ELKRIDGE, Md. (AP) - A Maryland man killed three family members and critically wounded his son before taking his own life, police said.

The motive for Thursday night’s shootings at a townhouse in the Baltimore suburb of Elkridge was unknown, Howard County Police spokesperson Sherry Llewellyn said at a news conference Friday.

Neighbors called 911 saying they heard gunshots. At around the same time, the suspect called 911 indicating he had just shot members of his family and that he intended to take his own life, Llewellyn said.

The victims lived at the townhouse. The suspect, who did not live there, routinely visited the home. There was no sign of forced entry and police had no prior calls to the home, Llewellyn said.

A 3-month-old girl was found unharmed.

Police identified the three women who died as the suspect’s wife, Syeda Aalia Nayyar, 57; daughter, Syeda Fatima, 25; and daughter-in-law, Alizey Fatima, 33. The suspect’s son, Muhammad Ali Hamza, 31, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

The suspect, Nayyar Abbas Syed, 61, later died at a hospital, Llewellyn said.

Llewellyn said the baby was placed in the care of a family member.

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PHOENIX (KPHO/Gray News) - A police officer in Arizona has died and another was hospitalized after an early Saturday morning shooting.

According to the Gila River Police Department, it received a 911 call at about 2 a.m. regarding a disturbance at a home in Santan, located in District 4 of the Gila River Indian Community.

Gila River police said officers arrived at the scene and found a large crowd, where multiple gunshots were fired.

Two officers ended up being struck by the gunfire, along with four other people.

The victims were taken to an area hospital, including Gila River Police Officer Joshua Briese.

The department said Joshua Briese died from his injuries, with the second officer remaining in serious but stable condition.

One other injured person was pronounced dead, but their name hasn’t been released.

Joshua Briese was the son of Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dave Briese, who died in the line of duty on Nov. 3, 2006, in Montana.

The department confirmed the father and son both passed away, stating “All we can say is God Speed and rest easy. Knowing Dave & Josh are together again, both left this world serving their community and doing what they loved.”

Joshua Briese had been with the department for less than a year and was still in field training.

“Our hearts and prayers are with these police officers, their families, and everyone impacted by this tragic incident,” the department shared.

Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community released a statement regarding the shooting that read in part:

“I know I speak for our entire community when I say that we grieve for our fallen and injured police officers and every community member touched by such tragic violence.

Nothing cuts deeper than a life cut short. We will pray for our officers and their families, and for every community member, every loved one, and every family impacted by what happened this morning.”

State officials and area police departments also paid tribute to Officer Briese throughout the day on Saturday.

The Gila River Police Department said it’s working with the FBI to conduct an investigation.

(AP) – Live Nation is investigating a data breach at its Ticketmaster subsidiary, which dominates ticketing for live events in the United States.

Live Nation, based in Beverly Hills, California, said in a regulatory filing Friday that on May 27 “a criminal threat actor’' offered to sell Ticketmaster data on the dark web.

Other media reports say a hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach in an online forum and was seeking $500,000 for the data, which reportedly includes names, addresses, phone numbers and some credit card details of millions of Ticketmaster customers.

Live Nation and Ticketmaster did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Live Nation said it was “working to mitigate risk to our users’' and was cooperating with law enforcement officials. It said the breach was unlikely to have “a material impact on our overall business operations.’’

On May 23, the U.S. Justice Department sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America. The department asked a court to break up the system that it said limits competition and drives up prices for fans.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.

NTSB board member Tom Chapman said preliminary investigation shows workers were in the basement to clear out piping and other outdated infrastructure and debris from the basement and vault area — which extends underneath the sidewalk next to the building — in anticipation of a city project to fill in the area and replace the sidewalks. A crew of five people and a supervisor had been on site that day and four of the workers were there when it happened, he said.

“It was an apparently abandoned service line coming off the main, which ran parallel to the street,” Chapman said.

He said workers smelled no gas before they started cutting the pipe and knew there was a problem when they made the third cut.

At that point, workers pulled the fire alarm and alerted residents and bank employees to evacuate. Chapman said the explosion happened six minutes later. He also said all indications are that it was accidental.

Investigators will try to determine why the pipe was pressurized and how long it had been that way.

Chapman said the investigation would continue without access to the inside of the building until engineers can determine if the building is safe to enter. He said the NTSB has gotten security video from inside the bank and other video evidence.

The explosion Tuesday afternoon blew out much of the ground floor of Realty Tower, killing a bank employee and injuring several others. It collapsed part of the ground floor into its basement and sent the façade across the street. Bricks, glass and other debris littered the sidewalk outside the 13-story building, which had a Chase Bank branch at street level and apartments in upper floors.

Investigators are also trying to discern whether people in the bank heard the fire alarm.

