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Texas girl shoots father in alleged murder plot, police say – MYSA Sheriff’s deputies say a 12-year-old girl plotted a scheme to murder her family. She plotted this with another girl that intended to also kill her own family. It was reported that they planned it for weeks before one of the girls followed through and shot her father. The incident occurred in Weatherford, TX on Tuesday around 11:30 pm. Weatherford is about 30 miles west …
Witness: Man stabbed to death after argument over saying ‘thank you’ – WSBTV At a smoke shop in Brooklyn, a New York City man was stabbed to death. It is alleged that a man who held a door open for another customer didn’t receive a thank you for his kindness. The fatal altercation occurred around 10:20 p.m. at 4th Ave. Tobacco Road Corp. Police said the 37-year-old victim – whose family is still being notified …
Texas tractor trailer truck careens off overpass, driver killed in fiery crash – Fox News An 18-wheeler driver whose truck exploded into flames after flying off a north Texas overpass has been identified. The driver of the tractor-trailer was Gustavo Rodriguez Gomez, 71, who died around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, the Collin County Medical Examiner confirmed. According to a video captured by another driver who wishes to remain anonymous, the truck flipped over a concrete …
NYC crime: Body parts of 22-year-old woman found in 2 suitcases in Brooklyn apartment, police searching for boyfriend – WABC-TV Two suitcases found stuffed with a body in an apartment in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, are thought to belong to a 22-year-old woman. Building residents reported a foul smell and told security the woman had not been seen for several days. A security guard attempted to enter the woman’s 6th-floor apartment but was stopped by her …
Authorities are investigating the death of a former mayor of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, after two bodies were found there. The remains of an elderly woman and an elderly man were found Monday afternoon inside the Woonsocket residence, according to a report from local station WPRI. Thomas Oates, chief of police in Woonsocket, confirmed to reporters that the home belonged to former mayor Susan Menard. Her status as one of the deceased was not clear as …
9-year-old boy seriously injured in bear attack while hunting in Alaska; bear shot dead by family member – CBS News In Alaska, police reported that a brown bear mauled a 9-year-old child before a family member shot the bear to death. Alaska State Troopers say the child suffered “serious injuries” and the adult member was left with minor wounds after the attack on Tuesday in Palmer Hay Flats. In the course of hunting, the couple …
Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 3 years in George Floyd’s murder – NBC News A former Minneapolis Police officer who held George Floyd’s legs down in May 2020 has been sentenced to three years in prison on a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Thomas Lane, who is currently in federal prison for violating Floyd’s civil rights during his fatal restraint, appeared at the hearing remotely wearing beige prison clothes. Late last month, …
HPD: 2-year-old found dead inside stolen vehicle after father shot to death during meetup; suspect on the run – KHOU.com Police in Houston are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy found inside a stolen car Tuesday afternoon after a man was shot in a southwest Houston parking lot. It is believed that the child died because he was left in the heat for an unknown period of time. Police responded originally to a shooting …
Eight injured after building explodes on Chicago’s West Side – Chicago Tribune Several people have been taken to hospitals following an explosion at a building in Chicago on Tuesday morning. According to Chicago Fire, at least three of them are in serious to critical condition. At this time, the source of the explosion is unknown and the ATF and the Chicago Police bomb squad are on the scene to assist. A brief press conference held …
Family sues Jack in the Box worker who fired on them in dispute over curly fries – NBC News In Houston, a married couple just wanted the curly fries they’d purchased at the Jack in the Box drive-thru. But in a lawsuit, they claim an employee fired a gun at them after shouting at them to leave. Anthony Ramos and his wife Jeraldin Ospina, and their seven-year-old daughter are seeking damages from Alonniea Fantasia Ford, …