The parents of slain teenager Trayvon Martin spoke out Thursday at a rally in Sanford, Florida, calling for the arrest of the neighborhood watchman who shot their son to death last month. Noting that the Sanford police chief temporarily stepped down earlier in the day, the victim’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, said that move was “temporary […]
Rally in Florida Over Shooting Death of Teenager
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
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France Shooting Suspect Killed in Police Siege
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
French prosecutors say the man suspected of killing seven people, including children at a Jewish school in southern France is dead after a Thursday morning raid on his apartment. Prosecutor Francois Molins said special police units were instructed to do all they can to capture the suspect, Mohamed Merah alive. But when they entered his […]
Protest Planned in Florida Over Shooting Death of Teenager
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Supporters of slain teenager Trayvon Martin gathered in Sanford, Florida, Friday for a rally calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who shot him to death last month. Rights activist Al Sharpton organized Thursday’s rally, which was expected to draw thousands of people. Additionally, more than one million people have signed an […]
France Shooting Suspect Dead after Police Storm Apartment
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
France’s interior minister says the man suspected of killing seven people in the southern city of Toulouse is dead following a raid on his apartment. Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect, 23-year-old Mohammed Merah, jumped from his window in a hail of bullets Thursday morning after police stormed his apartment following a 32-hour standoff. […]
France Shooting Suspect Dead after Police Storm Apartment
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
France’s interior minister says the man suspected of killing seven people in the southern city of Toulouse is dead following a raid on his apartment. Interior Minister Claude Gueant says the suspect, 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, jumped from his window in a hail of bullets Thursday morning after police stormed his apartment following a 32-hour standoff. […]
French Officials Say Shooting Suspect is Dead
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
French officials say the suspect in the killing of seven people is dead after a more than 24-hour standoff in the southern city of Toulouse. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant said Thursday police stormed the apartment where 24-year-old Mohammed Merah had been holed up, and were met with gunfire before he jumped out the window. […]
French Official Raise Suspicion on Shooting Suspect Being Alive
Posted March 22nd, 2012 at 3:05 am (UTC-5)
A standoff is continuing in Toulouse, France, where police have been trying to force the suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people to surrender. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant says it is unclear if 24-year-old Mohammed Merah was still alive, since police had no contact with him during the night. Gueant said the suspect, […]
More Explosions Heard Outside Shooting Suspect’s Home in France
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 11:50 pm (UTC-5)
A standoff is continuing in Toulouse, France, where police are trying to force the suspect in the shooting deaths of seven people to surrender. Media reports say several loud explosions have been heard near the building where the suspect, 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, has been holed up. The Frenchman of Algerian origin claims to have links […]
Explosions Heard Near Suspected Killer’s Home in France
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
French news media say three loud explosions were heard Wednesday near a home of a man suspected in the shooting deaths of seven people, including three children and a teacher at a Jewish school. French police have tried several times to storm the suspect’s home in the southern city of Toulouse. They say three officers […]
French Police Negotiate Surrender of School Shooting Suspect
Posted March 21st, 2012 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
French police are negotiating the surrender of a man suspected in the shooting deaths of seven people, including three Jewish children at a school in Toulouse. Officials say the suspect is 24-year-old Mohammed Merah, a Frenchman of Algerian origin, who claims to have links to al-Qaida. A French prosecutor says Merah spent time in Pakistan […]
