On Wednesday, a gunman opened fire at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, killing two professors and injuring another. On Thursday, Sheriff Kevin McMahill revealed that the suspect had mailed letters to 22 people across the country before the attack, and authorities were able to intercept all of them. The motive behind the attack is still unknown, and authorities are continuing to investigate the incident.
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Six people were killed and three injured in a multi-city shooting spree across Texas on Tuesday, before the suspect was taken into custody and charged with capital murder. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said the incident began in the morning and extended into the evening, with four people killed and two police officers shot in Austin. The suspect was also linked to the deaths of two people in San Antonio and is currently in police custody. The victims of the shooting spree have not yet been identified.
This article reports on an officer-involved shooting in Austin, Texas that resulted in three fatalities, including one police officer. The incident began with a 911 call from a woman who said someone was stabbing her, and when officers arrived, they found two other injured victims and a third who had escaped. The suspect was fatally shot by SWAT officers after engaging police in a shootout. The APD is continuing to investigate the incident.
Las Vegas police have arrested Duane "Keffe D" Davis in connection with the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Body camera footage of the arrest shows multiple officers surrounding Davis, who remained calm and asked for water. Davis is the first person to be arrested in the ongoing investigation and is currently being held in the Clark County Detention Center.
Las Vegas police have served a search warrant in connection with the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur at the home of Duane Keith Davis, whose nephew Orlando Anderson had emerged as a suspect shortly after the rapper’s killing. The warrant sought laptops and other electronic devices, as well as desktops, other electronic storage devices such as thumb drives, CDs, external hard drives and audio recordings. Residents of the small Henderson neighborhood reported seeing officers detain two people at the property. The investigation into Tupac Shakur’s death remains open, with police yet to identify a suspect or make any arrests in connection with the case.
On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) confirmed that they had served a search warrant in Henderson, Nevada, as part of their ongoing investigation into the unsolved murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur, which occurred 25 years ago. Retired Los Angeles police detective Greg Kading alleged in 2019 that he had solved the case, but no arrests have been made yet. Tupac's fame and relevance has only grown since his death, and his sister Set said last month that he was "always meant for something great."
Churchill Downs Racetrack has announced the suspension of racing after 12 horse deaths occurred in one month, with no single factor or pattern identified as the cause. Races scheduled at Churchill Downs will be moved to Ellis Park, and the company is taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of their horses and jockeys. No statement has been released on when racing will resume at the track.
A five-day manhunt for convicted murderer Bradley Gillespie ended Sunday when a body was found in the Ohio River near Henderson, Kentucky. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday to confirm the identity of the body, which is believed to have been in the water for four to five days. Authorities believe the body is Gillespie's and have declared the case closed.