Evroy Barth’s remorse over confronting another man with a loaded gun The BVI Beacon

The BVI Beacon: "Citing “extraordinary circumstances” and Evroy Barth’s remorse over confronting another man with a loaded gun in 2009, Justice Rita Joseph-Olivetti let the 24-year-old avoid prison with a suspended sentence Friday. He could have faced life imprisonment.
A High Court jury found Mr. Barth, a member of the CB4Lyfe rap group, guilty on Oct. 29 of aggravated burglary, possession of a firearm with intent to put in fear, possession of ammunition with intent to endanger life, and possession of explosives.
The charges stemmed from a Feb. 29, 2009 incident in which Mr. Barth confronted Andre Gaymes with a 0.25 calibre firearm at Mr. Gaymes’ Long Bay apartment. Mr. Gaymes, a disc jockey known as “DJ Dre,” was a friend of Jody Miller, who is the mother of Mr. Barth’s child. The two had become intimate, but professed all along to be “just friends,” according to Stephen Daniels, Mr. Barth’s attorney."

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Gunshot sensors deployed on Birmingham streets - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

Gunshot sensors deployed on Birmingham streets - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review: "Gunshot sensors have been installed for the first time in a UK city in a new approach to tackling gun crime.
Project Safe and Sound in Birmingham uses state-of-the-art technology that records an audio clip of any gunshot fire and sends police its GPS location, helping them decide how to respond, Irish public broadcaster RTE reported Thursday.
The technology can tell if multiple shots were fired, whether they were fired from a stationary or moving location, the number of weapons used, and the order in which they were fired, according to the manufacturers.
West Midlands Police have said that the sensors had been placed high up on buildings in northwestern areas of the city.
“This technology will enable us to respond faster and more effectively to firearms incidents, therefore minimising the harm to local communities and maximising the opportunity to seize illegal firearms, catch offenders and potentially save lives,é said West Midlands Police Chief Chris McKeogh."

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Nepal to probe former crown prince’s gun brawl | Accident / Crime / Disaster

Nepal to probe former crown prince’s gun brawl Accident / Crime / Disaster: "Nepal’s government has announced a high-level inquiry into a gun brawl involving former crown prince Paras and the son-in-law of the deputy prime minister after it emerged that the deposed royal was carrying an illegal firearm.
The 39-year-old controversial former heir to Nepal’s throne, notorious for his quick temper and fondness for alcohol, has hit the headlines with a vengeance two years after the abolition of monarchy in Nepal and his self-exile to Singapore for picking a drink-driven fight with a fellow guest at an upmarket resort Saturday and firing several shots in the air.
As media outcry and political condemnation started pouring in, it was discovered Monday that the pony-tailed former prince did not have a licence for his pistol.
According to Laxmi Prasad Dhakal, chief district officer of Kathmandu, Paras’ name is not among the over 13,000 licenced firearm owners registered in Kathmandu.
Carrying a gun illegally can fetch its owner a"

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Badger Guns Makes Top Ten List For Guns Traced | Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ | Local News

Badger Guns Makes Top Ten List For Guns Traced Today's TMJ4 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin News, Weather, Sports, WTMJ Local News: "controversial gun store linked to multiple crimes and police shootings is back in the news. Badger Guns is being called one of the top ten crime gun dealers in the nation.
The West Milwaukee gun is the subject of multiple lawsuits police officers injured by guns allegedly sold her here.
Now we are learning federal investigators have traced hundreds of guns back to Badger Guns.
When Milwaukee police officers Graham Kunish and Bryan Norberg were shot and critically injured last year, the gun was traced back to Badger Guns.
Shortly after the shooting Chief Edward Flynn blasted the West Milwaukee gun shop for the number of straw sales."

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39-year sentence for fatal Kent gang shooting | Seattle Times Newspaper

Local News | 39-year sentence for fatal Kent gang shooting | Seattle Times Newspaper: "20-year-old Seattle man was sentenced to 39 years in prison for a gang-related killing in Kent.
Edward E. Cobb was convicted last month of first-degree murder for shooting a 17-year-old from Seattle, Chazerey Bacchus, in July 2008, following an argument at the Kent Cornucopia Festival.
Kent police said the shooting was gang-related and that Cobb was wounded two hours later in Renton in retaliation.
Cobb was sentenced Tuesday at the Regional Justice Center in Kent."

