Christopher Fox A 14-year-old was shot after entering a vacant Pleasant Grove house, police said. DALLAS, Texas — A witness photo of a license plate helped Dallas police arrest a 66-year-old man accused of shooting at two teenagers Tuesday evening in Pleasant Grove. Police said Victor Burnett opened fire after two teens entered a vacant newly built home. One boy, 14, was struck by a shotgun round and ran about a quarter mile home, where his family …
Authorities taken an 18-year-old resident into custody following reported encounters with a seven-year-old girl. PORT WASHINGTON, New York — Law enforcement officials arrested an 18-year-old private academic tutor for allegedly committing multiple acts of sexual abuse against a 7-year-old female student inside a local public library. The arrest followed a swift joint operation between local town detectives and county specialized abuse units after family members reported the suspicious behavior. The defendant, Taylor Lindberg, faces multiple …
Officer Kevin Mangan suffered severe mouth and jaw injuries during a confrontation near 37th Street and Marshfield Avenue. CHICAGO, Ill. — Two siblings were detained after prosecutors said they attacked Chicago police Officer Kevin Mangan during a confrontation Tuesday night in McKinley Park, leaving him with serious facial injuries and months of recovery ahead. Michael Sopher, 33, and Monica Mejia, 30, face felony charges tied to the attack. Authorities said the encounter began after officers …
Richard Knight was pronounced dead Thursday at Florida State Prison after a three-drug injection. STARKE, Fla. — Florida executed Richard Knight on Thursday evening for the 2002 stabbing deaths of Odessia Stephens and her 4-year-old daughter, Hanessia Mullings, making him the seventh person put to death by the state this year. Knight, 47, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke, officials said. The execution followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection …
Prosecutors said 7-year-old Jor’Dynn Duncan had about 90 injuries when she died. BAYPORT, N.Y. — Three generations of women have been charged in the death of 7-year-old Jor’Dynn Duncan, who prosecutors said died Dec. 29 after months of abuse inside a Bayport home. Suffolk County prosecutors said Emily Kelly, 50, had custody of the child and failed to seek medical care as Jor’Dynn’s condition worsened. Kelly, her mother, Barbara Renner, 75, and her daughter, Elyssa …
Police say the shooting followed a domestic dispute and left three children found in poor conditions inside a home. MUNCIE, Ind. — A 21-year-old Muncie man faces murder, attempted murder and other charges after police say he fatally shot his girlfriend and wounded two men who stopped to help her during a confrontation May 10. Rylynn J. Davis was arrested shortly after the shooting in the 2700 block of South Walnut Street, a south-side area …
A 38-year-old man believed to be her boyfriend was taken into custody. ANAHEIM, Calif. — A woman was shot and killed early Wednesday inside an Anaheim home after what police described as a domestic dispute, prompting a large response near the 91 Freeway. A 38-year-old man believed to have been dating the victim was arrested after officers responded to reports of gunfire at a home on Huntington Avenue near Fulton Street. Police said five other …
Police said the woman was attacked during lunch and is expected to recover. DECATUR, Ga. — A 22-year-old Lithonia man has been charged after police said a woman was stabbed in the back Tuesday while eating lunch outside a Decatur restaurant. DeKalb County police identified the suspect as Walter Scrutchings and said he was arrested after the attack near First Watch in the 2500 block of Blackmon Drive. The woman was taken to a hospital, …
Milwaukee police said the 17-year-old victim is expected to survive. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Milwaukee police are investigating after a 17-year-old was shot late Monday near Brady Street on the city’s east side, an area known for restaurants, bars and heavy foot traffic. The shooting happened around 11 p.m. May 18 near Farwell Avenue, Cambridge Avenue and Brady Street. Police said the victim and the shooter did not know each other and that the shooting appeared …
Merinda Henderson’s relatives say she feared her former boyfriend before police say he killed her. DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County family is questioning whether more could have been done before a woman was fatally shot near her Stone Mountain home Sunday afternoon. Police said 44-year-old Merinda Henderson was driving into her neighborhood on Martins Crossing Road when 46-year-old Jaworski Rainey, her former boyfriend, pulled beside her. Investigators said Rainey got out of his …