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Teen Killed During Fight at Soccer Game

Police said several people attacked 19-year-old Tumusifu Bazirake before fleeing, and no suspects have been publicly identified. PHOENIX — Police are investigating the death of 19-year-old Tumusifu Bazirake as a homicide after authorities said several people assaulted him during a fight connected to a soccer game in west Phoenix and fled before officers arrived. Officers received a report of an unresponsive 19-year-old in a field near 43rd Avenue and Hubble Street at about 8:02 p.m. …

Baby Dies After Grandmother Forgets Daycare Stop

Ten-month-old Scottie Crowell was found in a vehicle outside a Madisonville medical clinic after spending much of the day inside. MADISONVILLE, Ky. — A 10-month-old girl died after police said her grandmother forgot to take her to daycare and instead went to work, leaving the baby inside a vehicle parked outside a Madisonville medical clinic for about eight hours. Madisonville police identified the child as Scottie Crowell. Investigators said the grandmother, who works as a …

13-Year-Old Cheerleader Dies Suddenly

A neighborhood lemonade stand raised more than $1,000 as the community mourned 13-year-old Lainey Scroggs in Lambertville, Michigan. LAMBERTVILLE, Mich. — Children in a Michigan neighborhood turned a lemonade stand into a show of support for the family of 13-year-old Lainey Scroggs, a cheerleader and rising eighth grader who died after a medical emergency. Bedford Public Schools announced Lainey’s death after the medical emergency on Aug. 12. She was preparing to begin eighth grade at …

Teen Fatally Shot While Boarding School Bus

A 17-year-old Gaffney High School senior was killed as he boarded a school bus, and investigators say three teenagers were involved. GAFFNEY, S.C. — Three teenagers are in custody after 17-year-old Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr. was fatally shot while boarding a school bus outside his apartment complex, authorities said, bringing a manhunt and a series of arrests in the South Carolina case to an end. Fair, a senior at Gaffney High School, was killed Wednesday …

7-Week-Old Baby Found Beaten to Death

Investigators said the infant suffered fatal blunt head trauma while in her parents’ care before she was found unresponsive in October. HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Two Florida parents have been arrested on aggravated manslaughter and child neglect charges after authorities said their 7-week-old daughter suffered fatal head trauma while in their care and was found unresponsive at their Hollywood home last year. Robert Lee Ingram Jr., 22, and Gracie Jai Tellez, 20, were arrested Aug. 7 …

Man Kills His Wife and Daughter Inside Daycare

A search warrant says Nathan Brown attacked his wife and 7-year-old daughter while six other children were inside the Hopkins daycare. HOPKINS, Minn. — A 41-year-old Minnesota man fatally attacked his wife and their 7-year-old daughter at the family’s home daycare Wednesday before dying by suicide, according to police and a search warrant released as investigators worked to determine what led to the killings. The Hennepin County search warrant identified the man as Nathan Brown …

6-Year-Old Girl Found Dead in Daycare Van

Winter Jones, 6, was supposed to be taken from her daycare to elementary school before she was found unresponsive hours later. CORDOVA, Tenn. — A 6-year-old girl died Thursday after she was found unresponsive in a vehicle at a Memphis-area daycare, authorities said, as police and Tennessee agencies opened investigations into how the child remained in the vehicle for hours on a hot summer day. Winter Jones was found at Kid University in Cordova on …

Mom Burned Her Infant to Death with Hairdryer

Courtney Gartshore was convicted of culpable homicide after jurors found that prolonged heat from a hairdryer caused her 3-month-old daughter’s death. EDINBURGH, Scotland — A 28-year-old Scottish woman was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for the culpable homicide of her 3-month-old daughter, who died after being subjected to prolonged heat from a hairdryer, according to Scotland’s judiciary. Courtney Gartshore was sentenced Aug. 14 at the High Court in Edinburgh after a jury unanimously …

2-Year-Old Assaulted by Preschool Worker

Police say surveillance video showed Erin Burke roughly handling a crying toddler at Newtown Discovery Preschool in Bucks County. NEWTOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A former preschool worker has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault after investigators said surveillance video showed her roughly handling a 2-year-old boy at a Bucks County preschool in July. Erin Burke, a former employee of Newtown Discovery Preschool on Blacksmith Road, faces a felony count …

Mother Abandons Son on Side of Highway at Night

Police say the 15-year-old crossed Highway 51 at night and sought help at a restaurant after his mother drove away. MILLINGTON, Tenn. — A Tennessee mother has been charged with child neglect or endangerment and interference with emergency calls after police say she left her 15-year-old son beside a major highway and took his phone while he was trying to contact 911. Angel Harris, 31, was arrested after the Sunday evening incident on U.S. Highway …