Tag: Homicide
Defense rests its case in Colorado school shooting trial
DENVER — One of the suspects in a fatal attack at a suburban Denver high school in 2019 had become such a chronic drug...
Trial begins for Marine accused in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — To hear a military prosecutor tell it, U.S. Marine Mario Madera-Rodriguez was tasked with smashing open the bedroom door of a...
Law enforcement struggles to recruit since killing of Floyd
Law enforcement agencies across the country experienced a wave of retirements and departures and are struggling to recruit the next generation of police officers...
Deputies who fatally shot man in Minneapolis were undercover
MINNEAPOLIS — The two sheriff's deputies who shot and killed a Black man during an arrest attempt by a U.S. Marshals Service task force...
‘People are scared’ as gang activity fuels Portland violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — When Oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, Portland detectives were stunned if they found more...
Man accused of kidnapping Dallas boy faces murder charge
DALLAS — A Texas man now faces a capital murder charge in the death of a 4-year-old boy who was found dead in a...
Homicides are up, but GOP misleads with claims about blame
WASHINGTON — “SKYROCKETING MURDER RATES,” claimed the National Fraternal Order of Police. “An explosion of violent crime," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Democrat-run...
Case of man accused in Canada anti-Muslim attack adjourned
LONDON, Ontario — The man accused of deliberately running over and killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, has had his...
Bail granted for Virginia Tech player charged with murder
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech freshman linebacker charged in the fatal beating of a Tinder match has been released on bail.
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Sheriff: Man wanted in baby’s death briefly escaped jail
LARGO, Fla. — A man accused of killing his infant son in Ohio escaped from a Florida jail but was captured within minutes, authorities...