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One person dead, three injured in accident on raft ride at Iowa amusement park – CBS News

One person died and three people were injured on a water ride at an Iowa amusement park on Saturday. One of the rafts on the Raging River ride at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa flipped, resulting in the fatal accident, CBS News affiliate KCCI reports.

Adventureland Park officials said in a statement to CBS News that the ride remains closed as the investigation continues. “Adventureland is saddened to learn of the passing of one Guest involved in the Raging River accident on the evening of 7/3/21,” officials said in the statement.

Adventureland is working closely with both the State and local authorities on the investigation. “At this time, we ask for your thoughts and prayers for the Guest and their family, as well as for our team members who were on site,” the statement reads.

Adventureland officials said six people were on the raft when the accident occurred.

The ride is located at a remote distance from park entrances, which fire officials said made getting to the incident difficult.

“The farthest units I guess walked 200-300 yards maybe,” said Lance Routson, with the Altoona Fire Department. “The closest (walked) maybe about a hundred. That’s the closest we could actually get an apparatus there, and they would have to walk the rest of the way and carry their equipment and so forth back.”

It first opened in 1983. It was manufactured by Intamin Amusement Rides based out of Switzerland.

Park officials said Raging River underwent inspection Friday before reopening to the public for the first time since 2020.

Source: One person dead, three injured in accident on raft ride at Iowa amusement park – CBS News

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Pro golfer Gene Siller and two other men shot dead on Georgia course – CBS News

Three men including pro golfer Gene Siller were killed by an assailant who drove through a Georgia country club and started shooting Saturday afternoon, CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV reports. The suspect was still on the loose early Monday and should be considered armed and dangerous, authorities said.

Cobb County Police said they found the body of Director of Golf Eugene Siller on the green of the 10th hole of the Pinetree Country Club in Kennesaw. He had a gunshot wound to the head.

Source: Pro golfer Gene Siller and two other men shot dead on Georgia course – CBS News

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Philippines military plane crash kills at least 29 but dozens survive – BBC News

A military plane has crashed in the southern Philippines killing at least 29 people, with dozens more pulled alive from the burning wreckage.

The transporter was carrying more than 90 people, mostly troops, when it overshot the runway on Jolo island.

Fifty people were injured and 17 are missing, the military said. A nearby military hospital treated survivors.

A large ball of black smoke was seen above the wreckage of the plane, a Lockheed C130 Hercules.

Pictures of the site published by local media show burning debris in a wooded area close to a number of buildings.

Source: Philippines military plane crash kills at least 29 but dozens survive – BBC News

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Officers shoot, kill man near pot farm in Lava Fire evacuation zone | KRCR

WEED, Calif. (AP) — Officers shot and killed a man who pulled a gun as they tried to keep him out of a complex of marijuana farms in the Lava Fire evacuation zone.

Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue told The Sacramento Bee that the man was trying to drive into the Mount Shasta Vista subdivision on Monday and pointed a handgun at a group of officers that included a sheriff’s deputy and local police.

“Based upon preliminary information, it appears that there might have been a couple rounds fired from the suspect’s firearm,” LaRue said.

The officers killed the man, who was not immediately identified.

Source: Officers shoot, kill man near pot farm in Lava Fire evacuation zone | KRCR

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Miami-Area Condo Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 10 as Rescue Reaches Fifth Day – WSJ

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  • At least 10 people have died and more than 150 are still missing after Champlain Towers partially collapsed early Thursday in Surfside
  • Rescuers on Sunday identified four additional victims
  • Families of the missing rode buses to a site nearby where they could watch rescue teams at work

Source: Miami-Area Condo Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 10 as Rescue Reaches Fifth Day – WSJ

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17 shot, 2 fatally, in 2 separate mass shootings in Chicago | WGN-TV

CHICAGO — Two mass shootings within two hours of each other left at least 17 injured, two fatally, police said.

A shooting in the city’s Chicago Lawn neighborhood Sunday night left 11 people injured, with one of the victims dying from their injuries, according to police.

