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Drive By Shooting

Kenneth Williams, 20, (left)/Michael Ward, 18, (right) (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)

No bail for Chicago gang members in Hadiya Pendleton's death

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two men charged in the death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student were ordered held without bail Tuesday at a hearing where prosecutors contended the shooting happened while they were hunting for members of a rival gang...
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Kenneth Williams, 20, (left)/Michael Ward, 18, (right) (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)

2 charged in shooting death of Hadiya Pendleton

Don Babwin, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - Two Chicago gang members charged Monday in the death of a 15-year-old honor student mistook her and her friends for members of a rival gang...
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Rick Ross performs onstage at the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center on September 29, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for BET)

Police: Shots fired, rapper Rick Ross crashes Rolls

Kyle Harvey
VIDEO - On the morning of his 37th birthday, rapper Rick Ross may have been involved in a car crash that stemmed from a shooting...
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John Edward Smith addresses reporter Monday night in Los Angeles. Smith was freed after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. (Video still via NBC Los Angeles)

Man wrongfully convicted of murder officially freed

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LOS ANGELES - Cheers erupted in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday afternoon when a judge exonerated John Edward Smith of a drive-by shooting he did not commit. Late Monday, Smith left Los Angeles Men’s Central Jail after serving 19 years in prison...
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This undated image provided by Deirdre O'Connor shows John Edward Smith posing with his grandmother, Laura Neal. Prosecutors are going to court Friday Sept. 21, 2012 to seek dismissal of charges against a former gang member convicted of a drive-by murder in a gang infested neighborhood of Los Angeles 19 years ago. (AP Photo/Deirdre O'Connor)

Man exonerated of murder after nearly 20 years

Linda Deutsch, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Prosecutors are going to court Friday to seek dismissal of charges against a former gang member convicted of a drive-by murder in a gang infested neighborhood of Los Angeles 19 years ago...
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Slain cop wasn't target in Newark drive-by

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The acting police director in Newark, N.J., says officials do not believe that a police officer killed in a drive-by shooting was the intended target...
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'Teach Me How to Dougie' rapper murdered

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO REPORT- Hip-hop fans are mourning the loss of 22-year-old Cali Swag District group member M-Bone today...
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Suspect named in drive-by shooting of Hartford mother

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HARTFORD - The mother of two was killed while standing outside of her home...
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Tragic! Drive-by shooting kills sleeping 6-year-old

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three people were charged Wednesday in the drive-by shooting death of a 6-year-old Alabama girl who was killed in her bed...
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DC drive-by leaves four dead, five wounded

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VIDEO - Three people were arrested in the drive-by shooting Tuesday, but investigators said the motive wasn't clear...
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