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Wyoming man dead after officer-involved shooting in Evanston

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:09:57 MDT

Wyoming man dead after officer-involved shooting in Evanston

By Janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 19, 2013 11:09PM MDT

An Evanston, Wyo., man died after a brief crime spree around town ended when authorities shot him. Police said Naim “Keith” Labaki, 43, fired a shot outside a home in the 800 block of Uinta Street about 2 p.m. Saturday and then fled in a white Ford Explorer. Police said a short time later, Labaki showed up at Sports World on Front Street in Evanston, demanding an additional weapon. When employees refused, he went to his vehicle, pulled out his gun and fired a single shot into the store, police...

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Evanston, Wyoming, police involved in shooting

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:35:36 MDT

Evanston, Wyoming, police involved in shooting

By nate carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 09:35PM MDT

Police in Evanston, Wyo., were involved in a shooting there earlier Saturday, a spokesman said. Evanston police Lt. Bill Jeffers declined to say if anyone was hurt or killed and offered few other details. He said the shooting happened in downtown Evanston. A press conference is scheduled for noon Sunday. Jeffers said the shooting involved officers from the city police force and the Uinta County, Wyo., sheriff’s office. The Uinta County Herald reported the shooting happened after a high-speed ch...

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Detective: Victim claimed Utah shooting prompted by missing drugs

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:22:59 MDT

Detective: Victim claimed Utah shooting prompted by missing drugs

By Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 18, 2013 07:22PM MDT

Nine days after he was shot in the neck, Simon Vasquez decided to end his life. The shooting had left him a quadriplegic, and he relied on medical treatment to stabilize his blood pressure and oxygen levels, assistant medical examiner Julie Schrader testified in 3rd District Court Friday. “He was alive and conscious and was able to talk,” Schrader testified. “But medically, he was very unstable.” Before his medical treatment was withdrawn on Aug. 13, Vasquez asked to speak to the officer invest...

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‘Broad daylight’ shootout in Salt Lake City

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:21:34 MDT

‘Broad daylight’ shootout in Salt Lake City

By jim dalrymple ii The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 05:21PM MDT

A shootout between two men on 500 West at about 300 South left Salt Lake City police scrambling for clues after the suspects managed to escape the crime scene. The apparent gun battle happened about 2:15 p.m., when the two men fired at least 12-15 shots at each other, according to Salt Lake City Sgt. Gil Arenaz. “It looks like there was a shootout in broad daylight,” he added. The men apparently were standing about 170 feet away from each other and fired north and south. They were standing on a...

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Gun school for southern Utah teachers: Free training on a firing range

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:36:30 MDT

Gun school for southern Utah teachers: Free training on a firing range

By Derek P. Jensen | The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 06:36AM MDT

Wasatch Front teachers had their concealed-weapons crash course over Christmas. Now, five months after the Sandy Hook slayings, Utah’s leading gun lobby is offering a second concealed-training session for educators who plan to carry guns on campus — this time in St. George and with a live ammo shooting range. The Utah Shooting Sports Council will put on this weekend’s gun school for free, saying it wants to help all school employees better protect their students and themselves. Similar classes ...

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Police: 2nd suspect arrested in Mother’s Day parade shooting

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:20 MDT

Police: 2nd suspect arrested in Mother’s Day parade shooting

By KEVIN McGILL The Associated Press

Updated May 16, 2013 12:05PM MDT

NEW ORLEANS • A second suspect has been arrested in the shooting that injured 20 people at a parade on Mother’s Day, police said Thursday afternoon. Shawn Scott, 24, was arrested Thursday, police Chief Ronal Serpas said. He is the brother of 19-year-old Akein Scott, who was arrested Wednesday night in the shooting. Both face 20 counts of attempted second-degree murder, and Serpas said investigators believe the Scotts worked together in the shooting. Police suspect the brothers were involved in a...

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Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:47:09 MDT

Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting

The Associated Press

Updated May 15, 2013 10:47PM MDT

New Orleans • The suspect in a Mother’s Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded in New Orleans was taken into custody Wednesday night, police said. Akein Scott, 19, was arrested in the Little Woods section of eastern New Orleans, police department spokeswoman Remi Braden said. She said no additional details were available and would not be until Thursday morning. An earlier police news release said Scott had previously been arrested on charges of illegal carrying of a weapon, illegal pos...

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DA: Probe into fatal Willard shooting likely to take at least two months

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:34:50 MDT

DA: Probe into fatal Willard shooting likely to take at least two months

By janelle stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 16, 2013 06:34AM MDT

The Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said Tuesday he expects it will take at least two more months to determine whether the officer-involved shooting that killed 21-year-old Danielle Willard was justified. “I can promise you one thing, I don’t want it to take one more day than it has to,” Gill said. Meanwhile, attorneys representing Willard’s mother, Melissa Kennedy, argued Tuesday before the Salt Lake County Council that documents related to the November fatal shooting should be rel...

