Category: attempted murder

Bail Fund Under BLM Louisville Posts Bond for Activist Charged With Attempted Murder

A bail fund organization under Black Lives Matter (BLM) Louisville has posted bail for social justice activist Quintez Brown, who was recently charged with attempted murder of a mayoral candidate. Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg said on Feb. 14 that he was shot at by a man who had walked into his office in the…


Police: 3rd Man Wanted in Alabama High School Football Game Shooting

MOBILE, Ala.—Police on Monday released the name of a third man wanted in an Alabama shooting that wounded two adults and three teenagers outside a high school football game. Mobile police said they had five warrants accusing Hezekiah Kaniel Belfon, 19, of attempted murder. Jai Montrell Scott, also 19, was arrested Sunday on the same…


Survivors and Families of Parkland Victims Reach $25 Million Settlement With Broward County School District

Survivors and families of the victims killed in the 2018 Florida high school shooting have reached a $25 million settlement with the Broward County school district in a lawsuit that had accused it of negligence, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. A total of 17 people were killed and 17 were wounded in the massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High…


Veteran’s Troubles Trial Adjourned for 3 Weeks After He Contracts COVID-19

The trial of Army veteran Dennis Hutchings over a Troubles shooting has been adjourned for three weeks after the defendant contracted COVID-19. Defence barrister James Lewis QC informed Belfast Crown Court of the development as proceedings in the non-jury trial were due to commence on Monday. He told judge Justice O’Hara that Hutchings’s condition had…


Louisiana Suspect Accused of Killing Half-Sister and State Trooper Has Been Arrested

A Louisiana man accused of going on a shooting spree that claimed the lives of his half-sister and a state trooper has been released from hospital and is now in custody, authorities confirmed on Oct. 11. Matthew Mire, 31, was taken into custody Saturday evening, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis said during a news conference. Mire is…


Man Admits Killing University Worker During Knife Attack Spree

A man has admitted to the manslaughter of a university worker and several linked charges in connection with seven other people injured in a series of knife attacks in Birmingham city centre. Zephaniah McLeod entered pleas at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday in connection with the spate of stabbings in the early hours of Sunday,…


Man Charged with BB Gun Highway Shootings Faces Attempted Murder Charges

RIVERSIDE—An Anaheim man accused of using a BB gun to blow out the windows on a Tesla in Norco—and possibly targeting other vehicles in a weeks-long series of similar attacks on Southern California freeways—is set to be arraigned today on three counts of attempted murder. “Shooting at moving vehicles with a BB or pellet gun…


New York Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Attack on Chinese Immigrant

A New York City man was arrested and charged on Tuesday with attempted murder in what police have classified as a hate crime against a Chinese immigrant, authorities said. The victim, identified by police as 61-year-old Yao Pan Ma, was attacked in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan on April 23. Surveillance video released by…


Indiana Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Throwing Fire Bombs at Police in Portland

An Indiana man has been indicted on multiple charges, including attempted murder of two police officers, stemming from separate riots in Portland last year in which he is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at law enforcement. Malik Muhammed, 24, was arrested in Indianapolis on Friday on multiple warrants, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office….


Man Accused in Attack on Montreal Police Officer Appears in Court on Several Charges

MONTREAL—A man accused of the attempted murder of a Montreal police officer in January appeared before a judge today. Ali Ngarukiye, 21, remains detained following his appearance on seven counts including attempted murder, aggravated assault against a police officer, disarming a police officer and discharging a firearm. The suspect was arrested in Toronto on Thursday…