Egypt Protests: Muslim Brotherhood Says 35 Supporters Killed During Cairo Demonstration

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CAIRO, July 8 (Reuters) - At least 42 people were killed on Monday when Islamist demonstrators enraged by the military overthrow of Egypt's elected President Mohamed Mursi said the army opened fire during morning prayers at the Cairo barracks where he is being held.

But the military said "a terrorist group" tried to storm the Republican Guard compound and one army officer had been killed and 40 wounded. Soldiers returned fire when they were attacked by armed assailants, a military source said.

The emergency services said more than 320 were wounded in a sharp escalation of Egypt's political crisis, and Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood urged people to rise up against the army, which they accuse of a military coup to remove the elected leader.

At a hospital near the Rabaa Adawia mosque where Islamists have camped out since Mursi was toppled on Wednesday, rooms were crammed with people wounded in the violence, sheets were stained with blood and medics rushed to attend to the wounded.

As an immediate consequence, the ultra-conservative Islamist Nour party, which initially backed the military intervention, said it was withdrawing from stalled negotiations to form an interim government for the transition to fresh elections.

The military has said that the overthrow was not a coup, and it was enforcing the will of the people after millions took to the streets on June 30 to call for his resignation.

But pro- and anti-Mursi protests took place in Cairo, Alexandria and other cities, and resulted in clashes on Friday and Saturday that left 35 dead.

It leaves the Arab world's largest nation of 84 million people in a perilous state, with the risk of further enmity between people on either side of the political divide while an economic crisis deepens.

SHOTS DURING PRAYERS

Abdelaziz Abdelshakua, from Sharqia Province northeast of Cairo, was wounded in his right leg with what he says was a live round.

"We were praying the dawn prayer and we heard there was shooting," he said, adding an army officer assured them no one was shooting, then suddenly they came under fire from the direction of the Republican Guard.

"They shot us with teargas, birdshot, rubber bullets -- everything. Then they used live bullets."

A Reuters journalist at the scene saw first aid helpers attempting mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a dying man.

Al Jazeera's Egypt channel showed footage from inside a makeshift clinic near the scene of the violence, where Mursi supporters attempted to treat bloodied men.

Seven dead bodies were lined up in a row, covered in blankets and an Egyptian flag. A man placed a portrait of Mursi on one of the corpses.

Footage broadcast by state TV showed Mursi supporters throwing rocks at soldiers in riot gear on one of the main roads leading to Cairo airport.

Young men, some carrying sticks, crouched behind a building, emerging to throw petrol bombs before retreating again.

State-run television showed soldiers carrying a wounded comrade along a rock-strewn road, and news footage zoomed in on a handful of protesters firing crude handguns during clashes.

The rest of the city was for the most part calm, though armoured military vehicles closed bridges over the Nile to traffic following the violence.

The military overthrew Morsi on Wednesday after mass nationwide demonstrations led by youth activists demanding his resignation. The Brotherhood denounced the intervention as a coup and vowed peaceful resistance.

POLITICAL IMPASSE

Talks on forming a new government were already in trouble before Monday's shooting, after the Nour Party rejected two liberal-minded candidates for prime minister proposed by interim head of state Adli Mansour.

Nour, Egypt's second biggest Islamist party, which is vital to give the new authorities a veneer of Islamist backing, said it had withdrawn from the negotiations in protest at what it called the "massacre at the Republican Guard (compound)".

"The party decided the complete withdrawal from political participation in what is known as the road map," it said.

The military can ill afford a lengthy political vacuum at a time of violent upheaval and economic stagnation.

Scenes of running street battles between pro- and anti-Mursi demonstrators in Cairo, Alexandria and cities across the country have alarmed Egypt's allies, including key aid donors the United States and Europe, and Israel, with which Egypt has had a U.S.-backed peace treaty since 1979.

The violence has also shocked Egyptians, growing tired of the turmoil that began two-and-a-half years ago with the overthrow of autocrat Hosni Mubarak in a popular uprising.

In one of the most shocking scenes of the last week, video footage circulated on social and state media of what appeared to be Mursi supporters throwing two youths from a concrete tower on to a roof in the port city of Alexandria.

The images, stills from which were published on the front page of the state-run Al-Akhbar newspaper on Sunday, could not be independently verified.

