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Autopsy: Target of 2-week Calif. manhunt killed by deputies' gunfire

Author: P1 Community
By Tami Abdollah Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A man suspected of killing a retired dentist, taking three men hostage and wounding two deputies was killed by gunshots fired by deputies after he refused drop a handgun. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood says an autopsy performed Monday on 34-year-old Benjamin Peter Ashley has determined his cause of death to be a homicide because two of the …
Source: Police Updates
Autopsy: Target of 2-week Calif. manhunt killed by deputies' gunfire

Jury to hear closing arguments in NC police shooting

Author: P1 Community
Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A jury will hear closing arguments in the case of a white police officer in North Carolina charged with voluntary manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man. After weeks of testimony, defense attorneys for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer Randall Kerrick rested Monday afternoon. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will go over the evidence one more time …
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Jury to hear closing arguments in NC police shooting

Police: Buffett fans leave homemade toilets at Mass. show

Author: P1 Community
Associated Press MANSFIELD, Mass. — Parrotheads are apparently too busy wasting away in Margaritaville to wait in line for the bathroom. Mansfield police tell The Sun Chronicle that despite warnings against the practice, many fans at the Jimmy Buffett concert Saturday at the Xfinity Center brought homemade, portable toilets for the party in the parking lot. Lt. Sam Thompson says the most common …
Source: Police Updates
Police: Buffett fans leave homemade toilets at Mass. show