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April 13, 2013 edition

Pomona, Calif. -- Two boys, ages 16 and 13, were found fatally shot in an alley and a third male of unknown age was shot and wounded after gunfire erupted about 1 a.m. today. The wounded victim was listed in critical condition.

Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot and another 17-year-old was shot and wounded at a playground about 3:45 p.m. Thursday. They were in a crowd of perhaps 50 people attracted to a fight between two teens. When one of the fighters began to lose, one or more persons in the crowd opened fire.

Topeka, Kan. -- Three people were found fatally shot in a home about 9:15 p.m. yesterday. Police are calling it an apparent double murder-suicide.

Panorama City, Calif. -- A 51-year-old male armed security guard was shot and killed at a strip mall about 10 p.m. Thursday. The victim’s nephew said someone snuck up from behind and shot him in the head. Witnesses said the guard was arguing with a man just moments before he was shot.

Little Rock, Ark. -- A 58-year-old man was shot and killed and a 57-year-old man was shot and wounded at a home about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.

Jacksonville, Fla. -- An 18-year-old woman was found dead in an apartment about 8:45 a.m. Thursday. One neighbor reported hearing a shotgun go off. Another neighbor said a man and woman live in the apartment with a small child.

Birmingham, Ala. -- A 45-year-old man was fatally shot at a home about 10:15 p.m. yesterday. Police say there was a domestic altercation between the man and his wife just before the shooting. She has been taken into custody.

Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 44-year-old man was shot to death while sitting in a car about 5 p.m. yesterday. He was struck several times in the upper torso.

Alpharetta, Ga.-- A police officer was shot five times during a traffic stop about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. The suspected shooter, a 52-year-old man, was later killed after a police chase. During the shoot-out with police, a woman driving by the area was struck and wounded by the gunfire. Police report the wounded officer was recovering. The wounded woman was listed in stable condition.

Baltimore, Md. -- A 42-year-old woman was found fatally shot and a man shot and wounded inside a home about 7:45 p.m. yesterday. No word on the man’s condition.

Salt Lake City, Utah -- A 19-year-old male was fatally shot in the parking lot of a convenience store about 1:15 a.m. today. A male suspect was spotted running from the scene.

Trenton, N.J. -- A 21-year-old man was fatally shot while on a street about 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Newark, N.J. -- A 30-year-old man was shot and killed while on a street about 8:30 a.m. yesterday.

Pittsburgh, Penn. -- A man was fatally shot in the chest about 9 p.m. today.

Jennings, Mo. -- A 38-year-old man unloading groceries from his vehicle was fatally shot after he was approached by two men who then opened fire on him when he ran into his house.

DeKalb County, Ga. -- A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon while driving on an interstate highway when someone in another vehicle opened fire on him. He was struck multiple times.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 34-year-old man was fatally shot about 11 p.m. yesterday. Also shot and wounded was a man connected to the shooting.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 19-year-old man was shot and killed while standing on a sidewalk about 2:45 a.m. today. Police said two males emerged from between houses and shot the victim in the chest.

Chicago, Ill. -- Three people showed up at a hospital yesterday with gunshot wounds. All were expected to survive.

Chicago, Ill. -- Two men, ages 22-and 18, and a 19-year-old woman showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds about 2:40 a.m. today. They were in a car stopped at traffic light when someone stepped out of a nearby vehicle and shot at them. No word on the condition of any of the victims.

Chicago, Ill. -- A male was shot in the hip while on a street about 3 a.m. today. No word on the victim’s condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 31-year-old man was shot in the back about 3:30 a.m. today. Police said he was standing on a sidewalk when another male approached and opened fire. No word on the condition of the victim.

Colorado Springs, Colo. -- A man showed up at a hospital about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and said he accidentally shot himself in the leg while carrying a pistol in his sweatshirt.

Christiansburg, Va. -- Two women were shot while at a community college satellite campus located in a mall about 2:30 p.m. yesterday. An 18-year-old male student at the college has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Both victims were reported in stable condition.

Putnam County, Fla. -- A 28-year-old man was shot multiple times about 6 a.m. yesterday after he got into an altercation with a 17-year-old male at the front door of the younger man’s home. No word on the victim’s condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 27-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder during a domestic incident. A man was taken into custody. The victim was treated and released from a local hospital.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 22-year-old man was taken to a local hospital, suffering from two gunshot wounds in the back. He was listed in stable condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- An 18-year-old man was shot in the stomach while on a street following an altercation. He was listed in stable condition.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 25-year-old man showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound in his calf early today. He was shot while in a vehicle. No word on his condition.

Pittsburgh, Penn. -- An 18-year-old male suffered a graze wound to his chest and bicep when someone fired a gun during a fight among a large group of young people about 6 p.m. yesterday.

