Shots fired in downtown DC near White House, National Mall: police

In the last 24 hours, a total of 13,528 people recovered from covid, with total recoveries so far since the onset of covid at more than 4,37,70,913. India on Friday recorded 10,256 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country's active caseload dropped below 95,000-mark, that is, 90,707 active infections at present.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a child who was in the backseat of a car when it was stolen Thursday evening in Philadelphia has been found safe. The theft happened at the Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Belfield and Ogontz avenues sometime before 6 p.m. A spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department said the child has been reunited with his mother. The vehicle and the suspected car thief have not been located, according to police.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - A lunchtime panic erupted at King of Prussia mall when a witness says a woman pulled out a gun during an argument with another shopper about cutting in line. The incident reportedly happened at the Five Guys restaurant in the mall's food court. Witnesses say the dangerous spat sent shoppers stampeding towards the exits. The woman was quickly taken into custody by responding officers from the Upper Merion Police Department. No one was hurt and no shots were fired, but the brief chaos was enough to leave some shoppers and employees shaken."I'm thinking it's like a mass shooting or something," a witness told FOX 29's Chris O'Connell.

PHILADELPHIA - The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia man in Atlantic City. According to authorities, the shooting happened on Thursday around 12:06 a.m. Officials say officers from the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a Shot Spotter Alert near the 1300 block of Baltic Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficers found 31-year-old Jordan Eaddy and he was pronounced dead on scene, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Authorities did not detail the extent of his injuries. Police are urging anyone with information on the shooting to contact the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7800. 

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FOX 9) - This week, Ruff Start Rescue has stepped in to help a young puppy find a new home with a family just outside the metro.The puppy named "Priority" is an Australian cattle dog and border collie mix with large ears, a loud bark, and a unique story of survival.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown dance instructor has been arrested after a woman discovered a hidden camera in the studio bathroom. Authorities say the Norristown Police Department took a report from a woman who attended a private dance lesson at Frankie G Dance Academy, located at 1705 Kendrick Lane. According to police, the woman said the instructor gave her clothes from the dance studio and asked her to try them on. The woman went into the studio's bathroom and noticed a cell phone charging block in the wall while changing, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the woman recalled seeing a video on TikTok warning about charging blocks that can be disguised as hidden cameras and she inspected it, learning it was a pinhole camera. According to authorities, the woman removed the data card from the camera, which contained video of her changing and she turned it over to Norristown police. After interviewing several people, a search warrant was obtained for the location along with an arrest warrant for the owner, 37-year-old Francis Gerarn Laurenzi, who is also known as "Frankie G," authorities say. During a search of the property, police confirmed that the studio was unlicensed and operating in the basement of the property on Kendrick Lane, according to officials. Police say Laurenzi was taken into custody and multiple electronic devices, including media storage items, were taken from the property. Authorities are working to process the files to identify victims. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, police said Laurenzi was charged with invasion of privacy and related offenses. Police are asking anyone who has taken dance lessons at the FG Dance Academy on Kendrick Lane to contact Norristown Police at

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are working on learning more about a shooting that left a man in critical condition.  Chief Inspector Scott Small says officers with the 8th District received a 911 call for a report of a shooting victim at Frankford Avenue and Academy Road around 11:45 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department's Shooting Investigation Group are investigating a double shooting in Mayfair. According to police, officers received a 9011 call reporting gunshots at Charles Street and Magee Avenue early Thursday morning. Officials say officers found a crime scene with six shell casings on the sidewalk, but no victims were present. Police were later notified that two men showed up at Frankford Hospital with injuries, authorities say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to Chief Inspector Scott Small, a 31-year-old man was shot in the face and a 29-year-old man was shot in his back. Both men were transported to trauma hospitals, where they are in critical condition. Police did not release any additional information and said they are checking cameras in the area. 

