Nick Fuentes and Hunter Biden's debate got heated around issues of race relations ... with the far-right commentator arguing white people didn't blow up after Charlie Kirk's death like Black people did after MLK's.
Clips from the pair's conversation are going viral on social media ... including one in which Fuentes -- who has been described by the Anti-Defamation League and even Encyclopedia Britannica as a white supremacist, though he rejects the label -- argued white people moving to the suburbs coincided with dangerous race riots in America during the late 1960s.
Biden didn't argue for the violence, but he injected some nuance into the debate ... mentioning the anger and frustration which caused the violence came from generations-long disrespect and oppression of the Black community.
Police officers in Madison, Wisconsin, sparked controversy Wednesday ... after they shot and killed a man who was being detained in the middle of the street, and the moment was captured by a bystander on video.
The shocking clip shows four officers wrestling with a man in the street, attempting to pin his arm back and subdue him.
In an attempt to subdue the man, it appears one officer pulled out a taser ... informing her fellow officers by yelling out "Taser! Taser! Taser!" so as not to hit her comrades with an electric shock.
A man was shot and killed steps from the famous Santa Monica Pier overnight ... and the gunman is still at large.
Santa Monica police say the deadly shooting happened around 12:30 AM Monday in a parking lot right next to the popular landmark.
Video from the scene shows officers swarming the area as several evidence markers were placed on the ground near the victim's body, which was still lying on the pavement uncovered as of Monday morning.
Tragedy in Southern California ... police say a 2-year-old boy fatally shot himself after finding a gun hidden between two couch cushions ... and now his mother is under arrest.
The San Bernardino Sheriff's Department says the shooting happened Thursday at a residence in Highland ... deputies arrived at the location and began life-saving efforts, but the child was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital.
Law enforcement says the boy's mother, 20-year-old Jamaria Cobb, and her 52-year-old boyfriend, Armand Bright, were inside the home when the fatal shot rang out ... and they've both been arrested on felony child abuse charges and are being held on $1.35 million bail.
A four-year-old boy in Florida shot and killed his two-year-old cousin with a handgun cops say wasn't properly secured.
According to reports ... officers were called to a home in Kissimmee, Florida on Sunday where they found the two-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound.
The boy -- Brayden Tennyson -- was taken to the hospital ... where he was pronounced dead ... just days before what would have been his third birthday.
4:09 PM PT -- According to Senator Angus King's office, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin later clarified the man was not the subject of the warrant. King's office said Mullin had first indicated the man was the intended target before revising that account.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents fatally shot a person in Biddeford, Maine on Monday morning ... marking the second deadly shooting involving ICE agents in less than one week.
Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said in a statement on Facebook ... "A person was killed. ICE was involved. State Police and the Department of Public Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well. These are the details that I have at this time. I will provide further updates, as they are relayed to me."
‼️ ICE SHOOTING IN MAINE: I was sent this video of the aftermath of ICE involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine this morning. pic.twitter.com/GSO0Xvqfw4@TheMaineWonk
Purported video from the scene shows the aftermath of the shooting ... and agents appeared to be rendering first aid to the person, who was laid out on the street.
A mass shooting at a Canadian street festival claimed the lives of 2 people and left 4 others seriously injured, according to police.
The bullets started flying Saturday night at Toronto's Salsa on St. Clair festival, an annual Latin fiesta that draws thousands of people each year.
Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo told reporters after the shooting there was initial concern that the suspect was an active shooter, but it turned out not to be the case.
The deadly drive-by shooting in Florida that killed influencer DreamDoll Brii -- real name Brianna Johnson -- also killed her cousin ... TMZ has learned.
The Miramar Police Department tells TMZ ... Brianna's cousin, Arthur "A.J." Lee Johnson III, died in the hospital after suffering critical injuries in Sunday morning's ambush.
As TMZ first reported, Brianna was fatally shot early Sunday morning after leaving a party in Miramar. She had two passengers in her car, who were both rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Surveillance footage shows DreamDoll's Lamborghini Urus driving down a residential street when a sedan comes speeding into frame, passing her car on the driver's side before flying around the corner.
DreamDoll's car rolls through a stop sign and drifts into someone's property. Folks who live on the block say they heard gunshots -- it's hard to tell from the video when the shots were fired -- and police are looking for the white sedan from this video.
Dreamdoll Brii -- real name Brianna Johnson -- posted just hours before her death on Monday after being shot while leaving a party in Florida.
