A shooting spree at multiple locations left six people dead in the small rural Mississippi town of Arkabutla near the Tennessee state line on Friday, according to officials. The suspect, who is said to have “acted alone,” has been taken into custody, according to Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.). “I’ve been briefed on the series of…
6 Dead After Shooting Rampage in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect Arrested
6 Fatally Shot in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect in Custody
ARKABUTLA, Miss.—Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in rural Mississippi near the Tennessee state line, and authorities blamed a lone suspect who was taken into custody. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin confirmed the killings in Arkabutla, in Tate County, to The Associated Press. Gov. Tate…
5 Former Memphis Officers Plead Not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Five former Memphis police officers on Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from last month’s death of Tyre Nichols. Police video captured images of the officers beating and kicking Nichols, hitting him with a baton, spraying him with pepper spray, and firing a stun gun at him on Jan….
EPA Chief: Norfolk Southern Will ‘Absolutely’ Be Held Accountable for Ohio Chemical Spill
February 17, 2023
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Nearly two weeks after the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, leaked hazardous chemicals into the surrounding city, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan promised residents that the railway company would “absolutely” be held accountable. “Let me be clear: EPA will exercise our oversight and our enforcement authority under the…
Pennsylvania Mother Arrested After 6-Year-Old Son Takes Gun to School
A woman in Pennsylvania was arrested this week after officials at her 6-year-old son’s elementary school found a handgun and bullets in his backpack, prosecutors said. Jasmin Devlin, 30, of Norristown turned herself in on Tuesday (Feb. 14) and has been arraigned on charges of “felony Endangering the Welfare of a child and Reckless Endangerment…
Worker Pleads Not Guilty to Killing 7 at California Farms
February 17, 2023
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—A farmworker charged with killing seven people last month in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms pleaded not guilty Thursday. Chunli Zhao, 66, is charged with seven counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. Prosecutors said that on Jan. 23 he opened fire at the Half Moon Bay mushroom…
2 Shootings of Jewish Men in LA Believed to Be Hate Crimes
LOS ANGELES—A person was taken into custody Thursday in connection with the shootings of two Jewish men outside synagogues in Los Angeles this week that investigators believe were hate crimes, police said. The violence set off fear among the city’s Jewish community as police increased patrols around houses of worship and officials decried the attacks….
Agent: Alex Murdaugh Wanted to Die After Wife, Son Killed
Alex Murdaugh and a friend spent just minutes planning a failed attempt to fatally shoot the lawyer on a lonely South Carolina roadside so his son could collect a multimillion-dollar life insurance policy, months after his wife and other son were shot to death, according to testimony Thursday in his double murder trial. But the…
Son Convicted of Beating Mother to Death in Anaheim
February 17, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old man was convicted Feb. 16 of beating his mother, a veteran state Department of Corrections officer, to death with a baseball bat in Anaheim. Seth Allen White was convicted of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Jurors, who rejected first-degree murder, deliberated for…
California Suspects Released Without Bail Are More Likely to Reoffend: Study
People charged with crimes in California who were released under the state’s emergency “zero bail” policy enacted amid the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to reoffend than those who were released after posting bail, a new study has found. The study (pdf), conducted by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in California, compared a random sample of…
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