With Memorial Day upon us, summer is unofficially here and that almost certainly means another season of mayhem in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windy City</a>.
As of early Sunday morning, there were already 34 individuals shot with eight dead in Chicago over <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-breaking-news-today/13311022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day Weekend</a>.
The deadly weekend comes as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is rolling out a safety program that includes having more police on the ground — which he&#8217;s accomplished by canceling days off, an increase in peace safety officers on hand to de-escalate situations, and events and programs for Chicago&#8217;s youth.
“It’s going to take all of us, not just the police, not just city government, to ensure that our communities can live and thrive in peace and safety,” Johnson <a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/mayor-brandon-johnson-unveils-safety-plan-for-memorial-day-weekend/d9eee800-fa61-484f-ba05-d49b1416d49d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> earlier this week. “However you decide to spend your holiday weekend in Chicago, your safety is my top priority.”
Last year, Chicago had its deadliest Memorial Day in half a decade. More than <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-shootings-at-least-48-shot-8-fatally-in-memorial-day-weekend-gun-violence/2845854/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">50 were shot and nine were killed</a>. Based on those numbers in comparison to this year, it doesn&#8217;t really seem like Johnson&#8217;s having a major impact in curbing crime. The weekend is not over, and Monday&#8217;s Memorial Day events will likely only bring more bloodshed.
Perhaps those inclined to commit such recklessness in Chicago don&#8217;t exactly fear Johnson or his soft-on-crime policies. Readers should keep in mind what happened after one <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bedlam-as-hundreds-of-teenagers-inundate-downtown-chicago" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April weekend</a> during which throngs of teenagers rampaged in the streets, jumped on cars, and beat up at least one innocent couple. Johnson effectively dismissed it as youthful shenanigans. He even compared the behavior to his young child jumping down the flight of stairs.
He even told the press that it &#8220;is not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunities in their own communities.&#8221;
&#8220;Have you ever taught middle school? I have,&#8221; Johnson <a href="https://news.grabien.com/story-chicago-mayor-elect-defends-looters-demonizing-children-is-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a>. &#8220;Have you ever raised young people? Do you understand the risk that young people take just because they&#8217;re young? Do you know that home plate is at the bottom of my stairs? I found that out when my son was sliding down those stairs trying to score.&#8221;
He went on to say that youngsters &#8220;make silly decisions! They do. So we have to make sure that we are investing to make sure that young people know that they are supported.&#8221;
Here is part of what those &#8220;silly&#8221; kids were doing:
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🚨<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: Chaotic Scene Unfolds in Downtown Chicago as Teenagers Vandalize Cars and Gunfire Erupts 
📌<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicago</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Illinois?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Illinois</a> ⁰ There is currently a significant police response taking place in downtown Chicago due to a large group of teenagers causing chaos. They have been… <a href="https://t.co/n7xhBpsTKs">pic.twitter.com/n7xhBpsTKs</a>
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Johnson&#8217;s solution to this disarray, as well as the near-daily shootings in Chicago, is more government funding for programs often unrelated to the enforcement of the law. He should be doing more to back the police so that they can feel confident they have the support needed and authority to actually enforce the law.
Of course, the real answer to this chaos can&#8217;t just come from government funding or improved policing. He must, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chaos-rules-in-chicago-the-lack-of-two-parent-homes-is-to-blame" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as this author has previously observed</a>, advocate that fathers stay in the home and encourage mothers and fathers to stay together. Fatherlessness in Chicago, especially in the black community, can explain much of the city&#8217;s crime.
Until a true shift toward focusing the family on happens, Chicago will likely have many more deadly summers.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Chicago’s Endless Summer Violence: 34 Shot, 8 Dead So Far This Memorial Day Weekend

Chicago's Endless Summer Violence: 34 Shot, 8 Dead So Far This Memorial Day Weekend

