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1 week ago
New York City

The Bronx is bleeding: Gun violence surge in February leads cops to deploy additional resources ahead of reorganization | amNewYork

fromHoodline
1 week ago
New York City

17-Year-Old Arrested for Bronx Shooting That Killed One Teen, Injured Two Others

fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
New York City

The Bronx is bleeding: Gun violence surge in February leads cops to deploy additional resources ahead of reorganization | amNewYork

fromHoodline
1 week ago
New York City

17-Year-Old Arrested for Bronx Shooting That Killed One Teen, Injured Two Others

fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

American Idol' contestant arrested for wife's murder, claims home invasion

In the 911 call that was later released, Flynn is heard frantically telling a dispatcher that someone had broken into their Tipp City home, located an estimated 16 miles north of Dayton, and shot his wife, saying there was blood everywhere and that she had been shot in the head. Oh my god, somebody broke into my home, somebody broke into my home and shot my wife, Flynn said according to 911 audio obtained by TMZ.
US news
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

NYPD releases images of gunman who fatally shot homeless man at Midtown 7-Eleven

When I opened the door. I stepped in, I was inside for two seconds. I looked down. I heard an argument happening. I heard: p***y, p***y, p***y, and then the shooting. I just turned a run and all the other people came after me, said the eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous. Police from the Midtown South Precinct and EMS rushed to the scene, where they pronounced Jackson dead.
New York City
US news
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Former 'American Idol' contestant charged with murder, staging crime scene in wife's slaying in Ohio

Caleb Flynn, a former American Idol contestant, was arrested and charged in Ohio with killing his wife and staging the crime scene.
#queens
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Queens man shot dead at sports bar; killer at large, cops say | amNewYork

A 34-year-old man, Denis Nunez, was shot dead inside El Catracho Sports Bar in Hollis, Queens; police are seeking the shooter.
#sentencing
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago

Family 'devastated' after shooting death of man on GO bus in January, brother says | CBC News

Osemwengie Irorere, 46, a Nigerian immigrant pursuing nursing in Canada, was fatally shot on a Toronto GO Transit bus on Jan. 4.
New York City
fromNew York Post
3 days ago

Colombian illegal migrant learns fate for strangling NYC landlady over rent dispute

A 20-year-old undocumented Colombian migrant received a 22½-year prison sentence for strangling his Queens landlady during a December 2023 rent dispute.
#san-francisco
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Fatal Overnight Shooting In SF's Rincon Hill Area Leaves One Dead

A fatal early-Monday shooting on Rincon Hill near the Bay Bridge entrance left one person dead; police are asking the public to submit tips.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Fatal shooting in San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood

A person was fatally shot around 2 a.m. Feb. 9 near Second and Harrison in Rincon Hill; police reported no arrest and no released identity.
#arrest
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Lindsay Clancy appears in court for first in-person hearing since allegedly killing her children

Dressed in black and using a wheelchair, Clancy addressed the court only once during the brief hearing, exchanging a murmured "good afternoon" with Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan. Lawyers on both sides hashed out some logistics in anticipation of Clancy's July 20 murder trial, discussing pending motions, the status of discovery, and prosecution experts' upcoming evaluation of Clancy. The defendant herself was unexpressive throughout the hearing and mostly stared straight ahead.
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California
fromThe Mercury News
4 days ago

Fatal shooting is first homicide of the year in this East Bay city

A 20-year-old Antioch woman was fatally shot Thursday evening on Sycamore Avenue; police identified no suspects and an investigation is ongoing.
US news
fromCalifornia Post
4 days ago

Mystery as groundbreaking Caltech genius found gunned down on porch of SoCal home

Caltech astrophysicist Carl Grillmair was fatally shot on his Llano porch; a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.
Science
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Caltech astrophysicist fatally shot on porch in Antelope Valley; suspect charged with murder

Caltech research scientist Carl Grillmair, 67, was fatally shot in Llano; suspect Freddy Snyder, 29, has been charged with murder and related crimes.
#assault
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

#stabbing
fromNew York Daily News
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

