Christopher Fox

Court records accuse Brianna Berry of forcing her way into a Humble-area home before striking and biting her former boyfriend. HOUSTON, Texas — A 25-year-old lawyer with the Harris County Public Defender’s Office is facing two felony charges after authorities accused her of forcing her way into a Humble-area home and attacking her ex-boyfriend with a hammer, according to court records. Brianna Berry was charged with burglary of a habitation and aggravated assault of a …

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Two men died after gunfire Friday night inside Howard Playground, a public recreation area near the Howard Houses complex. NEW YORK — A public playground in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood became the scene of a double fatal shooting Friday night after two men were found wounded there and later died at separate hospitals, police said. The gunfire was reported at Howard Playground near Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue at about 10:23 p.m. Officers responding to …

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Police say an alleged drug transaction and planned robbery preceded the gunfire that killed 18-year-old Kevin Walter. PENN HILLS, Pa. — A 17-year-old has been charged with homicide and other offenses in connection with an August shooting that killed an 18-year-old inside a Penn Hills home, as investigators continue working to determine exactly who fired the shots. Tayquawn Mills, 17, faces homicide, robbery, burglary and criminal conspiracy charges in the death of Kevin Walter, according …

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The 11-year-old girl was booked on a second-degree murder complaint, but prosecutors had not filed a formal charge as of Friday. EDMOND, Okla. — An 11-year-old girl accused in the fatal shooting of her 15-year-old brother is expected to be handled through Oklahoma’s juvenile court system, a distinction that will shape what happens after an arrest that has drawn attention because of the suspect’s young age. The girl was taken to a juvenile detention facility …

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Authorities say the two women knew their accused killer, but investigators have not publicly explained why the longtime relationships allegedly turned deadly. MILPITAS, Calif. — The families of two South Bay women are waiting for answers after prosecutors accused a friend of killing them in separate attacks about 90 minutes apart, a case that has moved into court while authorities continue investigating what may have led to the deaths. Anila Baby has been charged with …

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Police were called to North Gratz Street around 6 a.m. Friday, and no arrests had been reported. PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 65-year-old man who was found Friday morning on a residential block in the city’s Ogontz section. Officers were called to the 6300 block of North Gratz Street around 6 a.m. after a report of a shooting, according to preliminary information released by police. They found the man …

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Kyle T. Bickham’s family says the 29-year-old worker was headed home when a confrontation aboard a train ended in his death. CHICAGO — The family of a 29-year-old man killed after police say he was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line train said he was simply making his way home from work, while detectives examine Chicago’s transit surveillance network for evidence that could identify three people sought in the homicide investigation. Kyle T. Bickham …

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Investigators asked witnesses and nearby businesses for help identifying the driver after a 10-year-old girl died and a boy was critically injured. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives are searching for a silver or gray Nissan Versa believed to have struck two children riding an electric bicycle in northwest Miami-Dade, killing a 10-year-old girl and critically injuring a boy before the driver left the scene. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said investigators believe the wanted vehicle is …

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Kapri DeRamus has left the hospital, but injuries, lost income and an ongoing police investigation remain after the Sept. 5 collision. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Police are continuing to investigate a head-on crash that seriously injured a Central Florida groom on the way to his wedding, leaving him with multiple broken bones before he married his fiancée from a hospital bed later the same day. Kapri DeRamus was traveling to an Altamonte Springs wedding venue …

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Witness information and license plate readers helped deputies locate the suspected gunman’s vehicle after Shalini Thakur was killed in Arden-Arcade. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A fatal shooting outside an Arden-Arcade shopping center set off a fast-moving search Tuesday that ended on Highway 50, where deputies found the suspected gunman dead inside his vehicle as traffic was halted across a major Sacramento corridor. The victim, later identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as 38-year-old Shalini Thakur …

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