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Body camera video released Friday by Fullerton police shows that the 17-year-old girl killed in a police shooting on an Anaheim freeway had exited her vehicle and was holding a fake gun, according to police. Hannah Williams can only briefly be seen outside the gray rental SUV she was in before she's shot on the eastbound 91 Freeway near Kramer Boulevard on July 5. Fullerton police say the replica Beretta later found near her body can be seen in her hands, pointed at the officer. The bodycam's audio was not activated when the officer opened fire, so it's unclear exactly...

Police say that an Augusta teen who had been sought for questioning in a shooting Saturday acted in self-defense. After a “complete and thorough investigation,” Richmond County sheriff’s investigators determined that Anthony Hampton, 17, shot Willie Casey Jr., 47, who later died, Sgt. Shane McDaniel said. Hampton, who cooperated with investigators, was found to have acted in self-defense, and no criminal charges will be filed.

SAN DIEGO -- A half-smoked marijuana cigarette was used to link a man to the slaying of a San Diego woman 17 years ago, NBC 7/39 reported Monday Mark Elder, 47, was arrested in Florida Friday after a police officer noticed that Elder matched a description sent out on a nationwide alert. The alert was issued after DNA from the 1988 San Diego murder case was matched to two rape cases in Florida. Saliva from Elder's joint was tested at a lab in San Diego. It matched DNA found at the scene the apartment where Janet Moore, 27, was killed...

Dallas murderer hopes to avoid execution today Lawyer says Patterson's youth was tantamount to mental retardation 08/28/2002 By ROBERT THARP / The Dallas Morning News A startled crowd gathered outside the house on Prichard Street in Pleasant Grove after Kimberly Brewer and her two young daughters were found fatally shot in June 1995. The neighborhood's initial shock grew as police revealed more unsettling details. Within days, Ms. Brewer's cousin Toronto Patterson, 17, would be arrested and charged with murder. The motive: He wanted the young woman's expensive gold- and chrome-plated car rims. Also Online Texas Executions: Coverage from TXCN.com...