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• Updated: Auburn man faces charge felony in Toomer’s Corner tree fire

  26-09-2016 23:56
  
  AUBURN, Ala. — A 29-year-old Auburn man charged with desecration of a venerable object in a fire that damaged oak trees at Toomer’s Corner as fans celebrated a victory over LSU is now facing a felony charge. On Monday police said in a news release that damage to the oak tree exceeded $2,500, requiring the […]
  
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• Updated: Huskers’ Rose-Ivey: Racist posts show protest is needed

  26-09-2016 23:45
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska football player who took a knee during the national anthem before the game at Northwestern on Saturday night said he and his family have received racially charged criticism on social media, and said the responses show why the protest is necessary. Senior linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey read an impassioned statement during […]
  
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• Senate will vote Wednesday on whether to override veto of 9/11 bill

  26-09-2016 23:41
  
  WASHINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday will kick off Congress’ attempt to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, according to a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Obama on Friday vetoed the bill, which would allow courts to waive claims […]
  
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• US charges 4 Chinese nationals, company with aiding N. Korea’s nuclear program

  26-09-2016 23:39
  
  WASHINGTON – The Treasury Department and Justice Department took a series of actions Monday against four Chinese individuals and one Chinese company for conspiring to aid North Korea’s nuclear weapons program in violation of U.S. economic sanctions. The unsealing of criminal charges and the imposition of new sanctions are aimed at shutting down a major […]
  
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• Trump directed $2.3 million owed to him to his tax-exempt foundation instead

  26-09-2016 23:38
  
  Donald Trump’s charitable foundation has received approximately $2.3 million from companies that owed money to Trump or one of his businesses but were instructed to pay Trump’s tax-exempt foundation instead, according to people familiar with the transactions. In cases where he diverted his own income to his foundation, tax experts said, Trump would still likely […]
  
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• Updated: ‘Pokemon Go’ fervor has cooled, but the game isn’t dead yet

  26-09-2016 23:33
  
  NEW YORK — Does “Pokemon Go” have a second act? The mobile phone app was an instant hit when it debuted in July. Crowds stampeded after a Vaporeon in Central Park and people fell off cliffs playing it in California. At an Apple event on Sept. 7, Niantic CEO John Hanke said 500 million people […]
  
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• Search underway for Albuquerque climber missing near Aspen

  26-09-2016 22:57 via krqe.com
  
  ASPEN, Colo. (AP) – A search is continuing for a 49-year-old New Mexico man who is overdue from a climb in the Maroon Bells area near Aspen.
  David Cook, of Albuquerque, was planning to climb Pyramid Peak on Sept. 19 and Maroon and North Maroon peaks the following day. Pitkin County sheriff’s officials say someone alerted them Tuesday night that Cook was overdue.
  Investigators found a receipt in Cook’s car indicating that he arrived at the Maroon Bells entrance station at 11 a.m
  
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• Where to watch: Presidential Debate 2016

  26-09-2016 22:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – There are several New Mexico watch parties planned for the big event. KRQE News 13 will also have a live stream of the event here.
  Donald Trump:
  The Republican Party of New Mexico is hosting a watch party at the RPNM Headquarters from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. A contribution of $5 is suggested.
  Hillary Clinton:
  Hillary for New Mexico is hosting watch parties all over the state. You can find a watch party near you at the following locations.
  Hillary for New Mexico
  
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• Chefs to compete in Duke It Out charity event

  26-09-2016 22:12
  
  Some of the best chefs in New Mexico will duke it out in a competition for charity this week.
  