Police said the victims were all gathered outside in the 6300 block of South Artesian Avenue at approximately 10:53 p.m. when three unknown men emerged from an alley and fired shots into the crowd.

The perpetrators are not in custody with the shooting under investigation.

  • A 35-year-old man was struck in the leg and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
  • A 57-year-old woman was struck in the shoulder and transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition
  • A 23-year-old woman was struck in the hip and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
  • A 27-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound and his condition is unknown at Mount Sinai Hospital.
  • A 38-year-old woman was struck in the arm and leg and taken to University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition.
  • A 21-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to the head and self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital in fair condition.
  • A 42-year-old man was struck in the leg and self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital in fair condition.
  • A 29-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the leg and self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital in serious condition.
  • A 21-year-old man was struck in the leg and taken to Christ Hospital in fair condition.
  • A 34-year-old man was struck several times in the torso and leg and taken to Christ Hospital in serious condition.
  • A woman of an unknown age was struck in the chest and was pronounced dead at University of Chicago Hospital.

In another shooting just two hours earlier, six people were shot in the South Shore neighborhood. Police said around 8:45 p.m., five men and one woman were standing outside in the 2000 block of E. 71st Street when a black SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire.

Source: 17 shot, 2 fatally, in 2 separate mass shootings in Chicago | WGN-TV

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Death toll rises to 9 in Florida condo tower collapse

  • The death toll has risen to nine after a 12-story condominium building collapsed in Florida, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a press conference Sunday morning.
  • Search and rescue teams created a 125-feet-long trench at the rescue site on Saturday, which allowed authorities to recover additional bodies and human remains, Levine Cava said.

“We’ve identified four of the victims and notified the next of kin…We are making every effort to identify those others who have been recovered and additionally contacting their family members as soon as we are able,” Levine Cava said.

Champlain Towers South collapsed suddenly early Thursday morning in Surfside, Florida, just north of Miami Beach.

Search and rescue teams created a 125-feet-long trench at the rescue site on Saturday, which allowed authorities to recover additional bodies and human remains, Levine Cava said.

Miami-Dade police on Saturday night identified four of the deceased as Stacie Dawn Fang, 54; Antonio Lozano, 83; Gladys Lozano, 79; and Manuel LaFont, 54.Authorities said 156 people remained missing as of Saturday.

Levine Cava and Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told press on Sunday morning that searchers contained fire in the rescue site on Saturday and are continuing rescue operations. Teams from Mexico and Israel are aiding rescue efforts, according to Levine Cava and Burkett.

Source: Death toll rises in Florida condo tower collapse

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‘We Are Holding Out For A Miracle:’ Friends Of Pittsburgh Native Lost In Florida Condo Collapse Hoping She’s Found – CBS Pittsburgh

With 159 people unaccounted for following the collapse of a condo in Florida, a Pittsburgh native and her husband are among them.

Nicole Doran-Manashirov, originally from South Park, and her husband Ruslan Manashirov are missing. Some of her lifelong friends in Pittsburgh said the couple lived on the 7th floor, in one of the units that came down when the 12-story building partially collapsed Thursday.

READ MORE:Pittsburgh Native Among The 156 Unaccounted For As Search And Rescue Efforts Continue Following Condo Collapse In Surfside, FL

Source: ‘We Are Holding Out For A Miracle:’ Friends Of Pittsburgh Native Lost In Florida Condo Collapse Hoping She’s Found – CBS Pittsburgh

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Florida building collapse: 4 confirmed dead, 159 still missing

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Friday that officials have confirmed that four people have died following a partial building collapse in the Miami area. She added that 159 people are still missing.

Cava said that firefighters pulled three additional deceased victims from the wreckage during a “tragic night.” Officials said search and rescue efforts are ongoing.

“We still have hope that we will find people alive,” Cava said.

