10 things you need to know today: July 12, 2016

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1. 2 bailiffs killed in shootout inside Michigan courthouse

Two armed bailiffs were killed, and a deputy sheriff and at least one civilian were wounded Monday in a shooting at a Michigan courthouse. The alleged gunman also was killed. The suspect, Larry Darnell Gordon, had been in custody but disarmed an officer in a fight while he was being moved from a cell to a courtroom for a hearing, Sheriff L. Paul Bailey said. Gordon, 45, was facing multiple felony charges. He apparently was not handcuffed, suggesting there were "no warning signs" he would be violent, Bailey said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.