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• Updated: Air Force colonel, facing court-martial for rape, found dead

  26-09-2016 22:05
  
  An Air Force colonel facing court-martial next month on multiple counts of sexual assault was found dead Sunday at his Colorado home, according to the Air Force. Col. Eugene Marcus Caughey, formerly the vice commander of the 51st Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, had been charged with rape, assault, adultery and other crimes. […]
  
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• Washington state mall shooter charged with five counts of first-degree murder

  26-09-2016 22:04
  
  BURLINGTON, Wash. – A 20-year-old man accused of fatally shooting five people at a Washington state mall last week was charged with five counts of first-degree murder Monday morning. The suspect, Arcan Cetin, appeared in Skagit County District Court, about 60 miles north of Seattle. Cetin answered calmly as he told a judge that he […]
  
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• New home for Tokyo’s famous fish market has a cyanide and arsenic problem

  26-09-2016 22:04
  
  TOKYO – Even before the reports about cyanide and arsenic being found in the soil, the plan to move Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji fish market to a new site was controversial. Sure, the swanky, $6 billion glass-and-steel market might be newer and easier for the hordes of tourists to navigate, but where, the critics asked, was […]
  
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• Colombia and rebels sign peace agreement

  26-09-2016 22:04
  
  World leaders gathered in Colombia on Monday for the official signing of an agreement that will end a 52-year-long war between the government and the country’s main guerrilla group. The evening ceremony marks the first time that President Juan Manuel Santos and Rodrigo Londoño, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, publicly […]
  
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• New Mexico State Police: 2 suspects accused in homicide case

  26-09-2016 22:01
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — New Mexico State Police say two suspects have been arrested in connection with a homicide case. They say 24-year-old Adrian Banda and 18-year-old Damika Childs both are being held on suspicion of an open count of murder and other charges. It’s unclear if either Las Cruces resident has a lawyer yet. […]
  
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• Today in History: September 26

  26-09-2016 21:32 via krqe.com
  
  Today in History
  Today is Monday, Sept. 26, the 270th day of 2016. There are 96 days left in the year.
  Today’s Highlight in History:
  On Sept. 26, 1789, Thomas Jefferson was confirmed by the Senate to be the first United States secretary of state; John Jay, the first chief justice; Edmund Randolph, the first attorney general.
  On this date:
  In 1777, British troops occupied Philadelphia during the American Revolution.
  In 1892, John Philip Sousa and his newly formed band performed publicly for
  
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• UNM to host homecoming events all week

  26-09-2016 21:05
  
  The University of New Mexico is celebrating homecoming this week with a bevy of events for both students, employees and alumni of the university. For students, the university will host a silent disco on Thursday. Instead of blasting music from traditional speakers, participants don headphones and the music is beamed directly to the headsets provided. […]
  
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• Documents: Mall shooting suspect confesses to slayings

  26-09-2016 20:53 via krqe.com
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The young man accused of killing five people in a Washington state shopping mall before leading authorities on a nearly 24-hour manhunt has confessed to the slayings, according to court documents released Monday.
  The documents filed in Skagit Court say Arcan Cetin told detectives who interviewed him that “he did bring the rifle into Macy’s and shot all 5 victims.”
  The 20-year-old was arrested Saturday evening following the slayings at the Cascad
  
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• State Police dash video entered into evidence in ex-officers’ murder trial

  26-09-2016 20:36
  
  Then-Albuquerque police detective Keith Sandy arrived at the scene of the police standoff with mentally ill camper James Boyd to bring a requested Taser shotgun and started suiting up with his police tactical ballistics vest, rifle and other equipment. “What do they got you guys doing here?” Sandy asked then-New Mexico State Police Sgt. Scott […]
  
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• Amazon hosts ‘bring-your-parents-to-work’ day

  26-09-2016 19:43
  
  Looking for a fun event to have at your company this year? How about offering your employees a chance to bring their parents to work. That’s what Amazon.com recently did. And, as reported by a local TV station, everyone seemed to have a blast. Millennials – defined as those between the ages of 18 and […]
  
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• As the race tightens, #NeverTrump grasps for relevance

  26-09-2016 19:40
  
  AUSTIN — The “Texas campaign launch” for Evan McMullin, an independent presidential candidate who is not on the ballot – he must be written in – was held in the vinage room of a wine bar near the city’s convention center. Badge-holders from the Texas Tribune Festival had trekked downtown, joining some intrigued local activists […]
  