Youngstown Mayor Jamael Tito Brown said in a news release Friday that the city had contracted with a construction company called GreenHeart to perform private utility relocation in the basement of the Realty Tower. He said “there is no evidence” that cutting the gas line the NTSB mentioned was necessary to complete that work.

Greenheart did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday evening.

The bank employee, 27-year-old Akil Drake, had been seen inside the building just before the blast, police have said. Firefighters rescued others as they cleared the building.

Seven injured people were taken to a Youngstown hospital. One woman remained hospitalized as of Thursday in critical condition, but her name and further details on her injuries have not been disclosed. Three others were in stable condition, and the other three were released.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) - A worker has died after suffering extensive burns Thursday following a chemical explosion at a plant in Tennessee.

It happened at TS USA, a liquid nitride facility in downtown Chattanooga.

According to the Chattanooga Fire Department, fellow employees jumped in to try and help the injured worker. They were also able to extinguish the fire.

The worker, whose name has been immediately released, was taken to the hospital with “extensive burns” but later died.

Three other workers were treated at the scene for minor burns and a firefighter suffered a minor ankle injury.

It’s currently unclear what caused the chemical explosion.

Officials said the situation remains under investigation.

(AP) - Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul has been postponed after the 57-year-old Tyson fell ill on a flight last weekend.

Tyson and Paul said Friday that they will announce a new fight date next week. They were scheduled to meet July 20 in Arlington, Texas.

Tyson became nauseous and dizzy during the final hour of a flight from Miami to Los Angeles last Sunday, and his plane was met by first responders who attended to the former heavyweight champion. Tyson’s camp attributed the episode to an ulcer problem.

“During a follow up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare-up, the recommendation is for Mike Tyson to do minimal to light training over the next few weeks and then return to full training with no limitations,” the fight’s promoters said in a statement.

Tyson hasn’t fought professionally since June 2005, but he has been training regularly for several years. He fought Roy Jones Jr. in an entertaining exhibition in Los Angeles in November 2020.

“My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s, and I will be back to my full training schedule soon,” Tyson said in the statement. “Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time, but in the end you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good. I appreciate everyone’s patience and can’t wait to deliver an unforgettable performance later this year.”

Texas boxing officials have sanctioned Tyson’s meeting with Paul as a legitimate bout with eight 2-minute rounds and unusually heavy gloves. Tyson will turn 58 before the fight, which was scheduled to be streamed on Netflix in what’s likely to be a massive payday for both fighters.

Tickets already purchased for the fight, which was to be held at the Dallas Cowboys’ home stadium, will be honored on the new fight date, promoters said. The rescheduled fight is also expected to be in Arlington.

The 27-year-old Paul is a YouTube star who has forged a successful prizefighting career mostly by taking on mixed martial artists and journeymen boxers.

“I fully support postponing the event so Mike Tyson has no excuses come fight night,” Paul said. “My fans know I don’t want to face Iron Mike at anything but his best, but let there be no mistake: When he steps into the ring with me, I will be ready to claim my W with a sensational finish.”

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Donald Trump continued to slam the guilty verdict in his so-called hush money trial Friday. The former president was convicted of 34 felony charges for falsifying business records to hide hush money payments sent to the adult film star Stormy Daniels who says the two had an affair.

Trump gave a campaign-style speech at Trump Tower saying he will continue to fight.

“We’re going to be appealing this scam,” said Trump.

No longer tethered to a Manhattan courthouse, Trump is using the verdict as new fuel for his presidential campaign. Despite a jury of 12 New Yorkers finding Trump guilty, the former president insists, without basis, that Democrats are behind the effort to derail his 2024 presidential hopes.

“The public understands and they understand what’s going on. This is a scam. This is a rigged trial,” said Trump.

President Joe Biden was critical of Trump’s reaction, speaking from the White House Friday.

“It’s reckless, it’s dangerous, it’s irresponsible for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don’t like the verdict,” said President Biden.

Focus now turns to sentencing on July 11, four days before the Republican National Convention is set to begin. Trump is a first time, non-violent, non-drug offender, meaning he may avoid the four years of jail time that could come from a conviction like this. Georgetown Law professor Abbe Smith says there are other elements the judge will consider.

“34 felony counts plus his behavior during the trial in violation of a court order,” said Smith.

Smith added that Trump’s former fixer and star witness for the prosecution Michael Cohen served jail time for crimes related to this case which could factor into Trump’s sentencing. With Trump vowing to appeal, consequences for the former president will likely be delayed.

“Months and months. The appellate process is notoriously slow,” said Smith.

Trump is facing three more criminal indictments in federal and state courts. This New York case still expected to be the only one that will have gone to trial before the general election.