Keyword: shootout
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Two men suspected of being al-Qaeda members and a police officer have been killed in a shoot-out at a checkpoint in Saudi Arabia, officials say. Shots were fired after a female police officer approached a vehicle to check the identities of the passengers - two of whom were disguised as women. A third man was arrested and state media quoted an official as saying there were more weapons in the vehicle. The shooting happened in Jizan province on the southern border with Yemen. Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansur al-Turki said the suspects were wearing explosive vests and had grenades, automatic...
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Gunmen Open Fire Near Pakistan’s Army HQ ‘Intense’ gunbattle leaves top officers trapped inside, official says BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Gunmen have opened fire near the army's headquarters outside the capital of Islamabad, a Pakistani military official said Saturday. NBC News reported that the assault sparked a shootout and that "intense" fighting was ongoing. A senior army officer said troops were returning fire and top officers were trapped inside. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
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SAN DIEGO – Four people were injured in a gunbattle today involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest border crossing in the U.S., authorities said. More than 70 people traveling in three vans involved in the incident were in federal custody, said U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Angelica DeCima. Details remained sketchy, but van drivers tried to storm past inspectors at the San Ysidro port of entry and make their way into the U.S. without stopping, DeCima said. “It was human smuggling, definitely,” said Lauren Mack, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
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MEXICO CITY – A convoy of gunmen engaged state police in a running shootout Friday that killed five officers and possibly one of the attackers in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, authorities said. The state attorney general's office said the gunbattle began when a convoy of seven vehicles carrying at least 30 gunmen approached state policemen on a local highway. Four policemen died in the initial fighting and another officer was killed when police gave chase to the assailants. The body of a dead man was found in one of the vehicles involved in the gunbattle and might be...
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Alleged Drug Dealers, Robbers Had Been Under Surveillance By Officers Before All Hell Broke Loose Thursday Morning Pump-Action Automatic Shotgun Used Against Cops, 5 WoundedJERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBS) ―Jersey city looked more like a war zone early Thursday morning. In the hours since the deadly shootout that injured five police officers doctors have been working furiously to save the lives of the two most critically hurt. The gunfight erupted just before dawn Thursday during a police stakeout in Jersey City. Officers were tracking the two people seen in a surveillance video robbing and shooting a man last month. But they...
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EPA fugitive who shot at officers expected to change plea A Utah fugitive critically injured March 10 during a shoot-out with law enforcement officers in a Marathon trailer park is expected to avoid a trial by pleading guilty today.Larkin Baggett, 54, formerly of Salt Lake City, was shot in the neck and buttocks after he allegedly pointed an assault rifle at a Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy and three U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agents.Baggett was the first man shot by EPA officers in that organization's history.A change of plea hearing is scheduled today in the courtroom of U.S. Judge Michael...
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A military official says 15 gunmen and a soldier were killed in a two-hour shootout in the heart of Acapulco’s hotel zone. The army colonel ... says the gunmen opened fire with assault rifles and about 50 grenades on soldiers who arrived at the house. The soldiers found four Guerrero state police officers inside the house who said they were being held captive by the gunmen.
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LAST YEARS SHOOTOUT WINNER FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD WELCOME BACK RACEFANS FEBRUARY 7, 2009 ~ 8PM ET ON FOX The Budweiser Shootout, NASCAR's season-opening event, will return in 2009 as part of Budweiser's multi-year sponsorship renewal with Daytona International Speedway. Since its inception in 1979, the Budweiser Shootout has become one of the most anticipated events on the racing calendar for both drivers and fans. The race marks the start of a new NASCAR season and provides a benchmark for teams as they gear up for the annual Daytona 500. The race distance will be increased from 70 laps...
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Violent Battle on Provincial Train By Jung Kwon Ho [2008-11-14 13:08 ] Shenyang, China -- A gunfight on October 22nd between train security agents and soldiers in Manpo, a border town across the Yalu River from Jian, China caused six deaths, it has emerged.
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The FBI is investigating the exchange of gunfire between U.S. Border Patrol agents and suspected drug smugglers across the Rio Grande, officials confirmed Monday. The shootout occurred around 7 a.m. Monday just south of the small western Hidalgo County community of Abram. Local Border Patrol spokesman Dan Doty Action 4 News that agents were watching suspected drug traffickers attempting to cross a load of narcotics when they came under fire. The agents returned fire and the shootout lasted for about two minutes. No one on the American side was injured but it was unclear if anyone on the Mexican side...