On Sunday, huge crowds numbering hundreds of thousands gathered in different parts of Cairo and were peaceful, but nonetheless a reminder of the risks of further instability.

BITTER BLOW

For many Islamists, the overthrow of Egypt's first freely elected president was a bitter reversal that raised fears of a return to the suppression they endured for decades under autocratic rulers like Mubarak.

On the other side of the political divide, millions of Egyptians were happy to see the back of a leader they believed was orchestrating a creeping Islamist takeover of the state - a charge the Brotherhood has vehemently denied.

Washington has not condemned the military takeover or called it a coup, prompting suspicion within the Brotherhood that it tacitly supports the overthrow.

Obama has ordered a review to determine whether annual U.S. assistance of $1.5 billion, most of which goes to the Egyptian military, should be cut off as required by law if a country's military ousts a democratically elected leader.

Egypt can ill afford to lose foreign aid. The country appears headed for a looming funding crunch unless it can quickly access money from overseas. The local currency has lost 11 percent of its value since late last year.

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Kyle Aldridge Killed At Annapolis July 4th Parade: 7-Year-Old Fell Off Float, Was Struck By Trailer Driven By Grandfather

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A 7-year-old boy from Baltimore who died during the Annapolis Fourth of July parade was struck by a trailer being towed from a van driven by his grandfather, Annapolis police said.

Kyle Aldridge had been sitting on the side of a homemade, single-axle trailer that was carrying a motorcycle that performs wheelie simulations, advertising a company called iWHEELiE.com, police said.

The boy got off the trailer, fell to the ground and was struck by the trailer's tire, police said. The incident happened at 7:11 p.m. as the van and trailer were lining up on Amos Garrett Boulevard to join the annual parade.

The boy was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center, where he died, police said.

The driver of the 2005 GMC Savana van that was towing the iWHEELiE.com trailer was identified as the boy's grandfather, 43-year-old Jason Hicks of Glen Burnie.

Driver error, drugs and alcohol were not factors in the accident, police said. Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to call Officer David Higgins at 410-268-9000.

Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen met with the boy's family at the hospital. He released a statement through police that said: "It's an unbelievably tragic accident. Our entire community's thoughts and prayers are with the family."

The parade began at 6:30 p.m. at Amos Garrett Boulevard and West Street, continuing down West, around Church Circle and down Main Street.

The accident is being investigated by the Annapolis Police Department Traffic Safety Unit.

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Fort Hood Victims: Stories Of The 13 Killed In Texas Shooting

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Thirteen people were killed in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Here are their stories:

_ Michael Grant Cahill, 62, of Cameron, Texas. Cahill was a physician assistant and civilian employee who had returned to work the previous week after suffering a heart attack two weeks earlier. Born in Spokane, Wash., he helped treat soldiers returning from tours of duty or preparing for deployment. He and his wife had been married 37 years.

_Maj. Libardo Eduardo Caraveo, 52, of Woodbridge, Va. Originally from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, he had a doctorate in psychology from the University of Arizona and worked with bilingual special-needs students at Tucson-area schools before entering private practice. He had just arrived at Fort Hood and was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. He was a father of three.

_Staff Sgt. Justin M. DeCrow, 32, from Evans, Ga. He was helping train soldiers on how to help new veterans with paperwork. He had arrived at Fort Hood in September 2009 after being stationed for a year in Korea. Married and father of a teenage daughter, he was first stationed at Fort Gordon, Ga., where his wife had hoped he would return when a posting there became open.

_Capt. John Gaffaney, 56, from San Diego County, Calif. Gaffaney was a psychiatric nurse for more than 20 years and had arrived at Fort Hood the day before the shooting to prepare for a deployment to Iraq. A native of Williston, N.D., he had served in the Navy and later the California National Guard. Married and father to a son, he supervised a team of six social workers at San Diego County's Adult Protective Services Department.

_Spc. Frederick Greene, 29, of Mountain City, Tenn. Known as "Freddie," he was a combat engineer based at Fort Hood and preparing to deploy to Afghanistan. He was married with two daughters. His family said he exemplified the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity and personal courage.

_Spc. Jason Dean Hunt, 22, of Frederick, Okla. Known as J.D., he'd been married for two months. He served 3 1/2 years in the Army including a stint in Iraq. He had re-enlisted in the Army for six years after serving his initial two-year assignment and previously was stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga.