Source: Florida building collapse: 4 confirmed dead, 159 still missing

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Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills more than 50

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike hit a busy market in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray village of Togoga on Tuesday and killed at least 51 people, according to health workers who said soldiers blocked medical teams from traveling to the scene.

An official with Tigray’s health bureau told The Associated Press that more than 100 other people were wounded, more than 50 seriously, and at least 33 people were still missing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns about retaliation.

The alleged airstrike comes amid some of the fiercest fighting in the Tigray region since the conflict began in November as Ethiopian forces supported by those from neighboring Eritrea pursue Tigray’s former leaders. A military spokesman and the spokeswoman for Ethiopia’s prime minister, Billene Seyoum, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: Witnesses: Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray kills more than 50

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One person killed, another hurt by gunshots in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — A double shooting left one man dead early Wednesday morning in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood, police said.

Officers learned of the shooting around 1 a.m. from a ShotSpotter alert for Nash Street. While on their way to the area, they were notified that a shooting victim was on East Ohio Street.

When officers got to East Ohio Street, they found 22-year-old Rasaun Taylor with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead by paramedics, officials said.

Police were then alerted to a second victim on Cedar Avenue. He suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and was taken to a hospital in stable condition, officials said.

Source: One person killed, another hurt by gunshots in Pittsburgh’s East Allegheny neighborhood

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Arvada, Colorado shooting: “Officer down,” suspect killed in Olde Town

Three people were killed, including a veteran police officer and the suspected gunman, in a shooting in Olde Town Arvada on Monday afternoon.

Gunfire broke out in the popular shopping and entertainment district northwest of Denver at about 1:30 p.m. The shooting happened after police were called to check out a suspicious person in Arvada’s Olde Town Square in the area of West 57th Avenue and Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.

“There is no threat to the public at this point,” Ed Brady, the deputy chief of the Arvada Police Department, said at a brief news conference late Monday afternoon. “We are not searching for anyone else.”

The names of the people killed were not released during the media briefing. Brady described the third victim as a “samaritan.”

Brady did not elaborate on the suspicious-person call that preceded the shooting.

Source: Arvada shooting: “Officer down,” suspect killed in Olde Town

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Fear shakes Mexico border city after violence leaves 18 dead

By The Associated Press

Fear has invaded the Mexican border city of Reynosa after gunmen in vehicles killed 14 people, including taxi drivers, workers and a nursing student, and security forces responded with operations that left four suspects dead.

While this city across the border from McAllen, Texas is used to cartel violence as a key trafficking point, the 14 victims in Saturday’s attacks appeared to be what Tamaulipas Gov. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca called “innocent citizens” rather than members of one gang killed by a rival.

Local businessman Misael Chavarria Garza said many businesses closed early Saturday after the attacks and people were very scared as helicopters flew overhead. On Sunday, he said “the people were quiet as if nothing had happened, but with a feeling of anger because now crime has happened to innocent people.”

“It’s not fair,” said taxi driver Rene Guevara, adding that among the dead were two of his fellow taxi drivers whom he defended and said were not involved in crime.

The attacks took place in several neighborhoods in eastern Reynosa, according to the Tamaulipas state agency that coordinates security forces, and sparked a deployment of the military, National Guard and state police across the city.

Source: Fear shakes Mexico border city after violence leaves 18 dead

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Police Investigating After Body Recovered From Allegheny River – CBS Pittsburgh

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police are investigating after a body was recovered from the Allegheny River.

According to police, boaters informed police of a body in the water near the 40th Street Bridge around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday.

River Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene and recovered the body of a man.’

Police are investigating.

The cause and the manner of the death will be released by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Source: Police Investigating After Body Recovered From Allegheny River – CBS Pittsburgh

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New Photo of Person of Interest Wanted in NYC Sidewalk Shooting That Nearly Struck Children – NBC New York

 

The NYPD released a new photo of a person of interest wanted in connection to Thursday’s brazen daytime shooting on a Bronx sidewalk, nearly missing two young children appearing to flee for safety.

