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Wife Said She Wanted to “Make a Point.” Her Husband Died.

Police say Dawn Marie Freeman shot her husband after confronting him about a handgun she believed had repeatedly been left unsecured. ADAMS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 44-year-old Cambria County woman is facing a criminal homicide charge after police say she shot and killed her husband during an argument over the way he stored a handgun in their home. Dawn Marie Freeman is charged in the Oct. 4 death of her husband, 40-year-old Bradley Freeman. She …

Accused Bronx Killer Smiles After Mother’s Fatal Balcony Fall

Angel Carrasco was arrested after a nearly two-day search as Nathaly Ramirez’s 8-month-old daughter continued recovering from the fall. NEW YORK — A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after police accused him of pushing his former girlfriend from a 15th-floor Bronx balcony while she was holding their 8-month-old daughter, killing the mother and critically injuring the child. Angel Carrasco was taken into custody late Wednesday in connection with the death …

Mom Finds Two Children Dead With Father in Cocoa Home

Police are investigating the deaths of 5-year-old Aria Dingwall, 7-year-old Remy Dingwall and their 37-year-old father as an apparent murder-suicide. COCOA, Fla. — A mother arriving to pick up her two children found them dead inside a Cocoa home along with their father Wednesday, and police are investigating the three deaths as an apparent murder-suicide. Cocoa police identified the children as 5-year-old Aria Dingwall and 7-year-old Remy Dingwall. Their father, 37-year-old Joseph Kyle Dingwall, was …

Routine Driving Lesson Ends With Arrest and Three Felony Counts

The footage captures officers questioning Maria Howard after a family said she pointed what appeared to be a gun toward them. YUKON, Okla. — Police body-camera footage has added new detail to the arrest of a Yukon woman who faces three felony counts after a family accused her of pointing what appeared to be a gun during their son’s driving lesson. The footage shows officers interacting with 61-year-old Maria Howard after the Sept. 19 confrontation …

5-Year-Old Dies After Classroom Video Display Falls at School

The Florida district ordered checks of Promethean boards across its campuses while police investigate the fatal incident at Riviera Elementary. PALM BAY, Fla. — Brevard Public Schools is inspecting Promethean video displays across its campuses after one fell on a 5-year-old student at Riviera Elementary School, killing him and raising questions about similar equipment used throughout the district. Superintendent Mark Rendell announced the inspections Thursday, one day after Bellamy Dawkins-Morris was critically injured when a …

Dead Newborn Case Deepens as Monterey County Mother Is Charged

Prosecutors say the 14-year-old is an abuse victim and have not filed charges against her in the newborn’s death. SALINAS, Calif. — The rescue of a missing 14-year-old Monterey County girl in Mexico has shifted attention back to her status as an alleged sexual abuse victim as authorities pursue cases against both of her parents and continue investigating the death of her newborn. The teenager was located in Mexico with her biological father, Sergio Galvez …

3-Month-Old Suffered Skull Fracture, 20 Broken Ribs, Authorities Say

Investigators said the 3-month-old was found with 20 fractured ribs and a skull fracture during a hospital evaluation. GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Two Guilford County parents have been arrested and charged with felony child abuse after authorities said their 3-month-old child was hospitalized and found to have numerous fractures, including 20 fractured ribs and a skull fracture. Deiza Rodriguez, 29, and Kiano Leroi Evans, 24, were arrested Oct. 2 and each charged with felony child …

Murder Suspect Left Prison Eight Days Before Baltimore Shooting

State corrections officials say Tyree Reynolds completed his five-year prison term before his Sept. 25 release. BALTIMORE, Md. — The man accused of killing 12-year-old Khloe Ishway during gunfire near a youth football game had been released from Maryland state custody eight days before the shooting, according to the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Tyree Reynolds, 23, was released Sept. 25 after completing a five-year prison term, the department said. Police allege …

Teen McDonald’s Employee Dies After Workplace Stabbing in Harris County

Both people involved were juveniles employed at the restaurant, while authorities have not disclosed a motive or possible charges. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities were working Thursday to determine what led to a deadly stabbing involving two juvenile McDonald’s employees in northwest Harris County, as officials withheld their identities and had not announced whether the detained worker would face charges. The stabbing happened late Wednesday at a McDonald’s in the 13300 block of Louetta Road. …

Morgan Hill Husband Accused of Killing Wife Before Hospital Drive

Police say Roy Anthony Lopez reported killing his wife after arriving at a San Jose hospital with her in a vehicle. MORGAN HILL, Calif. — A 37-year-old Morgan Hill man was arrested on suspicion of murder after police say he arrived at a San Jose hospital Saturday and reported that he had killed his wife, who was found critically injured in a vehicle outside. Roy Anthony Lopez arrived at Good Samaritan Hospital at about 9:20 …