shooting

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Police Chief Gene Harris, however, kept the shooting video under wraps for nearly 10 months by invoking an exception to state law requiring police shootings be released, citing an investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Boelter also faces state charges in connection with the shooting but Minnesota does not have the death penalty.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Watch him describe a crew shooting down Iranian missiles: “It’s so incredible, these guys, these geniuses. … Ding, ding, ding, ding. Missile launch, then psshm, poom!”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The singer and actress, 32, first met Slater, 34, in 2023 while they were shooting the two films in the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

He was inside a metal plane instead of hitching a ride with a shooting star.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova