Tag: Crime and Incidents

Jury Selection Begins Over 2018 Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack

PITTSBURGH—Most prospective jurors said Monday that if they were to convict a man of killing 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, they would be capable of sentencing him to die. The first day of Jury selection concluded in the trial of 50-year-old Robert G. Bowers, who faces…


2 Teenagers Shot While Riding Bicycle in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old woman were hospitalized in critical condition following a drive-by shooting in the Florence area of Los Angeles, authorities said April 24. The shooting was reported about 10 p.m. April 23 at Central Avenue and 84th Street, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations…


Utah Lawmakers Home Vandalized After Sponsoring Bill Banning Trans Surgeries for Minors

The home of a Utah lawmaker who authored a bill banning transgender surgeries for minors in his state has been vandalized. Utah state Sen. Mike Kennedy, a Republican from Lone Peak, shared photos of his home in a Facebook post on Friday, showing red spray paint on his garage door and driveway. Part of the…


FBI Faces Growing Pressure to Release Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto

Federal officials are facing increasing pressure to release the manifesto of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale, with a senator accusing the FBI of delaying its release. Local officials said that Hale, a female who used transgender pronouns, left behind a suicide note, journals, and other materials. However, none of that has been released to the…


Officials Face Growing Pressure to Release Nashville School Shooter’s Manifesto

Law enforcement officials are facing increasing pressure to release the manifesto of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale, with a senator accusing the federal government of delaying its release. Local officials said that Hale, a female who used transgender pronouns, left behind a suicide note, journals, and other materials. However, none of that has been released…


Driver Involved in Fatal Apple Store Crash Pleads Not Guilty

BROCKTON, Mass.—The driver of an SUV that crashed into a Massachusetts Apple store, killing one man and injuring nearly two dozen other people, was traveling as fast as 60 miles per hour (96 kilometers per hour) in the seconds before the crash and did not apply his brakes as he had told investigators, a prosecutor…


9 Teenagers Injured in a Texas Prom After-Party Shooting

AUSTIN, Texas—Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, local officials said in a statement. Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private home in Jasper County where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds, according to a…


Cruise Line Let Passenger’s Body Decompose, Lawsuit Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma. After Marilyn Jones’ husband of 55 years, Robert Jones, died of a heart attack Aug….


5 Charged in Youth Game Brawl; Man Later Died of Heart Event

ALBURGH, Vt.—Five adults have been charged with misdemeanor assault for a brawl that erupted at a middle school basketball game earlier this year, Vermont State Police said, but they won’t face any charges related to the death of one person involved in the fight who later had an acute cardiac event. Police watched multiple videos…


6 Cattle in Texas Found Dead With All Their Tongues Missing

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including with all their tongues removed. In a statement on April 19, the office said it found the six cows in separate “locations, pastures, and herds,” but all “in the same…