Sentences with word «gunshots»

Officer Randolph Holder, 33, was shot in the head when he and his partner responded to a report of gunshots in a park at East 102nd Street and the FDR Drive at roughly 8:30 p.m., according to sources and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton.

The voter transfer exercise in the Northern Regional capital, Tamale has been halted following reports of gunshots at the Electoral Commission office in the area on Thursday.

An eyewitness said gunshots were heard while the fight lasted in Monatan area, which was one of the trouble spots.

Gunshots were reportedly fired on Saturday as violence marred the Congress of the All Progressives Congress in the Owan East Local Government Area of the state.

From 2014 to this past June, 48 children ages 12 to 17 were killed or wounded by gunshots in the city, an AP analysis found.

She said she recently went on a four - hour driving tour of Syracuse and the next day, after the drive, she found out that over the night there had been gunshots fired on numerous streets she had just driven down.

Beside them were the parents of Jacksonville, Fl. teen Jordan Davis, who died while unarmed from gunshots fired by a private citizen two years ago.

We heard gunshots.

Meanwhile, the «Dirty Enemies» singer has explained that he fired the gunshots to defend himself «of any gruesome attack that may have been launched on him».

Bunkpurugu has become «a ghost town» following renewed gunshots in the area which has led to a halt in business activities forcing traders and town folk to flee for dear life.

Then the sound of gunshots.

A dozen gunshots.

Currently, police typically rely on witness reports from people who saw or, more often, heard gunshots.

There, police found that gunshots were widely under - reported, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.

And when a child gets lost and knocks on a door and simply asks for directions and gets faced with gunshots, we've got work to do.»

The News Agency of Nigeria reports Okon as disclosing that two men of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) and seven other persons sustained injuries from gunshots and explosions in the attack.

People might mistake gunshots for fireworks or simply not have the will to report them, she said.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — City police will soon be able to immediately locate gunshots in neighborhoods most prone to gun violence.

Heard gunshots on the way to work.

Police arrived at the Village of Wesley Hills residence, where the couple lived alone, and heard two gunshots.

He also allegedly fired eight gunshots in his garage after the dispute.

«Few minutes into the meeting in my office, we heard gunshots and it came from some military officers who had actually stormed the Command while their commanders were also here in the meeting.»

«All I knew is I was away from the gunshots of my neighborhood and felt safe,» he said.

ASP Tetteh added that «we heard gunshots behind the office, we quickly rushed there but unfortunately, we did not meet the person who came to the place to fire.»

The source added that there were sporadic gunshots in Yaba, Odojomu, Enuowa, Idi Ishin and Surulere areas of the town.

Violence also broke out in Nairobi's slum of Mathare, where tear gas and gunshots rang out all night, witnesses said.

A resident who gave her name as Basity said the incident happened around 7 pm on Thursday when these unidentified residents fired gunshots into a group of young men sitting under a canopy.

The first time you hear gunshots you'll think it's firecrackers until you realize, hey, I don't think those drug dealers are celebrating a successful sale with a fireworks display.

Two persons have suffered gunshots wounds in renewed clashes between the two Bimoaba families in Bunkprugu, Starr News can confirm.

Public Relations Officer of the Northern Regional Police Command ASP Ebenezer Tetteh said: «Last night at about 6.45 pm, we heard sporadic gunshots in town, so our men had to be moved in quickly.

It was gathered that hoodlums allegedly loyal to the expelled party chairman in the state invaded the venue firing gunshots.

At a press conference on Sunday, Mr Shaw Jr said he had heard gunshots and glass smashing as people ran for cover.

A source was quoted as saying, «this «Monday evening» we were greeted by sporadic gunshots that lasted over two hours at Gambe - Tiev and the few locals who were in the village started running for safety.

He sprinted out a side door, and heard gunshots in rapid succession over the sound of the fire alarm.

«As the sound of gunshots continued to reverberate, there was pandemonium, everyone started running for the safety of their lives including women and children who were running helter skelter for safety.

Multiple units of the Batavia Police Department and the Genesee County Sheriff's Office converged on the Southside of the city at Central and Pringle avenues around 11:30 p.m. after reports by residents of gunshots fired.

Officer Randolph Holder Jr. of PSA5 was shot and killed tonight in East Harlem responding to gunshots fired.

Police said Gabay, a first deputy general counsel working for the Empire State Development Corp., was caught in the crossfire as two rival gangs exchanged gunshots in the pre-dawn hours in the vicinity of Ebbets Field Houses.

Sound of explosions and gunshots were heard this evening around Fori area of Maiduguri, Borno state forcing residents to scamper to safety, particularly people living around...

The gathering, organized by Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, came less than a week after gunshots killed one person and injured three others at a concert featuring rapper T.I. near Union Square — and after Mr. Bratton responded by labeling hip - hop performers «basically thugs» in a radio interview.

The dreaded group, «Asamankese NDC Forces,» the DAILY HERITAGE has gathered, is believed to possess magical powers that shield members from gunshots and knife attacks.

Consequently, the military confirmed that 2 officers and 22 soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries from gunshots as well as IEDS attacks.

He added that the gunshots made a dog in the area to start barking, causing the attackers to shoot at the dog which escaped narrowly.

Ten people lost their lives and several others were severely wounded after sporadic gunshots in Bimbilla.

He said he heard gunshots and ran for cover.

• NPP activists who will be using motorbikes will be firing gunshots indiscriminately and the NPP will allege that government is using the National Security apparatus to intimidate supporters of the NPP.

The gathering, who appeared agitated, were challenged by some tens of armed police men who fired gunshots and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.

Our troops fired a warning shot and the armed men responded with a gunshots, the Soldiers returned fire towards same direction of fire.

The police also apprehended and whisked away three delegates from the group who tried to enter the venue, while other delegates who clustered at the gate were dispersed with teargas and gunshots into the air.

The new technology will allow police to pinpoint the location of gunshots.