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• Updated: Elephant poachers are even deadlier than we knew

  26-09-2016 19:37
  
  Thousands of government representatives and conservationists are meeting in South Africa to discuss how to save elephants, rhinoceroses and other iconic wildlife from vanishing. The gathering, called CITES COP17, focuses on regulating the international trade of endangered species, and you can read all about it in this primer. But it’s not just elephants, rhinoceroses and […]
  
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• Updated: Moderator Lester Holt under scrutiny during debate

  26-09-2016 19:33
  
  NEW YORK — Everyone’s aware of the stakes for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the first presidential debate, but there’s a third person in the equation who faces a different pressure: Lester Holt. The NBC News veteran is moderating his first general election debate, making him solely responsible for the questions asked each candidate […]
  
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• Updated: WHY IT MATTERS: Jobs

  26-09-2016 19:29
  
  WASHINGTON — THE ISSUE: Tepid income growth and shrinking opportunities for blue-collar workers have kept many Americans anxious about jobs and the economy, seven years after the Great Recession ended. The unemployment rate has fallen to a relatively low 4.9 percent. But many Americans are struggling to keep up with an economy that has been […]
  
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• Debate 2016: what you need to know before you watch

  26-09-2016 18:26 via krqe.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, NY (MEDIA GENERAL) – After a campaign that’s stretched on for more than a year, tonight voters will for the first time hear from the major party’s nominees on the same stage.
  The first televised Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is scheduled to begin at 9p.m. EDT and last approximately 90 minutes.
  Great ExpectationsThe stakes couldn’t be higher for either Mr. Trump or Mrs. Clinton who will need a breakthrough moment if they hope to fi
  
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• New Mexico’s oil production decreases in early 2016

  26-09-2016 18:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Statistics from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division show a drop in the state’s production during the first half of 2016.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports that statewide oil production fell nearly 5 percent in the first seven months of the year. The latest statistics show that the production was down by about four million barrels from January to July, dropping to 82 million barrels from 2015’s 86 million during the same time period.
  The numbers show
  
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• Updated: Liz Weston: Your Money Secrets Are Killing You

  26-09-2016 17:13
  
  Writer Neal Gabler broke the don’t-talk-about-money taboo this spring with an Atlantic article, “The Secret Shame of Middle-Class Americans.” Now he wants everyone to start talking. “The idea of not being successful financially in America is such a stigma,” says Gabler, who revealed in the article that he was among the millions of adults who […]
  
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• House District 15 (R) – Sarah Maestas Barnes (i)

  26-09-2016 17:13
  
    NAME: Sarah Maestas Barnes (i) POLITICAL PARTY: Republican OCCUPATION: Attorney CITY/TOWN OF RESIDENCE: Albuquerque’s North Valley RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: State Representative for District 15 (2014 – present). Voting member of the Appropriations & Finance, Rules, and Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committees. My experiences as a mother of two young children, small business owner whose […]
  
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• Updated: Ahmadinejad allies say Iran leader told him not to run again

  26-09-2016 17:11
  
  TEHRAN, Iran — Close allies of Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose presidency was marked by confrontation with the West, said Monday that the country’s supreme leader recommended he not run in next May’s presidential election because he is a polarizing figure among hard-liners. Mohammad Reza Mirtajeddini, Ahmadinejad’s vice president from 2009 to 2013, and […]
  
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• SEC dropping fraud charges against Thornburg Mortgage execs

  26-09-2016 17:11
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The Securities and Exchange Commission is dropping some fraud charges against two former executives of Santa Fe-based Thornburg Mortgage. The agency filed a motion Friday, saying it would no longer pursue three of five claims and an allegation that the two had filed a false financial statement. The agency filed a […]
  
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• Poll shows Clinton’s lead growing modestly in Virginia

  26-09-2016 17:11
  
  RICHMOND, Va. – Democrat Hillary Clinton has a comfortable lead over Republican Donald Trump in the battleground state of Virginia, a new poll finds ahead of their first debate Monday, but Libertarian Gary Johnson is picking off millennial supporters from both. Clinton is leading with likely Virginia voters 48 percent to Trump’s 38 percent in […]
  