_Sgt. Amy Krueger, 29, of Kiel, Wis. She joined the Army after the 2001 terrorist attacks, had arrived at Fort Hood two days before the shootings and was set for deployment to Afghanistan in December 2009. Her mother said she had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden. Her family described her as highly competitive in sports and with a smile that would light up any room.

_Pfc. Aaron Thomas Nemelka, 19, of West Jordan, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. He joined the Army instead of going on a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to an uncle. He was the youngest of four children in his family and was to be deployed to Afghanistan in January 2010.

_Pfc. Michael Pearson, 22, Bolingbrook, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. He quit what he believed was a dead-end furniture company job to join the military about a year earlier. His mother said she spoke with him two days before the shooting and they talked about how he would be home for Christmas the following month. She hadn't seen him for a year while he was in training.

_Capt. Russell Seager, 51, of Racine, Wis. Seager joined the Army a few years earlier to help veterans returning to civilian life. He'd worked with soldiers at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Milwaukee who were suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and also taught classes at Bryant & Stratton College in Milwaukee. Married and with a son, he was at Fort Hood for training in advance of a December deployment to Afghanistan.

_Pvt. Francheska Velez, 21, of Chicago. Known to her friends as "Cheka," she was pregnant and preparing to return home after deployment to Iraq. She had been back in the U.S. for three days. Velez was planning a lifelong career in the Army, family members said. One of her high school teachers said she hoped to become a psychologist.

_Lt. Col. Juanita Warman, 55, of Havre De Grace, Md. Warman was a military physician assistant with two daughters and six grandchildren. She had volunteered with Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, a reintegration program for Maryland National Guard soldiers returning from deployment overseas, providing mental health counseling and helping develop a program about the myths and realities of post-traumatic stress disorder. She was preparing for deployment to Iraq.

_Pfc. Kham Xiong, 23, of St. Paul, Minn. Xiong was married and father of three young children. His family has a history of military service and his father, from Laos, fought the Viet Cong with the CIA in 1972. He was among 11 siblings who came to the U.S. as a toddler, grew up in California and then moved to Minnesota. He was preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

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Tornado Survivor, 5, Killed By Family Friend's Dog

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A 5-year-old tornado survivor was killed by the dog of a family friend whose house he had been staying at following the devastating May 20 storm in Moore, Okla.

The boy, whose name has not been released, died Sunday after he was attacked by a 150-pound Bullmastiff at a home in Jessieville, Ark. The attack occurred after the child had been crying in the home, according to NBC affiliate KARK.

"The child was putting on some shoes and was crying and upset," Garland County Deputy Scott Hinojosa told the station. "The dog possibly took that as being aggressive and at that time the child was attacked."

While a woman was calming the boy down, the dog came in from another room and lunged at him, according to KTHV. The woman tried to separate the two but was unsuccessful, so she called her husband for help. By the time he arrived, she had gotten them apart. The man then rushed the child to Mercy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

KATV reports the boy acted out against the female owner. The dog likely saw this as a threat and moved to protect its master.

The dog ran away from the home following the incident, but police later told KTHV that it was captured on Monday and was put down.

The boy and his 2-year-old sister had been staying with family friends in Jesseville as their parents worked to rebuild their home in Moore.

A county law fines owners $500 if their pet attacks a person or another animal, KATV notes. A community meeting was scheduled for Monday to discuss whether to ban breeds or enact mandatory rules like neutering, micro-chipping and containment. There has been strong opposition against some of these measures.

Bullmastiffs are powerfully built dogs with high intelligence and are known for their willingness to please, according to the American Kennel Club. They are considered ideal family pets and companions. The AKC describes the breed as "fearless and confident yet docile."

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How Did 4-Year-Old Get Gun? Details Emerge In Case Of Child Who Accidentally Shot, Killed Father

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PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. -- Authorities in northern Arizona on Monday continued to investigate the events that led to a 4-year-old boy fatally shooting his father last week in what appeared to be a tragic accident.

Justin Stanfield Thomas, 35, along with his son, traveled from Phoenix to Prescott Valley south of Flagstaff on Friday for a surprise visit to a friend's home.

The young boy quickly found a loaded .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun, asked a question about it and pulled the trigger, Prescott Valley police Sgt. Brandon Bonney said.

Bonney said Monday no charges were expected in the case, and that the homeowner didn't have children and kept the weapon for self-defense.

