Authorities in Texas have arrested two boys, ages 13 and 14, on suspicion of capital murder in connection with a fatal shooting last week. As Fox News reported, police say the two juvenile suspects staged a robbery at the apartment on the west side of Fort Worth. When they entered, the victim’s family says 31-year-old …
An Army Reserve veteran reportedly drowned Saturday after saving his fiancé’s 6-year-old daughter from a Texas lake. The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that the body of Brandyn Mitchell, 25, was recovered Saturday afternoon from Ray Roberts Lake, about 35 yards from shore. Denton County game wardens said Mitchell managed to get his soon-to-be stepdaughter onto a flotation device …
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the Texas teen accused opening fire Santa Fe High School last week, killing 10, reportedly danced at a church function days before the deadly shooting. Footage obtained by TMZ appears to show Pagourtzis, 17, partaking in a choreographed dance at a Greek Orthodox church the weekend before Friday’s shooting that killed eight of his classmates …
Witnesses are providing harrowing new details about the gunman who killed 10 and injured more than a dozen others at a Texas high school on Friday. According to the New York Post, firsthand accounts from within Santa Fe High School indicated that 17-year-old suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis shouted “Woo-hoo” as he gunned down students, faculty and …
A second person was reportedly brought into custody in connection with a school shooting in Texas Friday that left at least 10 people dead. CNN reported that a law enforcement official said they’ve arrested an 18-year-old man who could’ve acted as shooting suspect Dimitrios Pagourtzis’ accomplice in Friday’s incident at Santa Fe High School. Law enforcement …
Dimitrios Pagourtzis, the Texas teen believed to have killed at least 10 people Friday when he opened fire at Santa Fe High School, was able to sneak weapons into the school by hiding them under a trench coat. From USA Today, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Friday afternoon that Pagourtzis, 17, used his father’s shotgun and .38 revolver …
On Halloween day in 1989, 30-year-old Sylvia Salinas, of Galveston, Texas, was stabbed to death through the heart behind a register at the grocery store she owned. Nearly 30 years later, the cold case is coming to light again after the murder victim’s great niece, Christine Taylor, contacted a local news station after seeing a …
A former Cub Scout leader in Texas is facing indecency charges that allegedly involved an 8-year-old girl. The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office has accused Clifton Ray Poe, 52, of victimizing the young family acquaintance multiple times. KTRK reported that Poe was the Den Leader for Cub Scout Pack 820; the alleged victim is a sibling of …
A Texas mother was drunk when she was ousted from her child’s high school play, assaulted an officer, and flooded a jail cell by setting off the sprinkler system, police said. The Houston Chronicle reported that Christy Ann Churchwell, 35, was at Friendswood Junior High School Thursday night at around 8 p.m. to watch her child’s performance …
A Texas father’s emotions were raw during court testimony this week for a criminal trial against his ex-wife’s parents. As ABC News reported, Christopher Brann was the first witness called to testify when the kidnapping trial against relatives of Marcelle Guimaraes began on Tuesday. The woman, who maintained citizenship in America and Brazil, is accused …
A Texas father has turned himself in weeks after his three-year-old daughter reportedly drowned in a pool at a Motel 6 in Lufkin. KTRE reports that police have accused Rondarius Smith, 26, of “staying up all night using drugs and alcohol” before he dozed off, leaving Arianna Smith to her own devices on March 20. Arianna reportedly …
A Texas teen who died last year was thrown from a vehicle seconds after taking off her seatbelt for a selfie. Now, her grieving parents are committed to reminding everyone to buckle up—hopefully sparing another family the pain of losing a loved one. Kailee Mills, 16, was heading with three friends to a Halloween party …
