David Jones Police have not named a suspect more than a month after Albert Itzkowitz was found shot near Kissena Lake. QUEENS, N.Y. — The family of Albert Itzkowitz, a 75-year-old former kosher bakery owner found shot dead near Kissena Lake, is pressing for answers as police continue a homicide investigation with no arrests announced. Itzkowitz was found May 18 along the shoreline in Kissena Park in Flushing. Police said he had gunshot wounds to the neck …
Authorities said the 12-year-old was injured while swimming with his brother during a family tour and is in stable condition. STANIEL CAY, Bahamas — A 12-year-old American boy was injured after a shark attacked him while he was swimming with his brother during a family tour in the Exuma Cays on June 23. Police said the child received medical treatment after being transported from the area and was listed in stable condition. The attack occurred …
Two Euclid residents face charges after the Father’s Day crash in Beachwood, Ohio. BEACHWOOD, Ohio — A 3-year-old girl died after a car left a shopping center parking lot and struck her while she was eating with family outside a City Barbeque restaurant on Father’s Day, police said. Beachwood police said the crash happened about 1:30 p.m. June 21 at the Pavilion Shopping Center. Investigators said 18-year-old Jasmine McFadden, of Euclid, was driving through the …
Police identified a mother, grandmother and four children as investigators awaited final autopsy findings. MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — Six family members, including four children, were found dead Tuesday evening inside a Harris Avenue apartment after officers were sent there for a welfare check, Mechanicville police said. The deaths are being investigated as a criminal case while authorities wait for final medical findings. Police identified the dead as Amy Steadman, 64; her daughter, Sarah Myers, 44; and …
Deputies said the shooting happened during a fight between the woman and her mother. AZLE, Texas — A 61-year-old Parker County man was jailed on a murder charge after deputies said he fatally shot his adult daughter during a Father’s Day fight inside the family’s Azle-area home. Charles Tod Brooks is accused in the death of 25-year-old Rebekah Bailey Brooks, who was shot in the chest June 21. The Parker County Sheriff’s Office said Brooks …
The killing of Estrella Carrera led to a yearslong search for her husband, who was later accused in the case. BURBANK, Ill. — Estrella Carrera, a 26-year-old newlywed and mother of two, was found stabbed to death in the bathtub of her suburban Chicago apartment less than 48 hours after her wedding, according to investigators who later accused her husband of killing her and fleeing the country. Carrera’s death quickly drew national attention because of …
Police say surveillance video showed the Oklahoma manager contaminating food served to a woman at the drive-thru. BROKEN BOW, Okla. — An Arby’s manager was arrested after police said she spat into a customer’s roast beef sandwich near closing time, leading the woman and her family to claim she later contracted herpes. The case involves Amanda Hendricks, a manager at an Arby’s restaurant in Broken Bow, and Jennica Church, a married mother from McCurtain County. …
Investigators say a 911 call captured the victim pleading for her life moments before she was found dead. TAMPA, Fla. — A 35-year-old Florida man is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities say he fatally stabbed his girlfriend inside their Tampa-area home on June 19, while a 911 call allegedly captured the woman pleading for help during the attack. Authorities identified the defendant as Kyle Sanchez and the victim as 37-year-old Amanda Roark. Investigators …
Police are investigating a multi-scene shooting that left three men dead and two others injured in south Phoenix. PHOENIX, Ariz. — Three men were killed and two others were injured after an apparent home invasion led to a shooting in south Phoenix on Tuesday night, according to police. The violence unfolded across several locations near 24th Street and Southern Avenue and remains under active investigation. Authorities say the case has become a complex homicide investigation …
Authorities are investigating whether alleged bullying played a role in the attack that left seven other students injured. TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — Three students were killed and seven others were injured Monday after two teenage students allegedly opened fire inside San Jose National High School during regular class hours, according to police. Both suspects were taken into custody as investigators began examining the motive behind the attack. The shooting sent shock waves through Tacloban City …