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Crime
All charges dropped against suspect in Oakland police officer’s killing
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office dismissed all charges against Marquise Cooper, one of four men initially charged in conn...
Michelle De Pacina
Man fatally shot at San Jose Vietnamese bar
A shooting inside a bar in San Jose, California, on early Sunday morning left one man dead, with the suspect still at large. Authorities con...
Carl Samson
Oakland father-of-two shot in the head while sleeping
Run Hua Kuang, a 33-year-old father of two children, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head while taking a nap at home after ...
Chicago
Uber driver shot while helping robbery victim in Chicago’s Chinatown
Paul Bessette, 38, was shot in the chest while trying to stop a violent robbery targeting an older man in Chicago’s Chinatown at 1:40 a.m. o...
Family of mentally ill man shot dead by LAPD in Koreatown demands answers
The family of Yong Yang, a man fatally shot by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in Koreatown last week, is speaking out and demandin...
Man accused of shooting rampage from LA rooftop pleads not guilty
A man accused of going on a shooting spree from the roof of an apartment building in Los Angeles pleaded not guilty to all charges brought a...
Twin Cities Hmong community call for change after cop who fatally shot war hero receives no charges
Members of the Twin Cities Hmong community are calling for changes after the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office decided not to charge a S...
Slain UNC-Chapel Hill professor remembered as ‘brilliant’, ‘one of the kindest’ in campus vigil
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) held a vigil on Wednesday to honor the memory of professor Zijie Yan, who ...
UNC-Chapel Hill grad student charged with murder in fatal shooting of professor
A graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of ...
Pride flag killing: Shooter Travis Ikeguchi, son of police officer, had history of homophobia
Travis Ikeguchi, the man who fatally shot a Californian mother over a Pride flag displayed at her store, was the son of a police officer. A...
California mother of 9 fatally shot over Pride flag displayed at her store
A 66-year-old business owner and mother of nine was fatally shot by a man who had an issue with a Pride flag she displayed at her clothing s...
News
‘Blasian March’ unites Black, Asian and Blasian communities in Sacramento
A march that brought together Black, Asian and Blasian (Black and Asian) communities was held in Sacramento, California, on Saturday. What i...
8-year-old boy paralyzed after being hit by a stray bullet on Oakland freeway
An 8-year-old boy was paralyzed after he was shot by a stray bullet on an Oakland freeway. The shooting: Asa (surname redacted) was riding i...
Teen fatally shot in Bay Area identified as 17-year-old Indian American
Authorities recently arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with the fatal shooting of an Indian American teenager in Gilroy, California,...
Bryan Ke
Man wanted for shooting at woman in Florida road rage incident
PoliMce in St. Petersburg, Florida, are looking for a man who allegedly shot at a woman during a road rage incident last week. What happened...
Asian man, 86, killed by scooter-riding gunman in NYC multiple shooting
An 86-year-old Asian man was fatally shot by a scooter-riding gunman in a shooting rampage that injured three others in Brooklyn and Queens,...
16-year-old arrested for fatally shooting California gas station clerk
A 16-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of fatally shooting a gas station store clerk in Hesperia, California, last week. What hap...
Man accused of fatally shooting pregnant Seattle restaurateur pleads not guilty
The man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant business owner in a random attack in Seattle has pleaded not guilty to his charges. Plea ente...
‘Lucky to survive’: SoCal entrepreneur recalls being shot while driving in San Francisco
“I heard multiple gunshots in front of me, and as I looked to my left, I saw a car with a gun sticking out.” ...
Ryan General
Chilling video shows moment pregnant restaurateur was shot to death in Seattle
A surveillance video showing a gunman running up to and shooting a 34-year-old pregnant woman in Seattle has been published by multiple outl...
Convicted felon charged for fatally shooting pregnant Seattle restaurateur
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated Cordell Maurice Goosby’s age as 37. He is 30. A man accused...
Pregnant Seattle restaurant owner shot dead by convicted felon in unprovoked attack
A restaurant owner in Seattle was fatally shot by a convicted felon in what police are calling an unprovoked attack, according to reports. H...
Cops fatally shoot hatchet-wielding burglary suspect in Orange County, California
A man accused of breaking into a home in Orange County, California, was shot dead by deputies on Wednesday morning, according to reports. Wh...
2 remaining shooters behind murder of toddler Jasper Wu get enhancement charges dropped
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price dropped the special circumstances of the murder charges against the two remaining shooters of ...
California announces $5 million support for displaced Half Moon Bay shooting victims
On Thursday, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a $16 million fund to support homeownership for farmworkers, including $5 million to...
South Carolina man accused of killing 14-year-old has shot twice at shoplifters before
The South Carolina gas station owner charged with murder for fatally shooting a 14-year-old boy on Sunday night has opened fire at shoplifte...
Missouri Chinese restaurant owner killed in double shooting
A man was fatally shot in what family members believe was a botched robbery at his own restaurant in St. Louis on Tuesday night. The shootin...
Teen shot dead by South Carolina shop owner who suspected him of stealing water bottles
A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot after being suspected of shoplifting at a gas station convenience store in South Carolina over the weeken...
3 Vietnamese men wounded at hot pot restaurant shooting in Garden Grove, California
Three Vietnamese men sustained gunshot wounds in a shooting at a restaurant in Garden Grove, California, over the weekend. The incident, whi...
Queens teen struck by stray bullet inside home says gun violence in US ‘absolutely insane’
A teenager from Queens, New York City, who was shot inside her home while studying last year has not let the incident that “should not have ...
Murder charges dropped for 1, retained for 2 suspects in fatal shooting of Oakland toddler
One of the three men accused in the 2021 fatal shooting of 23-month-old Jasper Wu in Oakland, California, will no longer face murder charges...
Texas mall shooter’s diary was riddled with anti-Asian rhetoric
The man who fatally shot eight people — half of whom were of Asian descent — and wounded seven others during a mass shooting at a mall in Al...
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Issues & Racism
California church mass shooter charged with 90 federal hate crimes
The Las Vegas man accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a mass shooting at a California church last year has been indict...
Events
James Harden fulfills promise to Michigan State shooting survivor John Hao
John Hao, one of the survivors of the Michigan State University shooting in February, watched on the sidelines as James Harden pulled off a ...
Protest erupts against Alameda DA over looming plea deal with suspects in toddler’s shooting
Protesters gathered outside the Alameda County Superior Courthouse on Monday to demand the recall of District Attorney Pamela Price over a s...
Atlanta spa shooter’s death penalty hearings delayed to May
As the nation commemorates the second anniversary of the deadly Atlanta-area spa mass shootings, gunman Robert Aaron Long still faces the de...
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