Erik Ayala, 24, was the lone gunman who opened fire outside an under-21 nightclub in Portland on Saturday night, killing two girls and wounding seven other people before shooting himself, police said. The shooting, the worst in Portland's history, was also an international tragedy, including six foreign exchange students among the nine victims. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Larry Legans, 43, faces misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and negligent discharge of a firearm after a fisherman spotted him shooting a sea lion in the Sacramento River near Verona, officials said.

<-- Not the same sea lion.

Video here. picked by drogue 1 day ago

A shower of shooting stars has been recorded by instruments on Mars for the first time, astronomers say.

Meteors have been spotted before by the Mars rovers, but no device has ever detected a full shower until now. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Preliminary reports say the shooting incident took place at roughly 11:15 a.m. at Philadelphia Cheese Steak restaurant.

KING 5 has learned that two men were shot. One man works at the eatery and one man was shot in the head. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

A man shot and killed six people and wounded two more during a shooting spree that lasted a few hours and included a high-speed chase in a rural area north of Seattle. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Fort Lauderdale Police have Dillard High School on lockdown after a shooting on campus, leaving one person injured late Wednesday morning. picked by bellybombers 1 year ago

Witnesses said a gunman killed two girls outside an underage nightclub Saturday night before shooting himself in the head.

b*****d survived. picked by muppet 10 months ago

Three people, including a gunman, have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Missouri, US police say. picked by makri 3 years ago

In an incident that at first left police incredulous, two men were charged Thursday in Southington with shooting a man in the leg with a blowgun. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

Wait. It gets better. He then accidentally shoots himself in the calf. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

POLICE COMMISSIONER Charles H. Ramsey yesterday asked Philadelphians not "to rush to judgment" when watching a video showing baton-wielding cops repeatedly striking, kicking and stomping three young men whom they had stopped after a triple shooting in Hunting Park. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

This is a tragic story here in Chicago. picked by nesbyniccolo 3 years ago

More than 1,200 people gathered for the event, geared toward encouraging teens to turn away from violence where the shooting broke out.

Also, the name of the city is "Midwest City." At first I just thought they were being ambiguous. picked by easilydistracted 6 months ago

Authorities say a Springfield woman was booked on attempted murder counts for allegedly shooting two men whose dog damaged Christmas decorations at her home.

Christmas decorations is what Christmas is REALLY about just in case you guys didn't know. picked by muppet 2 years ago

This generation's version of an air raid drill I guess... picked by kxmk 2 years ago

TUUSULA, Finland (Reuters) - At least seven people died when a gunman opened fire at a school in southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after a video was posted on YouTube predicting a school massacre. picked by smantyla 2 years ago

Merry f'in Xmas...let the killing continue. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Details still being investigated. Several people reported dead, including the shooter.
UPDATE: 6 people confirmed dead, including the gunman. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

A Malaysian villager who was aiming to shoot wild monkeys encroaching on his garden shot his neighbor instead. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Kokomo man shoots himself in the genitals during a robbery. picked by Muppetmaker 2 years ago