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Two dead in supermarket murder-suicide

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Ohio – The North Olmsted Police Department is investigating a tragic incident that occurred at the Giant Eagle supermarket on Sunday morning. According to reports, two people were found with gunshot wounds inside the store after police responded to a call of shots fired at around 9:35 a.m. The victim was identified as 63-year-old Susan Petterson of Olmsted Township, an employee at Giant Eagle. The alleged shooter, 60-year-old Edward Smith of Cleveland, is believed to …

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Woman mistakenly shoots Uber driver she thinks was kidnapping her to take her to Mexico

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A Kentucky woman has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting her Uber driver in West Texas. Phoebe Copas, 48, was arrested and charged last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. According to the El Paso Police Department, Copas fatally shot Garcia on U.S. Route 54 as he was driving her to a destination in El Paso’s Mission Valley on June 16. During the ride, Copas saw traffic signs that read “Juarez, …

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Body of 16-year-old boy recovered from lake after jumping from closed catwalk

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The body of a 16-year-old boy was recovered from Lake Wylie on Friday night after he jumped from a closed catwalk under a bridge and failed to resurface. The York County Coroner’s office identified the boy as Yanni Harvell of Clover. Two people who were with the boy at the time of the incident reported that they did not see him resurface. The Concord Road Bridge in York County, where the incident occurred, is located …

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Man sentenced to 20 years for arson and murder

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Thirteen years after a Pennsylvania man set his house on fire with his wife and three children inside, killing his wife, a Lancaster County judge sentenced him to 20 years in prison. Carlos Montalvo-Rivera, 55, was found guilty of first-degree murder, arson, risking catastrophe, and three counts of attempted criminal homicide for the December 2010 blaze. During the trial, prosecutors revealed that Montalvo-Rivera had tied himself up in an attempt to appear as a victim …

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Doctor’s ex-wife arrested for his murder when she enters country ‘unaware’ of arrest warrant

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An Oregon man’s ex-wife from Guatemala has been charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with his death. Dr. Craig Jackson, a family practice doctor, was killed in August 2021 by two unidentified male assailants who entered his North Bend home. Reina Gabriela Jackson, also known as Reina Gabriela Matute-Ruano, was indicted by a Coos County grand jury in May, and authorities believe she was one of the participants in the …

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Overnight shooting leaves three dead, five injured in Kansas City

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Kansas City, Missouri was rocked by a shooting that left three people dead and several others injured. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning at the intersection of 57th and Prospect. Police were called to the scene just after 4:30 am and discovered three shooting victims in a parking lot and on the street to the south of the intersection. Sadly, two men and one woman died at the scene. According to …

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Driver shot by deputy after dragging officer with car during stop

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In a tragic incident, a Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a driver during a traffic stop on Saturday morning, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations (TBI). The incident occurred near Rosswood Avenue in Memphis when the deputy approached a parked car and attempted to stop the driver from leaving the scene. The situation escalated, resulting in the driver dragging the deputy approximately 100 yards before the deputy fired his gun at least …

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Tampa man arrested for deadly shooting after argument

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A 60-year-old man from Tampa has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took a man’s life on Tuesday night. The Tampa Police Department announced the arrest on Friday, revealing that the victim was a man in his late 20s. The police were called to the scene around 6 p.m. on June 20 to investigate the shooting. Witnesses at the park where the incident occurred provided detectives with information about the shooter, identified as …

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Two people are dead and fifteen are injured after shooting breaks out in Saginaw Michigan

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Saturday a chaotic scene ensued in Saginaw, Michigan when a street party of over 200 people was broken up by an altercation that ended in two people dead and fifteen injured. Shortly after midnight, panic spread through the unpermitted event on 4th and Johnson streets as shots were fired into the crowd, causing those attending to flee in their vehicles. The deceased have been identified as a 19-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman. According to …

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Panicked woman accused of murdering her Uber driver

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A Kentucky woman has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting her Uber driver in the head. The incident occurred on June 16th at 2:19 p.m. on Highway 54 in El Paso, Texas. The passenger, a 48-year-old woman, was visiting her boyfriend in the city and had arranged for an Uber ride to meet him at Speaking Rock Casino. The driver, Daniel J. Piedra Garcia, 52, picked her up in west El Paso for the …

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