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A fight and a gunshot forced one of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-welcomes-new-leftist-mayor-with-vision-of-a-safer-and-more-equitable-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chicago</a>’s most popular summer spots to close just hours after opening for Memorial Day weekend. 
Up to 100 teenagers gathered at the North Avenue beach around 1:30 p.m. on Friday when a fight broke out and someone fired a gun, according to police, Fox 32 <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/police-activity-north-avenue-beach-chicago-memorial-day-weekend">reported</a>. Video of the incident showed the group of teens taunting each other before a single gunshot is heard and the crowd disperses.
No one was injured by the gunfire, and police took a 15-year-old boy and one other person into custody. Chicago’s beaches, which stretch along Lake Michigan, officially opened at 11 a.m. Friday for the summer. 
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Today, on the first day beaches were opened for the season in Chicago, a shooting takes place at the popular North Avenue Beach as about 80 to 100 teenagers gathered. <a href="https://t.co/tEJeSW0kNj">pic.twitter.com/tEJeSW0kNj</a>
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&#8220;The person who fired the weapon was observed,&#8221; Interim Chicago Police Department Supt. Fred Waller <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/north-avenue-beach-shot-fired/">said</a>. &#8220;He was taken into custody after a very, very short foot pursuit. Another subject in the same area was also observed running away with a weapon and he was taken into custody. Two weapons were recovered from him.&#8221;
Claire Nelson, who was at the beach with a group of friends from DePaul University, was only 200 feet away from the group of teenagers at the time of the fight and subsequent gunfire, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/north-avenue-beach-shot-fired/">reported</a>. 
&#8220;We were really close, actually. We were having fun, and then all of a sudden these people started fighting, and the police came out, and then we heard a gunshot, and we just ran away to safety,&#8221; Nelson said.
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The beach <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-beaches-north-avenue-beach-closed-shots-fired/13304202/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reopened</a> a few hours after the incident, and the 15-year-old was charged with two felonies: one count of aggravated assault discharge of a firearm and one count of criminal damage to property worth $500 to $10,000.
The city, led by its new leftist mayor Brandon Johnson, <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/chicago-peacekeeping-force-holiday-weekend/">prepared</a> for another weekend of potential violence by increasing police presence across the city and deploying 30 “peacekeepers” trained in de-escalation and conflict intervention. The Chicago PD also said it would be conducting bag checks of large gatherings at beaches. 
Last year in Chicago, nine people were killed and 40 were injured in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/violent-weekend-starts-off-summer-in-chicago-with-at-least-five-dead">shootings</a> across the city over Memorial Day weekend.
“It’s going to take all of us not just the police, city government to ensure our communities can live and thrive in peace and safety,” Johnson said while discussing the city’s safety plan for the holiday weekend.

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Gunfire Forces Popular Chicago Beach To Close Hours After Opening For Holiday Weekend

Gunfire Forces Chicago Beach To Close Hours After Opening For Holiday Weekend

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Law enforcement officials in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee">Tennessee</a> arrested 40-year-old Victor Rodriguez last week after he told them that he opened fire at a group of men who were allegedly trying to steal his car from outside his home.
The Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office charged Rodriguez with one count of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon after the incident last weekend. If convicted, he could face up to 6 years in prison.
Video of the incident showed several individuals &#8220;lurking around cars&#8221; outside of the home, Fox 13 Memphis <a href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-arrested-after-he-returns-fire-at-car-thieves-outside-of-his-shelby-county-home/article_cb42209a-f354-11ed-a2c9-b7e1f051cd76.html">reported</a>, adding that the suspected car thieves &#8220;used burglary tools and key fob programmers to get inside of a van outside the house.&#8221;
Surveillance cameras inside the family&#8217;s home notified them that their vehicle was in the process of being stolen when Rodriguez went outside to confront the suspects. The suspects fired multiple rounds at him before he fired back several times, according to security video. At least 28 shots were fired during the exchange.
His wife was baffled by law enforcement&#8217;s decision to charge her husband over the ordeal.
“When they were talking to him, from what I saw, it was like they were trying to find ways to charge him,” she said. “That doesn’t sound right. Why would you put pressure on the victim when you should put pressure for the suspects to be found.”
“Right now I’m just thankful that no bullets hit him or my daughters or myself,” she added.
Police say Rodriguez told them that he could not see what he was shooting at and that he even allegedly admitted to closing his eyes while shooting because he was scared, the report.
Rodriguez&#8217;s wife was upset that the suspects were not caught and were &#8220;probably sleeping or partying&#8221; while her &#8220;husband was in jail, trying to get released for something where he was innocent.”
She said that she was trying to convince her children that the area was still a safe place to live after the incident.
“For my girls and mom, it was like a movie. It was like we were in a movie,&#8221; she said. &#8220;When I first told them we were going back to the house, they were like, ‘No mommy, don’t do that to us.&#8217; They said, ‘Mommy, we do not want to stay there. What if they come back and get us?’”

