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Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- A 5-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound in her upper body after her 3-year-old brother accessed an unsecured firearm in a southwest Washington, D.C., apartment on Monday evening, police said.Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela A. Smith said that officers responded at approximately 6:30 p.m. to an apartment in the Unit block of Galveston Street SW for reports of a shooting."What we know at […]

James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- Prosecutors on Long Island plan to announce a “significant development” in their case against accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann on Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.The architect and father has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the murders of six women whose remains were found in a remote spot along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach […]

(MADISON, WI) -- Details are still emerging about the course of the Madison, Wisconsin, school shooting that left three people -- among them the 15-year-old female shooter -- dead and several others injured on Monday.Police said that Natalie Rupnow, who went by Samantha, used a handgun to kill one teacher and one fellow student in the shooting.Rupnow died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound before officers reached the school, police said. […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The thousands of drone sightings reported over the last month in Northeastern states don't appear to be "anything anomalous," nor do they present a national security or public safety risk, federal officials said in a multiagency statement late Monday.The FBI has received more than 5,000 tips in the last few weeks about drone sightings in New Jersey and other states, said the statement, which was released jointly by […]

(NEW YORK) -- East Coast residents and lawmakers are again demanding answers after another slew of drone sightings in the region, with the origins of the alleged craft still unclear.The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security have deployed infrared cameras and drone detection technology to ensure the drones flying over the New Jersey and New York area aren't harmful, according to a law enforcement source.The agencies are also looking […]

(MADISON, Wis.) -- A teacher and teenage student were killed and six students were hurt in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday, police said.Police had briefly mentioned a higher death toll but later revised the information.The suspect, a teenage student at the school, is also dead, police said. The suspect used a handgun, police said.A motive is not clear, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes […]

(MADISON, Wis.) -- Two people were killed and six others have been hurt during a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police said.Police had briefly mentioned a higher death toll but later revised the information.The suspect, a juvenile who used a handgun, is also dead, police said. The suspect is believed to be a student, police said.Victims' injuries range from minor to life-threatening, police said.Officers responded to […]

(MADISON, Wis.) -- Four people were killed and five others have been hurt from a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, police said.The suspected shooter, a juvenile, is also dead, police said.The injured victims' conditions were not immediately clear.Officials are working to reunite students with their parents. About 390 students from kindergarten through 12th grade attend the school.Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote on social media, "My sincere […]

(MADISON, Wis.) -- Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they're investigating a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.Multiple injuries have been reported, police said.Students from kindergarten through 12th grade attend the school.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.