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Suspected airport gunman became increasingly erratic

July 5, 2017

Suspected airport gunman became increasingly erratic

Friends, family and court records say Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect Esteban Santiago went from a quiet, often-solitary figure to an angry and volatile one, with a string of violent outbursts and other erratic behavior in the year before the deadly attack.

Girl gets back special teddy bear lost in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

July 5, 2017

Girl gets back special teddy bear lost in Fort Lauderdale airport shooting

Yards from where workers are finishing the cleanup from the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting, a girl was reunited with the teddy bear she left behind while fleeing.

Church gunman Dylann Roof can be own lawyer, gets extra day to prep for sentencing

July 5, 2017

Church gunman Dylann Roof can be own lawyer, gets extra day to prep for sentencing

After a judge ruled Monday that Dylann Roof is competent to represent himself, the same jury that last month unanimously found him guilty in the slayings of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church will return to court to begin contemplating his punishment.

Phoenix police release 911 call from man fired upon by serial killer

July 5, 2017

Phoenix police release 911 call from man fired upon by serial killer

Phoenix police released a 911 recording Wednesday from a man who walked away uninjured from attack by a man believed to have fatally shot seven people and wounded two others earlier this year in a wave of serial killings.

Orlando to buy Pulse nightclub, turn it into memorial

July 5, 2017

Orlando to buy Pulse nightclub, turn it into memorial

The city of Orlando, Florida, has announced plans to purchase the Pulse nightclub and eventually convert the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history into a memorial.

Authorities: 3rd body found on South Carolina man's property

July 5, 2017

Authorities: 3rd body found on South Carolina man's property

Investigators discovered a third body on the property of a South Carolina man who is now linked to seven deaths and the kidnapping of a woman who was found chained inside a storage container, authorities said Monday.

Jury selection halted in Charleston church shooting case

July 5, 2017

Jury selection halted in Charleston church shooting case

Jury selection was halted before it began Monday in the federal case of a white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners, with the judge holding a hearing closed to everyone but the defendant and his own lawyers.

Judge orders release of Orlando nightclub killer's calls to police

July 5, 2017

Judge orders release of Orlando nightclub killer's calls to police

A judge on Monday ordered the city of Orlando to release audio recordings of the Pulse nightclub gunman talking to police dispatchers and negotiators., but she won't rule on releasing other 911 calls from the mass shooting until she has listened to them.

Attorneys for Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof challenge death penalty

July 5, 2017

Attorneys for Charleston church shooting suspect Dylann Roof challenge death penalty

Attorneys for Dylann Roof, the white man charged with killing nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church, want a federal judge to rule the death penalty unconstitutional and allow their client to plead guilty and serve life in prison.

Maker of gun used in Newtown school massacre asks judge to drop families' suit

July 5, 2017

Maker of gun used in Newtown school massacre asks judge to drop families' suit

A gun manufacturer should be held accountable for selling the public semi-automatic rifles that were designed as military killing machines, a lawyer for families of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre told a judge Monday.