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2 hrs ago | EDGE

Thousands March in NYC to Protest Gay Man's Killing

Thousands marched the streets of Manhattan Monday to protest the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs - the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Manhattan, NY, New York, NY, Criminal Defense Law, Law

3 hrs ago | NBC New York

Mother Mourns Boy, 12, Killed in Robbery Attempt

The mother of a 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed on a Jersey City street Friday night is pleading for justice in her son's death.

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7 hrs ago | KTMF

Riots in Stockholm suburb over police shooting

Gangs of youth angered by the police shooting death of an elderly man in a mainly immigrant neighborhood hurled rocks at police and set cars and buildings on fire in a Stockholm suburb early Monday, forcing the evacuation of an apartment block.

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11 hrs ago | Today's TMJ4

State takes over Madison police shooting case

The Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation has taken over the investigation of the shooting death in Madison of a man who allegedly charged police officers with a sword.

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15 hrs ago | NBC Los Angeles

Man Accused of Killing Father Arrested

Juan Alexander Mejia Dubon, 30, was suspected of killing his father on Friday, May 18, 2013.

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19 hrs ago | CBS News

Allegedly random murder, "hate crime," stuns NYC

Police stand at the corner of 6th Avenue and and 8th Street on Saturday, May 19, 2013, where officials say a gay man was murdered in a hate crime.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, New York, NY, Manhattan, NY, Greenwich Village (New York, NY)

Sun May 19, 2013

NBC Chicago

Former Hero Officer Accused of Rape, Assault

A source tells NBC10 the former officer forced the women to use drugs and perform oral sex on him at gunpoint A former Philadelphia Police Officer once hailed a hero is now in jail on $60 million bail after he allegedly raped two women at gunpoint.

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O-R Online

Two charged in shooting death

Police said a witness told investigators that 54-year-old Roger Griffin was talking about the drug buy with the two suspects in a home in the Knoxville neighborhood of Pittsburgh.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Knoxville, PA

Examiner.com

Hero cop rape charge: Former 'top cop' arrested on rape charges

Hero cop rape charge : Richard DeCoatsworth, a 27-year-old former police officer, has been accused of rape and other crimes.

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NBC Miami

12 Shot in Spate of Weekend Violence Across Chicago

Two people were fatally shot in the head and another shot dead in the chest in weekend violence that wounded at least nine others across Chicago, according to police.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Cook County, IL

WTEN-TV Albany

1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball

A lottery official says 1 winning ticket has been sold in Florida for a record Powerball jackpot of more than $590 million.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Hofstra University

Patch.com

Celebrity Hitchhiker Charged in Clark Murder, Prostitution Bust at Senior Complex Top State News

Internet Celebrity Hitchhiker Arrested in Clark Murder A homeless hitchhiker who gained internet fame earlier this year was arrested at a Philadelphia bus station and charged with the murder of a Clark lawyer last Sunday.

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Related Topix: Clark, NJ, Atlantic County, NJ

Sat May 18, 2013

KHGI

Authorities: Hofstra student was killed by police

Junior public relations major Andrea Rebello was shot once in the head early Friday morning by an officer who opened fire after the masked intruder pointed a gun at the officer while holding the 21-year-old student, Nassau County homicide squad Lt.

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Related Topix: Hofstra University, Uniondale, NY, Mineola, NY, Tarrytown, NY

Canada.com

3 killed, 3 injured in shooting at Puerto Rico gas station

Police say several men opened fire on the group early Saturday in the eastern town of Las Piedras.

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KFAQ-AM Tulsa

Court upholds life sentence in uncle's death

An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a 38-year-old man who was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting his uncle to death.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Tulsa County, OK, Tulsa, OK

KMBC-TV

Man charged in shooting death of Independence man

A 35-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with the deadly shooting of Charles Dunnington, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said.

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Related Topix: Independence, MO, Jackson County, MO

GPB.org

Boston Bombings Prompt Fresh Look At Unsolved Murders

Gerry Leone was the district attorney for Middlesex County in Massachusetts when three people were murdered in a house in the Boston suburb of Waltham.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Middlesex County, MA, Waltham, MA, Drugs

Patch.com

Woman Charged With Murder; Arson Suspect Arrested

Ball Ground Woman Charged with Killing Father - Canton-Sixes Patch A Ball Ground woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her father after Cherokee County sheriff's deputies discovered his decomposed body inside the home.

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Related Topix: Ball Ground, GA, Cherokee County, GA

Fri May 17, 2013

Patch.com

Brighton Man Charged with Open Murder in Gun Range Shooting Death

Updated at 11:45 a.m. Livingston County Prosecutor William Vailliencourt confirmed that he has filed new charges in the shooting death of Charles Kimball.

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Related Topix: Livingston County, MI, Brighton, MI

Colorado Daily

Patrick Ward charged with 2 counts of vehicular homicide in crash that killed Boulder cyclist

Patrick Ward appears in the courtroom at the Boulder County Jail on Thursday. He was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the weekend crash in Lyons that killed a Boulder cyclist.

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