Murder

Murder
May 4, 2021

BREAKING: Derek Chauvin files appeal for new trial, lawyers allege jury misconduct

Lawyers representing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted of killing George Floyd, have filed an appeal for a new trial, arguing that Chauvin did not have a fair trial this spring. NBC News reports that Chauvin’s attorney Eric Nelson filed the appeal on Tuesday, requesting a new trial after Chauvin was …

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Murder
May 3, 2021

Boyfriend flees with 4-month-old baby after murdering infant’s mom and her nephew

A Louisiana man shot and killed his girlfriend and her nephew Monday then fled across state lines with his 4-month old child. Eric Derell Smith, 30, was holding onto the baby while firing at police who were pursuing along Interestate 10 into Mississippi, where Biloxi Police Chief John Miller told WLOX the chase ended with …

Murder
May 3, 2021

Florida man shoots dead his wife and mother before turning gun on himself: Reports

Three people were found dead in a Florida home at the conclusion of Sunday’s police standoff that is now being investigated as a murder-suicide. According to WPLG, the unidentified man is believed to have fatally shot his wife and mother at a home in Miami-Dade County. The man allegedly also shot his father, who fled …

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May 3, 2021

Married Olympic boxer Felix Verdejo turns himself in after pregnant girlfriend found drugged, bound, thrown from bridge then shot at while floating in lagoon: FBI

Professional boxer Felix Verdejo has turned himself in to federal authorities and is expected to face multiple charges in the alleged kidnapping and heinous murder of his pregnant girlfriend. According to the New York Post, Verdejo, 27, turned himself in to FBI investigators in Puerto Rico after Keishla Rodríguez, 27, was found dead in a …

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Murder
May 2, 2021

Gang member shoots girlfriend dead, abandons her body in car after interstate crash

A Utah gang member was arrested Saturday and charged with fatally shooting his girlfriend. Terrence Trent Vos, 31, got into a domestic dispute with Shandon Nicole Scott, 32, according to Unified Police, Fox 13 reported. At some point during the argument, Vos allegedly shot Scott, then took off driving with her body in the passenger …

Murder
May 2, 2021

‘It was chaos all over’: Three dead after gunfire erupts at Wisconsin casino

Two people were killed and a third person was injured Saturday in a shooting at a Wisconsin casino, where the gunman also died when confronted by police, CNN reports. Just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant attached to the Oneida Casino, located near Green Bay. Investigators believe the suspect, who …

daneicha bringht
Murder
May 1, 2021

Ohio woman shoots dead 6-year-old son, says someone else did it

A 30-year-old Ohio woman who called police to report that someone had shot her and her 6-year-old son was charged with week with killing her son. Daneicha Bringht has been charged with aggravated murder in connection with the shooting death of Kaamir Bringht at the Fairfield Inn in Brooklyn on April 24, WOIO reported. As …