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New Orleans P.D. Officer Shelita Haynes responds to shootings nearly every night. Many of the victims are around the same age as her teenage sons. But Haynes finds comfort knowing her sons are in the L.E. Rabouin H.S. Marching Band.

Officer Shelita Haynes with the New Orleans P.D. Crime Scene Unit responds to shootings nearly every night. Many of the victims are around the same age as her teenage sons, Jerome and Jamal. But Officer Haynes finds comfort knowing her sons are in the L.E. Rabouin High School Marching Band. Within the walls of the band room there is safety from the streets. More: "48 Hours Presents: the Whole Gritty City"

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A mother and a daughter were accosted by purse snatchers as they walked down a Philadelphia street. The robbers grabbed the purse of Stephanie Long, but when her daughter, Amber, resisted, she was shot point-blank in the chest and died

A mother and a daughter were accosted by purse snatchers as they walked down a Philadelphia street. The robbers grabbed the purse of Stephanie Long, but when her daughter, Amber, resisted, she was shot point-blank in the chest and died. The entire attack was caught on surveillance video. KYW-TV's Pat Chiarrocchi reports.

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The NYPD released surveillance footage showing a suspect in the kidnapping of Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem “Max” Stark, whose burned body was discovered last week in a Long Island dumpster

The NYPD released surveillance footage showing a suspect in the kidnapping of Brooklyn real estate developer Menachem “Max” Stark, whose burned body was discovered last week in a Long Island dumpster. The reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case was raised to $72,000

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Surveillance video captures a man lighting an R.V. on fire after locking his wife and father-in-law in it and then pouring gasoline on the motor home

A man has been arrested and accused of attempted murder after throwing gasoline on an R.V. and setting it on fire with his father-in-law and wife inside. Surveillance video shows Ricky Luppino telling his son-in-law, Joshua Ford, to leave a motor home after a family fight. Ford is then seen grabbing a 5-gallon tank of gasoline, throwing it on the R.V., and setting it on fire with his wife and father-in-law inside.

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A report issued by the Connecticut State Attorney revealed that we may never know why Adam Lanza went on a deadly shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School

A report issued by the Connecticut State Attorney revealed that we may never know why Adam Lanza went on a deadly shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. The report says that Lanza suffered from "significant mental health issues," but says there is no clear indication why he chose Sandy Hook as the target for his rampage.

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