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a dog attack that left two people in the hospital early Thursday morning. Authorities say 25th District officers responded to the area of N 5th Street and W Venango Street just after 1 a.m. for reports of a person down. Chief Inspector Scott Small says responding officers arrived on scene and encountered a man who was being bitten by a pit bull mix. According to police, he was bleeding from various wounds to his head, neck, body, arms and legs. Small says the dog was biting on the man's arm as his family members used a bat to try to get the animal to release the man. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAn officer discharged his weapon, shooting the dog in the side, causing it to let the man go, Small says. Police transported the man to the hospital, where he is in critical condition from his injuries, according to officials. The man's wife was also suffering from a dog bite wound to her leg, according to Small. Authorities say medics transported her to Temple University Hospital, where she is in stable condition. Small says the SPCA and Philadelphia Animal Control were called in to investigate.Police did not provide an update on the status of the dog's injuries. Police say a pit bull mix has been shot by police after it attacked its owners in Hunting Park, leaving a man in critical condition and a woman in stable condition.

KENSINGTON - A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Philadelphia's Kensington section Monday night.Officials say police responded to reports of a shooting Monday, just after 7:15 p.m., on the 3200 block of H Street.When police arrived, they found a 25-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head.MORE HEADLINES:SEPTA police rushed him to Temple University Hospital where he died.Authorities say an investigation is underway and no arrests have been made.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Angry calls to fire Uvalde’s embattled school police chief swept through an auditorium Wednesday where school board members faced demands to make Pete Arredondo the first officer to lose his job over the fumbled response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School.The school board was meeting to decide Arredondo’s future, three months to the day after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.Arredondo was not in attendance but through his attorney released a blistering and defiant 17-page letter that lashed out at state officials, defended the police response to the May 24 massacre and accused the school board of putting his safety at risk by not allowing him to carry a weapon to the meeting.As the board convened into a closed session, some in the auditorium yelled "Coward!" and "What about our children?"Arredondo, who has been on administrative leave since June, has come under the most scrutiny for his actions during the May 24 tragedy.

discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.The report Wednesday by the Democratic-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis also sheds new light on the role that television personalities played in bringing hydroxychloroquine to the attention of top White House officials. Investigators highlighted an email from Fox News’ Laura Ingraham and others from Dr.

PETALUMA, Calif. - A welfare check at a home in Petaluma revealed a woman who had been dead in her home for over a year, with her daughter living in the same house with her mother's corpse the entire time, police said.Officers were called to the 200 block of Windsor Drive about 11 a.m. on Tuesday and saw piles of 20 to 30 packages stacked up on the porch, which KTVU also observed upon visiting the home. No one answered the door when the officers rang, and having heard concerns from the reporting party, officers decided to enter the house.Once inside, police saw the dead woman on a couch in the living room. "The conditions inside the home were unlivable in that it was filled with clutter, trash and boxes from floor to ceiling.

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Five people have been shot and two are dead after a shooting in Northwest DC, according to police.Northwest DC shooting FOX 5's Stephanie Ramirez is on scene. DC Police confirmed during a presser that five people had been shot, two of them had died and three were being treated at area hospitals.Police are responding 27 O Street NW.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday.Vaccinations for babies, toddlers and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay.

FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police say multiple people were injured during an incident at a Bucks County playground late Tuesday night before gunfire erupted in a nearby neighborhood. Officers in Falls Township responded to Penn Valley Elementary School on the 100 block of North Turn Lane around 11:45 p.m. for reports of a disturbance.According to investigators, two groups had met on the school grounds for a fight which ended with four people being stabbed.

Police are investigating the circumstance that led to a man being killed at his apartment in Mercer County early Wednesday morning.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a shooting where an attempted robbery victim gained control over a suspect and shot him. According to police, the attempted robbery occurred on the 8000 block of Rodney Street in a driveway. Authorities say a man was unloading groceries from his car when a suspect approached him, saying, "This is a robbery," and pointed a gun at him. After a struggle over the weapon ensued, the victim was able to gain control of the gun, which discharged one time, grazing the suspect in the abdomen, according to police. Officials say the suspect was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where he was placed in stable condition. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the victim sustained an injury from a bite on his hand, but he did no seek medical treatment. According to authorities, police recovered the weapon used and the suspect is under arrest. FOX 29's Kelly Rule captured this image which appears to show the victim's groceries and the suspect's gun used in the incident still on the front seat of the victim's car. This is a developing story.

