MANHUNT: Suspect on the run after fatally shooting pregnant woman carrying his unborn baby at George Floyd Memorial site [Prosecutors]
Murder
Doctors were able to deliver the slain woman’s baby, who remains in critical condition
Police
July 9, 2020
Breonna Taylor: Investigator PRAISES cop for ‘passive’ approach to deadly raid in newly-released police interview [Report]
Previously-unheard audio of interviews about the police raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death provides additional insight into what happened the night the young woman was fatally shot by police while she was asleep at home. NBC News obtained audio of interviews with Louisville Metro police Seargent Jonathan Mattingly and Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, 28. …
Murder
July 9, 2020
Husband bludgeons wife with hammer, smothers her infant child after learning the baby wasn’t his: Docs
A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday, a day after he allegedly attacked his wife with a hammer and smothered her 5-month-old daughter at their shared home. The Gloucester Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Thursday that Dennis Chambers, 60, was arrested in New Kent County. On Tuesday afternoon, officers responded to a Gloucester home and …
Missing
July 8, 2020
MISSING: Mom & young son vanish after car breaks down on interstate
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has issued a Silver Alert for an “endangered” woman who reportedly vanished with her young son after her vehicle became disabled. The agency said Nenna Williford, 42, was last seen traveling northbound on I-85 in Thomasville. Williford reportedly has dementia or another cognitive impairment, prompting the statewide alert. …
Shooting
July 8, 2020
Police: Boy shot twice in 2 different drive-by shootings in 3-day period
Authorities said the 11-year-old was shot in the leg in both instances
Missing
July 8, 2020
UPDATE: Nonverbal tot found dead in river a month after disappearance [Officials]
Authorities in Colorado have identified a body found in a river Friday as a 3-year-old boy who vanished early last month. The Eagle County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Wednesday that Sebastian Rodriguez Castro was found dead in Eagle River, just east of Dotsero. The coroner’s office determined his cause of death was consistent …
Homicide
July 8, 2020
Pregnant mom of two shot in her car dies shortly after doctors deliver her baby: Reports
A pregnant Minnesota woman who was shot Sunday night as she sat in her car died shortly after doctors successfully delivered her baby, according to reports. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that officers found Leneesha Columbus, 27, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound near the intersection of East 37th Street and South Elliot Avenue. Columbus was …
Manslaughter
July 8, 2020
VIDEO shows SEVEN youth home staffers sitting on teen boy days before his death: Reports
Surveillance footage released Tuesday appears to show multiple youth home staff members violently restrain a 16-year-old Michigan boy who died two days later. According to The Detroit News, Geoffrey Fieger, the attorney representing Cornelius Fredericks’ estate and family, released 18 minutes of footage of the April 29 incident at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo. Seven staffers …
Murder
July 7, 2020
‘Dad’s been shot’: Boy hides in wilderness for 30 hours after gunman kills father on off-roading trail [Reports]
Authorities in California arrested a suspect Saturday who allegedly killed a doctor and wounded two others in two separate shootings on Friday. KTVU reported that Ari Gershman, 45, was off-roading with his 15-year-old son in a remote area of the Tahoe National Forest, near Downieville, when he was fatally shot. Gershman’s son reportedly hid in …
Missing
July 7, 2020
Missing disabled boy found dead in hotel pool following desperate search: Police
The search for a missing Ohio boy ended in tragedy early Tuesday when he was reportedly found dead in a hotel pool. Strongsville police said in a press release that Christopher Johnson, 8, was found deceased in a pool at the Strongsville Holiday Inn at around 12:45 a.m. Johnson reportedly vanished from the hotel Monday …
Unsolved
July 7, 2020
Jogger finds human head on side of the road, police say
Police in Florida are investigating after a runner reportedly discovered a human head on the side of a road early Tuesday. According to the Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg police said a female jogger discovered the partial remains on the side of 38th Avenue South, just west of the Interstate 275 overpass. The head was …
Celebrity
July 7, 2020
Rickey Smiley: Comedian’s teen daughter shot 3 times in Houston; shooter at large [Report]
Radio show host Rickey Smiley said his 19-year-old daughter was shot multiple times Sunday in Texas during a road rage incident. Smiley, 51, made the announcement Monday on his radio show, “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.” Smiley said his daughter, Aaryn, was caught in the crossfire while en route to a Whataburger in Houston. Citing …