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Utah parents push for gun ‘sanity’

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:09:43 MDT

Utah parents push for gun ‘sanity’

By Derek P. Jensen The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 06:09AM MDT

Miriam Walkingshaw’s world of creating wedding flowers and handpicked serenity shattered last summer when a gunman dressed for war strode into a Colorado movie theater and slaughtered 12 people, including a 6-year-old girl, during a midnight screening of “The Dark Knight Rises.” “I had a 6-year-old at the time, and, of course, he loves Batman,” she says. “This is only one state away. It felt very close to home.” The mass shooting that also injured 58 prompted Walkingshaw to research Utah’s gun p...

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Monson: NBA playoffs are building a brick house

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:03:57 MDT

Monson: NBA playoffs are building a brick house

By Gordon Monson Tribune Columnist

Updated May 15, 2013 05:03PM MDT

During the NCAA Tournament in general, and the regional games at EnergySolutions Arena in particular, I crushed the kids for shooting the basketball as though they had dipped their hands in motor oil, as though they had 20-pound weights strapped to their wrists, as though they were flinging salmon at the fish market. Certainly, the guys in the NBA would never pollute their important games by being so clumsy with their field-goal attempts. Uh … Mind if we rearrange that observation, just a tad b...

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Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:07:03 MDT

Police ID suspect in New Orleans mass shooting

By CHEVEL JOHNSON The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 09:07PM MDT

New Orleans • Police identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of nearly 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, saying several people had identified him as the gunman. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas said they were looking for Akein Scott of New Orleans. He said it was too early to say whether he was the only shooter. “We would like to remind the community and Akein Scott that the time has come for him to turn himself in,” Serpas said at a news conference outsi...

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Police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:06:26 MDT

Police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe

By KEVIN McGILL and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 10:06PM MDT

New Orleans • New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image. Angry residents said gun violence — which has flared at two other city celebrations this year — goes hand-in-hand with the city’s other deeply rooted problems such as poverty and urban blight. The investigators ...

New Orleans police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:52:53 MDT

New Orleans police: Progress in Mother’s Day shooting probe

By CHEVEL JOHNSON The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 02:52PM MDT

NEW ORLEANS • New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image. Angry residents said gun violence — which has flared at two other city celebrations this year — goes hand-in-hand with the city’s other deeply rooted problems such as poverty and urban blight. The investigators t...

19 shot in New Orleans parade

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:55 MDT

19 shot in New Orleans parade

By CHEVEL JOHNSON The Associated Press

Updated May 12, 2013 11:07PM MDT

New Orleans • Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. The shooting — described by the FBI as a flare-up of street violence — shattered the festive mood surrounding the parade that drew hundreds of people to the 7th Ward neighborhood of modest row houses not far from the French Quarter. Cell phone video taken in the aftermath of the shooting shows victims lying on the ground, blood on the pavement and others bend...

NBA playoffs: Ill Knicks seek cure for their shooting problems

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:54:37 MDT

NBA playoffs: Ill Knicks seek cure for their shooting problems

The Associated Press

Updated May 13, 2013 08:54PM MDT

Indianapolis • A sick feeling is emanating through the New York Knicks. The offense is struggling, their playoff hopes teetering and key players are missing practice. That’s not how coach Mike Woodson intended to spend Sunday afternoon following an abysmal Game 3 performance that left the Knicks in a 2-1 hole and in a precarious position heading into Tuesday night’s game at Indiana. Two of his top players — guard J.R. Smith and forward Kenyon Martin — didn’t even make it to the workout because ...

19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 kids

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:56:25 MDT

19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 kids

By Chevel Johnson Associated Press

Updated May 14, 2013 01:56PM MDT

New Orleans • Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19 people, police said. The FBI said the shooting appeared to be “street violence” and wasn’t linked to terrorism. Many of the victims were grazed and most of the wounds weren’t life-threatening, according to authorities, though at least three people had serious wounds. No deaths were reported. The victims included 10 men, seven women, a boy and a girl. ...

Timberwolves waive Brandon Roy

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:16:39 MDT

Timberwolves waive Brandon Roy

The Associated Press

Updated May 11, 2013 12:16AM MDT

Minneapolis • Brandon Roy gave it everything he had to try to resurrect a playing career derailed by chronic knee problems. He had platelet-rich plasma therapy on his knees last summer to get himself in position to sign a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He worked hard in training camp to get his body in shape for the NBA after missing the previous year when he retired from Portland. And when the knee issues came up again early in the season, Roy had one more arthroscopic surgery on his r...