Trauma
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The man suffered head an internal injuries and died at the scene
The man had a history of violence and misdemeanor warrants on file
A 19-year-old man entered a convenience store after being stabbed several times, setting off the investigation
Few other details were immediately available in the investigation
She and her mother were pinned against the building
The driver accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake; no injuries were reported
A large highway was sent into the path of another vehicle killing the three people
It is unclear if the firefighters were responding to a call when their apparatus crashed into the truck
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The police chief and his wife were riding in their truck when another vehicle that was out of control struck them
The 69-year-old man allegedly bought a shotgun, showed his wife how to use it, and left it alone with her loaded
A woman is believed to have been shot to death while she was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher
Two students were injured; paramedics arrived within four minutes of the incident
The boy did not have a “walk” status on his crosswalk sign
Major crime investigators from the Connecticut state police on Saturday were combing “every crack and crevice” of Sandy Hook Elementary School
Shootings happened as the hotel’s front desk was busy on a Friday night with the National Finals Rodeo and other events in town
Police were sent to St. Vincent’s Hospital around 4 a.m. to check on a report of an armed man inside the facility
The number of crashes of responders increased this year, but none resulted in deaths
She was trapped her in her car for over eight hours and likely suffered hypothermia
The ambulance crashed into an SUV crushing the motorist inside her car
The shooting occurred reportedly because of a dispute over a basketball game
The woman apparently missed a corner and struck a tree
It has not been revealed if Jacob Roberts left any kind of suicide note
Parents flooded to Sandy Hook Elementary School, about 60 miles northeast of New York City, looking for their children in the wake of the shooting
The man was trying to take a photo of the Chicago skyline
The man is suspected to have been under the influence of drugs
Authorities say he used an access card to enter the building without having to go through security check
Kristian Hernandez is accused of striking a pedestrian and driving away
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