Brandon Curtis
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Two employees of the prominent Austin gun store Central Texas Gun Works are involved in a fatal shooting outside the Cabana Club that has been ruled Austin’s 20th homicide of 2026. While one employee—an assistant manager—is currently in the Travis County Jail facing murder charges, owner Michael Cargill maintains the pair were victims of a…
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AI on Trial: Family of FSU Victim to Sue OpenAI After Chatbot Allegedly Aided Mass Shooting Suspect
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The widow of FSU victim Robert Morales is filing a landmark civil lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that its chatbot, ChatGPT, was in “constant communication” with the suspect and potentially provided advice on how to carry out the 2025 mass shooting. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has also launched a formal investigation into the platform, stating…
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A 23-year-old man, Emmanuel Ahsono Mbwavi, is in custody after a vigilant security guard at Houston’s Eden Church tackled him as he allegedly reached for a loaded firearm during a Sunday service. Mbwavi, who was carrying a .22-caliber revolver and more than 100 rounds of ammunition, had allegedly written notes about killing the church’s pastor…
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“I’m Taking It Regardless”: How a Gas Station Theft Escalated into a South Side Stabbing
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A 43-year-old Circle K employee fatally wounded a 17-year-old boy with a knife early Thursday morning after a dispute over a beer theft turned physical. San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) officials stated the employee claimed he acted in “self-defense” after the teenager struck him during the altercation.
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Murder Charges Dropped: Hartford Man Sentenced to Time Served in Case Turned Self-Defense
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James Chaney, a licensed firearm permit holder initially charged with murder in the 2024 deaths of two Hartford high school students, has been sentenced to time served after a successful self-defense claim. Prosecutors reduced the charges from murder to a misdemeanor count of second-degree breach of peace, concluding that the fatal stairwell shooting was a…
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Professor’s “Double Life” Revealed: Self-Defense Ruling in Fatal Shooting of MTSU Sociologist
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District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway has officially cleared 27-year-old Todd Stanton in the December 2025 fatal shooting of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Professor Ashleigh E. McKinzie. The investigation revealed that McKinzie, who was wearing a plastic skull mask and brandishing a cocked handgun, was suffering from methamphetamine-induced paranoia when she ambushed Stanton’s vehicle on…
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A Syracuse jury is currently deliberating the fate of 28-year-old Josue Pizarro, who is charged with second-degree murder for the 2024 daylight shooting of Jesus Carmona. While Pizarro claims he fired the initial shots in self-defense after being confronted by an armed Carmona, prosecutors argue the subsequent eight shots fired while the victim was on…
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A 33-year-old South Side resident fatally shot an unidentified home invader who allegedly charged at him inside his residence early Monday morning. Chicago police found the intruder with a gunshot wound to the chest at a home in the 2200-block of East 103rd Street; he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has vetoed two high-profile firearm bills, including HB 312, which sought to establish a “provisional license” allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to carry concealed firearms. Beshear also rejected HB 78, a measure designed to provide liability protections for firearm manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits arising from the criminal use of their products.
