John Nightbridge

John Nightbridge is a veteran reporter, researcher, and economic policy major from UCLA. Passionate about world issues and potential ways to solve them is a significant focus of his work. Writing freelance and reading the news are John's passions at work. Outside of work, it's all about sky diving, surfing, and stock market modeling.

Man charged with killing a 23-year-old police officer

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BALTIMORE, MD – A local man is facing charges related to the fatal shooting of a Howard County deputy that occurred last Friday. The Baltimore Police Department has confirmed that Jewel Crowder, 40, was apprehended on the same day and is now facing first-degree murder charges. The charges stem from the alleged shooting and killing of Deputy Ryan Alexander Demby, aged 23. According to the Howard County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place at a …

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Massachusetts man shoots his mom and mom’s friend at their home

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LEXINGTON, MA – A 22-year-old man from Lexington, Massachusetts, is facing a variety of criminal charges after he allegedly shot his mother and her friend in their shared residence. Brent Justice Roman-Finnagan was apprehended in relation to the incident that took place on Keeler Farm Way, as reported by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. The Lexington police department received a distress call around 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The caller was Roman-Finnagan’s 57-year-old mother, who also …

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Two kids drowned, mom dead in disturbing murder-suicide

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OBILE, AL – A disturbing incident unfolded in Mobile County, Alabama, as a mother allegedly drowned her two young children before ultimately taking her own life. Sheriff Paul Burch described the event as a “horrific” murder-suicide. The mother was identified as 37-year-old Nancy Johnson, and her children were 2-year-old Jacob Johnson and 5-year-old Mia Johnson. According to Sheriff Burch, Johnson drowned both children in the bathroom. She also reportedly cut her daughter’s throat before hanging …

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Mangled wreck kills five and injures five more

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TEUTOPOLIS, IL – In central Illinois, a truck carrying a toxic substance overturned. This resulted in the death of five individuals and serious injuries to five others. The incident, which took place on Friday night, led to hundreds of residents being evacuated in the vicinity due to a hazardous leak from the truck’s cargo. The truck, loaded with anhydrous ammonia, toppled over and spilled more than half of its 7,500-gallon load, as reported by the …

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Drive-by shooting kills 15-year-old and severely injures another teen

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CINCINNATI, OH – A teenage boy lost his life while another sustained injuries in a drive-by shooting incident in Bond Hill, as per the Cincinnati Police Department. The incident occurred around 8:20 p.m. on Thursday on Paddock Road. Upon arrival, the police discovered two victims in a parking lot, both suffering from gunshot injuries. The 15-year-old victim was declared dead at the scene, as confirmed by homicide investigators early Friday. The second victim was transported …

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Suicide bomber kills more than 50 people

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ISLAMABAD, PK – A religious celebration marking the birth of Prophet Mohammad in Pakistan took a tragic turn on Friday when a suicide bomber detonated a powerful explosive near a mosque. The attack resulted in the death of at least 52 individuals and injured approximately 70 others, primarily worshippers and police officers. A separate attack on another mosque elsewhere in the country claimed at least five more lives. The deadly blast occurred in the Mastung …

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Police shoot man walking around with BB gun

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FAIRFIELD, CA – An investigation is currently underway in Fairfield, California, following an officer-involved shooting that resulted in the injury of a suspect on Wednesday afternoon. The incident took place on East Tabor Avenue, near Grange Middle School, after the Fairfield police received a report of a man walking with what appeared to be a firearm. Upon encountering the individual, shots were fired by the officers, leaving the suspect wounded. The Fairfield Police Department has …

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Event planner sentenced to prison for fatally shoving an old woman

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NEW YORK, NY – Lauren Pazienza, a 27-year-old event planner from Long Island, has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for the fatal assault of Broadway vocal coach Barbara Maier Gustern. The incident occurred in March of last year when Pazienza, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, forcefully pushed the 87-year-old Gustern on a Chelsea sidewalk. The attack was unprovoked and occurred while Pazienza was celebrating the 100-day countdown to her wedding. Pazienza, …

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Woman says voices in her head told her to send her children to heaven before drowning them

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LAWRENCE, IN – A 33-year-old Indiana woman, Brittany Danielle Medina, confessed to law enforcement that she drowned her two young children after consuming drugs and hearing voices in her head instructing her to “send her children to heaven.” Court records reveal that Medina walked into the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday and admitted to the horrific act. Medina disclosed to the deputies that she had taken Xanax, a suboxone strip used for opioid addiction …

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Fiery crash between school bus and sedan kills driver and pet dog

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WEBSTER, NY – A horrific, fiery accident occurred Wednesday afternoon when a sedan failed to stop at a stop sign. According to local law enforcement, the fatal incident took place when the car collided with a school bus at the intersection. The driver of the sedan, along with his pet dog, did not survive the crash. The sedan was traveling north on Webster Road when it ran the stop sign and crashed into a Wayne …

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