Tag: shooting death

13-Year-Old Boy Charged in Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old

MOBILE, Ala.—Authorities charged a 13-year-old boy with criminally negligent homicide after he allegedly shot a 3-year-old in the head while playing, killing the youngster, authorities said Thursday. The two children were playing at a residence in Grand Bay when the older child hid in a closet and discovered an air rifle, the Mobile County Sheriff’s…


Man Gets Life in Shooting Death at Online Sale That Went Bad

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A former football player for the University of Alabama at Birmingham was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison in the death of a nursing student who was shot during an online sale that went bad. Carlos Stephens, 24, was convicted in April of capital murder in the 2020 shooting death of Destiny Washington,…


4 Ducks Shot to Death at Costa Mesa’s ‘Duck Park’

COSTA MESA, Calif.—Four ducks were found shot to death on the morning of April 18 at TeWinkle Park in Costa Mesa, California, and the city’s police department is still searching for the suspect. Last seen on Easter Sunday, the ducks—one male mallard, two Muscovy ducks known as Mr. Chipper and Grace, and one Pekin duck…


California GOP Lawmakers Oppose Proposal to Expand Inmate Early Release Program

As the public hearing for a proposal to expand California’s inmate credits system—a system to release certain inmates early—is coming up on April 14, state Republican lawmakers are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to have the proposal withdrawn following a deadly mass shooting in Sacramento. Assembly Members Kevin Kiley, James Gallaher, and Laurie Davies were among…


Man Shot Dead While Walking Dog in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A 52-year-old man was shot dead while walking his dog on March 12 in the Mid-City community of Los Angeles, authorities said. The man and his dog were walking at about 5 a.m. near the corner of Genesee Avenue and Saturn Street, when a dark-colored sedan approached and stopped at the northwest corner of…


Four Gang Members Arrested for November’s Motel Homicide in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Four gang members were arrested in the connection of a shooting last November that left one dead, according to officials.  Juan Ramiro Felix, 19, and Kevin Moreno-Aviles, 18, were among the four arrested on Feb. 17 and 18, according to the Anaheim Police Department. The other two suspects are juveniles whose names have not…


Man Shot to Death Outside San Diego Bar, 2 Suspects Arrested

SAN DIEGO—Two suspects were arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 37-year-old man during a fight in the parking lot of a Miramar area bar, police said on Feb. 20. San Diego Police Department detectives identified the suspects as Samuel Victor Perez, 23, and Damani Jerry Wiltshirebeal, 22, according to police Lt. Andra…


Afternoon Shooting in San Diego Leaves Man Dead, Another Injured

SAN DIEGO—A 27-year-old man was killed and a second man was injured in a shooting in front of a neighborhood market near Mount Hope Cemetery in Mountain View on Feb. 15. San Diego Police Department (SDPD) officers were called about 2:40 p.m. to the 3600 block of Ocean View Boulevard on multiple reports of the…


Four Killed During Inglewood House Party Named

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—The coroner’s office confirmed on Jan. 24 the names of all four people killed in a shooting at a weekend house party in Inglewood that also left one person wounded. Breahna Stines was celebrating her 20th birthday at the party along with her sister Marneysha Hamilton, 25, and Teron Whittiker Jr., 21, and they…


Man Charged in Killing of Taco Bell Employee

COMPTON, Calif.—A 39-year-old man was charged on Jan. 12 with murdering an employee at a Taco Bell restaurant in South Los Angeles. Jonathan Madden pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore announced Madden’s arrest at a Tuesday night vigil for…