Crime, Law and Justice

Police: Ohio gunman who killed 9 was stopped in 30 seconds
A gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire early Sunday in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing nine and injuring more than two dozen, authorities say, in the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours.
At least 20 dead, more wounded after gunman attacks Texas shoppers
A gunman armed with a rifle opened fire in an El Paso shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during the busy back-to-school season, leaving at least 20 dead and more than two dozen injured, police said.
Lawsuit alleges negligent medical care preceded murder-suicide
A lawsuit filed in Hennepin County alleges that the Park Nicollet health system’s failure to properly care for a patient with depression and anxiety led to the man killing himself and his family in 2015.
California festival gunman killed himself, officials say
The gunman who opened fire on a California food festival killed himself after officers shot him multiple times, officials said Friday, correcting previous police accounts that the officers fired the fatal bullet.
Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony moved to rehab
The family of a 5-year-old boy who survived being thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April says he finally has been moved out of intensive care and into a rehabilitation program.
Police shoot, kill man in north Minneapolis confrontation
Officers responding to calls of shots fired just before 3 a.m. in the Hawthorne neighborhood found a woman wounded and an armed suspect. Officials say the officers’ body cameras recorded the confrontation.