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A Maryland judge has denied bail to a quadruple amputee professional cornhole player accused of fatally shooting a passenger in his Tesla last month. District Court Judge ordered Dayton James Webber to remain jailed without bail during a hearing by videoconference Wednesday. An attorney for Webber says his client acted in self-defense when he fatally shot 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells, and that he expects “a lengthy trial” to prove it. The 27-year-old Webber, whose arms and legs were amputated at 10 months old to save his life from a disease, is charged with murder and other counts. He hasn't entered a plea and is due back in court May 6.

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Authorities say a 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself. Comal County Sheriff Mark Reynolds said they are still working to understand what led to the shooting Monday morning at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, a small but growing city near San Antonio. No other injuries were reported. The teacher was taken to a nearby hospital. Reynolds did not have an update on her condition Monday afternoon. He said the student shot the teacher before turning the gun on himself.

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The FBI says a man with an assault-style rifle who crashed his pickup truck into a Detroit-area synagogue earlier in March was carrying out an attack inspired by the militant group Hezbollah and was seeking to kill many Jewish people. The head of the FBI in Detroit, Jennifer Runyan, disclosed the new information Monday about the March 12 attack. She said Lebanon native Ayman Ghazali made video recordings minutes before the attack, saying he wanted to kill as many as he could. Ghazali then smashed his truck loaded with fireworks and gasoline into the building and exchanged gunfire with a guard at Temple Israel before fatally shooting himself. The truck caught fire but did not explode. None of 150 children and staff members were injured.

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Australian police have shot dead a man seven months after he was suspected of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region. There had been no confirmed sightings of Dezi Freeman since he allegedly opened fire on police officers who came to serve a warrant at his home northeast of Melbourne last year. Victoria police said a man believed to be Freeman was shot dead by police on Monday at a remote location in the northeast region of the state. Police were involved in a standoff for three hours before the suspect was shot.

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Authorities say a U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former first lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport. A spokesman for the Secret Service says Biden was not in the area when the agent was injured during a “negligent discharge” of his gun. A police spokeswoman says initial reports indicate the agent was traveling in an unmarked car when he accidentally fired his gun shortly before 9 a.m. He was hospitalized in stable condition. Airport operations were not affected.

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A professional cornhole player who is also a quadruple amputee has waived his right to an extradition hearing in a fatal shooting case. Authorities are seeking Dayton James Webber's extradition from Virginia to Maryland, where he faces charges of fatally shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car he was driving during an argument. Webber, who is in police custody, took part in a court hearing in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a video call, wearing a bright green jumpsuit. Alexander Goodman, Webber’s attorney, declined to comment. It is unclear when Webber will return to Maryland.

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A woman has pleaded not guilty to firing shots at Rihanna’s home while the singer and her family were there. Thirty-five-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz of Orlando, Florida, appeared in court in Los Angeles to enter the plea. She is charged with the attempted murder of Rihanna and 10 counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm against people including Rihanna's partner A$AP Rocky and their three young children. According to a newly public police report, three bullets hit an Airstream trailer while Rihanna and Rocky were inside. Another hit the exterior wall of a nursery where the three kids and their nanny were.

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Minnesota officials have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of withholding evidence related to three shootings by federal officers, including the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The lawsuit filed Tuesday claims that the federal government reneged on its promise to cooperate with state investigations after Operation Metro Surge, asking the court to order they comply. The administration sent thousands of officers to the Minneapolis and St. Paul area for the immigration crackdown as part of President Donald Trump’s national deportation campaign. The Department of Homeland Security considered its largest immigration enforcement operation ever a success but was staunchly criticized by Minnesota’s leaders and raised questions over officers’ conduct.