Check out the video ... it looks like the 21-year-old influencer was at a get-together in a parking lot, with a bunch of people who look about her same age. A bunch of cars were gathered at the spot ... one of them bouncing with someone throwing money out the window.
There's a second panel to Brianna's final Instagram story post ... with her sitting inside a white car with a lavish interior, and a caption that reads "I been had her, check my Myspace back then, I been turnt up."
An innocent family's quick stop for McDonald's turned into every parent's worst nightmare ... and now an 11-year-old girl will have to live with a bullet lodged in her head.
The young girl remains hospitalized after she was struck during a shooting in a McDonald's parking lot in Hallandale Beach, Florida on June 27. According to a GoFundMe organized by her father's coworkers ... doctors determined removing the bullet right now would be too dangerous because it could cause even more damage.
Her father, Oscar, was also wounded after gunfire broke out between other people in the parking lot. The fundraiser says he and his family had absolutely nothing to do with the confrontation ... they had just arrived for lunch, with Oscar waiting in the car alongside his three children while his wife went inside to pick up their food.
The family of the doodle Jameson, who was shot to death by an LAPD officer last month during the NBA Finals ... has slapped the city with a lawsuit.
According to legal docs obtained by TMZ ... Jameson's owners, Marie Marseille and Jeremiah Garcia, claim the officer who fatally shot the dog used "excessive and unreasonable" force, which they say amounts to "unlawful seizure." They are also suing for negligence.
We've been following the heartbreaking case -- Marie's neighbor called the cops for a welfare check after she was heard screaming from her apartment, and it was later discovered she was celebrating the Knicks' NBA Championship victory. During Marie's encounter with police, Jameson was shot to death ... with the LAPD claiming Jameson charged at them after Marie was ordered to keep him under control.
4:05 PM PT -- Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ there have been no plea bargain negotiations between prosecutors and the defense team.
Luigi Mangione may be mulling over a guilty plea, because a new report states his lawyers have discussed a deal with prosecutors ... but Luigi's team calls the report an intentional attempt to prejudice their client.
According to ABC News ... the alleged murderer's legal team and federal prosecutors have discussed a possible plea ahead of a court hearing scheduled for Monday.
Kansas City police think they've found the body of the gunman suspected of killing one person in a series of highway shootings earlier this month.
Jake Becchina, the Kansas City Police Department's Public Information Officer, announced to media Wednesday they are under the assumption they located 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez-Munoz's body inside the burned basement of a family member’s home. The body was found wearing clothes identical to those believed to be worn by Sanchez-Munoz.
Becchina said police originally searched the home after an hours-long stand-off, but it had caught on fire and flooded ... making it difficult to thoroughly search. He explained the family contacted authorities after they searched through the rubble and smelled something decomposing, leading them to the remains.
The family of the doodle Jameson, who was shot to death by an LAPD officer last Saturday, has torn the "reckless" officer apart after bodycam footage showed them shooting the pup multiple times ... even after he was down.
Jameson's owners, Marie Marseille and Jeremiah Garcia, called the incident "unnecessary and profoundly dangerous" via their attorney, Brett Greenfield ... and questioned the judgement of the officer in a statement to TMZ.
They slammed ... "Throughout the encounter, the officer repeatedly used profanity, focused on the dog’s size, and displayed an aggressive attitude during what was supposed to be a welfare check."
7:11 PM PT -- Mayor Karen Bass released the following statement after the footage dropped ... “What I saw on the bodycam footage is disturbing and tragic. The Chief and I agreed that it was important to release the bodycam footage swiftly. While the investigation is ongoing, I am very concerned about why shots were fired and Jameson was killed. This shooting makes clear that while LAPD provides officers with written guidance on the use of force and pets, this is not enough."
She added ... “I have directed the Police Commission President and the Chief to examine the Department's Use of Force policy on Dog Encounters to determine best practices from around the country, and use this opportunity to update the LAPD's overall tactics, policies, and training related to the use of lethal force to increase safety for everyone – officers, Angelenos and their pets.”
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An officer fired not once, but four times, in the controversial fatal shooting of the Canoga Park dog, Jameson, on Saturday.
The LAPD just released the bodycam footage from the officer who killed Marie Marseille's golden retriever, Saint Bernard, and poodle mix ... and it's difficult to watch.
When officers first approach Marie's apartment, she cracks the door ... and Jameson pokes his head out and barks.