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Police In Tennessee Arrest Man After He Defended His Property From Car Thieves

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A 22-year-old campaign volunteer for One PA, a Left-wing political organization, allegedly fatally <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/guns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shot</a> a 46-year-old fellow volunteer on Monday afternoon as the individuals were garnering <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elections" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> for Helen Gym, a Democratic candidate for the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> mayoral primary.
Police did not reveal why the volunteer, who was in legal possession of his handgun, allegedly fired at the other volunteer, although the two had possibly been engaged in a dispute, according to a <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-gun-violence-onepa-shooting-homicide-20230508.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Philadelphia Inquirer. The men had each been canvassing in the East Germantown neighborhood in the northern portion of Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet that the 22-year-old had remained at the scene to be questioned by detectives, while Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said the two individuals “happened upon each other.”
Staff Inspector Ernest Ransom added that the men “had always had a beef.”
The 46-year-old allegedly pulled a firearm that was unregistered to him when he met the 22-year-old on the street, allegedly prompting the latter to draw his handgun and shoot the man in the armpit. The younger canvasser told officers that he had acted in self-defense.
“Today, a One PA team member tragically lost their life,” the organization said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/OnePennsylvania/status/1655735268459118595" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “We are heartbroken, and our condolences and sympathy are with their family. We are mourning this senseless loss, and continuing to gather the facts and investigate what happened.”
The One PA <a href="https://onepa.org/our-story/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> said the group was initially launched as part of the Service Employees International Union, also known as the SEIU, but is now an independent “multiracial, intergenerational, and multi-issue membership organization.”
Gym is widely regarded as one of the more Left-wing candidates in the mayoral primary, which is slated to occur next week. The former councilwoman’s campaign <a href="https://helengym.com/issues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">platform</a> centers on community safety and supports declaring a state of emergency over gun violence.
“I was devastated to hear about the tragic death of a canvasser today,” Gym <a href="https://twitter.com/HelenGymPHL/status/1655726646144520199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> on social media. “My thoughts are with the family of the victim, the One PA community, and everyone impacted by this irrevocable loss. Though the canvasser was not part of our campaign, this loss is deeply felt by all of us.”
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Gym has received <a href="https://helengym.com/endorsements/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsements</a> from prominent democratic socialists Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Back in 2017, Gym endorsed Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner, who has drawn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/philadelphia-district-attorney-larry-krasner-impeached-he-blames-racism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">controversy</a> for advancing lax bail policies and reduced prosecutions for certain crimes, prompting hundreds of attorneys to leave his office.
Elevated crime levels are a core issue in the mayoral elections. Philadelphia saw 516 homicides last year, just below the 2021 total of 562 homicides, which was a decades-long high in the City of Brotherly Love, according to <a href="https://www.phillypolice.com/crime-maps-stats/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">data</a> from the Philadelphia Police Department.

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Volunteer Campaigning For Far-Left Philly Mayoral Candidate Fatally Shoots Another Volunteer: Police

Campaign Volunteer For Far-Left Philadelphia Group Fatally Shoots Fellow Volunteer

