative, Anton Lazzaro

Federal prosecutors are expected to rest their case Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Anton “Tony” Lazzaro, 32, a former Minnesota Republican Party operative and top donor who’s charged with paying five minors for sex. On Monday, the final three alleged victims, and the mother of one, testified for the government.
by Matt Sepic

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Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

Nashville police released video Tuesday from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school, then confronting and opening fire on an assailant who had murdered three children and three adults in the latest school shooting to roil the nation.
by The Associated Press

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Six wounded by gunfire in Brooklyn Center Sunday evening

Brooklyn Center police say at least six people were wounded when dozens of gunshots were fired in a parking lot Sunday night.
by MPR News Staff

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Woman testifies Anton Lazzaro gave her cash, gifts when she brought teens to him

Woman testifies Anton Lazzaro gave her cash, gifts when she brought teens to him

A woman who admitted recruiting and grooming high school girls for a one-time Minnesota Republican Party operative said in trial testimony Thursday that Anton “Tony” Lazzaro gave her cash and expensive gifts in exchange for finding younger sex partners.
by Matt Sepic

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Testimony begins in sex trafficking trial of GOP fundraiser, Anton Lazzaro

Testimony begins in sex trafficking trial of GOP fundraiser, Anton Lazzaro

An alleged victim of top Minnesota Republican Party donor Tony Lazzaro testified in federal court Wednesday that Lazzaro paid her for sex after connecting with her on social media.
by Matt Sepic

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