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Police said the shooting remains under investigation after officers responded to multiple reports of gunfire on Yorktown Avenue. LYNCHBURG, VA — An 18-year-old man was shot during a party at a Lynchburg apartment complex early Monday, leaving him paralyzed, his family said, as police continued to investigate the gunfire on Yorktown Avenue. Zane Davidson was injured after what relatives described as a night out with friends at The Meadows Apartments. The Lynchburg Police Department said …

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Authorities said the driver fled north on North 7th Street after striking the pedestrians late Saturday. NEWARK, NJ — Two women were killed Saturday night after a vehicle struck them in a Newark crosswalk and fled, authorities said, leaving investigators searching for the driver in a fatal crash at Park Avenue and North 7th Street. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said the crash remains under active …

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The child was taken to a hospital in extremely critical condition after the central Phoenix rescue. PHOENIX, AZ — A 3-year-old boy was hospitalized in extremely critical condition Friday after a food deliveryman found him floating face down in a central Phoenix apartment pool and pulled him from the water, fire officials said. The rescue happened just after 1 p.m. June 19 at an apartment complex on Colter Street, north of Camelback Road, near 11th …

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Federal officials say Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti drove two alleged gunmen to a Southwest Side party where three men were killed. CHICAGO, IL — A former Illinois teacher is in federal immigration custody after authorities accused her of helping two alleged gunmen tied to Tren de Aragua reach and flee a December 2024 mass shooting at a Southwest Side house party. Giovanna Mercedes Moreno Occhipinti, 32, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents …

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Federal prosecutors say Marizel Yukee used wound care clinics in several states to bill for unnecessary skin graft treatments. HOUSTON, TX — A Las Vegas nurse practitioner who owned a Pearland wound care clinic has been indicted in Houston on charges tied to an alleged $906 million Medicare and TRICARE fraud scheme, federal court records show. Marizel Yukee is accused of using four clinics to submit false claims for skin substitute allografts, a type of …

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Police said the car carrying 19-year-old Leila Potts ran a red light before the deadly collision. PHOENIX, AZ — A pregnant 19-year-old woman and her newborn son died after a two-car crash late Saturday near Loop 101 and 19th Avenue in north Phoenix, police said. Family and friends identified the woman as Leila Potts. Police said Potts was a passenger in a vehicle that entered an intersection against a red light around 11:30 p.m. June …

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Police said several officers and an 18-year-old suspect were hospitalized after the Father’s Day encounter. NEW YORK CITY, NY — An NYPD sergeant, three other officers and an 18-year-old suspect were hospitalized Sunday after police said a stolen SUV boxed in by officers lurched back and forth on a Bronx street and struck multiple officers. The confrontation unfolded on Father’s Day in the Fordham section, where police said officers were tracking a silver Kia Sportage …

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The clash at Horizon Juvenile Center involved staff, residents and alleged contraband weapons. NEW YORK CITY, NY — Eleven people were stabbed Sunday evening inside Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx after a fight broke out among young people and staff members moved in to stop it, police said. The violence at the secure juvenile detention facility drew police, firefighters and worried families to Brook Avenue in Mott Haven and Melrose. Officials said both staff …

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Police said the suspect left for a nearby church before returning to the neighborhood. BUCKEYE, AZ — A man in his 50s was shot and killed Sunday morning in a downtown Buckeye neighborhood, and his cousin was arrested after returning to the area from a nearby church, police said. Buckeye police said the shooting happened near 3rd Street and Centre Avenue, where officers found the victim lying in a yard with a gunshot wound. The …

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Deputies said the wrecked vehicle had been bought at auction outside Harris County and delivered for repairs. HOUSTON, TX — Harris County homicide detectives are investigating after two adult men were found dead Saturday morning in the back of a minivan at an Aldine-area auto body shop, authorities said. The deaths drew investigators to a business property at 13626 Reeveston Road, near West Hardy Road and the Hardy Toll Road, after a 911 caller reported …

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