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At Least 5 Killed, Including Off-Duty Police Officer, in Raleigh Shooting – The New York Times There are five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, as a result of a shooting that occurred Thursday in eastern Raleigh, North Carolina, police said. It was reported that two people were taken to a hospital, one of whom was a Raleigh K9 officer, who was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and later released from the hospital. Lt. Jason …
Missing toddler believed to be dead, according to Chatham Co. Police – WTOC According to police, Quinton Simon, a 20-month-old Georgia boy who was reported missing one week ago, is presumed dead, and his mother is the prime suspect in the case, according to a statement released Wednesday night. We regret to inform you that the Chatham County Police Department and the FBI have notified Quinton Simon’s family that we believe he has died, according …
Teens facing murder charges after Georgia high school football star shot dead, cops still working to find motive – New York Post It has been reported that an 18-year-old Georgia football star was fatally shot outside a Davie & Busters in GA. Local reports indicate that on Wednesday, Elijah DeWitt, a promising receiver at Jefferson High School, was shot and killed outside a chain restaurant. An 18-year-old boy was found dead at around 8 p.m. …
Tree trimmer dies after being pulled into chipper in California – NBC News A tree trimmer died on Tuesday afternoon after falling into a chipper in Menlo Park. There was a workplace death reported at 12:53 p.m. The death occurred in the 900 block of Peggy Lane where officers arrived to find the worker deceased. Tree trimming activity is common across the city, according to the residents of the neighborhood. The streets along Peggy Lane, …
Bus drivers’ daring rescue of toddler taken during carjacking caught on camera – New York Post Video captured last week shows two Michigan bus drivers rescuing a toddler whose parents’ vehicle had been stolen as they helped an older brother or sister off to school. In new footage released by Kelloggsville Public Schools, a father can be seen running up to a school bus in a state of panic. “Call the police!” The man shouts …
Search for missing Georgia toddler Quinton Simon now a criminal investigation – New York Post A toddler suddenly vanished from his Georgia home in Savvanah on Wednesday, October 5th. Police and volunteers have searched the area close to his home in hopes of locating the toddler, who was last seen Wednesday at 6:00 a.m. in his Savannah, Georgia, home, according toPolice.Authorities are now investigating whether Quinton Simon’s disappearance may have been the result of criminal …
A parents’ lawsuit accuses Amazon of selling suicide kits to teenagers – NPR In a lawsuit, Amazon is accused of selling suicide kits, brought by the families of two teenagers who bought a deadly chemical online and then killed themselves with it. Parents of 16-year-old Kristine Jónsson of Ohio and 17-year-old Ethan McCarthy of West Virginia claim the retailer contributed to their deaths by selling them sodium nitrite, a food preservative that is fatal at …
A landslide in Venezuela has killed at least 22 people and 50 others are missing – CNN At least 25 people have been killed in a landslide in Venezuela’s Aragua state, according to officials. More than 50 people are missing. After days of heavy rains, the five streams of the Las Tejeras river overflowed, causing a landslide in the Santos Michelena municipality, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said. As a response to the emergency, Venezuelan …
Florida man shot at homeless family of 5 in car, struck pregnant mom: police – New York Post It has been reported that a Florida man opened fire on a homeless family of five sleeping in a car at a park in Tampa last week, police said. According to Tampa Police Department, Christopher Stamat Jr., 21, faces six felony charges following the shooting that took place in the parking lot across from the Martin Luther …
Donegal explosion: Young girl and two teenagers among 10 confirmed dead in Creeslough tragedy – Independent An explosion at a gas station in Ireland killed ten people, including two teenagers and a young child. The blast in Donegal killed four men, three women, a teen boy, a teen girl, and an elementary-aged girl, according to Irish police. The explosion took place in County Donegal shortly after 3 p.m. local time on Friday at Applegreen petrol …