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Monday, November 24, 2014

Woman Killed by Gun She Bought to Prep for Ferguson (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

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Woman Killed by Gun She Bought to Prep for Ferguson

(Newser) - As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes it, the events of Friday evening sound tragic but unremarkable: Police responded to a call of a woman shot in the head in a car around 11:45pm; 26-year-old Becca Campbell was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. But police sources close to... More »

Dad of Boy Killed by Police: Why Didn't They Tase Him?

(Newser) - The father of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy shot dead after brandishing a BB gun wants to know why police had to use deadly force on his son. He tells the Cleveland Plain Dealer that Tamir Rice was a "respectful" young man and that he's shocked by accounts that... More »

History Buffs: Iwo Jima Photo Has 70-Year-Old Error

(Newser) - Two amateur historians—one in Ireland, another in Nebraska—say that after spending dozens of hours reviewing the iconic World War II photo of the flag-raising in Iwo Jima, and consulting other historic photos and documents, one of the six men listed in the photo has been misidentified. Their full... More »

Cops: Goose Hunter Shot Himself Dead

(Newser) - A man out hunting Canada geese with his father appears to have accidentally shot himself dead, according to police in West Windsor, NJ. Police say the 45-year-old man was in a hunting blind with his father in a wooded area of property they owned when he was shot in the... More »

'Pregnant Man' Charged With Stalking Wife

(Newser) - The life of Thomas Beatie has taken another strange turn: He was arrested late last week and charged with stalking his estranged wife, using a GPS device attached to her car, KPHO reports. Cops say the device was found when an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer helped the transgender... More »

Surveillance Video Caught Shooting of Cleveland Boy

(Newser) - Cleveland authorities say they've got surveillance video of the confrontation Saturday night that ended with a rookie cop shooting a 12-year-old boy to death, reports CNN . It will be a big part of the police investigation into the Tamir Rice case, but as of now, there are no plans... More »