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US Capitol Police chief says report of active shooter may have been a ‘bogus call’
Read full article: US Capitol Police chief says report of active shooter may have been a ‘bogus call’U.S. Capitol Police tweeted on Wednesday just before 3 p.m. ET that their officers were searching in and around a Senate office building in response to “a concerning 911 call.”
Shooter scare at University of Oklahoma may have been prompted by ‘bogus’ call, police say
Read full article: Shooter scare at University of Oklahoma may have been prompted by ‘bogus’ call, police sayPolice descended on the University of Oklahoma on Friday night after a report of an active shooter and later found no sign of a shooting and no injuries, officials said.
‘This was terrifying’: Parents, students reunite after shooting at YES Prep
Read full article: ‘This was terrifying’: Parents, students reunite after shooting at YES PrepParents, siblings, and friends were emotional as they waited at a staging area at West Fuqua and Hiram Clarke to be reunited with students.
Officer among 6 killed in New Jersey gun battle
Read full article: Officer among 6 killed in New Jersey gun battleJERSEY CITY, N.J. – Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders, were killed in a furious gunbattle Tuesday that filled the streets of Jersey City with the sound of heavy gunfire for hours, authorities said. The dead included two suspects, Jersey City Police Chief Michael Kelly said. The shooting took place at two scenes, starting at a cemetery, where the officer was gunned down, and continuing at a kosher supermarket, where five more bodies were found, Kelly said. The shooting spread fear through the neighborhood, and the nearby Sacred Heart School was put on lockdown as a precaution. Get out of the way!”“It’s like firecrackers going off,” said Andy Patel, who works at a liquor store about three blocks away.