Cop killings by race

The Covenant School The headmaster killed in the Nashville school mass shooting died a hero ... reportedly trying to stop the assailant in order to save her students. Katherine Koonce was one of six people shot dead at Covenant School on Monday as Audrey Hale went on a bloody rampage with two assault rifles and a 9MM semi-automatic. Nashville Police Department The head of school had previously prepared her students and staff for an active shooter situation and fearlessly sprang into action when the bullets started flying. Nashville City Councilman Russ Pulley told FOX News that Koonce, 60, promptly ended a Zoom meeting after the first gunshot and didn't think twice about going after the 28-year-old Hale. Facebook/Katherine Koonce Pulley said, "She immediately ended the call, got up and headed straight for the shooter," indicating that Koonce may have clashed with Hale in a hallway. Pulley added, "She did what … [Read more...] about Headmaster Killed in Nashville School Shooting Tried to Save Students

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Networks is continuing its true-crime drive. The company’s SundanceTV has renewed Hilarie Burton Morgan ’s It Couldn’t Happen Here and has also ordered two new series as it ramps up its True Crime Story franchise. It Couldn’t Happen Here returns for a second season, hosted by One Tree Hill and The Walking Dead star Burton Morgan. Separately, it has ordered True Crime Story: Citizen Detective and Crimes of Entitlement (w/t). The three series will air on SundanceTV, AMC+ and SundanceNow. Citizen Detective is a documentary series that examines true-crime stories through the eyes of the untrained amateur sleuths who solved them or are still trying to do so. Each episode spotlights one new crime and the crime-fighter determined to make sure the case he or she is obsessed with is ultimately classified as closed. It comes from RuPaul’s Drag Race producer World of Wonder and is exec produced by Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey, Josh … [Read more...] about Hilarie Burton Morgan’s ‘It Couldn’t Happen Here’ Renewed At SundanceTV As AMC Networks Builds Out True-Crime Slate

EXCLUSIVE: American Ninja Warrior will be back on NBC for a while. The competition format, which is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions, returns this June for season 15 and has already been picked up for season 16. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, along with co-host Zuri Hall, are back to call the action as the ninjas make their way through the qualifying and semifinal rounds in Los Angeles before moving to the national finals in Las Vegas. There are a number of new additions to the seasons including a Mega Wall with ninjas also racing side-by-side and head-to-head for the first time, marking the biggest changes to the show in its history. Production is currently underway on both seasons, with A. Smith & Co. filming the seasons back-to-back with select ninjas featured in both seasons. Season 15 will premiere on June 5 and season 16 returns in 2024. It marks a major statement of intent from NBCU unscripted chief Corie Henson, who joined last … [Read more...] about ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Lands Bumper Renewal Order At NBC With Taller Mega Wall Among Format Changes

EXCLUSIVE : Action-horror The Curse Of Wolf Mountain , featuring genre icons Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell in the cast, has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment for a U.S. digital and DVD release in May. Keli Price ( Just Swipe ) both wrote and stars in the horror while David Lipper , who also features in the cast, directs. Price plays a man who starts to have vivid dreams about his parents’ death and decides to return to the remote mountain spot where they were killed, with his brother and his brother’s family. Further cast members include Eddie McClintock ( The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers ) and Fernanda Romero, alongside Trejo and Bell. Working under the banner of Latigo Films , Lipper also recently took writing and producing credits on the action thriller Hunt Club , starring Mickey Rourke and Mena Suvari, which Uncork’d Entertainment also acquired. “It’s great to be back in business again with producer, actor and filmmaker David Lipper following … [Read more...] about Danny Trejo and Tobin Bell Action-Horror ‘The Curse Of Wolf Mountain’ Gets U.S. Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Starz and Channel 4 have greenlit thriller The Couple Next Door starring Poldark ‘s Eleanor Tomlinson and Outlander’s Sam Heughan . Filming has commenced in Leeds and Belgium on the six-part thriller from Professor T producer Eagle Eye Drama , which follows Tomlinson’s Evie and Pete ( Harry Potter star Alfred Enoch), who move into an upscale neighborhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. They find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw), but after Danny and Evie share a passionate night together there is trouble ahead. The U.S. streamer and UK network, who have never co-produced together, described The Couple Next Door as a “psychological drama, exploring the stultifying claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your darkest desires.” Tomlinson is best known for playing Demelza … [Read more...] about Starz & Channel 4 Greenlight Psychological Thriller ‘The Couple Next Door’ With Eleanor Tomlinson & Sam Heughan