Man, 47, stabbed to death in Brooklyn apartment building

A 47-year-old man, Kennetth Brewer, was fatally stabbed inside an East Flatbush apartment building; police are seeking a man and a woman in connection with the killing.
fromNews 12 - Default
2 weeks ago
New York City

2 people on the run after Bronx man fatally stabbed in Brownsville

Two people are wanted after 47-year-old Kenneth Brewer of the Bronx was fatally stabbed on 181 Rockaway Pkwy in Brownsville; he died at Brookdale Hospital.
fromwww.dw.com
6 days ago

South Africa mulls using military to combat organized crime

South Africa faces one of the world's worst rates of violent crime. In 2024, 26,232 murders were recorded around 72 each day for a homicide rate of nearly 42 per 100,000 people. Data derived from early 2025 numbers show a 12.4% drop in murders (5,727 cases) and fewer serious assaults, but these gains haven't changed the big picture: Violence is still widespread, and many South Africans feel unsafe.
World news
#pleasanton
#missing-person
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago
California

Southern California man charged with murder of missing teen after remains found in Salton Sea area

A 51-year-old man, Abraham H. Feinbloom, was charged with murder after remains of 17-year-old T'Neya Tovar were confirmed by DNA in the Salton Sea area.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago
US news

A Mass. man was found dead in a trash can in S.C. Here's what we know.

David Hutchinson, a 32-year-old Massachusetts barber, was found dead in a trash can in Marion, South Carolina, and police are investigating the death as a homicide.
US news
fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Pawtucket police find firearms in ice rink shooter's storage locker, identify 'courageous citizens' who intervened

Investigators recovered multiple firearms, ammunition, and accessories from the suspect's storage unit and traced the two shooting weapons to the suspect.
fromNews 12 - Default
5 days ago

Queens man dies following lounge shooting in East Flatbush; gunman remains on the loose

Sheriff Shittu, 30, was shot in the head just before 4:30 a.m. inside Quilox Lounge, located at 9508 Church Ave.
New York City
#brooklyn
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
New York Yankees

Early-morning Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead in apartment building lobby: cops | amNewYork

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1 week ago
New York Yankees

Early-morning Brooklyn shooting leaves man dead in apartment building lobby: cops | amNewYork

UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 days ago

Murder investigation launched after woman, 74, found dead in east London

A 74-year-old woman was found dead in St George's Square, Newham; a 44-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of murder while enquiries continue.
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Brooklyn Community Shaken by Fatal East New York Shooting as Police Seek Gunman

Tragedy occurred today in East New York, Brooklyn, when two 24-year-old men were shot inside a home on Euclid Avenue shortly after midnight. One man, identified by police as Jarell Sutton, was shot in the chest and later pronounced dead at the hospital. The second man sustained a foot injury. No arrests have been reported at this time, according to ABC7NY.
New York City
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

'Coldest Case Ever' Ends In Conviction For Sonoma County Rape and Murder of 13-Year-Old

She was reportedly walking home from a friend's house in quiet downtown Cloverdale when she was forcibly dragged down an alley to a secluded location where she was, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office, "brutally raped" and "strangled ... to death using her own shorts as a ligature." The killer left behind plenty of DNA evidence, however that DNA was not tested until many years later, and the case went entirely cold.
California
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Man, 24, shot to death inside Brooklyn apartment building, second man wounded

A 24-year-old man was shot to death and and a second man wounded inside a Brooklyn apartment building early Tuesday, police said. Jarell Sutton was fatally shot in the chest inside the three-story building on Euclid Ave. near Pitkin Ave. in East New York about 12:10 a.m. Medics rushed Sutton to Brookdale University Hospital but he could not be saved, cops said.
New York City
#costa-rica
fromsfist.com
1 week ago
World news

Surf Legend from Prominent Santa Cruz Surfing and Farming Family Killed in Costa Rica Home

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
World news

Surf Legend from Prominent Santa Cruz Surfing and Farming Family Killed in Costa Rica Home

UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Croydon triple stabbing victim named as heartbroken family say 'light has gone out of our lives'

Lorik Abazi died from stab wounds in a Croydon triple stabbing; seven people have been arrested and police increased patrols.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California surfer killed in Costa Rica home invasion; girlfriend zip-tied, authorities say

Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was found dead under a bed in his home in Hone Creek, Cahuita, Talamanca, with multiple stab wounds and signs of asphyxiation, according to the Tico Times, a Costa Rican newspaper. Van Dyke and his 31-year-old girlfriend were confined in a single room by two armed male assailants according to investigators, SURFER reported. The men stole valuables before attacking Van Dyke, according to Costa Rican authorities quoted by the news site.
California
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Murder suspect gets 8 years in case where Berkeley police repeatedly came under scrutiny

Claudel Moore pleaded to an eight-year sentence after investigators tied him to a 2022 homicide largely through a distinctive Cadillac and eyewitness identification.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Man convicted of murder in Richmond resident's shooting death

Kendrick Woods convicted of first-degree murder and firearm use in the April 6, 2022 killing of 60-year-old Melvin Stewart; awaiting sentencing after arrest in Arkansas.
#domestic-violence
fromNew York Daily News
1 week ago

Brooklyn man not guilty by reason of insanity in killing of dad at Irish hotel

Henry McGowan, 31, was cleared after an Irish jury debated his fate for just over an hour, the Irish Times reported. McGowan confessed to police that he'd killed his father, 66-year-old John McGowan, on Nov. 12, 2024, at the Ballyfin Demesne. McGowan suffers from schizoaffective disorder and was going through a psychotic episode at the time, according to his lawyers and multiple psychiatrists.
Miscellaneous
#darron-lee
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Bronx shooting leaves beloved teenage athlete dead, two youths wounded and residents demanding justice | amNewYork

A 16-year-old, Christopher Redding, was fatally shot and two other teens were wounded in a Kingsbridge shooting following a large teenage brawl.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

East Oakland shooting leaves one dead

A person was killed in a shooting Wednesday night in East Oakland, police said. The shooting happened around 6:45 p.m. in the 9800 block of International Boulevard, near 98th Avenue, the Oakland Police Department said in a news release. Officers arrived to find one victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim died at the scene. Their identity is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin.
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New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

He ran like a coward': NYPD finds Romanian national in Germany accused of killing senior in Queens hit-and-run more than 3 years ago | amNewYork

Florin Stoian confessed to a 2022 Queens fatal hit-and-run, fled, burned his vehicle, and was extradited from Germany after prior pickpocketing and fraud.
UK news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Texas dad shot British daughter after arguing about Trump, inquest hears

Lucy Harrison, 23, was fatally shot by her father, Kris Harrison, at his Texas home after an argument about President Trump.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

She was found nude in a ditch. L.A. prosecutors say they've solved tragic 30-year mystery

DNA evidence linked 63-year-old Brian Walton to the 1996 sexual assault and fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Claudia Guevara; he was charged with murder.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Boy, 15, charged with murder of teen shot in Tim Hortons in Scarborough, police say | CBC News

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old at a Tim Hortons in Scarborough.
#self-defense-claim
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

3 teens indicted in fatal shooting of TikTok influencer

Three teenagers were indicted in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old TikTok influencer Chrystofer Whyte near a Jersey Shore boardwalk.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

He was the life of the team': Killings of prep football players linked to one rapper from The Crest in Vallejo

Two Bay Area students were killed in apparent targeted shootings; prosecutors charge Vallejo rapper Adonnis Evans in one killing while he remains at large.
Miscellaneous
fromNew York Daily News
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn man pleads insanity in killing of dad at luxury Irish hotel

A Brooklyn man pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after being charged with murdering his father at a luxury Irish hotel.
#shooting
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Toronto

2 sought after man dies following shooting at Burlington, Ont., mall, Halton police say | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Toronto

2 sought after man dies following shooting at Burlington, Ont., mall, Halton police say | CBC News

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fromIrish Independent
2 weeks ago

Canadian tourist beaten to death near O'Connell Street had head 'treated like a football', court hears

Canadian tourist Neno Dolmajian was beaten to death in Dublin; his family describe him as beloved, gentle, and his killing devastated them.
#san-jose
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