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Va. - A $49,000 pirate ship went viral after being posted on the popular social media page Zillow Gone Wild. The ship is for sale in Callao, Virginia, in the Commonwealth’s Northern Neck.The man who built it is Dan Corder, a retired Loudoun County firefighter who lives in Callao."It’s an exercise in renewal," Corder says, "giving life to lifelessness."This particular boat for sale is the 33rd Corder has fixed up.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for three suspects accused of robbing a man at a Philadelphia gas station before fleeing in a stolen car. According to police, the robbery happened on August 12 at 9:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department has released new video showing the end of a police chase after a shooting near the Shepard Recreation Center. Police say nearly 100 shots were fired on August 16 on the 400 block of North 57th Street. According to officials, responding officers found five people between the ages of 17 and 25 suffering from gunshot wounds, including a 21-year-old who was shot in the head. After the shooting, police chased a vehicle, which eventually crashed on the 200 block of Farson Street, officials say. Police released new video of the crash involving the suspects in a white dodge Durango. RELATED HEADLINESAuthorities say Tahmir Pinckney, 24, Marlon Spurell, 22, and Azyear Sutton-Walker, 22, were arrested and charged in connection with the shooting, but the search continues for additional suspects. Marlon spurell (left), Tahmir Pinckney (center) and Azyear Sutton-Walker (right) have been charged in the quintuple shooting in West Philadelphia.  (Philadelphia Police Department)Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the remaining two suspects. The City of Philadelphia is also offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the wanted suspects. 

From left to right: Christian Ellis, Shaquita Glaspie, Tyran McLeod FRISCO, Texas - A fight over an incorrect order at a Wendy's ended in gunfire, according to Frisco police.Three people have been arrested in connection to the shooting.Around 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say four people were hurt when a gunman opened fire on a group of men sitting on a Philadelphia street corner Tuesday evening. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 6000 block of Race Street around 5 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police found three men suffering from gunshot wounds, including a victim who was shot in the face and torso. Officers drove the man and two others who suffered gunshot wounds to the legs to Lankenau Hospital. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA fourth shooting victim walked to Penn Presbyterian Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to police. Police Captain John Walker told reporters that the shooting happened when an unknown gunman opened fire on a group sitting in chairs on the street corner. No arrests were reported immediately following the quadruple shooting.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was killed in a Tuesday evening shooting in North Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 1800 block of North Ringgold Street just after 4 for reports of a shooting. Police say a 31-year-old man was found shot multiple times in the head and pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests were reported immediately following the deadly shooting . Investigators have not said what sparked the gunfire.

INTERLACHEN, Fla. - A postal carrier has died, one day after Florida deputies say five dogs mauled her when her truck broke down in a neighborhood.Putnam County Sheriff's deputies found the 61-year-old woman on the ground when they arrived at the scene in Interlachen Lake Estates on Sunday afternoon, sheriff's officials said in a Facebook post. They also found the dogs inside a fence at a nearby residence.A nearby resident told deputies they heard the woman screaming for help and saw five dogs attacking her.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a shooting in Southwest Philadelphia.According to authorities, the shooting occurred on the 2100 block of South Simpson Street just before 12:45 p.m.

ATLANTA - Prosecutors overseeing the case against two Atlanta Police Department officers in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks will announce whether the state will continue to pursue charges on Tuesday. Peter J. Skandalakis, Executive Director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, plans to announce a decision regarding the case of State v.

NORWALK, Calif. - Two suspects are in custody after a wild police chase across Los Angeles County that began in the Lakewood area.Reports of the chase came in just after 4:30 p.m. Monday, with authorities pursuing the driver on the southbound 91 Freeway in Lakewood.

Police looking for suspects after shooting incident. PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after police say a video reveals what lead to several shot-up cars in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.Two suspects were reportedly seen on security footage on the 200 block of Louden Street early Thursday morning.Police say one suspect fired a firearm while the other appeared to take videos or photos on a cellphone.

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting investigation in North Philadelphia took an unexpected turn Tuesday morning when its victim ended up in police custody.Police say an 18-year-old was driving on 22nd Street when his vehicle was struck by two bullets, one hitting him in the lower back around midnight.He was found near the vehicle about a half mile away and transported to a local hospital, where he is said to be in police custody.Police say the gunshot victim's vehicle, a Nissan Rogue SUV, was reported stolen a month ago.MORE HEADLINES:A 19-year-old man who was also in the stolen vehicle at the time of the shooting has been taken into custody.He was found armed with semiautomatic gun with an extended magazine and a backpack filled with narcotics, according to police.No formal charges have been announced, but police say both are "prisoners" at this time.

