Shootings
FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2016, file photo, John Wes Townley crosses the finish line to win the ARCA series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Former NASCAR driver Townley was killed Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in a shooting in Georgia that also wounded a woman, investigators said. Townley, 31, died in the shooting in a neighborhood around 9 p.m., Athens-Clarke County Coroner Sonny Wilson told the Athens Banner-Herald. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)
Police: Ex-driver killed in dispute involving estranged wife

Oct. 04, 2021 12:17 PM EDT

Family of man killed during Portland protests sues city

Sep. 11, 2021 01:42 PM EDT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The estate of a man fatally shot in downtown Portland after a pro-Trump car rally last year is suing the city, the mayor and the county...

Police: Undercover Detroit police officer fatally shot man

By Corey Williams Aug. 09, 2021 12:24 PM EDT
An undercover Detroit police officer fatally shot a man who pulled a handgun after the stolen car he was in slammed into an unmarked police vehicle while...

Shootout at drag racing track leave innocent bystander dead

Jun. 14, 2021 12:40 PM EDT
WEST SALEM, Ohio (AP) — A dispute in a parking lot at a drag racing track in northern Ohio ended in a shootout that left an innocent bystander dead and at...

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Saturday, May 29, the 149th day of 2021. There are 216 days left in the year. Today’s...

Derby man who was shot by officer faces weapons charges

Apr. 27, 2021 11:36 AM EDT
ANSONIA, Conn. (AP) — A 29-year-old Derby man faces weapons charges after allegedly firing a gun at a passing car before being shot by a police officer. ...

Army veteran Michael McKinney, is shown in a Dec. 6, 2020 booking photo released by the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa. McKinney is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old Black girl who was arguing with supporters of the president at a Trump rally, a case authorities have not detailed to the public. (Polk County Jail via AP)
Man charged with 5 new felonies in Iowa Trump rally shooting

By Ryan J. Foley Jan. 19, 2021 02:30 PM EST

Army veteran Michael McKinney, is shown in a Dec. 6, 2020 booking photo released by the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa. McKinney is charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a 15-year-old Black girl who was arguing with supporters of the president at a Trump rally, a case authorities have not detailed to the public. (Polk County Jail via AP)
White Army vet charged in shooting Black girl at Trump rally

By Ryan J. Foley Jan. 15, 2021 12:58 PM EST

Head of Las Vegas motorsports business involved in shooting

Apr. 27, 2020 01:33 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas motorsports company identified its president as the man who fatally shot a suspected car-jacker, an act authorities say was in...

2 dead after strip club shooting near Indianapolis speedway

May. 11, 2019 10:47 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two people are dead after shooting at a strip club near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis police say...

FILE - In this April 30, 2019 file photo John T. Earnest appears for his arraignment hearing in San Diego. Federal officials announced Thursday, May 9, 2019, that they have filed 109 hate crime charges against Earnest accused of opening fire in a Southern California synagogue on April 27, the last day of Passover, a major Jewish holiday. (Nelvin C. Cepeda/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)
Gunman told 911 'I just shot up a synagogue' after attack

By Julie Watson And Elliot Spagat May. 10, 2019 01:21 AM EDT

NASCAR raceway donates $4,000 in name of slain officer

Dec. 14, 2018 01:01 PM EST
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway has donated $4,000 on behalf of a Florence Police Department officer killed in the line of duty in October. ...