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The susepct had been on parole and now faces charges including reckless discharge of a firearm at a parade. Police say they also arrested a man shortly after the shooting as he attempted to flee in a stolen vehicle. Earlier this month, police arrested another man accused of a shooting at the same parade.
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Burrell Parmer, a retired U.S. Marine and commander of Fred Brock American Legion Post No. 828, has served as a Navy civilian for three years. -
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The shooting happened Tuesday just before 1 p.m. in the entryway of the Pearl River County Chancery Court in Poplarville. Authorities identified the victim as 62-year-old James Ray Saucier. His wife, 49-year-old Tanya Saucier, is being held on a charge of murder. James Saucier’s attorney, Don Rafferty, said the couple’s divorce proceedings had just ended when gunfire broke out. The woman's attorney subdued her until law enforcement arrived.
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Street gangs forced the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince to close earlier this year. As journalists gathered to cover its reopening, suspected gang members opened fire. -
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Russia's massive missile and drone barrage struck a thermal power plant and prompted Ukrainians to shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning.
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Strauss Theatre Center presents blues artists Buffalo Nichols December 20.
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A New Orleans judge has sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy in the 1970s. Lawrence Hecker had pleaded guilty to aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature, first-degree rape and theft moments before jury selection was scheduled to begin in his trial this month.
