Gun violence
After fatally shooting a man and a woman, the gunman allegedly turned his weapon on himself.
Andre Gordon, 26, was charged in New Jersey with multiple counts of carjacking and unlawful possession of a weapon.
Cornelius Green, 43, used school funds to pay a friend to fatally shoot 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters.
Daqua Lameek Ritter allegedly shot his transgender paramour to keep their affair secret.
The city of Burnsville released a statement identifying those killed as officers Paul Elmstrand, 27, and Matthew Ruge, 27, and firefighter and paramedic Adam Finseth, 40.
Authorities said Sebastian Villasenor had “over a thousand rounds” of ammo and nearly a dozen weapons.
“My son literally told me he didn’t care if he got killed as long as he could protect his classmates,” the 15-year-old’s father said.