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CHICAGO (WBBM) ― Robbers invaded a Southwest Side jewelry store on Wednesday, triggering a gun fight. Four people, including the alleged robbers, were injured in the shootout. It was a wild scene near the corner of 63rd Street and Kedzie Avenue Wednesday evening when a pair of robbers pretending to be customers walked into Sergio V. Jewelry. But the robbers picked on the wrong guy. The store owner, Sergio Vasquez, is known around the neighborhood to be a man who doesn't put up with any nonsense at his shop. He was behind the counter when the robbers walked in. Chicago...
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VAN BUREN - Two brothers are being held after a shootout with a Crawford County man who lawmen said caught them siphoning gas from his vehicle. Chadrick Holsted, 20, turned himself in about 5 p.m. Tuesday after authorities negotiated his surrender with his father, Chief Deputy Ron Brown said. His brother, Mark Holsted, was shot in the shoulder and leg late Sunday and was taken to St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. He was listed in stable condition Tuesday, a nursing supervisor said. The brothers, of the Rudy area, will be charged with aggravated assault and theft, Brown...
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SAHIWAL: At least 13 bandits were killed in a gunfight with villagers in a village near Sahiwal early on Sunday morning, police and witnesses said. More than 25 bandits robbed a house in Chak 135/9-L and were about to break into another one when villagers opened fire on them. At least 13 bandits were killed in the fight that lasted more than one hour. Twelve others, most of them injured, fled. Police said the bandits belonged to the Oar Gang, which was wanted by police in a number of cases. Police have seized the truck and car that they left...
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WELCOME BACK RACEFANSDAYTONA SPEEDWEEKS: SCHEDULE Broadcast Schedule SPRINT CUP SERIES Feb 7 8:00P-9:00 - SPEED NASCAR Bud Shootout Selection Show Feb 8 4:00P-5:00 - SPEED NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE #1, Budweiser Shootout 6:30P-7:30 - SPEED NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE #2, Budweiser Shootout, Budweiser Shootout - FOX 8 p.m. ET Saturday Feb 9th Cup Series Qualifying - FOX 1 p.m. ET Sunday Feb 10th Gatorade Duel - SPEED 2 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 14
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MEXICO CITY - A shootout between Mexican authorities and suspected criminals just across the border from Texas left three people dead and eight injured on Monday, officials said. Gunfire broke out around noon when Mexican federal agents encountered a group of people carrying assault weapons in a car in the town of Rio Bravo, across the border from Donna, Texas, according to a joint statement from Mexico's federal Attorney General's office, Defense Department and Public Safety Department. Three suspected criminals died and five soldiers and three federal police officers were injured in the shootout, which took place in Tamaulipas state,...
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ODESSA, Texas - Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance were killed and a third was critically wounded by a gunman who led Texas authorities on an hours-long standoff, authorities said. The suspected gunman in the shooting Saturday night, 58-year-old Larry White, will likely face two counts of capital murder and attempted murder of an officer, said Tela Mange, a Department of Public Safety spokeswoman.
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BASTROP (TV8) - Morehouse Parish Sheriff Danny McGrew confirms two Bastrop police officers were shot and killed Friday afternoon in downtown Bastrop. McGrew says one suspect was also shot and killed. Two emergency medical technicians were shot and wounded. One was reported to be in surgery at Morehouse General Hospital. At least one other suspect was said to be in a standoff with police at the Best Budget Inn on South Franklin Street near the courthouse square. McGrew said the suspects were possibly persons of interest in a double homicide in Texas, but that was not confirmed. TV8 News reporter...
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A Hamas military commander was killed Tuesday in a shootout with Fatah gunmen shortly before the leaders of the two groups met to try to bridge their differences over a power-sharing deal. At least seven people were wounded in the gun battle in Gaza City. A spokesman for Hamas' military wing, Abu Obeidah, blamed the killing of Allah Haddad, 35, on the Preventive Security force loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah. The security force confirmed that one of its people was wounded in a shooting incident, but said the matter was a family feud...
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Video shows aftermath of store owner shooting 2 robbery suspects The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA - A store owner shot two men who tried to rob him, killing one of them, in a confrontation that was partly recorded by a neighbor with a cell phone, police said. The two men entered the North Philadelphia store at about 6:40 a.m. Thursday and announced a robbery, after which the owner and one of the men exchanged gunshots, said city police Sgt. Ron McClane. A cell phone video shot by a nearby resident shows the aftermath outside the store, where the owner confronted one...
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