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ShootingOne killed, three wounded by gunmen at Brazil airport

Gunmen have opened fire at Sao Paulo's international airport, killing one man in a shooting suspected to be linked to organised crime.

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ShootingHalloween celebrations in Florida, Colorado turn deadly

Police in Florida and Colorado are investigating deadly shootings at Halloween celebrations.

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ShootingPremiumDrive-by shooting targets tobacco store amid gang wars

Police are investigating after a passenger in a passing car is believed to have fired shots at a tobacco store in Melbourne's north.

Holly Hales

ShootingMother jailed after toddler shot four-year-old sister

A mother whose two-year-old son fatally shot his four-year-old sister has been sentenced to life in prison in the US.

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ShootingPremiumAfter record 10 Olympics, shooter Salukvadze is done

Georgian pistol shooter Nino Salukvadze is retiring after competing at the Olympics 10 times - a Games record for women.

Tanya Titova

ShootingSmith had to hot-foot it to shops before Games bronze

An unexpected decision by the competition judges meant Penny Smith had to go shopping for shoes two days before her Olympic trap bronze medal.

Roger Vaughan

ShootingAustralia's Smith claims shooting bronze at Olympics

Australian trap shooter Penny Smith has won her first Olympic medal, taking trap bronze after scraping into the final.

Roger Vaughan

ShootingCommentsShooting hope Willett misfires in Olympic trap bid

Australia's world No.2 trap shooter James Willett has missed out on his bid for Olympic gold, struggling early in the Chateauroux final to finish sixth.

Ian Chadband

ShootingCommentsWillett makes ideal start in trap shooting qualifying

Australian trap shooter James Willett is equal-first after the first three of five qualifying rounds, with the gold medal to be decided on Tuesday.

Roger Vaughan

ShootingGeorgian shooter now the first 10-time female Olympian

Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze has created her own slice of Olympic history at the Paris Games.

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ShootingChinese shooters win first Paris gold

The first gold medal of the Paris Games went to Chinese shooters Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao.

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ShootingPremiumMurder charge over drive-by shooting

A 21-year-old will face court after a man was found with a gunshot wound in a car, in a suspected drive-by shooting in suburban Melbourne.

Callum Godde

ShootingStreak extends for Australia's Paris pistol 'threat'

Sergei Evglevski will continue his family's enduring Olympic history in Paris, where he wants to put Australian pistol shooting on the pedestal.

Murray Wenzel

Shooting Multiple people, including child shot at splash pad in US

At least nine people were shot at a recreation area in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on Saturday, and a suspect is contained at a home surrounded by officers near the crime scene, police said.

ShootingBikie turned boxer survives targeted shooting

Shots have been fired at former Mongols bikie Suleiman "Sam" Abdulrahim outside his Melbourne home after two cars were set alight.

Callum Godde

ShootingPremiumFinland mourns student killed in school shooting

The government has asked Finns to join in a day of mourning and ordered flags be flown at half mast after a student was shot and killed at school.

Essi Lehto

ShootingPremiumThree children injured in Finland school shooting

Finnish police have detained a minor after three children were injured in a shooting at a school in Helsinki.

Anne Kauranen and Stine Jacobsen

ShootingRossiter's sights on third Olympics after rifle record

Australian shooter Jack Rossiter has shot an Australian rifle record after being struck by illness leading into the Sydney Cup.

Steve Larkin

ShootingWillett wins shooting bronze, aiming for third Olympics

Australian shooter James Willett has shown his campaign for a third Olympics is on target after winning bronze in the Morocco round of the trap World Cup.

Roger Vaughan

ShootingOne dead, another injured in US shopping mall shooting

One person has died and another has been injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in the United States.

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ShootingPremiumMan critical after groups clash in regional shooting

A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after being shot as two groups clashed in a regional Victorian town, leading to five arrests.

Callum Godde

ShootingRising pistol shooter Nicholls claims Olympic quota

Australian pistol shooter Siobhan Nicholls has claimed the first Olympic quota spot on offer at the Oceania Championships in Brisbane.

Steve Larkin

Manhunt underwayVideoLoud bangs heard at house linked to mass shooter

Heavily armed cops have stormed a number of homes linked to a man wanted for killing 18 people as their frantic search for the mass shooter stretches into its second day.

Manhunt underwayUS Army reservist suspected of shooting 18 on the loose

A US Army reservist is wanted for murder after 18 people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

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