Shootings
Shooting at Brooklyn block party leaves eleven injured, one dead
A Brownsville, Brooklyn block party erupted in gunfire at just before 11 p.m. Saturday, leaving a 38-year-old man dead and 11 others injured, law enforcement sources told The Post. A single shooter — still at large after midnight — is believed to have opened fire at the annual “Old Timers Day” block party at Brownsville …
Mental health issues at center of latest police shootings
CINCINNATI — Police Chief Eliot Isaac says more has to be done to address the mental health issues that led to two potentially deadly confrontations with police officers in the past two weeks. Isaac said Tuesday’s incident in East Price Hill was the fifth or sixth time police were called for a mental health emergency …
Newport News police using technology to track shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Police Department is finding new ways to address crime and violence in the city. ShotSpotter is technology that helps officers find out exactly where someone is shooting a gun. Right now, sensors are set up in the southeast community. They cover a three-mile area. The sensors pick up …
When SC residents are afraid to call the police, technology alerts officers of gunshots | News
At 12:50 a.m. June 17, the sound of gunshots rips through a neighborhood in northern Columbia. A sensor relay picks up the sound waves, triangulating their origin — 5118-2 Mauldin Ave. Alerts are sent to officers, who converge on the scene, according to a police report. They recover seven shell casings from a .22-caliber firearm. No …
Technology tracks sound of gunshots goes live in Tampa, hopes to track crime
TAMPA, Fla. — A technology used to track the sound of gunfire in hopes of responding to a scene or a gun shot victim quicker is now live in Tampa. On Friday, at 11 a.m., the ShotSpotter technology was turned on to help the department track the sound waves of gun shots. The technology will …
Arrests made in Escambia County Shootings
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Escambia County, Fla (WKRG)- Deputies say there have been six shootings in the past eight days which have resulted in some victims being hit. Deputies say on June 2 there was a drive-by shooting on Massachusetts Avenue where someone …