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MSNBC host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-scarborough-reads-biden-admin-the-riot-act-over-classified-docs-fumble-amateur-hour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Scarborough</a> said that Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-abbott-deploys-special-national-guard-force-to-southern-border-ahead-of-expected-illegal-immigrant-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott&#8217;s</a> negligence (R-TX) was to blame for the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-need-everybody-hero-cop-called-for-backup-before-taking-on-texas-mall-shooter-alone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> that took place on Saturday at an outlet mall in his state — and another deadly incident involving a man who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-identify-suspect-accused-of-mowing-over-18-people-near-border-has-extensive-criminal-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drove a vehicle</a> into a crowd of migrants — arguing that Abbott was &#8220;refusing&#8221; to protect Texans.
Scarborough and his cohost Mika Brzezinski addressed the weekend&#8217;s violence on Monday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;Morning Joe,&#8221; beginning with an editorial sent to the governor by The Dallas Morning News editorial board.
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&quot;There is a sickness in the state of Texas and that sickness starts at the very top with Greg Abbott, who refuses to protect little children&#8230;whether it&#39;s at school or church or shopping malls or even inside their own homes.&quot; &#8212;<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@joenbc</a> <a href="https://t.co/LC5Z6yAprT">pic.twitter.com/LC5Z6yAprT</a>
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The letter <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2023/05/07/gov-abbott-you-must-act-on-gun-violence/">called</a> on Abbott to take action on gun violence, claiming it was not &#8220;conservative&#8221; to not act when there was a problem, saying, &#8220;You must speak to the terrible imbalance that you and Republican leaders have created between the individual liberty of nearly unrestricted ownership of the most powerful rifles and guns versus the increasing decline in society’s ability to function without constant fear of violent death.&#8221;
Scarborough immediately launched his attack on Abbott as well, saying, &#8220;You have a group of migrants being run down and killed here. The U.S. has by far the highest child and teen firearm mortality rate among poor countries. Our little children are being slaughtered. And Greg Abbott has nothing to say about it. He just wants to change the subject.&#8221;
Scarborough went on to claim that Abbott, after such acts of violence, was more interested in the alleged perpetrator&#8217;s immigration status than he was in how the individual was able to get his hands on a firearm.
&#8220;So is it any surprise that we have migrants being run over with this sort of lack of leadership, the sort of cynicism, this sort of hatred in Texas? Is it any surprise that we have migrants, on Sunday morning, some of them probably going to church, getting run over while they’re waiting for a bus, or that we have a neo-Nazi sympathizers, possible white supremacists going to malls to gun down other people?&#8221; he continued.
Scarborough finished with a direct accusation, saying, &#8220;There is a sickness in the state of Texas, and that sickness starts at the very top with Greg Abbott, who refuses to protect little children in the state of Texas, whether it’s at school or whether it’s his church or whether it’s at shopping malls or even inside their own homes.&#8221;

MSNBC TV Hosts Joe Scarborough And Mika Brzezinski Interviewed By Philanthropist And Financier David Rubenstein In DC

Joe Scarborough Blames Greg Abbott For Mall Shooting And More

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Texas

Law enforcement responded to reports of an active shooting at Allen Premium Outlets in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> Saturday afternoon and have confirmed that at least eight people were killed and another seven people were injured by a lone gunman.
The Collin County sheriff confirmed that the shooter was dead at the scene and that there were multiple victims, including children, <a href="https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/investigation-underway-reported-shooting-allen-outlet-mall/287-4ff8ca1b-ae70-4c6d-b491-1f2eb41cebaa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to WFAA. Texas DPS and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives joined local authorities on the scene.
Nine victims, from the ages of 5 to 61, were transported to the hospital, <a href="https://twitter.com/BlakeFox4News/status/1654995425466654725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Allen Police Department. Police said that the shooter <a href="https://twitter.com/BlakeFox4News/status/1654995425466654725" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acted alone</a>. At 3:36 p.m. local time, a police officer was responding to a separate call at the outlet mall and heard gunfire. The officer then engaged the shooter and &#8220;neutralized&#8221; the suspect before calling for emergency personnel.
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At 3:36 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2023, an Allen Police Department officer on an unrelated call heard gunshots at Allen Premium Outlets. The officer engaged the suspect and neutralized the threat. He then called for emergency personnel.
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Live aerial <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05SHEHjo59A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> from Fox 4 showed numerous law enforcement officials going into the stores as a line of shoppers walked away from the mall. The footage also appeared to show multiple bodies outside an H&amp;M store covered by white sheets.
Allen Premium Outlets is around 25 miles north of Dallas and is home to over 120 outlet stores.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a statement following the shooting, saying that he has been in contact with the Allen mayor and Texas DPS director.
&#8220;Our hearts are with the people of Allen, Texas tonight during this unspeakable tragedy,&#8221; Abbott said. &#8220;I have been in contact with Mayor Fulk and DPS Director McCraw as well as other state and local leaders and offered the full support of the State of Texas to local officials to ensure all needed assistance and resources are swiftly deployed, including DPS officers, Texas Rangers, and investigative resources.&#8221;
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Multiple Casualties Reported After Shooting At Outlet Mall In Texas

