13th suspect believed connected to the Aug. 30 shooting of Geoffrey Carrizales turned himself in The Gazette-Enterprise

The Gazette-Enterprise: "13th suspect believed connected to the Aug. 30 shooting of Geoffrey Carrizales turned himself in to Seguin police Thursday and has been booked for allegedly engaging in organized crime.

Seguin Police Detective Lt. Jerry Hernandez said Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Darrell Hunter issued an arrest warrant for Ramon Gonzales, 21, on allegations he engaged in organized criminal activity connected to the death of Carrizales. When word of the warrant reached Gonzales, he made arrangements to surrender to authorities on Thursday, and Hernandez said he kept his word.

Hunter set bail on Gonzales at $1 million."

Gerald Leroy Fleshman, 51, of Eden Valley, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in prison on felony charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon

Gerald Leroy Fleshman, 51, of Eden Valley, was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in prison on felony charges of being a felon in possession of a weapon and for receiving stolen property.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Steven E. Drange in Meeker County District Court.

Fleshman was arrested July 20 after police officers searched his Eden Valley property and another location in Manannah Township. They found vast quantities of stolen property from thefts reported in Meeker, Renville, Kandiyohi and Stearns counties.

Fleshman was ordered to pay $100 in fines with his prison earnings. He was given credit for 64 days served in jail. Restitution was reserved for 30 days in the three court files against him.

As part of a plea agreement, seven additional felony charges for weapons possession by a felon and drug possession were dismissed.

woman shot and killed three people and herself at a Seattle home Thursday,

woman shot and killed three people and herself at a Seattle home Thursday, injuring another woman who fled into the front yard and told officers "my mom has gone crazy," police said.

Officers responded to a report of gunshots at about 1:30 p.m.

and could still hear shots being fired from the house when they arrived, police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said. As police approached the scene, a man in his 50s ran into the house. Two more shots were fired and he ran back out,

Birmingham full scale of the city’s gun problem is exposed today

POLICE are being called out to a gun incident in Birmingham on average once a week, the Sunday Mercury can reveal.
The full scale of the city’s gun problem is exposed today, as the Mercury details how police have responded to 30 gun-related crimes already this year.
Chillingly, gangland sources say there is no end in sight for the plague of firearms violence.
And one Birmingham dad, whose son was left fighting for life after being shot in the back in broad daylight by gang members, fears the streets are not safe.
“I’m not surprised by the fact that there’s been 30 gun incidents. I don’t think enough is being done, it is still a huge problem,” said the 52-year-old, who asked not to be named.
“It’s very scary out there. I didn’t bring my lad into this world to see him gunned down in the street.
“There seems to be an attitude that if they’re just shooting each other then it’s OK – sooner or later the ones who did it will be wiped out – but innocent people are getting hurt.
“There’s 30 incidents that we know about, but that’s probably only half the story. A lot goes unreported because these lads don’t want to go to hospital or get involved with the police.
“Lives are wasted on both sides, young lads are getting killed or maimed for life, and the ones doing the shooting are getting sent to prison for 20 years or more. Families are hurting every way you look at it.
“Nothing has changed. If anything, it is getting worse.”

Hammersmith gun victim still serious,-

Fulham Chronicle - News - Hammersmith gun victim still serious: "man remains in a serious condition after being shot in Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith.
Police were called at about 4am on Sunday after a neighbour heard gun shots. The 21-year-old victim was found outside the Total petrol station and taken to a west London hospital where he remains in a serious condition.
Officers from Trident, the arm of the Metropolitan police which investigates gun crime between black people, are investigating.
Earlier on Saturday gun shots were heard in nearby Conningham Road. Police found bullet casings but are as yet not linking the two incidents.
Neighbours in Goldhawk Road were shocked events , saying a shooting was unprecedented in the area."

Police reveal firearm haul - News two Baikals, a Smith and Wesson, a Brocock and the deadly MAC - 10 as well as silencers and ammunition.

Police reveal firearm haul - News - Worthing Herald: "West Midlands Police have revealed a haul of eight firearms that were recovered by detectives on a raid at an industrial unit in Birmingham recently.
The cache included two Baikals, a Smith and Wesson, a Brocock and the deadly MAC - 10 as well as silencers and ammunition.
The intelligence led police operation was carried out by specialist detectives from Force CID, the West Midlands Police department set up to tackle the most complex and serious of crime in the area.
More than sixty illegal firearms have been recovered by Force CID since April this year, in more than 30 operations designed to specifically tackle gun crime."

‘Hey, you just shot a girl!’ tavern murder trial told - The Globe and Mail

‘Hey, you just shot a girl!’ tavern murder trial told - The Globe and Mail: "Bailey Zaveda was shot to death outside a pub in Toronto’s east downtown a couple of years ago, there came from many of the usual places the usual assurances that, appearances to the contrary, gun crime in the city was indeed down.
If meant as comfort, these mutterings fell far short: One like Ms. Zaveda is too many.
When just before one in the morning on Oct. 25, 2008, Dwight Marshall cried out at the Duke of York tavern, “You just shot a girl! Hey, you just shot a girl!”, it was Ms. Zaveda he was describing.
A girl she was, just 23, starting a promising career, on the cusp of so much."

Rewards offered in gun crimes | The Columbus Dispatch

Rewards offered in gun crimes | The Columbus Dispatch: "New reward money is now available for tips that help get illegal guns off the streets, as part of an expansion of a summer effort to combat crime in Columbus.
The new program, called Gun Stoppers, offers up to $1,000 for a tip that leads to an arrest and the recovery of a gun used in a crime, Mayor Michael B. Coleman said today. The program is affiliated with Central Ohio Crime Stoppers and offers anonymity to tipsters.
Residents have information that can help solve gun crimes, Coleman said. 'We are willing to pay for it.'
The Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs is providing an initial $25,000 for Gun Stoppers."

Gun theft may be state’s biggest

Gun theft may be state’s biggest: "Law enforcement officials said 133 firearms, most of them handguns, were recently stolen from a Billings shipping company in one of the largest such heists in the state’s history.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released details of the previously undisclosed August heist on Wednesday in hopes that making the case public will lead to a breakthrough.
A $10,000 reward was offered for help solving the crime.
The 113 handguns and 20 long guns were taken on the night of Aug. 2 from Con-way Freight Company, which was shipping the firearms for owner MT Sports."

Seven years for gangster in 'Wild West' shooting | News

Seven years for gangster in 'Wild West' shooting | News: "GANGSTER who exchanged gunshots with rivals using a converted pistol linked to 10 shootings across London has been jailed for seven years.
Terrified residents looked on as Damien Meade, 23, returned fire with a starting gun converted to shoot live rounds as incoming bullets peppered a car in the 'Wild West'-style shoot-out.
The hooded thug fled on a bike from the scene in Clapton, pursued by a police squad car, but crashed while trying to thrown the weapon away.
Officers recovered the gun and believe it had been rented out to criminals from an underworld armoury. Meade, of Hoxton, pleaded guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court to possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possessing a prohibited weapon and possessing ammunition without a certificate.
Judge John Lafferty told him: 'An extended sentence will protect the public from the risks you pose.'"