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Child Abuse
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Shooting
April 9, 2024
Florida Highway Shooter Says She Was ‘Directed by God’ to Open Fire During Eclipse
A Georgia woman told police she was “directed by ‘God’” to open fire on a Florida interstate highway “in relation to the solar eclipse” on Monday. Taylon Nichelle Celestine, 22, checked out of a local hotel, allegedly telling staff when she did she intended to go on a shooting spree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. …
Murder-Suicide
April 8, 2024
Pennsylvania Double Murder Suspect Commits Suicide on West Virginia Highway
A Pennsylvania murder suspect killed himself in West Virginia Monday morning after a pursuit along Interstate 79 in Charleston. Kanawha County deputies said they got information that the suspect in a double murder in Allegheny County was in their area at about 6 a.m. and spotted the black Acura about an hour later, WSAZ reported. …
Missing
April 8, 2024
Milwaukee Woman Missing for a Week, Car Found Burning 2 Miles From Home
Searchers looking for a missing teen at a Milwaukee park found a severed human body part on Friday and called in police. It’s not known if the leg is linked to the case of Sade Carleena Robinson, 19, who was reported missing a week ago, WISN reported. The park is a block away from where …
Murder
April 8, 2024
Mississippi Firefighter Shot Dead by Live-in Girlfriend
A Mississippi firefighter was shot dead on Sunday in an apparent domestic dispute. Jackson firefighters conducted a wellness check Sunday morning for Gerald “Buster” Bates, 49, who didn’t show up for his work shift, and found him dead. The woman he lived with, 41-year-old Tammie Williams, had barricaded herself inside, so they called Jackson police …
Road Rage
April 7, 2024
Road Rage Victim Dies From Injuries After Crash
A Massachusetts woman who was reportedly run over last week by a road rage driver has died. Destini Decoff, 26, was in a vehicle involved in an altercation with another driver on Thursday. She and other people in the car got out of the vehicle, and the driver of the other car drove toward the …
Murder
April 7, 2024
Former High School Classmate Charged With Death of Pregnant Chicago Woman
Chicago police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a pregnant woman found in an alley in February. Dontrell Anderson, 26, has been charged with first degree murder and concealing a homicidal death, WBBM reported. He was taken into custody in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, earlier this week and extradited to Illinois, to face trial …
Threats
April 7, 2024
Florida Mom Charged With Sending Threats to 11-Year-Old Girl Over TikTok
A Florida mom is accused of sending an 11-year-old girl dozens of threatening messages on TikTok. Paola Zarate Lassalle, 28, was arrested and charged with written threats to kill or do bodily harm, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. According to WOFL, the 11-year-old mother said her daughter, …
Murder
April 7, 2024
Tennessee Couple Accused of Killing Toddler Grandson on Day After Christmas
A Tennessee grand jury has indicted a Hardin County couple in the death of their 3-year-old grandson late last year. Carson Brasher was found dead on December 26, 2023, WSMV reported. Jeff and Amy Brasher were arrested on March 29, according to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office said. Amy Brasher was indicted on charges of …
Murder
April 7, 2024
More Charges for SC Man Who Murdered Paramedic, New Mexico State Police Officer
South Carolina authorities have charged Jaremy Smith with 17 counts related to the murder of Florence County paramedic Phonesia Machado-Fore last month. In addition to murder and kidnapping, Smith has been charged with two counts of burglary, carjacking, possessing a weapon in commission of a violent crime, felon in possession of a firearm, criminal conspiracy, …
Murder-Suicide
April 7, 2024
Robbery Suspect Kills Girlfriend, Himself After Hours-Long Standoff
The suspect in a gun and cash robbery killed himself and his girlfriend late Saturday night after hold police in an Atlanta suburb at bay for hours. Michael Reno, 38, was wanted for taking $18,000 in cash and about $20,000 in firearms from his brother’s home in Paulding County, WXIA reported. Just before 5 p.m. …
Organized crime
April 7, 2024
California Deputy Charged With Participating in Outlaw Motorcycle Gang, Multiple Gun Charges
An 18-year veteran of a California county sheriff’s department was arrested last month on multiple gun charges following a lengthy investigation into his involvement with a notorious motorcycle gang. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department launched its investigation into 45-year-old Christopher Bingham in January. He was arrested on March 23 during a traffic stop with …