At Least 8 Killed By Mass Shooter At Texas Outlet Mall

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A suspect is still at large after a shooting rocked midtown <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/atlanta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, on Wednesday — when a man opened fire at a medical facility, leaving one dead and several others injured.
The suspect has been identified as Coast Guard veteran Deion Patterson, who <a href="https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta-police-investigating-active-shooter-incident-midtown/HFIIPRLDQNCVRLLVGRZCPXO6LE/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> enlisted in 2018 and served as an Electrician’s Mate Second Class and was discharged from active duty in January of this year.
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Update as of 1:30p &#8211; There have been no additional shots fired since the initial incident unfolded. We are currently aware of 4 shooting victims related to this situation. (1/3)
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CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/atlanta-midtown-shooting/h_a08b17d5cea2c63637e522653b48fb33" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that Patterson was visiting the medical facility with his mother when he became agitated and then opened fire, injuring five women ranging in age from 25 to 71. One woman, aged 39, has died from her injuries. None of the victims have been identified.
According to Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum, the suspect&#8217;s mother was not among those injured in the shooting and she has been cooperating with law enforcement. Schierbaum also noted during a Wednesday afternoon press conference that the suspect had previous but &#8220;limited&#8221; contact with law enforcement in the past.
During and immediately after the shooting, Atlanta Police asked people in the immediate area to shelter in place as they attempted to apprehend the suspect — but as police were first arriving on the scene, he carjacked a vehicle and fled the area. Officials are not aware of any further shots fired since he fled the scene, but have continued to search the area for additional victims.
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Based on our preliminary investigation, these are photos believed to be of the active shooter. Anyone with any information on this person&#39;s whereabouts is asked to call 911. The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached. (3/3)
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Police have urged anyone who might have information leading to the suspect&#8217;s apprehension to call 911. &#8220;The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached,&#8221; they added.

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Suspect Still At Large After Atlanta Shooting, Identified As Coast Guard Veteran

Atlanta

The man <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-did-you-shoot-my-daddy-and-me-6-year-old-girl-allegedly-shot-by-neighbor-after-basketball-rolls-into-his-yard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused of shooting</a> a 6-year-old <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/north-carolina" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Carolina</a> girl and her parents after a basketball rolled into his yard allegedly said he didn’t “like white people” just before the incident. 
Jamie White, the father who was shot on April 18, opened up about the shooting in an <a href="https://www.gastongazette.com/story/news/crime/2023/04/24/crowders-mountain-man-says-he-was-shot-shielding-his-daughter/70146235007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with the Gaston Gazette on Monday, telling the outlet what transpired. 
According to White, his daughter was playing basketball with neighborhood kids when a ball rolled into the yard of Robert Louis Singletary. Singletary, who was <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/man-charged-with-shooting-nc-family-allegedly-made-racial-comment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">convicted</a> of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflict serious injury back in 2016, was allegedly talking with a neighbor and went inside his home to retrieve a revolver. 
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&#8220;He comes back out the door running, firing at that man and his kids,&#8221; White said. &#8220;At that point, I took off. My youngin&#8217; was down the road too. My little girl and about 10, 12 other kids were down there. They were all stunned. It was the first time they had ever seen anything like that.&#8221;
White told the Gazette that he told Singletary to put the gun down and stop shooting because he might shoot a child.
&#8220;I said, &#8216;Man, that&#8217;s crazy.&#8217; And he said, &#8216;You white? I don&#8217;t even like white people. I&#8217;m going to shoot your a**,'&#8221; White alleged before saying that Singletary then pointed a gun at his daughter before White jumped in front to shield her. Singletary is black, while the White family is white. 
&#8220;He fires three shots. He hasn&#8217;t hit nobody yet. So I turn around and look … My daughter&#8217;s right in front of me. I look and see, and he&#8217;s pointing straight at my daughter,&#8221; said White. &#8220;And I just run towards my daughter … and that&#8217;s when he got me.&#8221;
A bullet punctured one of Mr. White&#8217;s lungs and his liver. White’s daughter was nicked in the head by a bullet, and his wife was also grazed by one of the shots. White was released from the hospital several days after being flown to Charlotte for emergency treatment. 
Police have not yet commented on whether the shooting could have been racially motivated. The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-shooting-neighbor-basketball-2f18b236901ff997eabe3d10d0058e4b">omitted</a> Singletary&#8217;s alleged comment about not liking white people from its coverage of the incident, drawing some criticism online. 
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Singletary was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon by Gaston County Police. 
Singletary was apprehended by police after being on the run for several days. He also faces assault charges for an incident in December when he allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a mini-sledgehammer. 
White told reporters he was displeased that Singletary had been released on bond. “None of this would have happened if the judicial system would have done their job,&#8221; he said.

