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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

Nevada Deputy, Suspect Both Killed in Saturday Morning Shootout

Deputy Carl Howell was a nine-year veteran of the Carson City Sheriff's office. He leaves behind a wife, Rachel Howell, and four small children ages 7-12 in Lyon County.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2015

Video: Man Wanted for Wounding California Deputies Killed in Desert Manhunt

Benjamin Peter Ashley was shot and killed just after 5 p.m. in Inyokern, according to the Kern County Coroner's Office. Ashley, 34, is suspected of killing one man, kidnapping three others and wounding two sheriff's deputies in a spree of violence last month.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2015

Video: New York Ex-Con Shot Firefighter, Set Home on Fire as Marshals Came to Arrest Him

A barrage of gunfire erupted around noon at the residence where suspect Garland Tyree had set an early morning fire — and then twice shot a New York Fire Department lieutenant after a failed arrest attempt.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Justice Department Opens Probe into Shooting of South Carolina Man

Hammond was shot by a police officer on July 26 while in the parking lot of a Hardee's fast-food restaurant in Seneca, according to Eric Bland, one of the attorneys representing the late teen's family.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Video: Texas Chief Fires Officer for Shooting of Man at Auto Dealership

The Arlington, Texas, police recruit who fatally shot a reportedly unarmed college football player during a break-in at a car dealership early Friday has been fired for "exercising poor judgment," the police chief said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Woman Does Very Unusual Thing at End of Gunfight Between Wisconsin Officer and Carjacking Suspect

A criminal complaint filed in this case indicates Wise, who was suspected of carjacking a Porsche during a test drive, fired 13 shots at Officer Eric Guse from an AR-15 variant rifle, and the officer fired 15 rounds from his service pistol.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Los Angeles Pays $15 Million to Settle Case of Teen Shot by Police While Brandishing Pellet Gun

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to spend $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen who was paralyzed in a police shooting, struck with a single shot after an officer said he mistook a pellet gun for a real firearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Family Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Agency, Officer for March Fatal Shooting

Tony Terrell Robinson Jr. was shot and killed by Madison Police Officer Matt Kenny on March 6, after police said Kenny responded to a report of a possible battery, entered a home where he believed an assault was taking place, and was then allegedly attacked by Robinson in a stairwell.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2015

Video: Protesters Block Oakland Freeway After Police Kill Carjacking Suspect

At around 10:15 p.m., video from the NBC Bay Area helicopter showed protesters blocking lanes on Interstate 980 near Interstate 880 in Oakland. Police responded to the area to clear the traffic jam.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 10, 2015

Video: D.C. Officer Shoots Knife-Wielding Woman

Saturday night in Washington, D.C., a woman was shot by a Metro D.C. officer after she approached within about eight feet of the officer while wielding a knife. The woman was shot once in the chest and was in stable condition at an area hospital.

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