BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A woman charged in the death of her infant daughter — who authorities say was killed by an 8-year-old boy — disputes allegations that she left the children home alone, her attorney said Wednesday. Police say Katerra Marsha Lewis, 26, and a friend left the 8-year-old boy to watch over five […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot this week was “lured” from a park into an alley and executed because of his father’s alleged gang connections, police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Thursday in a crime he described as among the most “unfathomable” of his 35 years in policing. Tyshawn Lee, an […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-styled pimp who flashed $100 bills at a casino valet minutes before a fatal vehicle chase was found guilty Monday of killing three people by shooting into a moving car and triggering a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip. Ammar Asim Faruq Harris sat still and gave no reaction […]
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people, including a toddler. Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old resident of the college town, was arrested after the Saturday crash on a driving while under the influence […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A career criminal accused of killing a police officer had been released from jail into a drug diversion program and was wanted in a shooting last month, said Police Commissioner William Bratton, noting that the suspect had shown an increasing level of violence and shouldn’t have been on the streets. Tyrone […]
Even though former NFL player Ray Lewis’ troubled past has been mostly forgotten, he’s come up with a great explanation as to why he was never guilty of murder.
Suge Knight might not be able to get many messages through while he’s in jail awaiting his murder trial, but he’s trying his best. While in court yesterday, Knight wanted to wish his six-year-old son a happy birthday. He wrote “Happy birthday Legend” on a piece of paper, and waited for the TV camera operator […]
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church — one fatally — in an effort by their parents, sister and other members to get them to confess their sins, police said Wednesday in a case involving an insular congregation that had sparked gossip and suspicion among neighbors. Police said spiritual […]
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A central New York couple has been charged with fatally beating their 19-year-old son inside a church and four fellow church members have been charged with assault in an attack that also left the young man’s brother severely injured, police said Tuesday. Bruce Leonard, 65, and Deborah Leonard, 59, of […]
Kiesha Jenkins, a Black transgender woman and college student, was fatally shot, making her the 21st transgender woman killed this year.
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman charged this week with tossing her newborn daughter to her death from a seventh-story window had an infant son die seven years ago, and prosecutors have now reopened their investigation into his death, authorities said Wednesday. The 2 1/2-week-old boy was found dead in the basement of Jennifer Berry’s […]