Actor Jeremy Renner will sit down with Diane Sawyer for an hour-long special in his first televised interview since he was severely injured in a New Year’s Day snowplow accident. The ABC News interview special is titled Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph and will air April 6. In the highly emotional two-minute teaser for the interview, Renner can be seen sitting with Sawyer as they discuss the severity of the injuries he suffered after the accident, which included eight ribs broken in 14 places as well as a collapsed lung and a pierced liver. “I chose to survive,” Renner tells Sawyer near the end of the clip. “You’re not going to kill me. No way.” The clip also shows early footage of Renner in the hospital with his family following the accident as well as the actor walking months after the accident with supportive aid. The accident took place while Renner was plowing snow in the driveway of his Lake Tahoe home. He … [Read more...] about Jeremy Renner Details Injuries, Shares Terrifying 911 Call In First Interview Since Snowplow Accident: “I Chose To Survive”

Courtesy of ESPN/NCAA Jamirah Shutes -- the Univ. of Memphis women's basketball player who was hit with a criminal charge last week after socking an opponent in the face following a game -- pled not guilty in the case on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has learned. Shutes' attorney, Steven Crossmock , appeared in court in Ohio on the Tigers player's behalf to submit the plea. He did not immediately have a comment on the case following the proceedings. gotigersgo.com She's now tentatively due back in court for another hearing in the case next month. As we reported, Shutes was charged with assault on Friday ... one day after she punched Bowling Green State Univ. star Elissa Brett in the handshake line following their round of 16 game in the women's NIT. Ugly ending to the night after Bowling Green’s Elissa Brett was hit by a Memphis player in the handshake line after the game. pic.twitter.com/9QLFdguB9f — Kurt Steiss ⚔️ (@kurtsteiss) … [Read more...] about Memphis’ Jamirah Shutes Pleads Not Guilty In Handshake Line Punch Case

TMZ.com The growth of AI technology is going too far too quickly and dangerously -- at least, according to tech giants Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak ... who've joined a huge group of leaders asking developers to temporarily call it quits. Musk, Wozniak and more than 1,100 others in the technology industry all signed an open letter from Future of Life Institute ... calling out developers of AI software, because they might not be aware of the "catastrophic" risks that can come with it. Document Launch Doc The concerned leaders call the rapid growth a "dangerous race," and they're asking labs to take a 6-month break to allow for further risk assessment on AI. They're also asking the government to intervene if developers refuse to pause. The signees go on to point out that competing AI labs are pushing hard to develop the best version out there, and might not be aware of what could come from it ... with the eerie possibility … [Read more...] about Elon Musk, Tech Leaders Call for Pause on ‘Catastrophic’ AI Development

EXCLUSIVE : A hot project just got hotter. Emmy-nominated Korean actress and model Hoyeon , who made waves with Netflix’s Squid Game , is set to make her feature debut in director Na Hong-Jin ’s Korean thriller Hope , which we revealed earlier today . She joins Oscar winner Alicia Vikander and Oscar nominee Michael Fassbender. This is the first project from acclaimed Korean director Na since 2016 hit The Wailing , and it’ll mark Hoyeon’s first starring role in a Korean project since she made her screen debut in Squid Game . The largely Korean-language film will follow the residents of Hopo Port, where a mysterious discovery is made on the outskirts of the remote harbor town. Before long, the residents find themselves in a desperate fight for survival against something they have never encountered before. Hoyeon will play a policewoman. Additional casting and pre-production is underway for a shoot later this year in Korea. We understand husband and wife … [Read more...] about ‘Squid Game’ Star Hoyeon Joins Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander In Korean Thriller ‘Hope’

CBS has renewed Blue Bloods for the 2023-24 season, which will be the cop drama stalwart’s 14th on the network. The cast of the series, including core original stars Tom Selleck , Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes, are set to return, along with its top producing team led by showrunner Kevin Wade. As Deadline reported after Blue Bloods was conspicuously missing from CBS’ list of drama series renewals last month, a pickup for the long-running hit was tied up in difficult negotiations, with CBS pushing for significant budget cuts, including 25% for above-the-line talent, including actors. RELATED: CBS Renewal Status Report: ‘S.W.A.T.’, ‘East New York’ & ‘True Lies’ We reported on Friday that the cast and producers had agreed to salary reductions in order to keep the show going and keep hundreds of crew and other support personnel whose livelihood depends on it employed. That paved the way for a Season 14 renewal. Selleck, Wahlberg, Moynahan, … [Read more...] about ‘Blue Bloods’ Renewed For Season 14 By CBS, Cast Led By Tom Selleck Set To Return