He said the man was in a back bedroom, possibly asleep, when the two arrived, and within a minute the gun went off.

"He really wasn't in a position to know they were there or to go and secure his gun," Bonney said. "With this person, living by himself, there wasn't necessarily any legal requirement to keep that weapon locked away."

Bonney said the case raises questions about how weapons should be stored in the home even when there are no children present.

"We're still responsible for our weapons," Bonney said. "But do we require people to lock them up all the time no matter what, which might defeat the purpose of home defense?"

Larry Kolontar, owner of Common Sense Firearms Training in Des Moines, Iowa, said the issue isn't about whether children are present inside the home. It's about control of your weapon at all times.

"If it's not on you or in a secured location, out of reach and hidden, it needs to be locked up," said Kolontar, who teaches firearms safety. "This is a very sad, horrible situation, but it's one of those things that could have been avoided if the owner would have taken a little more responsibility and secured the weapon."

Prescott Valley police Sgt. Brandon Bonney says Monday that Thomas and his son had traveled from Phoenix to a friend's home in Prescott Valley for a surprise visit when the boy found a loaded gun, asked a question about it and pulled the trigger.

Bonney says investigators are trying to determine whether the tenant had a reasonable amount of time to secure the weapon.

No children lived in the house.

Firearms experts say owning weapons carries a certain responsibility and that young children should be taught to avoid handling them.

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The home owner should have locked the door but to even suggest a sleeping person in his own home may be at fault is ridiculous .jeff4570: Kids can be taught gun safety at a young agehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jeff4570/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195497.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… maskeddataVeteran, federal retiree, ukulele player, observer151 Fans 11 minutes ago ( 5:46 AM)I see a 2013 Darwin awards nomination in this story.maskeddata: I see a 2013 Darwin awards nomination in this story.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/maskeddata/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195361.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. 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Loading comments… Je7880 Fans 18 minutes ago ( 5:39 AM)how does the guy know the 4 year old asked the question of he was sleeping in the other room? something is not rightJe78: how does the guy know the 4 year old askedhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Je78/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194948.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERdaemos 1Like you, I am the hand of fate117 Fans   20 minutes ago ( 5:37 AM)Horrible story. I also live in a country with high incidents of gun violence. The gun owner may not be technically negligent, but he will carry partial guilt for this incident for the rest of his life, especially since some 'unnecessary' caution could have prevented this from happening.daemos_1: Horrible story. I also live in a country with highhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/daemos_1/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194856.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERsweetgreensnowpeaalien researcher with a notepad257 Fans 20 minutes ago ( 5:37 AM)if a 4 year old can find a gun in a house in a minute, what about an intruder?sweetgreensnowpea: if a 4 year old can find a gun inhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/sweetgreensnowpea/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194835.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERrayinpragueYour micro-bio is empty537 Fans   25 minutes ago ( 5:32 AM)So you have a gun to protect your house, and then you leave the door unlocked so anybody can walk in while you are asleep? Wouldn't lockng the door work better?rayinprague: So you have a gun to protect your house, andhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/rayinprague/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194553.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USERShellylynPrevention is better than the Cure43 Fans 15 minutes ago ( 5:42 AM)Exactly my thought.Shellylyn: Exactly my thought.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Shellylyn/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195135.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program benandpogo306 Fans 31 minutes ago ( 5:26 AM)Very amusing!benandpogo: Very amusing!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/benandpogo/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194251.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it kcgrammy119 Fans 12 minutes ago ( 5:46 AM)How horrible. How do you find this amusing?kcgrammy1: How horrible. How do you find this amusing?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/kcgrammy1/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195331.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program benandpogo306 Fans 3 minutes ago ( 5:54 AM)Lol, 6 billion people in this world, it amuses me when the herd is culled of some of its more useless and stupid members. When little kids kill adults with guns, I find it very funny.benandpogo: Lol, 6 billion people in this world, it amuses mehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/benandpogo/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195887.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERChi Man SamAusterity is the enemy of Prosperity1456 Fans 33 minutes ago ( 5:25 AM)Firearms experts say owning weapons carries a certain responsibility and that young children should be taught to avoid handling them.