Terrifying video tweeted by the department shows the moment an armed suspect chases down a 24-year-old man and shoots him several times. Police in the borough were still looking for the gunman on Saturday, as well as a second man who helped the shooter get away on a scooter.

Source: New Photo of Person of Interest Wanted in NYC Sidewalk Shooting That Nearly Struck Children – NBC New York

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Flint woman shot by police during Juneteenth celebration dies – mlive.com

FLINT, MI — A 19-year-old woman shot by police Saturday during a Juneteenth celebration parade in Flint has died of her injuries, according to the Michigan State Police.

The woman, from Flint, was shot by a Flint police officer after she allegedly drove up to the officer and fired at him at about 2:14 p.m., police say.

The officer, who was not injured, then shot the suspect. The incident took place on Saginaw Street near Leith Street.

The woman was taken to the hospital for treatment, where she died of her injuries, police said.

No bystanders were injured during the incident. It took place during the city’s Champions Parade, which honors the city’s athletic greats and community leaders. June 19 also marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

The Champions Parade began at noon in front of Flint City Hall and was to proceed north on Saginaw Street to Berston Field House, the historic hub for the city’s African American community.

The Flint police officer who shot the woman was working a “traffic point” at the time to the incident, according to police.MSP is investigating the shooting at the request of the Flint Police Department.

Source: Flint woman shot by police during Juneteenth celebration dies – mlive.com

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Four shot, one dead, in Oakland, California, police say

By Dennis Romero

Four people were shot, one fatally, in the vicinity of Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, where a Juneteenth celebration was scheduled Saturday, police said.

“One of the victims was pronounced deceased at the hospital,” the Oakland Police Department tweeted.

Emergency operators fielded calls about shots fired along the northeast shore of Lake Merritt about 6:22 p.m., according to NBC Bay Area.

A Juneteenth celebration was scheduled nearby at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater, featuring DJ D Sharp of the Golden State Warriors. Police made no connection between the events.

Source: Four shot, one dead, in Oakland, California, police say

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Florida Pride parade: 1 person is dead after a truck hits pedestrians – CNN

Two pedestrians at a Pride parade near Miami on Saturday were hit by a truck, leaving one dead and the other injured, according to police.”

Both males were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where one was pronounced deceased,” said Fort Lauderdale Police Department detective Ali Adamson at a Saturday night press conference. The second victim is expected to survive.

Adamson said the FBI is assisting with the investigation but declined to say whether investigators believed the incident was intentional.

Source: Florida Pride parade: 1 person is dead after a truck hits pedestrians – CNN

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1 person dead after falling 60 feet through roof of Pittsburgh recycling plant – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — One person has died after falling through roof of Allegheny Recycled Products at approximately on 9:15 a.m. on Thursday.

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The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said that Chris M. Byler, 19, was found dead when police arrived.

Stay with Channel 11 as we continue to find out more information about this incident.

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Fight turns deadly when shots fired outside Pittsburgh bar – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — One person is dead and another was rushed to a hospital after a shooting early Wednesday morning outside a bar in the Corliss section of Pittsburgh’s Sheraden neighborhood, police said.

Calls to 911 reported a fight shortly before 2 a.m. outside Craig’s Bar on Chartiers Avenue. While officers were on their way to the scene, they learned that shots were fired.

Two men were found with gunshot wounds when officers arrived.

Jamorr Mathis, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other man was taken to a hospital in serious condition.

Neighbors said the sound of gunfire is becoming too familiar.

“We heard gunshots, which is becoming real familiar,” Joe Sarubbi, who lives in Sheraden, said. “Every other week it seems like there’s gunshots going off in the neighborhood, and it’s getting crazy. I have bullets going through windows. You got kids around, too. So, it’s dangerous.”

Source: Fight turns deadly when shots fired outside Pittsburgh bar – WPXI

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4 dead, 4 wounded in mass shooting on Chicago’s Southside

By Corky Siemaszko

Four people were killed and at least four more were wounded Tuesday when an argument escalated into gunfire on Chicago’s Southside, police said.

The victims — three women and a man — were at a residence in the Englewood neighborhood when the bullets started flying around 5:45 a.m. CT, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said.

All four four were pronounced dead at the scene, a house in the 6200 block of South Morgan Street, Brown said.

Brown released no other details about the four victims or what sparked the latest outbreak of gun violence in the Windy City. He said no arrests have been made and there was no sign of forced entry, but police have found shell casings inside the house and a large-capacity “drum magazine.”

Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the mass shooting “a tragedy that’s ripped apart families and inflicted intense trauma on several individuals.”

“It tells us that we still have much work to do in our mission to end gun violence here in Chicago and in particular, to limit the access of individuals to illegal guns,” Lightfoot said.

Meanwhile, three men and a woman were recuperating in nearby hospitals police said.

Source: 4 dead, 4 wounded in mass shooting on Chicago’s Southside

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15-year-old found shot on sidewalk in Pittsburgh neighborhood dies at hospital – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — A 15-year-old boy died at a hospital after he was found shot and not breathing on a sidewalk in Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood late Monday night, police said.

Multiple shots were reported to have been fired about 11 p.m. along Creedmoor Avenue

When police responded to the area, they found Christian Redinger on the sidewalk, officials said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Source: 15-year-old found shot on sidewalk in Pittsburgh neighborhood dies at hospital – WPXI

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4 mass shootings in 6 hours leave 39 wounded, 5 dead across US – ABC News

At least four major U.S. cities were reeling from an onslaught of mass shootings over the weekend that left at least 39 people wounded, five dead and police officials alarmed that the surge in gun violence is a prelude to a bloody summer as the nation emerges from the pandemic.

Police in Austin, Cleveland, Chicago and Savannah were all investigating on Sunday mass shootings that erupted over a six-hour streak that began around 9 p.m. on Friday and spilled over into Saturday morning.

“It’s very disturbing what we’re seeing across the country and the level of gun violence that we’re seeing across the country. It’s disturbing and it’s senseless,” Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter, Jr. said at a weekend news conference after one person was killed and eight others, including an 18-month-old baby and two teenagers, were wounded.

On Sunday morning, Savannah police were working to identify the suspect or suspects who rolled up in a dark-colored sedan and unleashed a barrage of gunfire around 9 p.m. Friday on a group of people standing in front of a home in a residential neighborhood of east Savannah. Minter identified a 20-year-old man killed in the ambush as Arthur Milton of Savannah.

He said two of the adults hit in the shooting were in critical condition. The baby and the two teenagers, ages 15 and 16, suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

Minton said investigators collected 60 shell casings from the shooting scene and added that three houses and several cars were damaged by gunfire.

The chief said the targeted home is the same one someone sprayed with bullets on Tuesday, a shooting that left no one injured.

“We don’t think it was a coincidence,” Minter said.

Roughly four hours after the Savannah shooting, gunfire erupted on a street in Austin’s downtown entertainment district, leaving 14 people wounded, two critically, police said.

One suspect was arrested and a second is being sought, said interim Police Chief Joseph Chacon.

Source: 4 mass shootings in 6 hours leave 39 wounded, 5 dead across US – ABC News

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3 lives lost after car crashes into a Pittsburgh plasma clinic – WPXI

By Michelle Chavez, WPXI-TV

PITTSBURGH — Police say three people are dead after a car crashed into a plasma donation center on Western Avenue in the Manchester neighborhood.

A Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) notification was issued due to the severity of the damage and the unknown amount of entrapped victims at the time that police and EMS arrived.

Medics pronounced three victims dead, one of them being a person in the vehicle.

There were around 10 employees and five doners in the building at the time, now many of them are left shaken. One witness was inside the building at the time of the crash and says it was a surreal moment for him.

“Just, I mean just shock really, it was just numb, like I, I’m still you know heart racing, just not sure what was happening,” explained donor Shane McDevitt.

A small fire started in the building after the crash and two first responders were treated for smoke inhalation.

