A woman from Brooksville, Florida and her baby were accidentally killed by a friend while she was admiring their gun collection. According to the Daily Mail, Katherine Lynn Hoover was shot in the head by her friend William DeHayes as he passed her his .22 caliber revolver. The 25-year-old was 5 months pregnant. Hoover was […]
Police investigating the appearance of a number of body parts found in Long Island, NY earlier this month have arrested a Brooklyn woman for dismembering a 27-year-old mother of four. Police said that 42-year-old Leah Cuevas will be charged with second-degree murder in the death of Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne, also of Brooklyn. From CBS: Authorities […]
On Thursday night near the Kalandia checkpoint located in the West Bank, some 10,000 Palestinians protested and threw rocks at Israeli security forces in response to the fatal shelling of a United Nations school. The protestors, demonstrating in support of Hamas and its conflict with Israel, poured into the streets when Israeli security forces opened […]
An Oklahoma teen was arrested late last week and charged after engaging in sexual acts with children at a Kenyan home where he volunteered in April. The school, founded by an American citizen, recruits volunteers from an Oklahoma church community and provides food, housing, and clothes to neglected children in Nairobi, according to the complaint. Matthew Lane […]
LA Clippers forward Matt Barnes is using the power of social media to help catch the man who killed his aunt in broad daylight. According to the Sacramento Bee, Barnes’ aunt, Tanganyika Williams, was killed by her estranged husband of one year, Michael Williams. Police claim that after a heated argument, Williams stabbed the 38-year-old on the streets […]
An 11-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet at a sleepover on Friday during a rash of weekend gun violence in Chicago. Nearly two dozen others were wounded on Friday night — a total of 47 were shot over the weekend. Shamiya Adams was making s’mores inside a South Side home when the bullet, which pierced […]
Leaders around the world are demanding an international investigation to find out exactly what happened Thursday morning, when Malaysian Airlines flight M17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine. The passenger jet holding 283 passengers and 15 crew members is suspected to have been shot down by a sophisticated surface-to-air missile fired by Ukrainian separatists backed by Moscow. […]
A rookie New Jersey police officer was fatally shot just two days before celebrating his first year on the job by a man who wanted to become famous. According to the Daily Mail, 23-year-old Melvin Santiago was shot in the head after responding to a robbery at a local Walgreens in Jersey City. “Melvin Santiago, 23, died instantly […]
The teenager accused of killing an 8-year-old Virginia boy who was trying to protect his older sister from being raped was charged with second-degree murder and malicious wounding and strangulation on Monday. Mairese Washington, 16, will be tried as an adult in the case and has a prior violent criminal record, WTVR reported. The Richmond teen […]
A South Dakota man is dead after choking at a hot dog eating contest over the July 4th weekend. Walter Eagle Tail, 47, was a contestant at the contest. Custer County Sheriff Rick Wheeler told The Rapid City Journal that Eagle Tail died Thursday at a hospital after attempts to save him failed at the scene. “It […]
Fourth of July celebrations were halted in Chicago over the weekend, after multiple shootings were reported and nine victims left dead. The first fatal shooting occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, kicking the weekend off to a violent start. Corey Hudson, 34, was killed in a drive-by shooting. Hudson was fatally shot, while his friend was […]
A Panama City, Florida father is dead after a neighbor accidentally fired a gun into his home, striking the man in the head. Steven Justin Ayers and his family were gathering to celebrate the homecoming of his newborn. He was just 33-years-old. According to arrest reports, Ayers’ neighbor was on his porch and picked up a […]
