Monroe County boy accused of killing sister over video game controller
A 13-year-old girls was shot and killed by her 9-year-old brother Saturday afternoon in Aberdeen after a dispute over a video game controller, Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell has confirmed.
Mom shot by 4-year-old apparent gun rights advocate
A northeast Florida woman whose 4-year-old son accidentally shot her in the back while they were traveling in her pickup truck is apparently a gun lover who made numerous social media postings about gun rights.
Dog stable after being shot, tied to Florida train tracks
A dog that was tied to railroad tracks and shot was expected to survive Thursday after being found by police.
Wounded deputies welcomed back to work
Two Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department deputies who were shot in the line of duty have returned to work.
Lt. Larry Swearingen and Lt. Clint Sims were honored Thursday along with the E-911 dispatchers, first responders and fellow officers who were on the scene of the March 18 shooting in a New Hope subdivision.
Courthouse violence unpredictable despite security
When Utah’s new federal courthouse opened last week, it came with security improvements that are becoming standard around the country: separate entrances and elevators for judges, defendants and the public; bullet-resistant glass and paneling; and vehicle barricades to keep car bombs at bay.
Suspect shot Friday in alleged home invasion
Oktibbeha County deputies are searching for two home invasion suspects after a third was shot at University Hills Trailer Park Friday.
Second Lowndes deputy released from hospital
The second Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department deputy injured in a shooting last week has been released from the hospital.
Injured Lowndes County deputy released from hospital
One week after he was shot in the leg, a Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department deputy is home from the hospital.
Miley: ‘They knew he had weapons’
When local law enforcement went to check on a New Hope man whose family was concerned about his welfare Tuesday, they had no idea that what started as a routine call would turn into one of the bloodiest days for law enforcement in recent history.
Answers sought in New Hope shooting case
A man accused of shooting two Lowndes County deputies and injuring a third is sitting alone in a Monroe County jail cell.
Kenneth “Kent” Coscia, 30, has been in solitary confinement since he allegedly opened fire on Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department deputies Tuesday, according to Monroe County Sheriff Cecil Cantrell.
Deputy injured in Tuesday’s shooting recovering
A Lowndes County Sheriff’s deputy who was shot earlier this week is expected to be released from the hospital today.
Shooter’s bond set at $3M
Kenneth “Kent” Coscia stood in Lowndes County Justice Court on Wednesday afternoon with a battered, bruised face and slumped shoulders.
The 30-year-old is accused of shooting two Lowndes County Sheriff’s deputies and injuring a third at his New Hope home Tuesday. He wore a bulletproof vest on top of a red prison jumpsuit reserved for dangerous inmates.
Two sheriff’s deputies shot in New Hope
Two deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department were shot and another injured Tuesday afternoon in a residential area of New Hope.
Wounded second officer remains hospitalized
Police don’t have a suspect yet in the death of one Tupelo police officer and the wounding of another, but authorities are chasing down leads and talking to people of interest, says Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Ray Hall.
One Tupelo officer killed, another critical
A Tupelo police officer remains hospitalized after a shooting that killed 38-year-old Cpl. Gale Stauffer.