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Suspect in Auburn police officer’s slaying dies in shootout

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) — The suspect in the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts police officer died after an exchange of gunfire Sunday as authorities closed in on him inside an apartment in nearby Oxford, police said. The man, identified as 35-year-old Jorge Zambrano, burst out of a closet and opened fire

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Hospital that treated man before stabbing bars contractor

BOSTON (AP) — A hospital that treated a man before he fatally stabbed two people and wounded several others at a home and mall said Thursday that it was barring a state contractor that provides mental health evaluations. In a letter to state officials, Morton Hospital said the contractor, Norton Emergency

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Chicago police shooting of grandmother, teen draws criticism

CHICAGO (AP) — Bettie Jones, known in her Chicago neighborhood for her work with anti-violence community groups, was killed by police responding to a domestic disturbance just hours after she hosted family on Christmas Day. The fatal shooting of Jones, 55, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier, a college student visiting his father

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Chicago cops kill black student, woman in confrontation

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman as they confronted a neighbor in the same building who was also killed, according to officials with the department that's already facing intense scrutiny. Relatives said Bettie Jones lived