Feds Arrest Student in Univ. of Chicago Shooting Threat

Federal authorities said an online threat that led the University of Chicago to cancel classes Monday targeted whites and was motivated by the police shooting of a black teenager, video of which was released last week and led to protests.
Jabari R. Dean, 21, of Chicago, threatened to kill 16…

Planned Parenthood Attack Kills Police Officer and Others

Police on Saturday identified the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs as 57-year-old Robert L. Dear, but released no further information about him.

The gunman who stormed the clinic in central Colorado on Friday killed three people, including a police officer…

Chicago Police Charge Suspect in Tyshawn Lee Killing

A South Side man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who was lured into an alley and gunned down just doors from his home.

Corey Morgan, 27, of the 7800 block of South Hoyne Avenue, is expected to appear for…

Officer Charged in Teens Murder, Graphic Video Released

A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times last year was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday, hours before the city released a video of the killing that many people fear could spark unrest.
City officials and community leaders have been bracing for the release of…

Three Arrested in Minneapolis Protest Shooting

Minneapolis police said Tuesday that they arrested four men in connection with the shooting. Law enforcement sources identified one as Allen Lawrence “Lance” Scarsella III, a 23-year-old white man, arrested in Bloomington. Sources said Nathan Gustavsson, 21, of Hermantown, and Daniel Macey, 26, of Pine City, were taken…