murder charges

Deputy charged in fatal shooting of woman who called 9-1-1

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – An Illinois sheriff’s deputy faces murder charges following the fatal shooting of a woman inside her home, authorities said Wednesday. Sonya Massey, 36, was killed after Sangamon County deputies responded to her 911 call early on July 6, according to State’s Attorney John Milhiser. The incident occurred in Springfield, approximately 200 miles south of Chicago. Milhiser’s statement did not detail the events leading up to the shooting, but he noted that body-camera …

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Twin 3-year-old boys die after being found unresponsive, mom arrested

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CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES – In Canoga Park, twin three-year-old boys died under suspicious circumstances involving exposure to an “unknown substance.” Their mother is now facing murder charges in connection to their deaths. The incident unfolded after Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a call at the 20000 block of Sherman Way concerning the death of one child on Thursday. At the scene, the children’s mother, Jestice James, found the twins unresponsive, prompting immediate …

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Police chase ends in capture of triple-murder suspect

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NEW YORK, NY – A Virginia woman wanted for the brutal killings of her three roommates was apprehended in New York on Thursday following a high-speed chase, authorities said. Alyssa Jane Venable, 23, had been evading law enforcement since Tuesday, when two men and a woman were found dead in their Spotsylvania County home. The victims, identified as Robert John McGuire, 77, Gregory Scott Powell, 60, and Carol Anne Reese, 65, suffered blunt-force trauma injuries …

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Former Mayor and officer charged with triple homicide

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CENTERVILLE, SD – A former mayor and ex-sheriff’s deputy from Centerville is in custody after allegedly killing three men on Monday night. Jay Edward Ostrem, 64, reportedly acted upon learning that one of the men had sexually assaulted his wife. Ostrem is being held at the Minnehaha County Jail with a $1 million cash-only bond. He faces three counts of first-degree murder, each carrying a potential life sentence without parole, according to Attorney General Marty …

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U.S. Marshals capture Puerto Rican fugitive wanted for murder

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WILLIMANTIC, CT – U.S. Marshals on Thursday captured a Puerto Rican man in Willimantic, Connecticut, who was wanted for allegedly shooting and killing a man in Massachusetts last December. Lee George-Maldonado, 28, faces multiple charges in Fall River, Massachusetts, including murder, carrying a firearm without a license, attempting to commit a crime, kidnapping with a firearm, and two counts of attempted assault with a firearm. Additionally, he has domestic violence charges pending in Puerto Rico. …

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Husband charged in wife and mother-in-law’s murder

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SAN PABLO, CA – A local resident, Phuc Vo, 40, is facing charges for the alleged murder of his wife, Tho Ly, 40, and her mother, Que Tran, 74, according to an announcement by the San Pablo Police Department on Monday. Vo had previously reported both women missing in September, claiming they had disappeared a week before he filed the report. He stated that they had left their home in a 2017 Honda Fit heading …

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Package dispute leads to murder charge

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SAN PABLO, CA – A disturbing incident in California has led to a woman being charged with murder after she allegedly used her vehicle as a weapon, causing the death of another woman, according to local police. San Pablo Police Department officers responded to a call of a vehicle-pedestrian collision on the afternoon of December 8. They arrived at the scene to find a 60-year-old woman had been hit by a vehicle, driven by 39-year-old …

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Father and 10-year-old son arrested after son uses stolen gun to shoot another child

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SACRAMENTO, CA – A father and his 10-year-old son were apprehended by law enforcement in California on Saturday following a tragic incident where the boy allegedly shot and killed another child of the same age using a stolen firearm. The weapon was reportedly discovered by the son inside his father’s vehicle. The Sacramento County police were alerted about a shooting incident, arriving at the scene to find a young boy unresponsive, suffering from severe head …

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Mom arrested for murder after daughter’s dead body was found in dumpster

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PHOENIX, AZ – A mother was arrested for murder following the discovery of her daughter’s body in a dumpster. Sophia Simmons, 38, came under police radar after a tip suggested she had disposed of her child’s dead body in a dumpster following alleged extreme physical abuse. A witness in New York claimed to have received a Christmas Day call from Simmons. During the call, Simmons allegedly confessed to a violent altercation with her daughter that …

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Man accused of fatally stabbing wife over pancake dispute

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WASHINGTON, DC – In Washington, DC, an 85-year-old man was arrested for stabbing his wife to death after they had an argument about pancakes. Steven Schwartz has been charged with Second Degree Murder while Armed in connection to the death of his wife, 81-year-old Sharron Schwartz. Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded to an incident at their residence in the 1300 block of Corcoran Street, Northwest on December 10th. On arrival, they found …

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