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• Police investigating suspicious package at Federal building

  26-09-2016 17:11 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque police say Broadway is closed between Martin Luther King and Lomas in response to a suspicious package.
  The Albuquerque Police Department says it is assisting Federal Police in shutting down several roads around the Federal building at 555 Broadway NE.
  Albuquerque police also say an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team has been dispatched.
  No further information is available.
  KRQE News 13 will provide updates.TRAFFIC ALERT: Broadway is CLO
  
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• Wildlife foundation takes sides in Mexican gray wolf lawsuit

  26-09-2016 16:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A wildlife foundation started by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and actor Robert Redford is stepping into the fray between state and federal government over the Mexican gray wolf.
  The Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife announced Sunday it was siding with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s wolf release plan in an ongoing lawsuit, filing an amicus brief with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
  The state of New Mexico was granted a pr
  
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• FBI: New Mexico murders jumped nearly 16 percent last year

  26-09-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – The FBI says the number of murders reported by New Mexico law enforcement agencies jumped by nearly 16 percent in 2015 from the year before.
  New crime statistics released on Monday show the estimated number of murders in New Mexico was 117, or a 15.8 percent jump from the 2014 estimate.
  That spike was above the percentage increase nationally. The FBI says the estimated number of murders in the nation was 15,696, or a 10.8 percent increase.
  Meanwhile, overall violen
  
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• FBI data show increase in murder, violent crime in 2015

  26-09-2016 16:18 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says the number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies jumped by roughly 10 percent in 2015 from the year before.
  New crime statistics released on Monday show the estimated number of murders in the nation was 15,696, or a 10.8 percent jump from the 2014 estimate.
  The FBI says that, overall, violent crime rose by 3.9 percent in 2015. But it’s still down from where it was five and 10 years ago.
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch addressed the new st
  
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• Updated: Prescott-Wentz showdown on horizon? Well, Romo might be back

  26-09-2016 16:02
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Get ready for talk of a rookie quarterback showdown on Oct. 30 between the sudden stars of the NFC East: Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz and the Cowboys’ Dak Prescott in Dallas. There’s just a slight problem with the scenario for that prime-time game on Prescott’s new home field: It might be Tony Romo’s […]
  
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• Updated: FIFA fighting racism ‘seriously’ despite ending task force

  26-09-2016 16:02
  
  MANCHESTER, England — FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura insisted Monday that the fight against racism is being taken “very seriously” despite the governing body’s task force overseeing discrimination being abolished. The Associated Press revealed Sunday that the task force was being dismantled after FIFA told its members the mission had been completed after three years. […]
  
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• Updated: Will Cristiano Ronaldo show another type of reaction?

  26-09-2016 16:01
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany — Cristiano Ronaldo’s anger could work in Real Madrid’s favor. The Portugal winger was visibly upset when he came off in the 72nd minute of the 2-2 league draw at Las Palmas. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he pulled Ronaldo to rest him for Tuesday’s match against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. […]
  
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• Updated: Siemian shows that Broncos have all they need in 29-17 win

  26-09-2016 16:01
  
  CINCINNATI — The Broncos’ defense was back in force, led by Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. The offense has gifted receivers with Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas. C.J. Anderson was there to run the ball. Could they even come close to replacing Peyton Manning? That was Denver’s overriding question heading into the season. In his […]
  
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• Updated: Cuban ballplayers mourn the loss of Fernandez

  26-09-2016 16:01
  
  CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Jorge Soler played with Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez when the two were growing up in Cuba. They traveled together to Venezuela for a youth tournament. Soler said Fernandez’s ability was obvious, right from the start. “Since he was a child, since we were kids, I knew he had something,” […]
  
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• Monday morning weather forecast

  26-09-2016 15:57
  
  The weather forecast for Monday, Sept. 26.
  