Alabama last week when he stopped to help what he thought was a stranded motorist on the side of the road.According to the New York Times, Adam Simjee and his girlfriend, Mikayla Paulus, were driving in Talladega National Forest on the morning of Aug. 14 when they stopped to help a woman who flagged them down and claimed her car wouldn’t start.Once the couple were out of the car, the woman, identified as Yasmine Hider, allegedly pulled out a gun and forced the couple to walk back into the woods.

tragic car crash that killed two women and injured seven other people at a wedding party in West Vancouver last weekend remains unknown.According to police, the driver — a woman in her 60s — left her home in the 400-block of Keith Road on Saturday using a shared driveway, and hit a group of people attending the party next door.Two women in their 60s were pronounced dead at the scene. Seven other people, including the driver, were taken to hospital.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police said a teenager faces a murder charge after shooting his twin brother in the face on Monday in a home in DeKalb County.Police said 17-year-old Xavier Hayes was arrested and booked in DeKalb County Jail for felony murder and aggravated assault. His brother, 17-year-old Dimitri Hayes, was pronounced dead at a hospital.At the scene, police described the shooting as "accidental.""It looks like one brother shot the other brother, he was just a pronounced deceased," said DeKalb County Police Sgt. Lynn Shuler. Xavier Hayes Three DeKalb County police patrol units were investigating at around 5 a.m.

CHESTER, Pa. - Authorities in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a man. Officers from the City of Chester Police Department were called to the 1000 block of Ward Street around 7:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - School officials in Philadelphia believe the district won't be impacted by a national shortage of teachers due to strong employment numbers. The School District of Philadelphia told FOX 29 it is 97% staffed for the upcoming school year and still actively recruiting hiring non-instructional roles. Data provided by the district showed a staffing percentage about 95% for positions including principal, vice principal and teacher. Counselors, according to the district, are at 94% hiring capacity and special education assists are at 76.8% MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"Despite shortages in teacher market, we are over 97% staffed for the school year and off to a strong start," a district spokesperson said. "For non-instructional roles, we are still actively recruiting and hiring for roles and show larger needs for certain school-based non-instructional roles." Meanwhile, parents of students in understaffed districts believe the teacher shortage could stunt the education of students still catching up from the COVID-19 pandemic. "My youngest one, he had to get set back a year because being on the computers, he didn’t grab on to it like he should," Fard Udin Muhammad said.

Lethbridge residents should think twice before buying a gift card or opening a strange email. The Lethbridge Police Service issued a public advisory.

CHESTER, Pa. - At least three people were hurt during a shooting Monday afternoon in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester. Officers from the City of Chester Police Department were called to the 200 block of Engle Street around 4:45 p.m.

ATLANTA - Atlanta police say they have taken a woman into custody believed to be the suspect in a series of shootings in Midtown which killed two and injured a third person.The shootings happened between 1:45 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. at 1280 W.

BENSALEM, Pa. - Authorities in Bucks County are urging drivers not to leave their keys inside unlocked parked car following a series of overnight thefts that investigators believe could be related. The Bensalem Police Department said the string of thefts happened during the early morning hours of Aug. 17, including two thefts that happened 20 minutes apart. Officers were called to East Coast Cycle on Bristol Pike around 1:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman is fighting for her life after police say she was struck by a fallen tree branch while in her backyard on Monday. The 49-year-old woman was taken from her home on the 6600 block of Lincoln Drive to Albert Einstein Medical Center just after 11 a.m.Police did not disclose what injuries the woman sustained from being hit with the branch. It's unknown what caused the branch to fall. 

Labrador retrievers at the head of the pack, which may surprise no one. The Labrador retriever has held the top spot for dog breeds in people’s hearts for the past 31 years, according to the American Kennel Club. Labradors and Chihuahuas proved to be the most popular breeds adopted, coming on top in almost every state, according to data collected by the company Top Data. Take a look to see if your dog’s name and/or breed made it on Trupanion’s lists for 2022. RELATED: Labs still reign as America's most popular dog breed; newcomer ranks top 5This story was reported from Los Angeles.