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Police: Officer exchanges fire with man armed with rifle, shoots him in torso in Miami
Read full article: Police: Officer exchanges fire with man armed with rifle, shoots him in torso in MiamiWitnesses called 911 to report that a man was firing a weapon up into the air on Friday night in Miami and a police officer who responded shot him, police said.
‘Can you send an officer . . .? I shot somebody,’ accused killer of real estate agent tells 911
Read full article: ‘Can you send an officer . . .? I shot somebody,’ accused killer of real estate agent tells 911The man who shot and killed a real-estate agent in a case of mistaken identity called 911 to have police come and pick him up.
Man accused of firing gun inside apartment, threatening to shoot officers in Miami Beach
Read full article: Man accused of firing gun inside apartment, threatening to shoot officers in Miami BeachA Miami Beach man was arrested Tuesday night someone called 911 and reported that the suspect, Ricky Garcia, was in the hallway of an apartment building at 411 Meridian Ave., saying that he was ex-military and wanted to kill someone.
Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacks
Read full article: Sports world mourns death of John Thompson, but if not for fate, he would’ve likely died in Sept. 11 attacksBut while the world is sad over Thompson’s passing, he at least had 19 more years of living after nearly dying during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. But Rome’s producer, Danny Schwartz, asked that he fly out a day later to accommodate the show’s schedule. Thompson told Schwartz that wouldn’t work and he was unhappy at the suggestion, but after Schwartz insisted, Thompson changed his flight. Ten years after that day, Thompson went on Rome’s radio show to reminisce, starting with a message Thompson’s assistant relayed to him. “Let me tell you something, if you’re ever in Washington, D.C., you look me up,” Thompson told Schwartz.