CLEVELAND – Mayor Frank G. Jackson and Chief of Police Michael McGrath proudly announce that the 2012 City of Cleveland Gun Buy-Back will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2012, at Public Safety Central located at 2001 Payne Avenue. In exchange for operable handguns, citizens will be given a $100 gas, Target or food gift card […]
With the start of George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trail drawing near, prosecutors unveiled another batch of evidence Wednesday (Sept. 19). The new evidence—featuring over 200 photos, and a DNA report— follows a truckload of other documents, which have been revealed over the last several months. Eight of the photos included were taken by an investigator […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The North Ridgeville man accused of bringing a backpack full of weapons into the Crocker Park movie theatre earlier this month went before a judge Thursday morning. Scott A. Smith faces 21 counts, including carrying a concealed weapon and having weapons under disability. The 37-year-old married father came to the courtroom […]
NEW YORK (RNN) – City officials named the shooter who opened fire outside the Empire State Building on Friday, killing at least one and injuring several others. Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Jeffrey Johnson, 53, of Manhattan fatally shot a former coworker at Hazan Imports, a nearby business, around 9:03 a.m. ET with a .45-caliber handgun. […]
COLLEGE STATION, TX (RNN) – Three have been killed and many injured after a gunman opened fire just blocks away from Texas A&M University on Monday. Police confirmed two have died, including one civilian and a constable. Local station KBTX and KHOU in Houston reported the suspect had also been killed, citing the College Station […]
WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – The married father arrested with a backpack full of weapons at the Crocker Park movie theater in Westlake appeared in court via video Thursday afternoon. Scott A. Smith pled not guilty to a total of 21 counts, including carrying a concealed weapon and having weapons under disability. Judge set bond at $250,000. The 37-year-old North Ridgeville […]
WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – A 37-year-old man was arrested with a backpack full of weapons at the Crocker Park movie theater in Westlake over the weekend. Police say Scott A. Smith of North Ridgeville was arrested Saturday evening. He was seated in a showing of the movie Dark Knight Rises. An off-duty officer and movie […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police are investigating the deaths of three people found shot in the head. It happened near East 183rd and St. Clair at an auto shop. The owner of Imperial Auto Sales opened the shop around 10 a.m. and discovered the bodies. The victims are two women and one man. 19 […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Police say a 14-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were both shot in the neck at a party. The girl, Lataevia Williams, died at University Hospital. The teenage boy is listed in serious condition at University. The shootings happened just after midnight on Sunday at East 125th and Elberon Avenue on the border of Cleveland and […]
James Holmes, the suspected shooter in last week’s movie theater massacre, has told his Colorado jailers he doesn’t know why he’s locked behind bars, the Daily News reports. But no one at the Arapahoe County Detention Center is buying Holmes’ story, a lockup worker told the News. The jailers who come in contact with Holmes, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police Officer David Mindek was found not guilty Wednesday, for the fatal shooting of Daniel Ficker. A 911 call from a woman who’s boyfriend, Daniel Ficker had just been shot and killed by Cleveland Police Officer Matthew Craska, “My boyfriend just got shot by a Cleveland cop.” But the trial […]
GEAUGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Chardon shooting suspect TJ Lane pled not guilty in court Friday afternoon. This was his first appearance in adult court. The teen is facing charges for fatally shooting three of his classmates and wounding three others inside Chardon High School. Lane admitted to the shooting, and said he shot the […]