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Man who claimed self-defense in shooting death of Sinzae Reed avoids murder charge

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Krieg Butler, an Ohio man who shot and killed 13 year-old Sinzae Reed, is not facing charges directly related to the fatal shooting. Krieg Butler, a 36-year-old white man who shot and killed 13-year-old Sinzae Reed, in Columbus, Ohio, in October was indicted by a grand jury Friday on charges of tampering with evidence and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. No charges were brought against Butler directly related to the fatal shoot ing of the Black teenager. The indictment comes after the office of Franklin County Prosecutor G. Gary Tyack presented evidence surrounding the death of the teen to a Franklin County grand jury on May 17 and 18. Multiple witnesses testified under oath. Reed's family says it is planning a protest on Saturday with local activists at the Ohio Statehouse. His mother, Megan Reed, shared a statement with ABC News on Friday through Columbus community activist Dejuan Sharp after the indictment was announced. In this screen grab from a video, Megan R...

3 motorcyclists killed on Texas highway in suspected gang-related shootings: Police

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Three motorcyclists were fatally shot at two locations along a Texas highway Friday that appear to be connected incidents involving "outlaw motorcycle gangs." Four motorcyclists were shot, three fatally, at two locations along a Texas highway Friday in what appear to be connected incidents involving "outlaw motorcycle gangs," authorities said. The first incident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. local time on Interstate 45 in Spring, north of Houston, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. MORE: Senior skip day shooting injures 5 at South Carolina beach Responding deputies found a 32-year-old man who had been shot with what initially appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital but died Friday afternoon "despite extensive medical efforts," the sheriff's office said. About an hour after the first incident, a second shooting was reported on I-45 in Huntsville, about 50 miles north, local ...