Crews managed to pull a red Hyundai out of the building.

In a statement about the incident the Biomat USA Corporate Office said:

Police said two others were also injured. One of them is in critical condition. or center. The safety of our employees and donors is always our first priority. We are grateful to the first responders and our employees who acted quickly to prevent any additional injuries. Biomat USA is cooperating with the local authorities as the investigation continues.” A Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) notification was issued due to the severity of the damage and unknown amount of entrapped victims.

Police continue to interview witnesses about what happened. The next step is to figure out whether the building is structurally sound. Channel 11 will let you know as we get those updates.

Source: 3 lives lost after car crashes into a Pittsburgh plasma clinic – WPXI

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1 dead in Savannah shooting, 2-year-old among multiple people injured | WSAV-TV

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Savannah Police are on the scene Friday night of a shooting in the 200 block of Avery St. where one person has died and multiple others were hurt.

According to Police, nine people were shot including a 13-year-old and a 2-year-old. The 13-year-old and the 2-year-old received non-life threatening injuries.

One adult lost their life.

Police have not released any information regarding a suspect or suspects.

Savannah Police continue to investigate.

Source: 1 dead in Savannah shooting, 2-year-old among multiple people injured | WSAV-TV

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3 dead, including suspect, in shooting at Publix supermarket in Florida

By Wilson Wong

A shooting at a Publix supermarket in Florida left three people dead, including the suspected shooter, authorities said Thursday.

The shooting occurred shortly after 11:30 a.m. ET inside a Publix store on the 1100 block of Royal Palm Beach Blvd., in Royal Palm Beach — about 15 miles west of Palm Beach — according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

It was not immediately clear who the suspected shooter was, but authorities identified the three victims as one man, one woman and one child.

Source: 3 dead, including suspect, in shooting at Publix supermarket in Florida

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Police identify man who died after fall from Pittsburgh’s Riverwalk | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified a man who was pronounced dead on Tuesday evening at a hospital after falling into the Allegheny River.

Officials said Lewis Mills, 37, fell from the Riverwalk near the Andy Warhol Bridge into the river on Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.

When River Recuse divers found Mr. Mills, he was in cardiac arrest, officials said.

Medics performed CPR on him and he was then taken to a hospital, where he later died.

 

Source: Police identify man who died after fall from Pittsburgh’s Riverwalk | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Building collapse in South Korea kills 9, injures 8

SEOUL, South Korea — A five-story building being demolished in southern South Korea collapsed on Wednesday, sending debris falling on a bus and killing nine people on board, officials said.

Concrete from the collapsed building in the southern city of Gwangju fell on the bus carrying 17 people which had stopped on a nearby street, the National Fire Agency said.

Emergency officers dispatched to the site rescued eight people from the bus, all seriously injured, before discovering the nine bodies, the agency said in a statement.

Fire officer Kim Seok-sun said in a televised briefing from the site that all workers at the building site had evacuated before its collapse. He said some of the workers told investigators that they had closed a pedestrian walkway near the building before the collapse.

Source: Building collapse in South Korea kills 9, injures 8

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Woman struck and killed by train in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH —

A woman was struck by a train in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar neighborhood on Tuesday night.

The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on the 800 block of Freeport Road.

Pittsburgh Public Safety said the woman was struck while walking on the tracks.

Early Wednesday morning the victim was identified as Ying-Fen Johnson, 78, of Oakmont.

Source: Woman struck and killed by train in Pittsburgh

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New York house explodes in Albany, 2 occupants killed | Fox News

A home in Albany exploded Friday night and killed two occupants, while the cause remains unknown, authorities say.

Firefighters arrived to find the home in flames. Rescue efforts lasted for hours as multiple departments worked to extinguish the fire.

One of the occupants, later identified as Victor Porlier, 83, was found dead some distance from the home, authorities said. First responders believed the explosion ejected Porlier.

Source: New York house explodes in Albany, 2 occupants killed | Fox News

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