GUNS IN THE NEWS--December 18, 2003

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"A drug-smuggling suspect shot at a Pima County sheriff's deputy who pulled him over Wednesday morning near Green Valley, then was shot at least once as the deputy returned fire.
Deputy Anne Cathey-Spencer was not injured, said Deputy Dawn Barkman, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
The shooting occurred when the deputy stopped a pickup truck about 8 a.m. on Duval Mine Road east of Continental Road, Barkman said.
Cathey-Spencer was getting ready to walk up to the truck when the driver got out. She told him to stay in the vehicle, and he then started shooting at her from about 15 feet, Barkman said. Cathey-Spencer ducked behind her car and fired back, wounding the man. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/azstar/20031218/lo_azstar/deputyfiredatshootsgunman

"BATON ROUGE, La. -- Two men have been arrested and accused of shooting a state trooper during an attempted bank robbery in Baton Rouge.
Trevor Detiege and Dexter Collins were both already in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on other charges. They were arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from the Nov. 21 shooting at a Bank One branch in an Albertson's store.
Detiege and Collins are accused of attempted armed robbery and attempted first-degree murder."

http://www.theneworleanschannel.com/news/2711216/detail.html

"Sharron "Nikki" Redmond has established herself in the city, recently crowned Miss Savannah and a first-year English teacher at Beach High School. Last night she was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with intent to murder after police say she shot 25-year-old Kevin Shorter.
Police say it is a domestic shooting. The victim is in critical condition and they are still piecing together what happened.
"He's in critical condition, he's lucky to have made it through the night," said Capt. Bob Merriman of the Savannah-Chatham police."

http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=1567959&nav=0qq5Jj7U

"BOULDER - A man wanted after a shooting at a party attended by University of Colorado athletes gave himself up to Aurora police early Wednesday.
A second shooting suspect is still at large.
An estimated 15 shots were fired into the party through a glass patio door soon after Johnson and Martin were asked to leave. They had not been invited."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2513674,00.html

"Denver police are asking for the public's help in locating a robbery suspect accused of shooting and paralyzing a King Soopers security guard last month.
The suspect, John Wise, 24, is wanted in connection with several aggravated robberies in the Denver area. Investigators say Wise has fired shots in more than one incident."

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_2513514,00.html

Lagos - A traditional doctor in central Nigeria has been shot dead by a patient who was testing the potency of an anti-bullet charm the herbalist had prepared for him, police said on Wednesday.

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http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/News/0,,2-11-1447_1460583,00.html

"Officials canceled classes for about 20,000 children on Thursday after bullet marks were found on two school buses, raising fears that they may be linked to shootings around a stretch of highway that have terrorized the Columbus area.
Officials began inspecting other school buses after dents found in the tail light areas of two buses were confirmed to be from bullets, officials of the South-Western School District said. It was not known when the damage was done or whether it was connected to 16 other shootings under investigation.
The news came not long after the Franklin County Sheriff's Office confirmed that a bullet fired into a house earlier in the week came from the same gun used in six of the other incidents. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=2&u=/nm/20031218/ts_nm/crime_shootings_ohio_dc

"WORCESTER, Mass. - A contractor accused of shooting two men at a home supply store was suffering from psychological problems and was on medication, probably for depression, his lawyer said Thursday.
Mark LeBreton, 38, pleaded innocent to attempted murder and assault in the shooting at a Lowe's Home Improvement store in Worcester, Mass. He was ordered held on $500,000 bail.
The shootings Monday prompted a two-day manhunt through Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York that ended with LeBreton's arrest in New York state. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031218/ap_on_re_us/store_shooting_5

"The victim told police he was approached in the 200 block of San Jacinto Drive at about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday by a man who asked for a cigarette, San Diego police Sgt. Rich Nemetz said.
When he replied that he didn't smoke, the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the victim multiple times in the leg, arm and shoulder, Nemetz said.
The wounded man was taken to a local hospital, where he was expected to survive, Nemetz said. "

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20031218/lo_kgtv/1925265

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"Officers were on a call in that area when they heard several shots fired. A few minutes later, emergency crews were called to Fire Station No. 14 in the 2600 block of North 27th Street where a couple had driven for help.
Police said a man and woman in the car both had been shot. The victims were rushed to hospitals. The woman, identified as Keya Kimbrough, 19, of Overland Park, Kan., died a short time later. Police said that the man is hospitalized in stable condition."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ibsys/20031218/lo_kmbc/1925463

"KERNERSVILLE, N.C. -- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School officials are investigating a student who brought a gun to Kernersville Middle School Wednesday.
Officials said the handgun was unloaded and was discovered in the student's book bag. Students are required to keep their book bags in their lockers, according to officials. The gun was discovered after another student told a school counselor."

http://www.wxii12.com/education/2714605/detail.html

Guns go in the GUN bag......

:-)

Makes ya wonder what they're teaching kids in school these days.