An 11-year-old boy is dead and his 19-year-old brother is in custody after a shooting incident in West Philadelphia, ABC 6 reported. “We’re not looking for anybody else at this point,” acting Police Commissioner Christine Coulter said, according to NBC Philadelphia. “We believe that he is responsible and as to whether it was intentional or …
A Mississippi couple was arrested last week, after authorities determined they had repeatedly abused a 16-year-old girl in their care until her death last month. The Clarke County Sheriff’s Department announced in a Facebook post last Tuesday that they arrested Allen McGay and Shakeithia McGay on felony child abuse charges. Clarke County coroner Greg Fairchild …
A Virginia mother is accused of trying to murder her two young children before fleeing their home. CBS 6 reports that authorities responded to an apartment complex in Stafford County in response to reports of a “distraught woman” on Saturday morning. Amanda Vicinanzo with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office told the news station that deputies …
New details cast doubt on the official account of the Mormon killings in Mexico, with evidence indicating that some victims were shot at point-blank range, the New York Post reports. Nine women and children of a Mormon family were gunned down Monday as they were traveling in a convoy of sport utility vehicles in the …
Pennsylvania police said a 14-year-old girl turned herself in after the grisly death of a beloved Philadelphia pet rescuer. According to Sgt. Eric Gripp of the Philadelphia police, 59-year-old pet rescuer Albert Chernoff was found dead inside his home Tuesday, off of Algon Avenue in the Rhawnhurst area of Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Enquirer reports that …
A North Carolina teen who escaped jail during his first appearance on murder charges is back behind bars after his mother turned him in. WRAL reports that the 13-year-old boy, Jericho W., apparently stopped by his uncle’s house and asked for food and a shower a few days after his Tuesday escape. According to police, …
The woman who called police to report she had seen a fugitive kidnapping suspect and a missing 14-year-old girl was the suspect’s own mother. Oxygen reports that the woman who called police last Monday to report that Bruce Lynch and Isabel Hicks had knocked on her door is Lynch’s mother, Lisa Harper. In an interview …
Five men in Spain have been acquitted of raping an unconscious 14-year-old girl because the allegations did not meet the country’s legal definition of the crime, which requires that a victim fight back, CNN reports. The suspects instead were convicted of a lesser charge under Spanish law because an element of rape requires a perpetrator …
A 3-year-old boy who was stabbed in his sleep is expected to be taken off life support. CBC News reports that Hunter Straight-Smith was hospitalized Wednesday with multiple stab wounds after he was attacked in his Winnipeg home in Canada early Wednesday morning. Daniel Jensen, 33, has been charged with multiple counts including attempted murder …
UPDATE Thursday 12:30 p.m. ET: The Scotland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to WSOC-TV that Allyson Nicole Oxendine has been found, reportedly in good health. “Allyson Oxendine has been located and is alive,” law enforcement officials reportedly said. “No other information will be released at this time.” According to the report, Allyson’s father said the girl wandered …
The 14-year-old girl who went missing from her Virginia home on October 31 has been found safe and her suspected abductor is in police custody. Citing police sources, WTVR reports that Isabel Hicks and Bruce Lynch, 33, were found in a vehicle in Caroline County, Virginia, Wednesday night after a driver spotted the vehicle and …
A deceased teen’s aunt and uncle are planning to sue a California school district. They claim their nephew told administrators that he was being bullied days before two students fatally assaulted him on school grounds. The $100 million wrongful death claim against the Moreno Valley Unified School District alleges that Diego Stolz, 13, and his …
