The Butte County District Attorney has ruled that a shooting at a homeless encampment in Chico, California, was an act of self-defense, following a deadly confrontation on July 7, 2025. Gerald Michael Thompson fatally shot Donald Laroy Stevens during what officials called a “gun duel” after a violent dispute involving their dogs.
Philadelphia’s July 4th weekend turned deadly as 46 people were injured and six killed in multiple shootings across the city, according to data from the Philadelphia Police Department, published by FOX 29. The violence erupted primarily between Friday and Sunday, with additional bloodshed spilling into Monday morning.
The Department of Justice under President Donald Trump issued a forceful warning following the ambush shooting of a Texas police officer near the Prairieland Detention Facility. The officer, from the Alvarado Police Department, was shot late Friday night while attempting to confront an armed suspect outside the federal detention site.
Following New York City’s Pride March on Sunday, violence and panic broke out near the historic Stonewall Inn and Washington Square Park, leaving two teenagers shot and more than 50 others injured.
Left-wing activist network 50501 has disavowed its Salt Lake City chapter after a protest "peacekeeper" fatally shot an innocent bystander during an anti-Trump rally. The national group issued a statement over the weekend cutting ties with the local chapter following the deadly June 15 incident.
Vance Boelter faces serious federal and state charges following a targeted shooting spree that left Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband dead and Sen. John Hoffman and his wife injured. Boelter appeared in federal court Monday, where chilling new details emerged, including messages sent to his family in the hours after the attacks.
Two middle school students in Nashville were arrested this week in separate incidents after allegedly making violent threats against their schools, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD).
