All articles tagged with #targeted shooting
A man was killed and a woman was injured in a targeted shooting in Fort Bend County, Texas. The incident occurred in the 8800 block of FM 1464, and the woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. The investigation is ongoing, and further details are limited at this time.
A pregnant woman was killed and a man was injured in a targeted shooting by two suspects armed with assault rifles in Washington DC. The woman, Samya Gill, 22, of Fort Washington, Maryland, was taken to the hospital in critical condition and gave birth before dying. The baby is in critical condition. Police believe the shooting was targeted, although they don’t know if the victims knew the shooters. The suspects’ car, a white sedan, fled the area, and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
A targeted shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, left two dead and five injured. The shooter, Amari Pollard, 19, had a long-running dispute with 18-year-old graduate Shawn Jackson, who was killed along with his father, Lorenzo Smith. Pollard was arraigned on two counts of second-degree murder and held without bond. The nature of the dispute is still being investigated. The remaining high school graduations in the district have been rescheduled with enhanced security measures.
A targeted shooting at the Antioch Village Apartments in San Antonio resulted in one person dead and two critically injured after a group opened fire on an intended target. The target's associates fired back, leading to a gunfire exchange. The deceased person was not the intended target. SAPD officers and media members were assaulted at the scene, and one person was taken into custody. The incident is not connected to Friday's Northwest Side shooting.
A shooting on northbound Interstate 75 in Detroit early Monday morning left a 27-year-old woman dead and a 30-year-old male in critical condition. The Michigan State Police are investigating the incident and believe it was not a random shooting. The shooting was one of two on Metro Detroit freeways late Sunday into Monday.
Janyia Marshae Thompson, a 19-year-old woman, was fatally shot in a targeted attack at a convenience store in Birmingham. Another woman was also injured but is expected to survive. The police are investigating the incident and trying to speak to the injured woman to assist the investigation. The woman's death is one of five that has happened in Birmingham over the past week, and one of two in just several hours. So far this year, there have been 39 homicides in the city.