By Jeanette Smith on February 13, 2016
Chicago, death, shooting
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, U.S
Since Friday, Feb. 11, 2016, according to the Chicago police department, 10 people have been shot and three of them have died. The Chicago Sun-Times is keeping a tracker of all shootings from Feb. 12-16. The tracker is mapping the locations and times of shootings over President’s Day Weekend. At 5:20 a.m. CST on Saturday, […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 31, 2016
Colorado, Denver, motorcycle club, shooting, show, Stabbing
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, U.S. News
Jan. 31, 2016, Denver hosted a motorcycle show that turned deadly. The Denver Police Department reported that rival motorcycle clubs may have been responsible for the shooting and stabbing that took place during the show, where 10,000 people were in attendance. However, they are unsure what caused the eruption of violence at the motorcycle expo. […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 27, 2016
Homeless, Mayor Murray, Seattle, shooting
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, U.S. News
According to Seattle Police, as of 9:41 a.m. PST on Jan. 27, 2016, two people have been declared dead and three more were wounded when a shooting broke out at a homeless camp in Seattle commonly referred to as, “The Jungle,” last night. Police reported that the two deceased victims, who have not yet been […]
By Shepherd Mutsvara on January 25, 2016
excessive force, Toronto
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting
A Toronto jury on Jan. 25, 2016, found Constable James Forcillo guilty of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim on July 27, 2013. The teenager was shot by Const. Forcillo while aboard a Toronto streetcar. Forcillo vehemently denied the charges of second-degree murder and attempted murder during the two-year long trial, […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 24, 2016
Stabbing
Breaking News, Crime, U.S. News
At 2:51 p.m. PST, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, a man who is suspected of stabbing a woman has locked himself in a house. The original dispute between the man and the woman was on the 500 block of Florence Street. The woman has been transported to the hospital. According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, […]
By Cathy Milne on January 24, 2016
Mississippi, Pearl River County, Shootout
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, U.S. News
There was a shootout at the McLemore Gun Shop on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at 2:15 p.m. CST. According to WLOX, an ABC News affiliate, two men are dead while two others are in critical condition. It happened at Highway 43 North in Pearl River County, Miss. According to David Allison, who is a Pearl […]
By Cathy Milne on January 22, 2016
drug cartel, El Chapo, extradition, Mexico
Breaking News, Crime
Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman will be extradited to the United States. According to a report by The Chicago Tribune, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced on Jan. 22, 2016, that the extradition process will be accelerated. Without expressing a specific timetable, Nieto said that his Attorney General’s Office has been directed to move Guzman into […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
Nasarawa
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, World
On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, a new feud erupted between the Fulani herdsmen and Agatu farmers in the village of Odeni Magaji, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Over 30 people have been killed in the renewed hostility. According to Tribune Online, the current Nasarawa State dispute erupted when a Fulani herdsman was killed after passing through a farm and destroying the Agatu farmer’s […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
French Alps, manslaughter, Skiing
Breaking News, Crime, manslaughter, World
CNN has reported Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, a Parisian schoolteacher who took students onto a closed ski slope in the French Alps has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Due to the avalanche that struck and killed three people, two of whom were students under his care. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, Les Deux Alpes ski resort, […]
By Jeanette Smith on December 29, 2015
child pornography
Actors, Crime
Mark Salling, well-known for his role as Noah “Puck” Puckerman, bad boy on the popular television series, Glee, has been arrested for the possession of child pornography. According to US Weekly, he was originally arrested only on the suspicion of possessing child pornography. Time, however, has received confirmation from the Los Angeles Police Department that Salling, […]