15-Year-Old Stabbed in Stomach During Bronx Train Robbery Attempt

Police said the attack happened on a Manhattan-bound No. 6 train near Whitlock Avenue station late Tuesday night. NEW YORK, N.Y. — A 15-year-old boy was stabbed aboard a Bronx subway train Tuesday night after several people tried to rob him and another teenager while the train approached the Whitlock Avenue station, police said. Investigators said the attack happened shortly after 10 p.m. inside a Manhattan-bound No. 6 train in the Longwood section of the …

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Brooklyn Woman Hid From Alleged Abuser Before Throat-Slashing Murder

Relatives say repeated domestic violence incidents preceded the killing of Eryka Caldwell inside her Brooklyn apartment. BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The fatal stabbing of a 41-year-old woman inside her Bushwick apartment has left relatives questioning whether earlier domestic violence incidents could have prevented the deadly attack that prosecutors say ended with her boyfriend charged with murder. Eryka Caldwell was killed Sunday morning inside the Cooper Street apartment she had recently moved into, according to investigators. Authorities …

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Mother Shot in Front of Son During Random Carjacking

A camera alert and multi-unit search helped deputies find the suspect in Groveland Township. ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Oakland County deputies used camera alerts, aircraft, drones and ground units Tuesday to track a stolen vehicle after a mother was shot during a carjacking outside an Orion Township shopping center, authorities said. The case began about 5:43 p.m. May 19 near Baldwin and Brown roads, where Sheriff Michael Bouchard said a man appeared to wait outside …

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Grandson accused of killing grandfather in Green Township home

Family members said Alexander Metcalf Sr. had been staying with his grandson after another death in the family. CINCINNATI, Ohio — A 22-year-old man remained jailed Monday after Green Township police said he used a belt to strangle his grandfather during a May 15 killing at a home west of Cincinnati. Elijah Ray McCulloch is being held at the Hamilton County Justice Center on aggravated murder and murder charges. Court records list his bond at …

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Gasoline, Flames and a Death Sentence: Arizona Set to Execute Man in Shocking 2002 Burning Case

Leroy Dean McGill was convicted of killing Charles Perez and burning Nova Banta after a dispute over a stolen gun. PHOENIX, Ariz. — Arizona was set Wednesday to execute Leroy Dean McGill, a death row prisoner convicted of setting two people on fire inside a north Phoenix apartment in 2002, killing Charles Perez and badly injuring Nova Banta. McGill, 63, was scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 10 a.m. at the Arizona State Prison …

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Shots Fired, Guns Seized After South Fulton Party Spins Out of Control

Police said no injuries were reported despite multiple shots fired outside a neighborhood home. SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A large police response surrounded a South Fulton home early Tuesday after officers received reports of gunfire during a party at a short-term rental property, leading to the recovery of several firearms and the arrest of two people. Authorities said officers were called to Jerome Road after witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots during a gathering at the …

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Teens Kill Three at San Diego Mosque Before Dying Nearby

Children at a school on the mosque grounds were unharmed after the attack. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A San Diego mosque community mourned Tuesday after a shooting killed three men at the Islamic Center of San Diego and left two teenage suspects dead in a vehicle nearby, authorities said. The attack struck during a busy day at the mosque complex, which includes a school and serves Muslim families across the county. Police said the children …

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Blood-Covered Man With Knife Shot After Wife Found Dying

Police said two children fled the home before officers found a man with a knife. HIGH POINT, N.C. — A husband and wife died Sunday night after a reported domestic assault at a Jamesford Drive home led to a police shooting, High Point officials said. Police said officers were sent to 4524 Jamesford Drive at about 7:57 p.m. after two juveniles fled the home and told a neighbor an assault was happening inside. The call …

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Woman Dies After Falling Into Open Midtown Manhole

Con Edison and police are investigating why the cover was missing near Fifth Avenue. NEW YORK — A 56-year-old woman died after stepping out of her parked SUV and falling into an uncovered manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday, police and utility officials said. The woman, from Briarcliff Manor, had parked a Mercedes-Benz SUV near West 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue shortly before 11:20 p.m. She fell about 10 feet into the opening and was …

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Teen Killed Hours After Graduation Had Full LSU Scholarship Waiting

Family members said Ferdinand Woolens had earned honors and a full scholarship. NEW ORLEANS, La. — Family and classmates are mourning Ferdinand Woolens after the Sophie B. Wright High School graduate was shot in Tremé shortly after finishing high school and later died at a hospital. The shooting happened early Tuesday in the 1500 block of North Derbigny Street, according to police. Officers found Woolens in an SUV after he had been shot several times. …

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