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A visiting Harvard professor was placed on leave after firing a pellet gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur, raising concerns due to the timing and location amid rising antisemitic tensions, though police stated the incident was unrelated to antisemitism.
Ryan Hopkins, a California man, sobbed as he was sentenced for aiding and abetting assault with a deadly weapon after his friend shot and killed a sleeping homeless woman with a pellet gun during a "hobo hunting" incident. Hopkins received a suspended three-year prison term, with the possibility of imprisonment if he violates probation after serving six months in jail. His defense attorney argued that Hopkins was unaware of his friend's intentions, while the prosecution maintained that his guilty plea indicated awareness of the crime. The shooter, William Innes, has been charged with first-degree murder and is awaiting trial.
A San Diego teenager, Ryan Hopkins, was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence for his role in aiding his friend, William Innes, in the shooting death of a homeless woman, Annette Pershal, with a pellet gun. Innes, who allegedly referred to the incident as a "hobo hunt," is facing charges of first-degree murder. Hopkins tearfully apologized to Pershal's family in court. The incident occurred in May, and Pershal died from her injuries after spending three days in a coma.
An 18-year-old man, William Innes, pleaded not guilty to murder charges after allegedly shooting and killing a 68-year-old homeless woman, Annette Pershal, with a pellet gun in Serra Mesa. Co-defendant Ryan Hopkins, who allegedly drove Innes to the crime scene, also pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. Prosecutors claim that Innes sent a message to a group chat stating he was "going hobo hunting with a pellet gun" just minutes before the shooting. Pershal was found unconscious and later died in the hospital from multiple pellet gun wounds. Both defendants remain in custody without bail.
A man in Iowa was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy during a domestic dispute call. The man, identified as Matt Davis, was armed with a pellet gun and pointed it at passing vehicles and deputies. Despite orders to drop the gun, Davis refused and walked towards the officers, prompting the deputy to shoot him. The incident is under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa State Patrol.
A police officer in Colorado fatally shot 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson, who was Black, after chasing him from a suburban Denver store, where he was believed to be involved in an armed robbery with a group of other teens. Police initially said the teen was armed with a semi-automatic gun, but it was later revealed to be a pellet gun. Body camera footage released on Friday shows the officer tackling Richardson to the ground and firing one shot into his abdomen. Richardson's movements were obscured in the video, and an investigation will focus on whether he ever pointed the pellet gun at officers.
Racial justice protesters marched in Aurora, Colorado, demanding justice for Jor'Dell Richardson, a 14-year-old shot and killed by police on June 1. The Aurora Police Department announced that Richardson had a pellet gun at the time of his death, not a firearm, as police had said earlier. The police released body-worn camera footage of the shooting, which showed Richardson reaching into his waistband for a pellet gun resembling a firearm. The investigation into whether criminal charges ought to be filed against the officers involved is ongoing, along with an internal probe.
The 14-year-old boy who was killed by police in Aurora last week had a pellet gun, not a semiautomatic pistol as previously claimed by police. The boy was part of a group of teens who stole from a nearby store and ran from police. The family and supporters were waiting outside the Aurora Municipal Center when the information was made public. The family attorney accused the police of misleading the public about what happened. Protests erupted outside the center after the body camera video was released.
The Aurora Police Department released body-worn camera videos showing an officer fatally shooting 14-year-old Jor’Dell Richardson last week after he ran from police who were investigating suspicious activity. The weapon on Richardson was a pellet gun made to replicate a handgun. Richardson was surrendering when he was shot, family attorney Siddhartha Rathod said. Richardson's family called for justice and transparency, and hundreds marched around Aurora City Hall demanding accountability for the shooting.