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Violent Crime
July 22, 2018
Teen kills unborn child after shooting pregnant woman in the stomach: DA
An Alabama teenager accused of shooting a pregnant female and killing her unborn child is now facing prosecution, AL.com reports. The suspect, 19-year-old Avery Robert Turner, has been in jail since the shooting in April. Grand jurors in Jefferson County indicted Turner on a capital murder charge. He is also facing attempted murder charges, WBMA-TV reports. …
Police
July 22, 2018
Suspect in custody after shooting police officer during routine traffic stop
A police officer was shot and injured Saturday night in Fort Myers, Florida, and the suspect who pulled the trigger was in custody, the News-Press reports. The unidentified officer was in stable condition Sunday morning after undergoing surgery, but the extent of his injuries has been publicly released. The suspect, whose identity also has not been …
Murder
July 22, 2018
BREAKING: 11 taxi drivers killed in gun massacre on way from a funeral
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say gunmen have opened fire on a minibus carrying members of a taxi drivers’ association, killing 11 people and critically wounding four others. Police Brig. Jay Naicker says the victims of the Saturday night attack had attended a colleague’s funeral and were returning home when the ambush occurred. He …
Violent Crime
July 21, 2018
Trader Joe’s injured suspect taken into custody: One person killed, small boy reunites with family
The suspect who barricaded himself inside a Los Angeles Trader Joe’s walked out peacefully on Saturday night without incident, after allegedly shooting his grandmother and girlfriend earlier in the day. CBS Los Angeles reports that after a little over four hours, hostages began walking out of the store and seem to be uninjured. However, police …
Violent Crime
July 21, 2018
UPDATE: Over 100 firefighters swarm upscale Trader Joe’s as suspect barricades himself inside, holds hostages, possible children
Authorities say a 28-year-old California man has already shot two people before fleeing in his grandmother’s car, crashing it into the Trader Joe’s off of Hyperion Avenue in Los Angeles. A suspect in his late teens barricaded inside the store, is apparently telling police that he’ll start shooting if they try to enter the store. As CrimeOnline …
Violent Crime
July 21, 2018
[GRAPHIC VIDEO] Pawn shop owner guns down would-be armed robber
Authorities in Utah released surveillance footage from a pawn shop in Bountiful that they say shows the moment an attempted robbery ends with the store owner opening fire and killing the suspect. According to KSTU, the incident occurred in May and the news outlet received a copy of the video from the Bountiful Police Department …
Child Abuse
July 21, 2018
Man rapes, impregnates 12-year-old girl who details graphic assault after birth of their child: Cops
Authorities in Florida say a 28-year-old man raped a 12-year-old girl last year and allegedly got the victim pregnant. According to WPEC, Jorge Estuardo Cobon-Juarez was arrested after the girl gave birth earlier this month. After she was admitted to a West Palm Beach area hospital, she told staff that she was eight months pregnant. …
Homicide
July 21, 2018
Man waits in ex-roommate’s closet OVERNIGHT to brutally kill her after she rejects his romantic advances: Cops
A Florida man is behind bars and his ex-roommate is dead after a homicide authorities say was motivated by the suspect’s unrequited romantic interests. According to Fox News, 26-year-old Asgeirr Ulfr allegedly hid in Christina Danielle Scarr’s closet through the night before she was killed earlier this year. The 20-year-old victim was reportedly found dead …
Unsolved
July 21, 2018
Branson duck boat survivor who lost 9 relatives says crew told them ‘don’t worry about’ life vests as storm approached
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — “Grab the baby!” Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling before the tourist boat they were on sank into a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, including nine of Coleman’s family members. A huge wave hit, scattering passengers on the vessel known as a duck boat into Table …
Child Abuse
July 21, 2018
‘Dad’ stuffs baby wipe in 5-month-old son’s mouth, claims he’s trying to remove it when horrified mother arrives: Cops
Authorities in Florida have arrested a 32-year-old father on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly crammed a baby wipe into his infant’s throat. According to Fox News, Michael Hurley was arrested after the 5-month-old boy’s mother returned to the house and claimed she found the suspect with his fingers in the child’s mouth. He …
Violent Crime
July 21, 2018
BREAKING: Beloved husband, dad dies after bloody shooting at upscale country club wedding
The father of a 9-month-old daughter died in a Washington, D.C., hospital on Friday after being robbed and shot at an upscale Atlanta country club, following a wedding he attended. Christian Broder, 34, a former general manager of Millie’s in northwest Washington, D.C., passed away close to two weeks after he was shot in Atlanta. …