Five people were killed and two children were wounded in a shooting in Philadelphia as police arrested a suspect who was wearing a bulletproof arrest. Meanwhile in Fort Worth, Texas, three died and eight were hurt as police said several men were shooting at random near a festival celebrating July 4th.
Caitlyn Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing a professional cyclist, attempted to escape authorities during a medical appointment Wednesday. Armstrong was charged with murder for allegedly shooting Anna Mariah Wilson.
Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion.