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March 24, 2013 edition

Birmingham, Ala. -- A 2-year-old boy was fatally shot and his mother was shot and wounded early yesterday. Her 24-year-old brother has been arrested as a suspect. The woman was reported in serious condition.

Petersburg, Penn. -- A 52-year-old man shot and wounded his estranged wife then fatally shot his 2-year-old son before using the gun to kill himself about 9 a.m. yesterday.

Puyallup, Wash. -- A 69-year-old man fatally shot his 43-year-old daughter and wounded his 46-year-old son about 3:30 a.m. today. Police say it appears the two were shot as they slept. During a standoff that followed, police were able to talk the man out of shooting himself. His wife and two grandchildren, ages 6 and 7, were asleep during the shooting and not injured. The son was listed in critical condition.

San Bernardino, Calif. -- Police found a 58-year-old man fatally shot and lying on a street about 7:50 p.m. yesterday.

National City, Calif. -- A man in his 40s was fatally shot in the parking lot of a strip mall about 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Police say a gunman fired 10 to 15 rounds, likely from a semi-automatic rifle.

Minneapolis, Minn. -- A man was found fatally shot inside a home about 1:30 a.m. today. Police do not believe the shooting was a random crime.

San Leandro, Calif. -- A 33-year-old man was shot and killed about 9:20 p.m. Friday after he came to the aid of his mother-in-law when she was threatened by two robbers who approached her as she was unloading items from her car. The gunmen fled in a vehicle.

Newark, N.J. -- A 30-year-old man, the local manager of a national chain of restaurants, was fatally shot and two male customers were wounded when a dispute between patrons inside the restaurant evolved into a fight that led to gunfire about 3 a.m. yesterday. As the manager tried to intervene in the dispute, someone pulled out a gun and open fire. One of the wounded was listed in stable condition. The other was treated and released.

St. Cloud, Fla. -- A 28-year-old man was shot and killed by a 29-year-old man after they began arguing while drinking with several others at a home about 12:20 a.m. today.

New Orleans, La. -- A 21-year-old man was found fatally shot between two mini-vans in the parking lot of an apartment complex about 5 p.m. yesterday. He was shot multiple times.

San Diego, Calif. -- An argument between a husband and wife led to the woman shooting the man in the stomach with a handgun about 11:30 p.m. yesterday. The victim’s injury was reported as serious.

Albuquerque, N.M. -- A man and woman suffered gunshot wounds to the back of their heads while in a vehicle at the parking lot of an apartment complex. The two were able to drive away and flag down a passing police officer. The vehicle was riddled with bullet holes. Both victims were reported in good condition.

Milan, N.M. -- A 65-year-old man was shot when two people attempted to rob a diner about 1 a.m. Saturday. The victim was reported in stable condition.

Dorchester, Mass. -- A woman suffered a head wound while walking on a street about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. She is expected to survive.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 30-year-old man was shot in the head about 3:30 a.m. today after a confrontation over a double-parked vehicle that partially blocked street access. No word on his condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 35-year-old man was shot in the leg about 1:35 a.m. today. No word on his condition.

Los Angeles, Calif. -- A man was shot twice and then thrown from a car while on a freeway about 5 p.m. yesterday. The victim was listed in critical condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder about 11:15 a.m. Saturday. Police are looking for the shooter.

Farmington, Wis. -- Shots fired at a tavern from a moving car wounded one person early Saturday.

Winter Garden, Fla. -- A 22-year-old woman shot a 30-year-old man about 9:45 p.m. yesterday. The victim was struck three times. He was listed in stable condition.

Homewood, Penn. -- A man was shot in the leg about 8 p.m. yesterday.

New Orleans, La. -- A 51-year-old woman was shot and wounded while on a street about 7:15 p.m. yesterday. Police are looking for three suspects, one of them an 18-year-old male, who they believe fired at her from a car. The victim was in stable condition with non life-threatening injuries.

Tampa, Fla. -- A man was found shot and lying on the ground about 3 a.m. today.

Cleveland, Ohio -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head by another 17-year-old boy after there was an argument at a party about 1 a.m. today. The victim was listed in critical condition.

Memphis, Tenn. -- A 30-year-old man was shot while at a convenience store this afternoon. The victim was listed in non-critical condition.

Macon, Ga. -- A man was shot in the foot and another man shot in the leg outside a bar about 2:35 a.m. today.

Opa-Locka, Fla. -- A woman was shot in the shoulder after two men got into a fight sometime Friday night. She was reported in stable condition.

Today’s sources: Albuquerque Journal, Birmingham News, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, KABC-TV Los Angeles, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Oakland Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, San Diego Union Tribune, Seattle Times, The Star-Ledger, Tampa Bay Times, Times-Picayune, WCCO-TV Minneapolis,
WCHS-TV Charleston W.V., WMAZ-TV Macon Ga., WMC-TV Memphis, WSVN-TV Miami

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