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Suspect In Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Girl Said He Didn’t ‘Like White People’ During Attack, Father Says

Suspect In Shooting Of 6-Year-Old Girl Said He Didn't 'Like White People' During Attack, Father Says

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Jury selection began Monday in the trial of the shooter who killed 11 at the Tree of Life synagogue in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/pittsburgh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pittsburgh</a> in 2018.
The 50-year-old shooter faces 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religion resulting in death and 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death.
If convicted, he could face the death penalty, jurors <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-synagogue-mass-shooting-trial-e89661bba2d7e3beb48b6420d72ddb35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Monday.
On October 27, 2018, the shooter opened fire on Jewish worshippers holding Sabbath services at the Tree of Life synagogue in east Pittsburgh. He killed 11 people and wounded six more, including several Holocaust survivors.
The attack was the most deadly anti-Semitic attack in United States history.
He was armed with a Colt AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, as well as three Glock .357 handguns — and fired all four of the firearms, authorities said.
Prosecutors say their evidence also includes hundreds of cartridge cases, as well as bullets.
The shooter, a truck driver from a Pittsburgh suburb, offered to plead guilty in order to get a life sentence rather than a death sentence, but federal prosecutors rejected that offer.
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His legal team <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-synagogue-massacre-robert-bowers-c395a822a1a684d4c87fa079c59832f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he has schizophrenia, as well as structural and functional brain impairments.
U.S. District Judge Robert Colville is overseeing the trial in downtown Pittsburgh.
Several relatives of victims who died in the attack, as well as one survivor of the attack, were reportedly in the courtroom for the first day of the trial.
All four of the first prospective jurors said they would be willing to consider a death sentence or life in prison. They were each questioned for about 30 minutes, mostly about how they felt regarding a potential death penalty.
Most of the families of the victims said that they support the government pursuing the death penalty.
The shooter’s online presence showed he made anti-Semitic statements. He reportedly called Jews the &#8220;children of Satan,&#8221; and his cover photo on the social media website Gab was a photo with the number 1488, which has been used by white supremacists to reference the &#8220;<a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/14-words" target="_blank" rel="noopener">14 Words</a>&#8221; white supremacist slogan, as well as the Nazi slogan &#8220;Heil Hitler.&#8221;
Prosecutors are expected to argue that the attack was motivated by religious hatred. Earlier this month, prosecutors said in a court filing that the shooter “harbored deep, murderous animosity towards all Jewish people.”
In 2021, during a pretrial hearing, a police officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-synagogue-mass-shooting-trial-e89661bba2d7e3beb48b6420d72ddb35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> that the shooter was “very calm and he said he’s had enough and that Jews are killing our children and the Jews had to die.” Another police officers said the shooter had told him “these people are committing genocide on my people and I want to kill Jews.”
Court documents show that prosecutors may bring in autopsies and the 911 calls of two victims who were later shot and killed.
The trial is expected to revolve around whether the shooter should be sentenced to death.
President Biden said during his 2020 campaign that he wanted to abolish the death penalty at the federal level, but prosecutors are moving forward with the potential of a death sentence in this trial.
The trial is expected to be lengthy, lasting several months, with jury selection taking up to several weeks.

