A Christmas Day shooting has left two teenagers dead and another in critical condition in the northern New Jersey city of Newark. According to the Huffington Post, the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Wednesday in a neighborhood not far from Interstate 78 and Irvington, a neighboring city. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and […]

A pair of glasses may have saved a Seattle teenager’s life after suspects opened fire on her home Saturday night. Alonza Bryant, 16, was asleep on the couch in her parents’ living room when the shooting occurred. Authorities say the bullet struck the bridge of her glasses and apparently deflected away. The glasses broke, but […]

One of the largest medical centers in Reno, Nevada was struck with gunfire, leaving two dead. According to CBS News, a gunman opened fire at the Reno hospital campus yesterday afternoon. The gunman visited the neurology office around 2 p.m. before opening gunfire, wounding two and killing one person before taking his own life. Renown […]

Police are on the hunt for two suspects after a man was shot to death following a carjacking at a Short Hills mall in New Jersey. According to CBS News, the shooting occurred at 9 p.m. in the parking dock when a couple was leaving The Mall at Short Hills. The 30-year-old victim was opening […]

A 15-year-old Richmond, CA teenager was arrested after police found him carrying a Uzi submachine gun. According to NBC Bay Area, cops spotted the teen pull the machine gun from his waistband. Officers were in the 900 block of Ninth Street around 4 p.m. when they saw the teen – who had an outstanding no-bail warrant […]

The family of Texas honor student Robert Cameron Redus is speaking out after his questionable death at the hands of a police officer during a routine traffic stop. The 23-year-old University of the Incarnate Word student was reportedly shot four to six times by police officer Corporal Chris Carter, 35, near the campus after he pulled Redus over for driving “erratically at […]

As the Sandy Hook massacre one-year anniversary approaches, parents of the victims are starting to speak out about the moment they lost their children. Neil Heslin, who lost his son Jesse in the shooting, spoke to CNN’s Piers Morgan Live about seeing Adam Lanza’s father for the first time, and he unveiled a deep sense of strength and […]

Joe Hendrix, the man that shot an Alzheimer’s patient who wandered into his yard, plans on using the controversial ‘Stand Your Ground’ law as self-defense in the case. The law was made popular in the Trayvon Martin case courtesy of George Zimmerman. Read more over at [Daily Mail] ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) has lost millions […]

A 21-year-old man was gunned down in broad daylight after refusing to give an armed man his expensive Beats by Dre headphones on Sunday. Christian Massey was shot in a Philadelphia alley where children were playing nearby. According to NBC: The armed man first demanded Massey’s Dr. Dre Beats headphones. Massey did not comply and […]

Music

“Don’t let the city get me…don’t let this hood take me under.” As we go about our day-to-day lives, it’s easy to forget how good most of us have it. I recently saw a video called “Under” by a young up-and-coming singer named Ahsan. The video depicts the life of too many black kids in […]

Ugh! While  driving home from a church party with friends Youth pastor Daniel Diaz, 33, was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant in Pomona, California just shortly community leaders held a peace a prayer rally against gun violence. Huffington Post reports: Diaz, a youth minister at New Beginning Community Ministries Church in Baldwin Park, was much beloved in […]

UPDATE: 11/11/13 2:25 PM EST According to police, the Iranian gunman who shot and killed three people in Brooklyn has been identified at Raefe Akhbar. Akhbar was not a part of a indie-rock group killed, as previously reported. According to New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, he shot and killed two members of the […]