A 9-year-old Chicago boy was fatally shot outside of his home on Wednesday afternoon. Little Antonio Smith was shot several times in the backyard of his apartment building in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Smith was immediately taken to the hospital, but was pronounced dead an hour after the shooting. No arrests have been made since Thursday afternoon, but community members and Smith’s family are urging people to come forward if they have any information. [HuffPost]
A Montana man claims that he was “ripped off” by a stripper who refused to have sex with him. After paying $350 for a private dance, William McDaniel’s night didn’t go exactly as he planned it would. Not knowing the difference between dancers and prostitutes landed the 53-year-old man in jail for the night for soliciting sex. Police say that the dancer cut McDaniel’s private session short when he “became sexually aggressive” towards her. No surprise here, McDaniel wasn’t able to get a refund and was released Sunday after making bond. [Gawker]
Four Kentucky firefighters were injured Thursday morning when an attempt at the viral “Ice Bucket Challenge” went terribly wrong. Firefighters were helping the Campbellsville University marching band complete the challenge when they were shocked by a power line while helping dump water on a university’s marching band. The captain was critically injured and a second firefighter was hospitalized in fair condition after their fire truck’s aerial ladder struck Campbellsville University’s main power line. Down below, two firefighters were also jolted and transported to Taylor Regional Hospital for treatment. They have since been released. [NY Daily News]
Terry L. Smith Jr. of Columbus, Ohio was arrested after confessing to using a dating site to lure and rape more than six women. Smith met his victims online, expecting them not to go to police because of the shame they would feel from the act. One victim decided to come forward after her 11-year-old sister encouraged her. The victim also shared her nightmare of a date with The Columbus Dispatch, telling them about numerous encounters she had with the man after meeting on the site “Plenty of Fish.” Smith has been charged with two counts of rape and two counts of kidnapping. He is being held on $1.5 million bail. Police are asking other women to come forward. [Jezebel]
PHOTO CREDIT: Butte-Silver Bow Police
