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2 dead, 7 injured, including police officer, in a Miami bar shooting
Two people were killed and seven injured in a shooting at a bar near downtown Miami early Saturday morning.
Miami-Dade Police Department were called about 3:30 a.m. Saturday to a report of an altercation at the Martini Bar in the CityPlace center in Doral. The suspect was located by a security guard who tried to deescalate the situation, police said. The suspect then shot and killed the security guard and a responding police officer killed the suspect, according to a press conference held by the Miami Dade Police Department.
In the gunfire exchange, another officer sustained a gunshot wound to the lower extremity and at least six other people – five men and one woman – were injured, Miami-Dade Police Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said during the conference.
Two victims were taken to trauma centers and listed in critical condition, Zabaleta said, and the remaining four were stable.
Man convicted of hate crimes for stabbing attack in New York City
A New Jersey resident was convicted of hate crimes after he attacked a Muslim man with a knife near a New York City food cart while saying slurs, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Gino Sozio, 40, of Morganville, New Jersey, swung a knife at a group of Muslims near a halal food cart in Midtown while making Islamophobic comments, prosecutors said, slashing one man in the torso.
A New York Supreme Court jury found Sozio guilty of first-degree attempted assault and second-degree assault, both as hate crimes, as well as third-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He will be sentenced on May 3.
Ex-officer faces charges, accused of punching handcuffed man
A former Weymouth, Massachusetts, police officer who resigned after allegedly |
SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2024 | punching a handcuffed man more than a dozen times during an arrest now faces federal charges.
Justin Chappell, 44, was charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled a plea hearing for Thursday. In a plea agreement signed by Chappell, U.S. District Attorney Joshua Levy recommended no prison time, one year of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000 and 100 hours of community service.
The charge of deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury can bring a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.