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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alex Brandon/AP/Shutterstock (13069803a) Washington Metro Police Lt. Jesse Porter speaks to the media, Dec. 11, 2013, in Washington. Porter, 58, and retired, was working for a private contractor providing training for a group of library police officers on how to use expandable batons when he discharged a single shot from his firearm, the Metropolitan Police Department said . The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday inside a training room at the District of Columbia public library in the city's Anacostia neighborhood Library Officer Shooting, Washington, United States - 11 Dec 2013
Retired Police Officer Allegedly Shoots Woman Dead During Training Exercise at D.C. Library
Alex Jones
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $45.2 Million to the Parents of a Sandy Hook Shooting Victim
Asherey Ryan
Pregnant Woman Killed in Fiery L.A. Crash Is Identified, And Police Make An Arrest
Gabby Petito
Gabby Petito's Mother Makes $100,000 Donation to Combat Domestic Violence
Sarah Krivanek, Brittney Griner
How Sarah Krivanek Differs from Brittney Griner — and What It Means to Be 'Wrongfully Detained' in Russia
Liz Cheney, donald trump
Conservative Rep. Liz Cheney Wants Trump Prosecuted for Role in Jan. 6 Attack: 'Are We a Nation of Laws?'
Sandra Vazquez Ceja and her two children
Ala. Girl's Mom and Brother Were 2 Slain Victims Found After She Chewed Through Restraints to Escape Captivity
Isaiah Hernandez
High School Football Player Dies in Dad's Arms After NFL Star's Brother Allegedly Shoots Him
Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie
Gabby Petito's Mom Calls Brian Laundrie's Notebook Confession 'Ridiculous': 'Wanted to Look Like the Good Guy'
Kassandra Sweeney and her kids Benjamin and Mason killed in New Hampshire
N.H. Mom and 2 Children, 4 and 1, Are Found Fatally Shot, Police Say There's 'No Threat to the General Public'
Allyzibeth Ann Lamont
Police Were Stumped About 22-Year-Old's Brutal Murder. Then They Learned Her Boss Owed Her Money
mall of america
Shots Fired at Crowded Mall of America Store, Police Looking for Suspects
At Least 5 Dead, 7 Injured in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash Near LA Gas Station
6 Dead – Including Pregnant Woman – and 9 Injured in Fiery Multi-Vehicle Crash in Los Angeles
Alex Jones
Jury Finds Alex Jones Liable for $4.1 Million in Damages for Repeated Lies that Sandy Hook Shooting Was 'Hoax'
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., follows Nancy Pelosi as she arrives for her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington
​​Paul Pelosi Pleads Not Guilty to DUI Charges After Crash in California Wine Country
Breonna Taylor
4 Louisville Officers Arrested in Botched Raid that Led to Breonna Taylor's Killing
Krystin Collier and her son
Georgia Mom Alleges 3-Year-Old Son Was 'Pulled by His Hair' and 'Punched in the Face' by Daycare Workers
Mystikal backstage during Drive-In Concerts Jokes & Jams II at Georgia International Convention Center on September 05, 2020 in College Park, Georgia.
Mystikal to Be Held Without Bail on Battery, Rape and Robbery Charges Until Trial, Judge Rules: Report
Marka Lee Bodine
Texas Teacher Who Sexually Abused Middle School Boy Has Prison Sentence Delayed After Giving Birth
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N.J. Police Searching for Semi Truck After Woman Bleeding from Face Is Spotted Yelling for Help
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Jurors in Parkland School Shooting Trial to Visit Still-Bloodstained Building
How the Parents of a Black College Student Killed by Alleged White Supremacist Became 'Catalysts for Change'
How the Parents of a Black College Student Killed by Alleged White Supremacist Became 'Catalysts for Change'
James Howard Jackson
Suspect Who Was Mistakenly Freed in Lady Gaga's Dog Theft Case Has Been Recaptured
Law enforcement officers and investigators gather in front of a home on Lake District Lane in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. A family of five (three adults and two children) were found dead inside the home after an apparent murder-suicide. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Orlando Man Allegedly Killed His Wife and Three Kids in Murder Suicide
University of West Georgia Instructor Charged With Killing 18-Year-Old Student, Anna Jones
College Crimes: 15 Shocking Cases That Ended in Tragedy
Alex Jones
Sandy Hook Parents Describe Being Put Through 'Hell' by Alex Jones' Lies About School Shooting
Jose Pascual Reyes
Kidnapped Girl Escapes, Leads Ala. Authorities to Dead Bodies of 2 People: 'She's a Hero'
Springville Fire Utah
Utah Man Allegedly Started Wildfire by Trying to Kill Spider with a Lighter
Richard Hutch Barry
Calif. Man, 59, Is Mauled to Death by 5 English Bulldogs That Were 'Focused on Harming'
Justice for Sarah and Amina Facebook
Texas Dad Allegedly Lured Teen Daughters with Promise to Take Them to Restaurant Before Murdering Them
