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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Former police officer says Santa Monica gunman had been mentally evaluated

Monday, June 10, 2013  "I just simply got in his way," recalls the survivor. "And he needed to kill me. That was it."

Saturday, June 08, 2013  "We saw a woman get shot in the head," a witness said. "I haven't been able to stop shaking."

Friday, May 17, 2013  A Laurens County jury has found a Gray Court man guilty of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Dept. held an awards ceremony Wednesday. Sheriff Leon Lott recognized the roles his deputies have played in preserving public safety.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Northeast Ohio school community remembers 3 students killed by teen gunman 1 year ago

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  20-year-old man goes on shooting rampage on busy California freeway; 3 killed, 2 injured

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Authorities say a shooting spree through Orange County, Calif., has left four people dead, including the shooter, and several others injured.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The suspected gunman and two women are dead.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  FBI: No other explosives found near Alabama bunker where man held boy; captor's body removed

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Negotiators tall through ventilation pipe to Alabama captor in bunker; 3rd full day of standoff

Friday, February 01, 2013  Brazen slaying of Texas assistant district attorney by masked gunman shocks fellow prosecutors

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A landscaper found Arthur Douglas Harmon's body among some bushes in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The neighborhood near Midland City remained under siege with the suspect and child holed up in a bunker-type shelter on the man's property that was equipped with electricity, food and TV.