United States of America

Unfortunately, the list of 'hot' stories is too long to edit; cut, copied and pasted from their original sources with corresponding links:

California

Baby missing, presumed abducted, then found deceased in dumpster, after shooting of older relatives in Long Beach, CA in a house. The baby girl's body was found about 100 miles away, in a suburb of San Diego, from the initial crime scene.
Victim name Eliza Delacruz
Read: http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/06/justice/california-shooting-baby/


Washington [State]
near/just north of Portland, Oregon area

Ex-federal agent survives shootout with alleged burglar in home, glad he was able to 'keep clear head'
excerpt:
"Schenk had been gone from his house in Amboy, Wash., for nearly four hours when he returned around 1:45 p.m., noticed his garage door was unlocked and saw his home in such a disarray..."
http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2015/01/ex-federal_agent_survives_shoo.html
[Amboy is about 35 miles north at the 1 o'clock of Portland, Oregon]; event occuring December 24th near midnight
Further reading includes details about suspicious pickup truck:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-in-Christmas-Eve-shootout-in-Vancouver-287050341.html


Texas

2 dead, including shooter, at Fort Bliss veterans' hospital
published January 7, 2015
excerpt:
The shooting was reported shortly after 3 p.m. local time at the El Paso VA Health Care System clinic, which is part of Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/07/fort-bliss-medical-center-shooting/


New York

2 plainclothes police officers were wounded after being shot in the Bronx reportedly by two masked men after responding to a robbery; event occurred on or near Monday, the day before yesterday; details about suspects can be found in widespread media stories.


Maryland

Two shot near Md. synagogue
excerpt:
GREENBELT, Md. (WUSA9) -- Two teenagers were shot while walking to an event at a Greenbelt synagogue on Saturday evening, according to Greenbelt City Police.
http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/01/04/shooting/21254551/

There are stories of a Josephat (Joe) Kobia, a Kenyan man, about 40 years old, who was shot dead in his house in Baltimore, MD, event taking place Saturday, January 3rd 2015.
Related teen and his mother charged, some of the details as to what the charges are can be read here: http://kenya.afrolly.com/news/baltimore-teen-charged-with-killing-kenyan-stepfather-over-argument/


Ohio

1 Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting at Ohio's Port Columbus Airport
 Airport police in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shot a person outside of a terminal Wednesday afternoon during an escalating confrontation, officials said. No shots were exchanged and no officers were hurt in the incident just before 1 p.m. ET at the Port Columbus International Airport's second-level curb, where passengers are dropped off for departing flights
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/1-dead-officer-involved-shooting-ohios-port-columbus-airport-n281631


Florida

Young sisters charged in brother's fatal shooting, Florida police say
Published January 07, 2015
Associated Press
WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. – With help from her younger sister, a 15-year-old girl fatally shot her older brother with a gun that their parents had locked up while they were away, authorities in Florida said Wednesday.
Law enforcement officials said they discovered the teen's body late Monday night at the family home in rural White Springs in north Florida.
The 15-year-old's sister, age 11, assisted in the shooting but didn't pull the trigger, sheriff's spokesman Murray Smith said. The older girl got the gun from a room that her parents had locked, Smith said.
But a motive for the shooting, in the town of fewer than 800 people on the banks of the Suwannee River, remained unclear Tuesday..."
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/01/07/young-sisters-charged-in-brother-fatal-shooting-florida-police-say/

The last name of the 3 youths involved, the victim a 16 year old teenage male, and the 15 and 11 year females, was Korngay.
Event occurred last Monday night, January 5th 2015, or very near.  Parents were out of town.  Some reports say, female shot her brother after he had some kind of altercation with her.


Kansas

Topeka police investigate fatal shooting
By Rocky Arnold
 Published: January 6, 2015, 4:14 am  |  Updated: January 7, 2015, 4:15 pm
Excerpt:
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Seaman High School graduate and current Washburn University student is dead after being shot and crashing his white Pontiac Grand Prix into a house in the 1700 block of SW 15th Street Monday night.
Victim 18 years old or about
http://kansasfirstnews.com/2015/01/06/topeka-police-looking-for-suspect-in-fatal-shooting/


Kansas baby dies after drive-by shooting

 By  - Associated Press - Monday, January 5, 2015
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jan/5/kansas-baby-in-critical-condition-after-shooting/
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - A 7-month-old boy who was injured in a drive-by shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, has died.

Kansas City, Kansas is about 3 and half miles west of Kansas City in Missouri


Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri
10 arrested in connection to KCMO shooting

NBC Action News Tuesday 6th January, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One person was found shot in a car near Manchester and Ruskin in a possible drive-by in Kansas City, Mo.The male suffered injuries described as serious.Ten people have been arrested...
http://www.kansascitypost.com/index.php/sid/229116797




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