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Friends baffled by killing of Ala. college student

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters. Campus officials didn't give any indication that Gil Collar, 18, of Wetumpka had a weapon

WHY IT MATTERS: Missile Defense

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 7th

By DESMOND BUTLERAssociated Press The issue: Missile technology is proliferating. It remains unclear how quickly foes such as Iran and North Korea could develop a capability to strike the United States with missiles, but the U.S. says Iran is already capable of hitting Europe. The United States

Police fatally shoot naked student at Ala. college

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A police officer at the University of South Alabama has fatally shot a naked student whom authorities said repeatedly charged the officer. University officials said the confrontation happened early Saturday morning when the officer went outside a police station to investigate a

Kamiah Man Gets Hearing After Shooting Incident

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

NEZPERCE, Idaho (AP) - A 41-year-old northern Idaho man accused of three counts of second-degree murder will be in court later this month to answer to the charges. Steven Francis of Kamiah is being held at the Lewis County Jail on $50,000 bond ahead of his Oct. 18 hearing.

NC family hopes for release of man in Ga. prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By MARTHA WAGGONERAssociated Press WILSON, N.C. (AP) - For seven years, Anita McNeil has tried to move on from what she calls "the incident" - that day in December 2005 when her husband shot and killed a man who threatened him outside their home in Georgia. John McNeil was jailed and eventually

1 dead, 11 arrested in anti-terror sweep in France

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By LORI HINNANTAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - Police carried out raids across France on Saturday after DNA on a grenade that exploded last month at a kosher grocery store led them to a suspected jihadist cell of young Frenchmen recently converted to Islam. The man whose DNA was identified, named

FBI: Strong signs border death was friendly fire

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 6th

By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Friendly fire likely was to blame in a shooting near the Arizona-Mexico line that killed one federal agent and wounded another, the FBI said, noting the investigation was still ongoing in the case that reignited the political

Gunman said 'oh really,' then started shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By STEVE KARNOWSKIAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - After being told he was losing his job at a Minneapolis sign company, Andrew Engeldinger responded by saying "oh really," taking out a gun and opening fire on his two managers. Then he fired again as the company owner tried to help his

Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press ALEDO, Texas (AP) - A chilling recording of a 911 call captured a 17-year-old Texas boy telling the operator in a calm, monotone voice that he had just shot his mother and sister multiple times. Jake Evans, 17, has been charged with capital murder in the

Union boss: Friendly fire possibility in shooting

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 5th

By JACQUES BILLEAUD and PETE YOSTAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The shooting of two U.S. Border Patrol agents near the Arizona-Mexico border may have been a case of friendly fire, a union chief for border agents and law enforcement officials said Friday. The development could shake up the