16YearOld Archives

May 23, 2025
International
World

Alaska city reaches USD 2.1M settlement with family of a 16-year-old fatally shot by a police officer

Representative Image (AI-generated) Alaska’s largest city has reached a USD 2.1 million settlement with the family of a 16-year-old girl who was holding a knife last August when she was fatally shot by a police officer.Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s office said in a statement Thursday the settlement followed a meeting between police chief Sean Case […]

April 30, 2025
Firearms
Gangs
International
Murders
Sweden
Uppsala (Sweden)
World

Swedish Police Arrest 16-Year-Old After Three Are Killed

A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder in Sweden, the authorities said on Wednesday, after three people were fatally shot the day before, in the latest blow to a country grappling with high levels of gun violence compared to its European peers. The three victims were found in a hair salon in the […]