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LA not liable in death of girl hit by police officer’s stray bullet, jury finds

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LOS ANGELES — A jury Thursday found the city of Los Angeles was not liable in the killing of a 14-year-old girl who was hit by a police officer’s stray bullet during a shootout while Christmas shopping in 2021 with her mother. The ruling came after a nearly monthlong trial in the wrongful death lawsuit … Read more

Baby killed by a stray bullet after drive-by attack in Brooklyn, police say

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NEW YORK — A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet Wednesday afternoon when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk, authorities said. The shooting was believed to be gang related and the child an unintended victim, police said. “There are no words … Read more