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By Alta Spells, CNN Paul Murdaugh sent a Snapchat video to several friends just minutes before he was killed, according to a motion filed by the South Carolina state attorney prosecuting Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former lawyer standing trial starting this week in the killing of his wife and son. Margaret “Maggie” Murdaugh, 52, and

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of John Reed, former Citigroup CEO. Personal Birth date: February 7, 1939 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: John Shepard Reed Father: name not known publicly – plant manager for Armour & Company Mother: name not known publicly Marriage: Cynthia “Cindy” (McCarthy) Reed (September 1994-present); Sally

By Dakin Andone and Taylor Romine, CNN It was late in the evening Saturday when Brandon Tsay heard the “distinct sound of metal” in the lobby of Lai Lai Ballroom & Studio, a dance hall in Alhambra, California, he told CNN’s Anderson Cooper Monday evening. Tsay, whose family had owned the business for three generations,

By Nouran Salahieh, Jeffrey Winter, Casey Tolan, Ralph Ellis and Scott Glover, CNN The 72-year-old man suspected of killing 11 people and wounding nine others in a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, Saturday had previously frequented the establishment, sources told CNN. The suspect, identified as Huu Can Tran, was pronounced dead

By Eric Levenson, Holly Yan and Stella Chan, CNN Investigators looking through the home of the 72-year-old gunman who carried out a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, on Saturday night found a .308 caliber rifle, hundreds of rounds of loose ammo and items that led them to believe he was building homemade firearm suppressors,

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Major cities, including New York and Los Angeles, are stepping up security precautions ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations following a mass shooting Saturday night in Monterey Park, California. At least 10 people are dead and another 10 hospitalized after a gunman, who is still on the run, opened fire at

By Andi Babineau and John Miller, CNN Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are searching for at least one suspect involved in a nightclub shooting that left a dozen people injured, according to L’Jean McKneely, Baton Rouge Police Department spokesperson. Police are categorizing the shooting as a “targeted attack.” “This was not just a random act

By Kevin Dotson and Eric Levenson, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin returned to the team’s stadium for a playoff game in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday, three weeks after his on-field collapse and near death. Hamlin, 24, was driven in a cart to the locker for Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at

By Brian Todd and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The gun allegedly used by the first grader accused of shooting his teacher in Newport News, Virginia, was kept on the top shelf of his mother’s bedroom closet, James Ellenson, the attorney representing the child’s family, told CNN. The gun had been secured by a trigger lock, the