London man admits killing his sister

Andrew Cunningham, 62, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility for fatally stabbing his sister, with sentencing adjourned to 25 March.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Screaming like a maniac': Girls describe watching Oakland man kill his girlfriend and her 13-year-old daughter

They witnessed horrible things inside the Jenkins' family home on April 23, 2023. Because of that, their testimony is crucial as authorities work to prosecute a double murder case against 49-year-old Antonio Powell, the man who allegedly killed 44-year-old Rebecca Jenkins, his girlfriend, then turned the gun on 13-year-old Desiree Jenkins, then shot Desiree's best friend, before fleeing in what the girls described as a maniacal rage.
California
#mission-district
fromMission Local
2 weeks ago
San Francisco

Man arrested in fatal Mission District stabbing

A 47-year-old man, Paulino Inxah, was arrested for a fatal Mission District stabbing and charged with murder and possession of narcotics paraphernalia.
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago
San Francisco

Man Fatally Stabbed Near 16th and Mission Streets, Arrest Made

A man was fatally stabbed on the 1900 block of Mission Street; a suspect, 47-year-old Paulino Inxah, was arrested and booked on murder charges.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Police ID teen boy killed in Scarborough Tim Hortons shooting | CBC News

A 16-year-old, Kian Sam, was fatally shot inside a Scarborough Tim Hortons; the homicide unit is investigating and police currently have no suspect information.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Daly City man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend in front of their kids

Romier Taguiam Narag was convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in front of their two young children and was found guilty of child endangerment.
US news
fromNew York Daily News
2 weeks ago

Brooklyn man wanted for NJ murder arrested in Spain after year on the run

Felix De La Cruz-Arias, wanted for a 2025 double shooting that killed Josue Hiraldo-Peralta, was arrested in Barcelona and awaits extradition.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Student who died after stabbing near campus named

Khaleed Oladipo, a 20-year-old DMU cyber-security student, was fatally stabbed; an 18-year-old is in custody and inquiries continue.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

4 people have been killed in an L.A. County homeless encampment since October. Are the deaths connected?

Four unhoused people in Willowbrook, including former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson, were killed; detectives are investigating possible links among the slayings.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Dog the Bounty Hunter's stepson arrested in shooting death of 13-year-old son

Gregory Zecca, while intoxicated, mistakenly shot and killed his 13-year-old son and was arrested on aggravated manslaughter and firearm-under-the-influence charges.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Son 'chased mother on scooter before stabbing her to death in street' in Willesden

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court accused of chasing and fatally stabbing his mother in the back in front of bus passengers. Najiib Raytaan, 25, allegedly murdered 50-year-old Amaal Raytaan after she visited his home in Willesden, north-west London, on the afternoon of January 31. Soon after arriving, she allegedly ran out and banged on neighbours' doors, pursued by her son on an e-scooter and holding a large knife.
London
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Fremont records its second homicide of the year

A person was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in Fremont, police said. Officers were called at 4:19 p.m. for reports of a shooting at Central Avenue and Joseph Street, according to the Fremont Police Department. They arrived to find the victim on the ground. Officers provided medical aid, but the victim later died from their injuries, police said. The death marked the city's second homicide of the year. An investigation is underway, police said, but no other details were released Tuesday night.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Murder of former Raiders player possibly connected to 3 other killings, sources say

WILLOWBROOK, Calif. -- The murder of former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Kevin Johnson may be connected to three separate murders of homeless people living in encampments along the Los Angeles River near Willowbrook, sometimes called Compton Creek. Johnson's body was found at a homeless encampment next to Compton Creek on Jan. 21. His cause of death was listed as "blunt head trauma" and "stab wounds," and the manner of death was ruled a homicide, according to L.A. County Medical Examiner records.
California
San Francisco
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Two Teen Suspects Arrested in Friday's Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old Jayda Mabrey

Two teenage suspects, ages 15 and 16, were arrested for the fatal Western Addition shooting that killed 15-year-old Jayda Mabrey; the investigation remains open.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home

William Stevenson, 77, the first husband of Jill Biden, has been charged with first-degree murder in the December 28 killing of Linda Stevenson.
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