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July 6: City of Miami police officers investigate the scene where a shooting took place in Miami. As many as three gunmen stormed a birthday party on the edge of downtown Miami and opened fire early Monday morning, shooting 12 people and causing a chaotic scramble as they tried to flee the scene, authorities said. Three of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition, police spokesman Det. William Moreno said. Another person fleeing the home was struck by a vehicle and was in stable condition. Police are searching for the suspects.
July 6: Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry, second right, with his supporters walks back to Washington's city hall following a news conference. Barry's attorney Frederick Cooke, right, said Barry vehemently denies the allegation by Donna Watts-Brighthaupt, and that he's confident the stalking charge will be dropped.
July 6: A trader in the oil futures pit at the New York Mercantile Exchange tosses a ball in the air in New York.
July 6: Prosecutor Elijah Levitt comments to members of the media after an arraignment for Tyler Weinman, accused of killing 19 cats in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay in Miami. Weinman did not appear Monday before Judge John Thornton Jr.
July 6: Kristen LaBrie, who is accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son, is seen before her arraignment in Salem Superior Court in Salem, Mass.