Emblem of the NICS. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) is a U.S. system for determining if prospective firearms or explosives buyers' name and birth year match those of a person who is not eligible to buy.
Paul Gray, who founded heavy-metal band Slipknot, died of a drug overdose in an Iowa motel in 2010. His doctor, Dr Daniel Baldi, faces 9 counts of involuntary manslaughter stemming from the deaths of Gray and others he prescribed drugs to.
The Baltimore man whose death in police custody sparked riots and nationwide protests suffered the fatal injury when his head slammed into a bolt in the back of a police van after his arrest, a report said Thursday. Freddie Gray Footage of Freddie Gray in police custody. The probe into Freddie Grayâs death â which occurred while he was still in custody seven days later â found no evidence that his devastating spinal cord injuries were caused during his April 12 arrest, which was captured on camera, ABC News affiliate WJLA reported, citing multiple sources.