NEWS OF THE DAY
1 Officer killed: Law officers in Georgia searched Sunday for a man accused of fatally shooting Gwinnett County police Officer Antwan Toney the day before. Police say Tafahree Maynard, 18, of Snellville, fired the shot that killed Toney, who had been on the force for almost three years. A second suspect, Isaiah Pretlow, 19, also of Snellville, was arrested late Saturday by U.S. marshals and charged with aggravated assault. Police believe Maynard and Pretlow were together when Toney was called to investigate a suspicious vehicle Saturday afternoon. Toney was shot while approaching the car, officials said. Toney was “very dedicated to his job and to serving his community,” Gwinnett Police Chief Butch Ayers said.
2 Six shot: Six people were wounded, some seriously, in a street shooting Sunday blocks from the NFL stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., where the Jaguars were hosting the Houston Texans, authorities said. Ron Lendvay, director of investigations for the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s Office, said the shooting erupted near a coin laundry at 12:35 p.m. Sunday and that five men and a woman ranging in age from their 20s to the 70s were rushed for medical care. He told a news briefing that the shooter fired from the passenger side of a sedan driven by someone else in the general vicinity of the stadium. Detectives were investigating whether the shooting was gang-related. The game was not affected.
3 Deadly crash: A dump truck crossed a highway median near Heber, Utah, and collided with an oncoming pickup truck, killing all six men in the pickup in an accident authorities suspect was caused by alcohol and prescription drugs, state troopers said. Two other people were injured in a Jeep when the driver lost control trying to avoid the trucks. The Utah Highway Patrol said investigating officers found prescription pills and open containers of alcohol inside the dump truck after the accident Friday. The dump truck driver, Jamie Don McKenzie, 41, was treated for minor injuries and booked on suspicion of vehicular homicide, the agency said. The driver of the pickup was identified as Efrain Cardenas, 62. Patrol Sgt. Lawrence Hopper said authorities were working to identify the other victims.
4 Boat fire: Three people were missing and 15 were pulled from the water Saturday night after a fishing vessel caught fire 28 miles south of San Diego, Coast Guard officials said. The crew of another fishing boat called the Coast Guard around 9:35 p.m. to report seeing the fire and several people in the water. Crew members pulled 15 people from the water, including two who needed urgent medical attention. The Coast Guard sent a cutter and a helicopter crew to assist in the rescue while the Mexican Navy deployed two boats to assist. The helicopter crew took the injured people for treatment in San Diego. The remaining 13 survivors were transferred to a Mexican Navy vessel and taken to Ensenada, Coast Guard officials said. The search continued for the missing persons.