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Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a man was critically wounded in a shooting at a crowded Memphis mall. A statement released by Memphis Police spokeswoman Sgt. Karen Rudolph says officers responded around 5:45 p.m. to a call about a shooting at the Oak Court Mall and ...
Read More »Health aide charged in Tenn. girl’s death in court
ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The lawyer for a home health aide charged with murder in the case of a disabled Tennessee girl who died from gangrene and infected bedsores said Monday he will dispute his client’s liability in the death. Chasara Jones cried as Shelby ...
Read More »Memphis father sentenced for abusing son
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Memphis man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole for beating his 7-month-old son. The Shelby County district attorney’s office said Friday that 23-year-old Ray Armstrong was sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated child abuse involving a ...
Read More »Conflicting views of Ind. shooting suspect emerge
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Purdue University engineering student who police say fatally shot another student in a basement classroom prepared to face a judge as those who knew both men struggled to make sense of the violence Wednesday. Cody Cousins, 23, was scheduled to make an initial court appearance Thursday ...
Read More »1 dead in Purdue shooting; student in custody
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Purdue University engineering student opened fire inside a basement classroom Tuesday, killing a teaching assistant and prompting officials to put the campus on lockdown, police and the university said. Cody Cousins, who is believed to have targeted Andrew Boldt inside the Electrical Engineering Building, ...
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