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Seven-year-old boy fatally shot in head by stray bullet amid altercation over jet skis

Seven-year-old boy fatally shot in head by stray bullet amid altercation over jet skis

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — A 7-year-old bystander was fatally shot in the head by a stray bullet amid an altercation over jet skis on the July 4 holiday, according to Tampa, Florida, police. When the gunfire broke out near a boat ramp, the 7-year-old boy’s grandfather pulled him […]

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Four killed, seven hurt in mass shooting at July 4 block party in Louisiana; no arrests made

Four killed, seven hurt in mass shooting at July 4 block party in Louisiana; no arrests made

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (SHREVEPORT, La.) — Four people were killed and seven others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a July 4 block party in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorities said. About 200 people were at the annual event when, around 11:40 p.m., multiple men engaged in an exchange of […]

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Philadelphia mass shooting leaves investigators searching for answers

Philadelphia mass shooting leaves investigators searching for answers

Sheila Paras/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — Investigators are searching for answers as to why someone wearing a ski mask and body armor went on a shooting spree in Philadelphia on the eve of the Fourth of July, gunning down five people. “This armed and armored individual wreaked havoc, firing with a […]

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Nine injured in drive-by shooting in DC during July 4 celebrations, police say

Nine injured in drive-by shooting in DC during July 4 celebrations, police say

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Nine people were injured in a drive-by shooting in Washington, D.C. early Wednesday as residents were still celebrating the Fourth of July, police said. The shooting occurred shortly before 1 a.m. ET on Meade Street in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. capital, according to […]

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El Paso Walmart gunman’s federal hate crimes sentencing hearing begins Wednesday

El Paso Walmart gunman’s federal hate crimes sentencing hearing begins Wednesday

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — The sentencing hearing for the El Paso Walmart gunman on dozens of federal hate crimes and firearms charges is set to begin Wednesday. Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty in February to the racist 2021 massacre that killed 23 people. Crusius had initially pleaded […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 7/4/23

Scoreboard roundup — 7/4/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 3, Tampa Bay 1 Houston 4, Colorado 1 Seattle 6, San Francisco 0 San Diego 8, LA Angels 5 Cleveland 6, Atlanta 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees 8, Baltimore 4 Texas 6, Boston […]

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Four shark bites reported on Long Island as officials deploy surveillance drones

Four shark bites reported on Long Island as officials deploy surveillance drones

Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police responded to two reports of possible shark bites in separate locations around the same time on the Fourth of July off the South Shore of Long Island, New York, a day after two similar incidents were reported, authorities said. At 1:50 p.m., police […]

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Woman, 69, dies following alligator attack during her dog walk

Woman, 69, dies following alligator attack during her dog walk

George Shelley Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 69-year-old woman has died following an alligator attack in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, authorities said Tuesday. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Hilton Head Island Fire Rescue, the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office and Spanish Wells security personnel responded around 9:28 a.m. to […]

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Joey Chestnut wins 16th hot dog eating contest after storm delays event

Joey Chestnut wins 16th hot dog eating contest after storm delays event

oscar acosta / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Joey Chestnut won the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest for the 16th time on Tuesday, adding to his record for the most career championships of any eater in the contest’s roughly 50-year history. Chestnut, who goes by the nickname “Jaws,” ate […]

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Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims, push for change

Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims, push for change

larrybraunphotography.com/Getty Images (ILLINOIS) — It was a somber Fourth of July for the residents of Highland Park, Illinois, as they gathered to mark one year since the mass shooting that took the lives of seven revelers and wounded dozens of others. Hundreds of people joined dignitaries, including U.S. senators Tammy […]

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