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At least 10 dead in Maine shooting and number expected to rise, law enforcement officials tell AP

Two law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that at least 10 people have been killed in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise LEWISTON, Maine -- At least 10 people were killed Wednesday in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, and the death toll is expected to rise, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. The officials said multiple people had also been wounded. Investigators were still processing the crime scenes and working to gather evidence. Police were searching for the man who opened fire Wednesday at two locations in the Maine city. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Lewiston Police said in an earlier Facebook post that they were dealing with an active shooter incident at Schemengees Bar and Grille and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley. “Please stay off the roads to allow emergency responders access to the hospitals,” police s...

2 men arrested in Texas shooting that killed 3 and injured 8 at a gathering after a July 4 festival

Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July DALLAS -- Two men were arrested Friday in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as a crowd of hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July, police said. Christopher Redic Jr., 20, and Brandon Williams, 19, were both taken into custody on murder charges related to the shooting late July 3 in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, Fort Worth police Chief Neil Noakes said. Noakes said investigators believe the shooting was gang-related and followed some kind of altercation. “I don’t know specifically whom they were shooting at," Noakes said. “There’s a potential that altercation is what initiated the violence to occur.” He said there could be additional arrests. Police had previously said several men fired indiscriminately into the crowd. The shootin...

Colorado Springs Club Q shooting suspect set to be arraigned

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Colorado Springs shooting suspect who allegedly killed five people at an LGBTQ nightclub called Club Q is set to be arraigned Monday. The suspect accused of killing five people in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is set to be arraigned Monday on 323 charges, including multiple first-degree murder, attempted murder and bias-motivated crimes charges. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, the suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub appears with state public defenders Joseph Archambault and Michael Bowman before a judge during his advisement hearing in a video link from jail in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 23, 2022, in a court artist sketch. Jane Rosenberg/Reuters Investigators and witnesses say Aldrich, a 22-year-old who identifies as nonbinary, allegedly opened fire as soon as they walked into Club Q before midnight on Nov. 19, 2022. Patrons at the venue tackled Aldrich, subduing them until police arrived, according to witnesses. Daniel Davis Aston,...