Christopher Fox

Upgraded counts include first-degree murder, unlawful imprisonment and evidence tampering after hours of testimony. INKSTER, Mich. — A judge has ordered Jalen Pendergrass and his mother, Charla Pendergrass, to stand trial on upgraded charges in the killing of 17-year-old London Thomas after a preliminary hearing that stretched more than four hours on Thursday in Inkster District Court. The case now advances with first-degree murder counts, adding unlawful imprisonment and evidence tampering to earlier allegations. Prosecutors …

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Court leaders say the shooting that wounded Judge Steven Meyer and his wife underscores rising risks beyond courthouse walls. LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The shooting that injured Tippecanoe Superior Court Judge Steven Meyer and his wife at their home last Sunday has reignited concern about threats to judges, with Indiana’s top court urging vigilance and local police stepping up patrols around judicial residences. Authorities say the attack appears targeted and tied to a pending case in …

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Authorities identified the victims and detailed how a child’s 911 call led officers to the scene before dawn. LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Gwinnett County police charged a 51-year-old Atlanta man after four adults were found shot to death early Friday in a Brook Ivy Court home, a case investigators described as domestic in nature with three children present but unharmed. The killings, discovered around 2:30 a.m., rattled a quiet cul-de-sac about 30 miles northeast of downtown …

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Police say gunfire erupted inside a Johnson Avenue apartment just before 8 a.m. Thursday. RIVERDALE, The Bronx — Two people were found dead and a third was critically wounded after a shooting inside a Riverdale apartment building Thursday morning, according to police, who said the case is being investigated as an apparent murder-suicide at a high-rise on Johnson Avenue. Authorities said the shooting drew a swift response to the Winston Churchill apartment building after a …

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Three men face felony charges; a fourth suspected shooter has not been arrested. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Southfield police said Thursday that a gunfight between rival groups at a BP gas station last fall left two bystanders injured and ended in three arrests this month. The Oct. 28, 2025 exchange began around 6 p.m. on Southfield Road near 10 Mile and was recorded on store cameras. Chief Elvin Barren outlined the case at a news briefing, …

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Investigators say the suspect fired at a sergeant from only feet away before officers opened fire near Julian Street; the wounded sergeant left the hospital Thursday. SAN JOSE, Calif. — A dayslong robbery and carjacking spree that began with a stolen red Corvette in Sacramento culminated Wednesday, Jan. 21, in a deadly gun battle in downtown San Jose, where officers shot and killed the suspected gunman after a crash and foot chase. A San Jose …

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Investigators say a midday call led to a double-death scene, a neighborhood search and an evening booking into the King County jail. FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Police say two people in their mid-60s were found dead just after noon Thursday, and by early evening officers had arrested their 35-year-old son blocks away, capping a fast-moving investigation centered on a quiet street off 27th Place SW. The sequence began at 12:11 p.m., when officers conducting a …

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Officials say three shootings and a stabbing occurred within roughly 24 hours in separate locations. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Police said four people were killed in three shootings and a stabbing over the weekend in Oklahoma City, a string of violence that unfolded across the city in about a 24-hour span and led to at least one arrest. Investigators described the period as unusual for the volume and pace of deadly incidents. Master Sgt. Gary …

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