A professor at the University of Arizona was shot and killed on campus Wednesday by a former student, authorities said. The suspect has been taken into custody. The shooting occurred inside the Harshbarger Building on the university’s main campus in Tucson, University of Arizona Police Chief Paula Balafas said. At …
Read More »Former suburban Chicago police officer charged two years after fatal shooting of Black teen: “We’re finally getting justice”
A former suburban Chicago police officer who was fired after he shot into a car two years ago, killing a Black man and seriously wounding the man’s girlfriend, has been charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced on Thursday. In a news release, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s …
Read More »Body found in Memphis identified as abducted jogger Eliza Fletcher
A body found in a Memphis neighborhood Monday was confirmed to be a Tennessee woman who was abducted late last week, police said Tuesday. Eliza Fletcher, 34, was seen on surveillance video being forced into an SUV while she was jogging near the University of Memphis early Friday morning. The …
Read More »Nicole Linton charged with 6 counts of murder in fiery Los Angeles County crash
A Texas woman has been charged with murder following a deadly Los Angeles crash that took the lives of five people, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney. Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, is charged with six counts of murder and five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence after …
Read More »Missouri police officer dies after being shot during traffic stop
A Missouri police officer died Tuesday after he was shot during a traffic stop by a suspect who then fled, officials said. Officer Daniel Vasquez, 32, was attempting to stop a vehicle for expired temporary tags in North Kansas City on Tuesday morning when the car’s driver shot the officer …
Read More »Former Olympian Kim Glass says she suffered multiple face fractures after she was attacked in Los Angeles
Former Olympic volleyball player Kim Glass said she suffered multiple face fractures and her eye was swollen shut after she was attacked in downtown Los Angeles. Glass said she was injured when a homeless man, who has since been apprehended, threw a metal object at her face. Glass, a silver …
Read More »Husband identified as killer in 1998 cold case after wife’s remains found in Utah
Two decades after his wife’s killing, authorities named late Ohio business owner Edward Geddes as the person responsible for the murder of Lina Reyes-Geddes, who was found dead along an interstate highway near Maidenwater Spring, Utah. Utah police discovered Reyes-Geddes’ body inside a sleeping bag bound by duct tape and …
Read More »Louisiana nursing home owner arrested after residents died in botched hurricane evacuation
The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes whose residents suffered in squalid conditions after being evacuated to a warehouse as Hurricane Ida approached last year was arrested on Wednesday, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced. Bob Glynn Dean Jr., 68, faces multiple counts of cruelty to persons with infirmities, Medicaid fraud …
Read More »Maryland shooting: 3 killed, 2 wounded at Smithburg machine plant; employee in custody
Three people were killed and two injured, including a state trooper, in a shooting at a machine plant in Smithsburg, Maryland, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect, an employee, was also wounded and is in custody. Authorities responded to a reported shooting at Columbia Machine Inc. at around …
Read More »Hells Angels ambushed rival Vagos bikers in Las Vegas
A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, according to a police report made public Tuesday. Richard John Devries, who police identified as the Las Vegas Hells Angels …
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