Shooting at funeral home may not have been gang feud

Shooting at funeral home may not have been gang feud: "A shooting that killed two men at a funeral this week may not have been related to gang tension as police initially thought.
Officials said Wednesday that further investigation has not been able to support an initial assessment by Chief Dan Isom that the killings were a product of an ongoing feud between gangs in north St. Louis.
'After learning that the parties may have initially become involved in an argument at the funeral, this appears to be, at this point at least, stemming from a personal dispute,' said Erica Van Ross, a Police Department spokeswoman.
The quarrel and subsequent gunfight broke out around noon Tuesday at the service for David 'Bo' Terell Davis at the Reliable Funeral Home, 3958 Washington Boulevard. Davis, of University City, had been shot to death 11 days earlier in St. Louis.
A police account released Wednesday said participants were all attending the funeral when a quarrel broke out and spilled outside, where the shooting began."

Police: South Modesto shootout due to gang feud - Crime & Courts - Modbee.com

Police: South Modesto shootout due to gang feud - Crime & Courts - Modbee.com: "Stanislaus County sheriff's deputies returned in force Wednesday to a south Modesto neighborhood about 18 hours after a gunbattle that frightened residents and locked down two schools.
The Sheriff's Department SWAT team spearheaded Wednesday morning's raid at 808 Glenn Ave. and seized several firearms, sheriff's Lt. Tim Beck said.
Deputies arrested Modesto resident Juan Carlos Mendoza, 23. He was one of three men in a car that left the home just before the search. Deputies pulled the car over at 10:22 a.m. and took him into custody."

2 men injured when shot outside church party | shot, colon, gang - News - The Orange County Register

2 men injured when shot outside church party | shot, colon, gang - News - The Orange County Register: "Two men were injured when they both were shot by a member of a rival gang Saturday in the 1400 Block of South Sycamore Street, authorities said.The two men were attending a party at St. Anne's Church when four men and one woman from a rival gang arrived at the party uninvited. After the guests began to argue, one of the uninvited men pulled out a gun and shot into the crowd outside the church around 10:15 p.m., according to Santa Ana police both men were shot in the torso and the injuries were not life-threatening, Colon said. They were both taken to hospitals.The shooter fled the scene and police are investigating, Colon said."

Redwood City man, 21, slain in gang shooting

Redwood City man, 21, slain in gang shooting: "21-year-old man was killed in a gang-related shooting in Redwood City, police said Monday.
Julio Pantoja Cuevas of Redwood City was shot on the 400 block of Madison Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, police said. He died at the scene.
No arrests have been made. The shooting appeared to be gang-related, said police Sgt. Greg Farley, but a motive for the slaying is under investigation."

Boy (14) handcuffed with dad in failed tiger kidnap - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Boy (14) handcuffed with dad in failed tiger kidnap - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "GARDAI had to use bolt cutters to rescue a 14-year-old boy who was handcuffed with his father during a failed tiger kidnap attempt.
Last night, detectives were hunting up to seven members of the armed gang involved in the raid in Dublin.
Their target was a senior manager of the major security firm Chubb Ireland and the gang had intended to take some of his family captive while forcing the man to hand over a large amount of cash from his company's vaults.
Last night, the man, his wife and three children, ranging from 14 to five years, were recovering from the traumatic experience in which one of the raiders put a gun to the target's head and threatened all of the family.
Their ordeal began at 6.20pm on Sunday when two men banged on the front door of their home at Windmill Crescent in the south Dublin suburb of Crumlin.
The Chubb manager opened the door and was bundled inside. Following a scuffle in the hallway, they clamped handcuffs on the man and his 14-year-old son. Two more members of the gang then pushed their way into the house and some of them ran upstairs to confront the man's wife and his daughters, aged 10 and five.
They shouted abuse at the family and asked"