Problem is young children have about a 5minute attention span,
also we have adults shooting themselves with there own weapons.
Kids see guns and its a huge temptation, do you really believe a 4
year can really tell ifs its real or not, can a 4 year old really understand
how dangerous it is. We teach our kids to do their homework, clean their
room, be nice to their sister and we do it over and over again, why because
their kids, not adults, with guns around it hard to teach over and over, one
shot and the lesson is over.Chi_Man_Sam: Firearms experts say owning weapons carries a certain responsibility andhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Chi_Man_Sam/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194181.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USERStickman12586 Fans 9 minutes ago ( 5:48 AM)5 minutes?....you are very generous!Stickman125: 5 minutes?....you are very generous!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Stickman125/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260195491.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… bonatayIt will be hard. Be bold. Be courageous.281 Fans 33 minutes ago ( 5:24 AM)"He said the man was in a back bedroom, possibly asleep, when the two arrived, and within a minute the gun went off."

hhmmmm.....this story sounds fishy. Did the dad and his son knock on the door? Did the man open the door for his guest? Had the child and his dad been there before? If the dad is dead, how do they know it was a surprise visit? Did the child tell police that? Just my 2 cents.bonatay: "He said the man was in a back bedroom, possiblyhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/bonatay/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194156.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… liephman88riding on a pony in a one horse town206 Fans 41 minutes ago ( 5:17 AM)He had the gun for home defence yet someone was able to walk into his home with a four year old child while he lay sleeping in the back and his home defence weapon is laying on a coffee table in the living room where these intruders merely picked it up? good home defence there.liephman88: He had the gun for home defence yet someone washttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/liephman88/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260193760.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERjammer4306114 Fans 47 minutes ago ( 5:11 AM)Who cares if the homeowner kept guns all over his home, it's his right to, question is why did the father of the boy go into the house unannounced, I don't go into another's home without them asking me in.jammer4306: Who cares if the homeowner kept guns all over hishttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jammer4306/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260193438.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share it HUFFPOST SUPER USERjamesmac1030 Fans 31 minutes ago ( 5:26 AM)Your point is valid and at the same time so is the point that the homeowner should keep his guns on him or out of reach of an intruder. Yes I said, an intruder. If that were a burglar who walked in the front door, the home owner would be SOL. What's the point of having arms in your home to protect you when they can fall into the wrong hands. This time it was a child.jamesmac10: Your point is valid and at the same time sohttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/jamesmac10/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260194244.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…This comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… HUFFPOST SUPER USERlittlewitchlosing faith in humanity one vote at a time696 Fans   50 minutes ago ( 5:08 AM)Where was the Dad's gun? , at least they could have had a shoot out to give the dad a fighting chance. The gun culture is so exciting.littlewitch: Where was the Dad's gun? , at least they couldhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/littlewitch/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260193275.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments… Deep Thinker maybe4 Fans 55 minutes ago ( 5:03 AM)Guns don't kill people. Four year olds kill people. Keep your 4 year old locked up.Deep_Thinker_maybe: Guns don't kill people. Four year olds kill people. Keephttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/Deep_Thinker_maybe/4-year-old-shot-father-details_n_3418509_260192981.htmlHistory |Permalink |Share itThis comment has been down-ranked into oblivion. View comment You have not right to carry out this operation or Error this operation. Loading comments…    Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next › Last » (26 total) new comment(s) on this entry — Click to refreshLoading comments… Most Popular UFO With S-Shaped Fin Photographed Over Netherlands Castle Watch WWDC 2013 Live Octomom Welfare Investigation In Full Swing Justin Bieber Gets NAUGHTY Surprise From Fan This Changes Everything Pink Like You've NEVER Seen Her Before ... Time To Order More Therapy for Sally Draper Arya Stark On Finale Shocker: 'It's Horrible' Ciara Served Papers During Concert LOOK: Taylor Swift Rocks Tiny Shorts Bizarre New Twist In NSA Whistleblower Story Simon Cowell Got EGGED Car Of Missing Louisiana Teacher Found; Decomposed Body Inside Looks Like Beyonce Is NOT Pregnant Notice Anything Different About Melissa McCarthy? What Apple May Reveal At WWDC You Won't Believe How Old Johnny Depp Turns Today NSA Whistleblower Revealed 4-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots, Kills Father Follow HuffPost Email Facebook Twitter Google Plus RSS Mobile HuffPost Daily Brief Crime Get top stories and blogs posts emailed to you each day.

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