Indiana shooting wounds 7 people
MUNCIE, Ind. -- A shooting at an off-campus party near Ball State University in Indiana early Saturday left seven people injured, three of them critically, police said.
It's not clear how many people might have opened fire, but police said one man was in custody. One of the wounded was airlifted to a hospital in Indianapolis, about 50 miles southwest of Muncie, Police Chief Joe Winkle told WXIN-TV.
Winkle said it appears the shooting happened after "some kind of confrontation inside the house." Some of the victims were Ball State students, he said.
"I think anytime you have a DJ and you get word out there that there's a party there, you are gonna draw a bunch of different people from all over town, so I think that's probably what's happened," Winkle said.
VaShaun Harnett, 19, of Muncie, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder, police told The Star Press.
Harnett is not a Ball State student, the university said in a statement. One of the shooting victims is a student who has been treated and released from a Muncie hospital, the statement said.
Vice President Mike Pence, who delivered the commencement address Saturday at Taylor University in nearby Upland, commented on the shooting on Twitter.
"Landed in Muncie, IN this morning and was briefed on last night's shooting," the former Indiana governor wrote. "My prayers are with the injured and their families. God bless them all."
Roads still closed after chemical fire
KEARNY, N.J. -- Authorities say a fire at a chemical plant in New Jersey is under control, but road and bridge closures remained in effect and residents were urged to remain indoors because of potential danger from fumes.
Kearny fire officials said the blaze at the Alden Leads chlorine plant in Hudson County was reported Friday night and burned into Saturday. No injuries were immediately reported.
The blaze prompted closure of the Pulaski Skyway, a bridge-causeway between Newark and Jersey City, and emergency responders helped motorists stranded on the bridge. Roads around the plant also were closed.
The plant makes chlorine tablets used in swimming pools. Kearny Fire Chief Steve Dyl told WABC-TV that the fire constantly reignited, hampering efforts to extinguish it.
Officer charged in killing is fired
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A Texas police officer has been fired after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide in the shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last year.
In a statement Friday, Arlington police announced that officer Bau Tran was fired after an internal investigation found policy violations that led to the Sept. 1 shooting of O'Shae Terry, 24.
Tran, who may appeal his dismissal, has yet to enter a plea to the criminal charge. A message left with his attorney wasn't immediately returned.
The indictment marks a rare criminal prosecution of a police officer in the historically conservative north Texas county.
Tran shot Terry after another officer pulled the Forest Hill resident over on a registration violation. After talking for several minutes, body camera footage shows Tran grabbing the passenger-side window of the SUV Terry was driving as it begins to roll up. The officer stepped on to the vehicle's running board as it started to move, pointed his gun into the SUV and fired several shots. Terry died later at a hospital.
Tran was placed on restricted duty after the shooting, then was put on leave when the Tarrant County grand jury returned its indictment May 1.
Tran's attorney, Randall Moore, has maintained that his client's actions were legal and taken to protect the public.
A Section on 05/19/2019