Two Dead, Two Wounded as West Baltimore Violence Strikes Again

Two young men were killed Friday near Leon Day Park, where a 12-year-old girl was fatally shot six days earlier. BALTIMORE — Residents in West Baltimore are confronting another deadly burst of gun violence after two young men were killed and two others wounded Friday in a shooting only blocks from the scene of another fatal shooting less than a week earlier. Baltimore police responded around 5:15 p.m. Friday to the 2800 block of Ellicott …

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Five Family Members Found Dead in Georgia Home, Police Say

Authorities say a woman at the home contacted police hours before five relatives died in an apparent murder-suicide. DOUGLAS, Ga. — A police contact involving a woman at a Douglas home hours before five family members died there is receiving new scrutiny as investigators work to establish what led to the apparent murder-suicide. Douglas Police Chief Brannen Pruette said the woman had contacted authorities earlier Friday about an issue involving her husband and his smoking. …

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14-Year-Old Killed After Gun Discharges Inside Knoxville Home

Detectives are working to determine where the firearm came from after police said a 15-year-old unintentionally fired the fatal round. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville police are investigating how a firearm became accessible to teenagers at a North Knoxville home after a 14-year-old identified as Landon Schenk was fatally shot while another teenager was handling the gun. The question of the weapon’s origin remains unresolved days after the Oct. 7 shooting in the 2200 block of …

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Mother Found Dead in Tamarac Home, Son Faces Murder Charge

Detectives searched the property and a nearby lake while questions remained about what preceded the killing of 58-year-old Ylda Cabello-Ynocente. TAMARAC, Fla. — Investigators searched a lake and areas around a Tamarac home after a 58-year-old woman was fatally stabbed Friday, an investigation that ended with her son arrested on a first-degree murder charge but left the circumstances preceding her death unclear. The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified the woman as Ylda Cabello-Ynocente and accused her …

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One Fighting for Life After Three Are Shot Near Florissant

Police found three wounded people at a restaurant, but investigators believe the gunfire occurred along Patterson Road outside Florissant. FLORISSANT, Mo. — A triple-shooting investigation in north St. Louis County spans two locations after three wounded people reached a Florissant restaurant Wednesday night even though police believe the gunfire occurred outside the city. The distinction emerged as authorities investigated the Oct. 7 shooting. Police encountered the three victims just before 8:30 p.m. at the Culver’s …

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Woman Found Dead After Tamarac Stabbing; Deputies Detain Her Son

Authorities have not released the family members’ identities, a possible motive or information about criminal charges in the developing homicide case. TAMARAC, Fla. — Broward County investigators were working Saturday to determine what led to the fatal stabbing of a woman who deputies said was killed by her son at a Tamarac home, an incident that ended with a suspect in custody. The Broward Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5300 block of Northwest 28th Avenue …

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35-Pound Teen’s Death Leads to Murder Charge Against Mother

The case began with a welfare check and expanded after medical findings about the 13-year-old girl’s death. HIGH POINT, N.C. — What began as a welfare check at an East Farris Avenue home in October 2025 has developed into a first-degree murder case after a medical examiner ruled a 13-year-old girl’s death a homicide. High Point police charged Kymberli Bowden, 45, with first-degree murder on Thursday, nearly one year after officers found her daughter dead …

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Machete Arrest Leads Police to Suspect in Brighton Triple Stabbing

Joshua Flores faces multiple felony charges after detectives linked his Thursday arrest to three men stabbed days earlier, police said. BOSTON — A 24-year-old Brighton man arrested after police responded to reports of someone swinging a machete on a city street was later charged in connection with a triple stabbing that wounded three men days earlier, Boston police said. Joshua Flores was arrested Thursday afternoon after officers and detectives responded at about 4:54 p.m. to …

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Mercedes Plows Through Bronx Intersection, Killing 2 Pedestrians

Two other women were injured as investigators examine why an 81-year-old driver lost control in the Allerton neighborhood. NEW YORK — Police have identified two women killed after a Mercedes-Benz struck pedestrians and several vehicles in the Bronx, while investigators continue working to determine what caused the 81-year-old driver to lose control. Angel Johnson, 39, and Robin Kennedy, 57, died after the crash Friday afternoon near Allerton and Holland avenues in the Allerton neighborhood, according …

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Grandfather Arrested 6 Years After 7-Year-Old Girl’s Fentanyl Death

Investigators say Revelin Meador required constant care and could not independently obtain the fentanyl that caused her death. FOUNTAIN RUN, Ky. — Investigators revisiting the 2020 death of a medically fragile 7-year-old Kentucky girl are focusing on the circumstances of her daily care after determining she could not have obtained or administered the fentanyl that caused her death. Revelin Meador died Aug. 1, 2020, in Allen County from acute fentanyl intoxication, according to findings cited …

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