Shootings
Baton Rouge police hunt attacker as three officers killed
Three police officers have been killed and three injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, in Louisiana state. The police shoot one gunman dead, and are searching for one other. Audio
Three Baton Rouge police officers killed in ambush
Three police officers have been killed and three injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, in Louisiana state. The police say one gunman has been shot at the scene close to police headquarters, but they… Audio
Police officers killed in Baton Rouge shooting
Three police officers have been killed and three injured in a shooting in Baton Rouge, in Louisiana state. The police say one gunman has been shot at the scene close to police headquarters, but they… Audio
Police shootings
Police are warming to the idea of wearing body cameras. And we talk to emergency medicine specialist Dr Scott Boyes about how a body can withstand pepper spray and Tasering. Audio
Four dead in Dallas shooting, suspicious package found
Austin York is a reporter for K-R-L-D news and is on the streets in Dallas. Audio
Dallas police negotiate with armed suspect
Four police officers are dead and seven have been wounded, along with one civilian, in a shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest in the Texas city this afternoon, our time. Audio
Live update on suspected shooter in Dallas
Dallas Morning News crime reporter Sarah Mervosh is outside a parking garage in downtown Dallas where negotiations with a suspect are taking place. Audio
Live press conference from Dallas
The Dallas police Chief, David Brown, speaking at a news conference. Audio
Four dead in Dallas shooting, suspicious package found
Austin York is a reporter for K-R-L-D news and is on the streets in Dallas. Video, Audio
Local Dallas resident speaks to Checkpoin
Local resident Cedric Williams was at the protest with friends and decided to leave after threats of a bomb. Audio
Dallas in lockdown, says local journalist
Journalist Tim Cato, in Dallas, told Checkpoint the city was in lockdown, with many people unable to get home. Audio
Tully witness recalls thinking she would die
A court heard emotional testimonies from victims and witnesses present at the Ashburton Work and Income shootings in 2014 today. Sally Murphy reports. Audio
Gun licence applications on the rise
The number of people applying for gun licences has increased by more than 50 percent in the past year.
Live TV murders of camera crew unlikely to lead to copycats
The murder of a reporter and camerman - as they were going live into a news broadcast in the United States - has triggered fears of copy cat killings because of the way their killer publicised their… Audio