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• Union: APD officers don't want to be sergeants

  26-09-2016 15:55
  
  KOB has reported about dire staffing shortage at the Albuquerque Police Department; just about 800 personnel work at a police department that needs well over 1,000.
  
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• Voter registration surges after statewide mailing

  26-09-2016 15:40 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico election officials have witnessed a surge in online voter registration activity after 460,000 invitation postcards were mailed to residents who appear to be eligible and yet unregistered to vote.
  The New Mexico Secretary of State’s Office saw a nearly eight-fold increase in weekly online voter registration and updates to voter records. Elections Director Kari Fresquez says online registrations and updates increased to 8,778 last week from 1,189 the pr
  
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• Horse rescue ranch seeks foster parents

  26-09-2016 15:09 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It’s an organization dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and providing homes for abandoned horses, and they are looking for volunteers and those wishing to adopt.
  Walking N Circles is a non-profit corporation that provide caring attention to horses who were left to fend for themselves. They have over 100 volunteer ranch hands who do all of the work all while learning how to handle horses.
  Ruth Andrews, Executive Director for Walking in
  
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• Local band hosts scholarship concert

  26-09-2016 15:06 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local band is giving back to students of Northern New Mexico with a generous scholarship fund.
  Severo y Grupo Fuego, one of New Mexico’s premier music groups, believes that every high school student should have the opportunity to attain higher education, a successful future, and their dreams. Last year, the group decide to express their gratitude to New Mexico due to the immeasurable support throughout the years in the form of promotion, music awards
  
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• Local organizations team up for great cause

  26-09-2016 15:03 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Two local organizations are coming together for a fundraiser to help support New Mexico’s youth.
  DaVinci’s Pizza is helping The New Mexico Youth Actors (NMYA) once again to raise money for upcoming productions.
  The NMYA Executive Director, Paul Bower, and DaVinci’s Pizza Owner, John Mickey, joined KRQE’s This Morning team to discuss the fundraiser. Watch above.
  NMYA is gearing up for their Fall 2016 productions of Pocahontas and
  
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• Charlotte ends curfew imposed after black man shot by police

  26-09-2016 14:59 via krqe.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte lifted its midnight curfew, signaling movement toward normalcy after a state of emergency was imposed following the shooting death of a black man by police last week that brought National Guard troops and armored vehicles to downtown street corners.
  A weekend without street violence was highlighted Sunday as the city hosted the NFL game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings without interruption.
  Still, protests continued for a si
  
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• Yelptropolis highlights local businesses, helps nonprofits

  26-09-2016 14:58
  
  This week, "Yelptropolis" brings unique restaurants and watering holes from across Albuquerque into one place for people to sample, while helping local nonprofits. KOB Eyewitness News takes a look at one of the businesses featured, and how to get involved.
  
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• Police shoot ‘active shooter’ at strip mall in Houston

  26-09-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say several people have been shot at a strip mall in the southwest of the city and that officers shot the gunman.
  Police said via Twitter Monday that an “active shooter at Weslayan & Bissonnet has been shot by our officers” and that there are no reports of other suspects “at this time.”
  Police say several people have been taken to the hospital but that they cannot provide details about how many were shot or the severity of their inj
  
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• 9 wounded in Houston shooting; suspect dead, was a lawyer

  26-09-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Nine people were shot and wounded, one critically, in a Houston neighborhood Monday morning by a lawyer who had issues with his law firm, authorities said.
  The first report of the shootings began at about 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news conference, and when officers arrived, the suspect began firing at them. Police shot the man, whom Montalvo did not identify and who later died at the scene.
  Numerous weapons were found at the scene, Montalvo said, and
  
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• 6 shot, 3 others hurt in Houston neighborhood; gunman dead

  26-09-2016 14:51 via krqe.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A disgruntled lawyer who had numerous weapons randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday morning, hitting six people, one critically, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Another three people had injuries from glass or debris.
  The first report of the shootings came in at about 6:30 a.m., Police Chief Martha Montalvo said at a news conference, and the suspect began firing at officers when they arrived. Montalvo did not identify the man; Ma
  
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