We received a sad email this morning—a producer at the PBS Newshour wanted us to know that a young employee, Julian Dawkins, 22, a shuttle driver for the Newshour, was shot to death early Wednesday morning. As it happens, we had already found the news of his death and were planning to include it in today’s report. (It’s the 11th item today.) People at the Newshour are still trying to piece together the circumstances of his death, which are murky.

Lee Koromvokis, the producer who send us an email, forwarded a note from another Newshour colleague, who noted that “many people on both the Newshour and WETA staffs are grieving deeply over losing Julian. He was very shy,” the email continued, “and would be no doubt stunned to learn how much he had connected with us while he worked here.” Gwen Ifill has posted a thoughtful reaction here.

Here is today’s report.

—Joe Nocera

A 3-year-old is in the hospital after being shot by a bullet that passed through the front door of a home in Jonesboro, Ark., early Thursday. The child is in stable condition. The shooting is under investigation and officers are seeking a person of interest.

—ArkansasMatters.com

A 5-year-old boy was shot in the ankle by his 6-year-old sister in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday afternoon. Police say the gun belonged to the children’s father, who has a concealed carry permit. The man had left his two children in a vehicle when one came across the gun in the console. The investigation is continuing.

—ArkansasMatters.com

Jamica Woods, 37, was shot and killed by her boyfriend Tuesday night in Chester County, Pa. Gregory Twyman, 44, told a 911 operator, “I need the police, I just shot my girlfriend.” Twyman said he and Woods had been arguing and he purchased the gun last week at a Walmart. Just prior to the crime he posted a photo of a shotgun and a shotgun shell on his Facebook page and boasted to his friends about it.

—NBC 10 Philadelphia

Two people were killed and another two hospitalized after a shooter opened fire in a Grainger County, Tenn., pharmacy Thursday morning. Jason Brian Holt, 37, walked into the Down Home Pharmacy at 11 a.m. and robbed it of a large quantity of Oxycodone pills. During the robbery he shot and killed two men, including Stephen Lovell, the pharmacy’s owner. Two women were flown to the hospital. Holt, who was arrested at the scene, served as an officer with the Bean Station Police Department and the Grainger County Sheriff’s Department in the early 2000s.

—WATE.com

Three people were shot and wounded while standing outside an apartment building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday. One of the victims is in critical condition and the other two are in serious condition. People are searching for the suspects.

—WCFCourier.com

Police are investigating a triple shooting in the Over-the-Rhine section of Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday afternoon. Witnesses said the three victims were walking when two individuals opened fire from a car. After hitting all three, they drove off. The victims, who are in their 20s, are expected to survive.

—WLWT.com

A 16-year-old was shot in the chest and killed on Detroit’s southwest side Thursday morning. The teen was apparently walking through an alley with friends when two people wearing ski masks walked up, pointed guns directly at the teen and started shooting. A witness found him gargling on blood. He was rushed to a hospital, where he died.

—CBS Detroit

A talented high school football player was shot and killed at an apartment building in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday night. Patrick Puckett, 18, was found lying dead in the common area of a two-story brick apartment complex at around 8 p.m. A neighbor said that prior to the shooting she heard loud noises, like someone was having a fight. Puckett, who had attracted the attention of college scouts, was known as a gentle giant at Bryan Station High School, where he was a starting linebacker.

—Kentucky.com

A young woman who was shot during a Wednesday night gun battle in Renton, Wash., has died of her injuries. Officers called to the scene found a 20-year-old woman with a single gunshot wound to the abdomen. They later learned that a fistfight had started between two women and their respective groups of friends began shooting at each other. The victim was a bystander.

—KOMONews.com

Two people were shot while sitting in a car near a park in the Dorchester section of Boston, Mass., Wednesday night. The victims attempted to drive away from the scene but stopped after a few blocks. Both were taken to Boston Medical Center and homicide detectives were notified about the shooting due to the seriousness of the injuries.

—BostonHerald.com

Julian Dawkins, 22, was shot in Alexandria, Va., early Wednesday morning, and authorities say a 17-year veteran of the Arlington County Sheriff’s office may be responsible. Dawkins left a family gathering after 9 p.m. and walked down the street, where he got into an argument with Craig Patterson, who was off-duty. The Commonwealth’s Attorney said the fact that Patterson is a law enforcement officer doesn’t influence whether he is charged in the shooting. Dawkins worked at the PBS NewsHour as a driver.

—ABC 7

Memphis, Tenn., police have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting one man and wounding another Wednesday night. Officers found 26-year-old Devin Cox on the ground with a gunshot wound; he was later pronounced dead. A few minutes later officers responded to another location, where they found a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound. Police believe 21-year-old Setric Hall was trying to shoot his girlfriend when the 22-year-old man intervened.

—SF Gate

20-year-old Carlos Mims was shot and killed in a home in Birmingham, Ala., just before noon on Thursday. Police believe the shooting began inside the home and then continued out onto the street. One man is in custody. “Every time you see him, he had a hug for you,” said a friend of the victim, whose car was hit by stray bullets in the attack.

—CBS42

An intruder shot and killed by a homeowner in Russellville, Ark., Wednesday afternoon died of his injuries Thursday morning. Police said the suspect had a firearm when he entered the home and the resident shot the suspect.

—THV11

A man who police say was trying to rob a couple was shot and killed by a concerned neighbor outside a home in San Antonio, Tex. A man and a woman had just returned home when a man wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a gun drove up and confronted them, demanding money. A neighbor saw what was going on and fired a shotgun at the man, killing him. The neighbor will not be charged. Police discovered a box in the suspect’s vehicle that had “anthrax inside” written on it, but the box tested negative.

—WOAI.com

A man was found fatally shot early Thursday after he crashed his car into a utility pole near a gas station in southwest Houston, Tex. Police said Johnathan Segura, 21, was driving at about 1 a.m. when other vehicles pulled up and someone in one of the cars opened fire. He died at the scene. Investigators have no descriptions of the people in the other cars.

—Houston Chronicle

A 53-year-old man was shot by his younger brother at a home the men share with their mother in St. Charles County, Mo., Wednesday night. Police say Leo Sharon Roland, 51, shot his older brother in the stomach with a.45-caliber handgun during an argument. He has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.

—St Louis Post-Dispatch

Roland Dowe, 45, was killed in a shooting outside the Park Hill Apartments complex in the Clifton section of Staten Island, N.Y., Wednesday night. Dowe, who lives in East New York, Brooklyn, was shot in the torso at about 9:40 p.m. Police said the victim was involved in a dispute with an unknown suspect.

—SILive.com

Two men were injured in an early Thursday shooting at a restaurant and lounge in Virginia Beach, Va. Responding officers found a 23-year-old man and a 30-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims are being treated at the hospital. The assailant fled.

—Daily Press

According to Slate’s gun-death tracker, an estimated 4,335 people have died as a result of gun violence in America since the Newtown massacre on December 14, 2012.