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Man killed by SWAT team after armed standoff

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – A man was fatally shot by Indianapolis police after engaging in a standoff with a SWAT team and discharging his firearm, according to authorities on Monday. The incident occurred Sunday evening when the man, later identified as Luis Duran-Ruano, 31, was reported to be firing shots into the air on the city’s west side, as per the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Despite attempts by officers to prevent Duran-Ruano from fleeing the scene …

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Teenager killed while walking home from work

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LONG BEACH, CA – Brianna Soto, a 17-year-old senior at Long Beach Polytechnic High School, succumbed to her injuries following a shooting incident on Tuesday near 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, as confirmed by the Long Beach Police Department. Around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, local authorities arrived at the scene to administer medical aid to Soto until emergency medical services could take her to a hospital for further treatment. Despite their efforts, Soto’s condition deteriorated, …

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Man shot nine times pumping gas

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CHICAGO, IL – Over the Easter weekend, Chicago witnessed a surge in gun violence that left at least seven dead and multiple others injured, including a man who was shot nine times while refueling his car, as per Monday’s police reports. The 33-year-old man was targeted at a gas station in the Home Square neighborhood late on Saturday night. The police reported that three assailants opened fire, shooting both handgun and rifle rounds, before escaping …

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Couple found shot to death in their bedroom

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HOUSTON, TX – In a tragic incident in Houston’s Greater Uptown area, a man and a woman were found dead in a townhome early on Monday morning. According to local police, the deaths could be a case of murder-suicide. The Houston Police Department responded to a call to a townhome located on Jamestown Mall Street, close to Briar Ridge Drive, around 1:20 a.m. Family members and friends were unable to establish any contact with the …

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Teen girl murders mom for taking her phone away

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WILKES-BARRE, PA – A teenager stands accused of fatally stabbing her mother in Pennsylvania after her mother confiscated her phone, according to local enforcement agencies. Wilkes-Barre police officers were dispatched after receiving emergency calls about an unresponsive woman around 12:30 p.m. Friday. Upon reaching the scene, they discovered the 44-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds on her back and neck and a head injury. The accused, 13-year-old Lataya Powell, admitted to the crime when officers …

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Two women on the way to pick up kids disappear

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma are currently probing the mysterious disappearance of two women, whose vehicle was discovered deserted in a secluded region over this past weekend. The missing women, 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, were reportedly on a journey to collect children on Saturday. However, they never arrived at the designated meeting point, as reported by the Texas County Sheriff’s Office. Their vehicle was later discovered deserted in …

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A known felon shoots five people in a coffee shop on Easter Sunday

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NASHVILLE, TN – A deadly shooting occurred at a local coffee shop, Roasted Salemtown, during Easter brunch, according to Nashville Police. The incident left one person dead and four others injured. The suspect, identified as Anton Rucker, 46, a convicted felon, is currently being pursued by the authorities. Rucker has a criminal history, including aggravated assault convictions in Nashville and previous arrests in Murfreesboro on felony drug charges and gun-related offenses. The motive for the …

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Plane crash kills two people

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LAKE TAHOE, CA – A tragic air accident claimed the lives of two individuals on Saturday, when a single-engine turboprop aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe, located in western California. The plane, a Daher TBM 700 model, had departed from Centennial Airport in south Denver at 4:22 p.m. Mountain Time, with its destination being Truckee Tahoe Airport, a journey of approximately three hours and 16 minutes. According to information shared on social media …

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American arrested in the Dominican Republic for the murder of three women in Honduras

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ROATÁN, HONDURAS – American national, Gilbert Reyes Bermúdez, has been apprehended in the Dominican Republic in connection with the murder of three women in Roatán, an island in Honduras, according to local police. Bermúdez, 36, is believed to have been involved with the victims, María Antonia Cruz, Nikendra McCoy, and Dione Solórzano, before their deaths on January 6. The day following the alleged murders, Bermúdez reportedly fled Honduras, and the women were subsequently reported missing. …

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Missing woman’s dead body found near state border

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BLYTHE, CA – Authorities in La Paz County confirmed the grim discovery of a woman’s body, who was earlier reported missing near the small town of Blythe in California, close to the Arizona state line. Amanda Nenigar, 26, was found by a search and rescue expert around 7:30 PM Friday in the vicinity of Cibola, Arizona, a small southwestern town in La Paz County. Her unclothed body was spotted under a tree approximately 1.5 miles …

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