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The 25-year-old man who murdered five coworkers and shot eight others earlier this month at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/louisville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville</a> bank where he worked reportedly left behind a manifesto detailing an anti-gun motive for the attack.
The killer, who The Daily Wire is not naming due to company policy about not giving notoriety to mass killers, made three main points in the document, which is in the hands of law enforcement, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11995155/Louisville-bank-killer-left-13-page-manifesto-revealing-three-motives-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>.
He wanted to prove how easy it was to purchase a firearm, to highlight the mental health crisis in the U.S., and to commit suicide.
The report said that he had worked at the bank since 2021, but that executives lost confidence in him because he failed to fit in. He was fired just days before he went on the rampage.
The Louisville Metro Police Department also revealed the identities of the five victims who died in the shooting: Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; James Tutt, 64; and Deana Eckert, 57.
One of those who was seriously injured in the shooting was Officer Nickolas Wilt, whose heroic actions brought the tragedy to an end. He had just graduated the police academy and was on only his fourth shift when he responded to the shooting.
Police said Wilt “ran towards the gunfire today to save lives” and, after reportedly receiving surgery, “remains in critical condition after being shot in the head.”
“Our city and so many from around the nation are praying for Officer Wilt’s strength and healing. His heroic actions exemplify the best of law enforcement,” tweeted Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg.
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The killer&#8217;s mother <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/louisville-shooters-mother-call-to-911-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> police to warn them that he was headed to the bank with a gun. The woman said she learned about what her son was up to secondhand from her son’s roommate, and noted that he was an employee at the bank. However, her call to police came after the attack had already started.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.

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The criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal on-set shooting of the movie &#8220;Rust&#8221; have reportedly been dropped.
ABC News <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/charges-dropped-alec-baldwin-fatal-set-rust-shooting/story?id=98734243" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that both counts of involuntary manslaughter facing Baldwin for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins are in the process of being dropped by recently appointed special prosecutors Kari Morrissey and Jason Lewis.
&#8220;We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident,&#8221; Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, the attorneys for Alec Baldwin, said in a statement.
Deadline <a href="https://deadline.com/2023/04/alec-baldwin-charges-dropped-rust-shooting-halyna-hutchins-1235329568/">reported</a> that the investigation into Hutchins&#8217; death is still ongoing and that &#8220;this case could be resurrected in the future.&#8221;
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The Santa Fe County District Attorney&#8217;s Office dropped the gun enhancement charge against Baldwin in February because prosecutors would have to prove that he brandished the firearm with intent to harm or intimidate a person.
“In order to avoid further litigious distractions by Mr. Baldwin and his attorneys, the District Attorney and the special prosecutor have removed the firearm enhancement to the involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Halyna Hutchins on the ‘Rust’ film set,” a spokesperson for First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alec-baldwin-scores-win-rust-fatal-shooting-case-da-drops-firearm-enhancement">told</a> Fox News Digital. “The prosecution’s priority is securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys.”
The charges against Baldwin came after the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office turned over a 500-page report on its investigation to prosecutors in October. The report contains redactions, but the investigation <a href="https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/santa-fe-co-sheriff-releases-full-rust-shooting-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> that Baldwin fired a gun with live ammunition. The report also paints a chaotic picture of what happened the day of the shooting, as well as documents repeated problems with firearms on the set.
A report signed by the New Mexico chief medical investigator found Hutchins’ death to be an “accident,” according to CNN.
“Review of available law enforcement reports showed no compelling demonstration that the firearm was intentionally loaded with live ammunition on set. Based on all available information, including the absence of obvious intent to cause harm or death, the manner of death is best classified as accident,” the report <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/entertainment/rust-movie-shooting-alec-baldwin-charges-decision/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Baldwin has rejected culpability in Hutchins’ death. In December 2021, Baldwin <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/baldwin-on-if-he-feels-guilt-for-killing-halyna-hutchins-no-someone-is-responsible-its-not-me">told</a> George Stephanopoulos in an interview on ABC News that “I didn’t pull the trigger” of the prop gun that fired and killed Hutchins. Baldwin further denied responsibility in Hutchins’ death.
“I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can’t say who that is, but I know it’s not me,” Baldwin told the host. “I might have killed myself if I thought I was responsible, and I don’t say that lightly.”
Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was the armorer on the film set where Hutchins was fatally shot, was also charged with involuntary manslaughter in the case.
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

