A Connecticut man suspected of killing his estranged wife and wounded their 19-year-old son was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Virginia after state police there stopped his vehicle. Waterbury police found Catherine Roberts, 45, dead from gunshot wounds early Tuesday when called to investigate a disturbance, WVIT reported. The teen was also …
A 6-year-old boy who shot his elementary school teacher earlier this year won’t face charges, the city prosecutor in Newport News, Virginia, said on Wednesday. Newport News Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn told NBC News that the “prospect that a 6-year-old can stand trial is problematic” because of his age and ability to understand the processes …
The Virginia first grade teacher shot by one of her students last week was moving to confiscate the weapon when the boy pulled the trigger. The shooting took place Friday afternoon at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, as CrimeOnline reported. Police said the 6-year-old pulled out a gun and shot the teacher during some …
The Virginia teacher shot by a 6-year-old in her first grade classroom on Friday has been identified as Abby Zwerner, a 2020 graduate of James Madison University. JMU President Jonathan Alger issued a statement on Saturday saying that the school would “do all we can to support [Zwerner], her family and friends, fellow teachers and …
A Virginia elementary school teacher is in critical condition after she was shot by a 6-year-old boy, officials in Newport News said Friday. City officials said the shooting was not accidental. The student began arguing with the teacher in a first-grade classroom, then pulled out the gun and fired a single shot, according to WVEC. …
A 24-year-old Virginia man was arrested Monday morning for killing his father with a hatchet. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to a Hamilton home just before 6 a.m. They found David Brown, 62, inside the home, suffering from life-threatening stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies took his …
A 6-year-old Virginia girl was found dead in an apartment in Spotsylvania County last week, and the girl’s mother and the mother’s boyfriend have been arrested. Cera Harper, 32, and Jonathan Copenhaven, 36, have not been charged with the death of Charlie Grace Sumner, but the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office said more charges could follow …
The victims in Tuesday’s Walmart shooting in Virginia ranged from 16 to 70, and worked across departments in the store. Police said two of the victims and the shooter, overnight manager Andre Bing, were found dead in the Chesapeake store’s break room, as CrimeOnline reported. Three more died in the hospital. Six people were wounded. …
Six people are dead in another mass shooting in America, this one at a Walmart in Virginia Tuesday night. Chesapeake Police Chief Mark Solesky said that the shooter, an employee, was dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, WAVY reported. Investigators said calls began coming in at about 10:15 p.m., just after shift change, and officers …
Three University of Virginia football players were shot and killed Sunday night when one of their former teammates opened fire on a chartered bus that had just brought a group of students back to Charlottesville from a play in Washington, D.C. A university police captain interrupted UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo during a news conference …
A suspect is in custody after he allegedly killed three people and wounded two others in a parking garage on the University of Virginia campus Sunday night. The 1,000-acre campus was on lockdown with a shelter-in-place order Monday morning as police searched for Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., a student at the school and former football player. …
A Virginia mother has been charged with murder after her 4-year-old son died from eating a large amount of THC-infused gummies earlier this year. Doctors told investigators that medical intervention could have prevented the toddler’s death had Dorothy Annette Clements, 30, sought help sooner, WTTG reported. Tanner Clemens died on May 8, two days after …