Camden, N.J. -- A woman believed to be in her 40s was shot in the head while on a street about 10 p.m. yesterday. She was in critical condition.

Washington, D.C. -- A man was shot in the groin while on a street about 9:45 p.m. yesterday. His injuries were not considered life-threatening.

Washington, D.C. -- A man was shot and wounded on a street about 10:15 p.m. yesterday. He was listed in critical condition.

Palatka, Fla. -- After a man arrived at a home about 6 a.m. yesterday, he was shot when he got into an altercation with a man who answered the door. No word on the victim’s condition.

Elgin, Ill. -- An unloaded shotgun was found in a locker at a high school Thursday morning. Two 15-year-old boys were charged in connection with the incident.

Today’s sources: Arkansasmatters.com, Associated Press, Birmingham News, Chicago Tribune, The (Colorado Springs) Gazette, Florida Times-Union, KABC-TV Los Angeles, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Salt Lake Tribune, The Star-Ledger, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Washington Post, WBAL-TV Baltimore, WPVI-TV Philadelphia, WSB-TV Atlanta, WTLV-TV Jacksonville

Addendum for April 13, 2013
The U.S. Senate will begin debating gun-control legislation next week. Now is the time to let your elected representatives in Washington know that you support common sense gun control legislation. Please call, write, email, or Fax today. You can get contact information here.

www.contactingthecongress.org

April 12, 2013 edition
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April 11, 2013 edition

Nashville, Tenn. -- A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed as he walked to get his school bus about 6:40 a.m. today. Police said the suspected shooter, a 17-year old male, walked up to victim and shot him more than once before fleeing on foot.

Oro Valley, Ariz. -- Police say preliminary results of an investigation indicate that a 76-year-old woman shot and killed her 78-year-old husband before using the gun to kill herself. Relatives said the husband had a debilitating disease. Police also report they found notes left by the woman.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 36-year-old man was fatally shot and his 19-year-old brother was shot and wounded about 8:30 p.m. yesterday. Police said each of the brothers was shot several times after they were approached from behind.

New Orleans, La. -- Police responding to a report of an automobile accident about 1 a.m. today found a cab crashed into a tree and the 35-year-old driver dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

San Bernardino, Calif. -- A 19-year-old man was found fatally shot about 9 p.m. Monday. He had been struck multiple times in his upper torso.

Milwaukee, Wis. -- A 45-year-old man apparently shot himself to death as police served a search warrant at a home about 6:45 a.m. today.

East Baton Rouge Parish, La. -- A 48-year-old man shot and wounded his wife while arguing with her and then shot and killed his 29-year-old stepdaughter before using the gun to kill himself. No word on the wife’s condition.

New Orleans, La. -- A 23-year-old man standing in his driveway was shot about 6:20 p.m. He suffered graze wounds to a leg and a foot.

New Orleans, La. -- A 23-year-old was shot once in the buttocks and a 21-year-old was shot once in the right arm about 8:40 p.m. yesterday.

Dekalb County, Ga. -- Gunfire erupted during an altercation between two adults at an apartment complex about 5:15 p.m. yesterday and a 12-year-old girl -- an innocent bystander -- was shot in the back. A 22-year-old man was arrested at the scene. The victim was listed in stable condition.

Chicago, Ill. -- A 24-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the chest after he was shot about 10:50 p.m. yesterday.

Philadelphia, Penn. -- A 24-year-old man was shot in the abdomen inside a food market about 4 p.m. yesterday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting. The victim was listed in critical condition.

Seattle, Wash. -- Two men were each shot several times while on a street about 11:30 p.m. yesterday. One man was listed in critical condition; the other in serious condition.

Baltimore, Md. -- A man was shot several times while on a street about 7 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.

Baltimore, Md. -- A man was shot in the chest and another man shot in the foot about 9 p.m. yesterday. No word on the condition of either victim.

Baltimore, Md. -- A 20-year-old man was shot several times while on a street about 11 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.

Baltimore, Md. -- A 19-year-old man was shot in the shoulder while on a street about 11 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.

Baltimore, Md. -- A 28-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were shot by one or more persons in a passing car about 12:30 a.m. today. No word on the condition of either victim.

Baltimore, Md. -- A 29-year-old man was shot and wounded while sitting in a car about 2 a.m. today. No word on his condition.

Kinloch, Mo. -- Two men were shot about 1:30 p.m. yesterday. One of the men was shot twice, including once in the face. His injuries were not considered life-threatening. The other man appeared to have a graze wound.

Memphis, Tenn. -- A man was shot while on a street about 4 p.m. yesterday. No word on his condition.

Memphis, Tenn. -- One person was shot while on a street about noon yesterday. No word on the victim’s condition.

Miami Gardens, Fla. -- A security guard was shot and wounded in the parking lot of an apartment complex last night. Police say several males approached the guard and shots were fired. The victim’s condition was unknown.