Johnson funeral home. Deshawn Longmire was charged with murder in the death of Ronald Mouton, Sr., a pastor at East Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
Uber Driver Charged in Alleged Road Rage Murder of Houston Pastor
Louisiana Boy, 4, Fatally Shot in 'Negligent' Incident
'Beautiful Spirit' Who Worked with Abuse Survivors Is Killed in Alleged Act of Domestic Violence
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Colo. Mom and Teen Daughter Are Killed by Victim's Abusive Ex, Who Then Turns Gun on Himself
Isaac Schuman, Nicolae Miu
Suspect in Wis. River Stabbing Attack Had Been Accused by Teens of Bothering Girls: Prosecutors
Sarah Krivanek
'Forgotten' American Woman Jailed in Russia with Brittney Griner Tried to Flee with U.S. Help Before Arrest
dev patel
Dev Patel Stopped Knife Fight Outside Convenience Store: He 'Acted on His Natural Instinct'
Paul Flores, Kristin Smart, Ruben Flores
Friend Testifies that Paul Flores Would Often 'Follow' Kristin Smart and Hang Around Her Dorm
Highland Park Shooting Survivor Cooper Roberts
Cooper Roberts, 8-Year-Old Paralyzed in Highland Park Shooting, Is Discharged From Intensive Care Unit
Angelo Buono and Ken Bianchi
Woman Who Dated 'Hillside Strangler' Serial Killer Speaks Out: 'I Was in Denial'
Heather Reynolds and her son, Axel
N.J. Mom Convicted of Murdering Toddler Because He Was 'Obstacle' to Her Extramarital Affair
Crime Junkie podcast host Ashley flowers debut novel
'Crime Junkie' Host Ashley Flowers Discusses Her Debut Novel and How She Fell in Love with True Crime
McDonald's Worker Shot in the Neck By Angry Customer in Brooklyn
Man in Critical Condition Following Shooting Outside of New York McDonald's
Mayah Zamora, 10-Year-Old Uvalde Shooting Victim Leaves Hospital After Two Months and Multiple Surgeries
10-Year-Old Uvalde Shooting Victim is Last to Leave Hospital, Following Two Months of Treatment
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - NOVEMBER 07: Rapper Mystikal performs onstage during the No Limit Reunion Tour at 2020 Funkfest at Legion Field on November 07, 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Rapper Mystikal Charged with First-Degree Rape, False Imprisonment After Arrest: Police
Larry Rudolph
Wealthy Dentist and Big Game Hunter Lawrence Rudolph Found Guilty of Killing Wife on Hunting Trip
Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. It is nighttime, emergency lights of police cars flashing blue, red and white in the background
Dallas Man Dies After Getting Shot by the Same Bullet He Used to Shoot Woman, Police Say
Suzanne Morphew
Police Return to Colo. Mom's Home 2 Months After She Vanished — and Nobody Ruled Out as Suspect
Keonte Jones
Man Arrested After Allegedly Paying Homeless Person $6 to Do Backflip, Resulting in Fatal Injury
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Los Angeles Man Dies After Being Hit by 3 Separate Hit-and-Run Drivers as He Crosses the Street
Rabiah Ahmad
Pregnant Maryland Woman Killed in Shooting, Her Baby Remains in Critical Condition: Police
Car crash in far rockaway
Husband and Wife Killed in Hit-and-Run on New Year's Day: 'Everything They Did Was Together'
Tamara Tucker, Eric Newman
Kansas Man Sentenced for Pushing Girlfriend to Death Off Balcony of Cruise Ship Bound for Bahamas
Jerry Harris
Prosecutors Call Cheer's Jerry Harris a 'Clear & Present Danger' in Motion to Detain Him Until Trial
Dana Stubblefield
Former 49ers Player Dana Stubblefield Convicted of Raping Developmentally Disabled Babysitter
Texas Church shooting
Tx. Pastor Is Killed After Confronting a Man in Church Bathroom Who Was Allegedly Fleeing Cops
Woman, 24, Working at Luxury LA Furniture Store Stabbed to Death in Brazen Random Daytime Attack
UCLA Grad Student Brianna Kupfer Suffered 26 Stab Wounds In Brazen Daytime Attack, Autopsy Results Reveal
Police and Kentucky National Guard troops
Protester in Ky. Is Fatally Shot by Police, Who Say They Were Returning Gunfire from Crowd
Chance The Rapper; Ava DuVernay; Demi Lovato
Kim Kardashian, Chance the Rapper and More Celebs React to George Floyd Killing: 'This Is Not Okay'
Dr. Ricardo Cruciani walks from the center for criminal justice, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Philadelphia, after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges that he groped women at a clinic. The once-prominent neurologist has been found guilty Friday, July 29, 2022, in New York, on charges of sexually abusing patients while treating them with pain medications.
Pain Doctor Convicted of Sexually Abusing Patients Withheld Medication if They Didn't Comply with Demands
Isaac Schuman, Teen Stabbed Tubing
Teen Stabbed to Death While Tubing on Wis. River Was Soon-to-Be High School Senior With 'Infectiously Positive Aura'
Troy Khoeler found dead
Unanswered Questions Surround the Death of 7-Year-Old Texas Boy Found Dead in Family's Washing Machine
Missing Mom, Erica Ann Johnson
Florida Mom Who Reportedly Canceled Plans to See Her Kids Mysteriously Vanishes After Boarding Bus to Tampa
University of West Georgia Instructor Charged With Killing 18-Year-Old Student, Anna Jones
University of West Georgia Professor Charged With Killing 18-Year-Old Incoming Student