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close Video Former Sheriff Villanueva: Did one California mass shooting motivate the other? Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva reacts to mass shootings in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay on 'Fox News @ Night.' Huu Can Tran, the 72-year-old gunman who killed 11 people Saturday night inside a ballroom dance hall in Monterey Park, California, had no known relationship to the victims and a motive for the massacre during Lunar New Year celebrations was still unclear, investigators said Wednesday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters that Tran had not been to the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in the past five years and didn’t appear to specifically target the victims. "We have not been able to establish a connection between the suspect and any of the victims thus far," Luna said. Tran took time to reload as he sprayed at least 42 bullets on a mostly elderly crowd of dancers at the dance hall, killing 11 people … [Read more...] about California mass shooting: Gunman Huu Can Tran didn’t know Monterey Park dance hall victims, sheriff says

close Video Why prosecutors charged Alec Baldwin Did they overreach in the movie-shooting tragedy? Convicting Alec Baldwin on involuntary manslaughter charges could prove to be an "uphill battle," according to legal experts. The actor is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Halyna Hutchins. The cinematographer died Oct. 21, 2021, after a gun Baldwin was holding fired on the set of the Western film "Rust." Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls were the only other crew members believed to have handled the gun that fired on set. Halls allegedly handed Baldwin a .45 revolver, telling him that it was "cold," or safe. Prior to that, Gutierrez-Reed spun the cylinder to show Halls what was in the gun, her lawyer has said. Despite the charges carrying up to 18 months in prison or a mandatory five years if convicted with a firearm enhancement, Baldwin might not see prison. Fox … [Read more...] about Alec Baldwin being convicted of involuntary manslaughter will be an ‘uphill battle’: Legal experts explain why

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 30 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols — footage that left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop involving the Black motorist and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as he lay motionless on the pavement. The five disgraced Memphis Police Department officers, who are also Black, have been fired and charged with second-degree murder and other crimes in Nichols’ death three days after the arrest. The video released Friday renewed questions about how fatal encounters with law enforcement continue even after repeated calls for change. A Memphis police spokeswoman declined to comment on the role played … [Read more...] about Memphis police video leaves many unanswered questions

close Video SLED questions Alex Murdaugh on night of wife's, son's murders Alex Murdaugh is interviewed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on June 8, 2021, after his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, were shot to death. WALTERBORO, S.C. – Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh suggested in an interview with investigators hours after his wife and son were murdered that a caretaker might be to blame. David Owen, an agent with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, asked Murdaugh if there was anyone he suspected of the crime. "This is such a stupid thing, I’m embarrassed to say it," Murdaugh answered before naming C.B. Rowe, a man he'd hired about eight weeks earlier. Video of the 34-minute interview was played Thursday at Murdaugh's trial in Colleton County on charges he gunned down his 22-year-old son Paul and his wife, Maggie, 52, June 7, 2021. ALEX MURDAUGH HYSTERICAL BUT DRY-EYED AT CRIME … [Read more...] about Alex Murdaugh implicates groundskeeper after murders, video shows

close Video Another California shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 injured in ritzy LA neighborhood Police respond to a shooting in Los Angeles' Beverly Crest neighborhood that reportedly left three dead and four injured early Saturday. (KABC) At least three people were killed and four wounded in a shooting in a Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. The shooting took place shortly after 2:30 a.m. in the Beverly Crest area, an upscale neighborhood north of Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles Police Department said. At a press conference, Sgt. Bruce Borihanh said officers responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting with people down at a residence that was being used as a rental. The Los Angeles Police Department arrived on the scene and pronounced three people dead. Four other victims were wounded. Two transported themselves to local hospitals before police arrived, and two others were transported to the hospital to … [Read more...] about Another California shooting leaves 3 dead, 4 injured in ritzy LA neighborhood

close Video No reports of violence amid release of Tyre Nichols video: Steve Harrigan Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan joins 'The Ingraham Angle' with the latest on marches in Memphis following the release of bodycam footage of Tyre Nichols' arrest. A Democratic congressman deleted a tweet posted late Friday that described the killing of Tyre Nichols as a result of "white supremacy" — even though all of the police officers charged in relation to his death are Black. "Doesn’t matter what color those police officers are," Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., tweeted on Friday evening. "The murder of Tyre Nichols is anti-Black and the result of white supremacy," he added. The tweet was later deleted. REACTION SWIFT AFTER TYRE NICHOLS POLICE FOOTAGE RELEASED: ‘THESE MEN WERE STREET FIGHTING’ Rep. Frost's tweet about the death of Tyre Nichols. (Screenshot) The tweet had come shortly after the release of four … [Read more...] about Democrat freshman rep deletes tweet calling Tyre Nichols’ killing the ‘result of white supremacy’

A seven-year-old boy was attacked from behind by a mountain lion as he walked through a park. The boy was making his way up a set of stairs at the Pico Canyon Park in Santa Clarita, California, when the wild animal pounced and bit him on the backside. The Department of Parks and Recreation in Los Angeles County have now closed the park and as an investigation begins. As part of the investigation, the boy's wounds have been swabbed for DNA to see if they could match it to a known wild cat in the area. Capt. Patrick Foy from the California Fish and Wildlife Department said: "The young boy -- about 7-year-old boy -- was walking up some stairs and was attacked from behind by a mountain lion and bitten in the buttocks." The boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery after receiving hospital treatment. The incident took place at Pico Canyon Park, located near Santa Clarita, California ( Image: ABCNEWS) In a statement to ABC … [Read more...] about Boy, 7, mauled by mountain lion in park as urgent search launched to find wild cat