Heated argument leads to fatal shooting in Puerto Princesa

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:22:49 +0000

Heated argument leads to fatal shooting in Puerto Princesa

CITY OF CALAPAN—A rowdy, drunken man was shot and killed by a retired Navy officer in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan province on Thursday (Aug. 15). Lt. Col. Socrates Faltado, Mimaropa police information officer, said Romeo Pagayuna was shot allegedly by Arnold Calopez, a retired Philippine Navy man, at the village of San Miguel in […]

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Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 01:39:10 +0000

Walmart pulls violent game displays but will still sell guns

Walmart has ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence from stores nationwide after 22 people died in a shooting at one of its Texas stores, but the big box retailer will continue to sell guns.

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Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:04:02 +0000

Death penalty questionable as a deterrent to mass killing

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is calling for new death penalty legislation as an answer to hate crimes and mass killings. But whether that would deter shooters is questionable — especially since most don’t live to face trial.

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Ex-Army reservist convicted for 2016 shooting of cyclist

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 02:54:45 +0000

Ex-Army reservist convicted for 2016 shooting of cyclist

The Manila City Regional Trial has found guilty a former army reservist for the death of a cyclist more than three years ago.

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After Texas shooting, Democrat O’Rourke accuses Trump of stoking racism

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 03:53:21 +0000

Democratic presidential hopeful former US Representative for Texas' 16th congressional district Beto O'Rourke delivers his closing statement during the first round of the second Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan on July 30, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke accused President Donald Trump Saturday of inciting hatred after a mass shooting in his Texas hometown that police are investigating as a possible hate crime.

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Police investigating Texas shooting as possible hate crime — chief

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 03:12:29 +0000

Law enforcement agencies respond to an active shooter at a Wal-Mart near Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. - Police said there may be more than one suspect involved in an active shooter situation Saturday in El Paso, Texas. City police said on Twitter they had received "multi reports of multipe shooters." There was no immediate word on casualties. (Photo by Joel Angel JUAREZ / AFP) texas shooting

Texas authorities are investigating the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso as a possible hate crime, the city’s police chief said, as authorities study an online manifesto linked to the suspect.

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2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:02:32 +0000

2 dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Walmart in Mississippi

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – A gunman described as a disgruntled former Walmart employee fatally shot two ex-co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday at a Walmart store in northern Mississippi, authorities said.

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