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Charges Dropped Against Alec Baldwin In Fatal ‘Rust’ Shooting, Report Says

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The mother of the gunman in the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wounded-officer-who-helped-stop-louisville-shooter-identified" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deadly shooting</a> Monday at Old National Bank in Louisville, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kentucky</a>, called 911 to warn police about her son heading to the bank with a gun.
Louisville officials released her call on Wednesday, along with other 911 calls made during the attack that killed five people and injured eight others.
The woman said she learned about what her son was up to secondhand from her son&#8217;s roommate, and noted that he was an employee at the bank. The woman said she did not believe her son owned a gun, but suggested that her son&#8217;s girlfriend might have a firearm. She also said her son was a &#8220;good kid&#8221; who has never hurt anyone before. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what to do, I need your help,&#8221; she said.
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There are breaks in the roughly three minutes of audio that was released. The mother appears to be unaware that the attack on the bank had begun. At the end of the audio, the woman was told not to head to the bank because it was &#8220;dangerous there&#8221; as indicated by other calls.
In explaining the reasons for the release, <a href="https://www.wave3.com/2023/04/12/graphic-city-releases-911-calls-old-national-bank-shooting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said</a>, &#8220;transparency is important, even more so in times of crisis.&#8221; He noted that parts of the audio &#8220;have been redacted to protect the privacy of those involved.&#8221;
The gunman, identified as a 25-year-old employee at the bank, died in a confrontation with responding police. Authorities said the suspect was armed with a rifle, which he <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/louisville-bank-shooting.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legally purchased</a>, and was live-streaming during the attack. Authorities have yet to announce a motive.
The Daily Wire is not naming the suspect in keeping with a policy of depriving mass shooters of undeserved notoriety.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) released on Tuesday body-cam footage of officers responding to the attack on the bank. LMPD said Nickolas Wilt and Cory &#8220;CJ&#8221; Galloway were the &#8220;hero&#8221; officers who were the first to arrive on the scene.
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Here are our HERO Officers. Ofc. Nickolas Wilt (L) and Ofc. Cory &quot;CJ&quot; Galloway (R). Both are assigned to LMPD&#39;s First Division. Officer Wilt graduated on 3-31-23. Officer Galloway is a Training Officer and has been an Officer since 2018. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LMPD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LMPD</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Heroes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Heroes</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ai8lvJQBTh">pic.twitter.com/Ai8lvJQBTh</a>
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Wilt, a 26-year-old who recently graduated from the police academy, was shot in the head while confronting the shooter. Wilt received brain surgery at a hospital and was <a href="https://www.wlky.com/article/lmpd-louisville-officer-hurt-nickolas-wilt-shooting/43556088" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed in critical condition</a>.
The victims who died in the attack have been identified as Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; and James Tutt, 64; Juliana Farmer, 45; and Deana Eckert, 57.
Elliott, a bank vice president, was well known by politicians locally and afar. Both Greenberg and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear described him as a friend. Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) also described Elliott as being close to his family.
&#8220;My friend Tommy Elliott was killed today in Louisville,&#8221; Scott tweeted. &#8220;He was my banker for many years. This news is very shocking and sad for Ann and me. He did so much in the Louisville community, and we pray for his family during this awful time.&#8221;
A vigil is planned for 5 p.m. Wednesday at the local Muhammad Ali Center.
&#8220;This vigil will be to acknowledge the wounds, physical and emotional, that gun violence leaves behind,&#8221; Greenberg said at a news conference on Tuesday, <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/12/latest-on-louisville-shooting-vigil-planned-body-cam-footage-released/70106845007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Courier Journal</a>. &#8220;It will be a(n) interfaith opportunity for our entire community to come together to grieve, heal, to begin to move forward.&#8221;

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Louisville Shooter’s Mother Call To 911 Released

Louisville Shooter's Mother Call To 911 Released

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