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In Missouri, a woman has been charged with killing two men she believed were carjackers who took her SUV. Damesha Coleman, 35, was charged on Thursday with two counts of murder, one count of assault, and three counts of armed criminal action for killing Joseph Farrar, 49, and Darius Jackson, 19. Around 10:30 pm, police found both men dead at the gas station located at North Broadway and Riverview with gunshot wounds to the torsos. …
A Texas woman visiting her family for the holidays was fatally shot on a San Antonio highway. Police have no idea who killed her or what the killer’s motive was. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Rayne Rice Silva, 27, was shot in a drive-by shooting by an unknown assailant on Interstate 10 on Saturday. An ambulance took her to a hospital in critical condition, but she passed away Monday from the injuries she experienced …
According to authorities, a woman in Pennsylvania plotted to kill her ex-husband’s new wife. The accused, Marilyn Zhou, 56, of Chadds Ford, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count of third-degree money laundering. She was searching for someone to kill her when she was arrested. On Sunday, she told an undercover cop she wanted the new wife killed, prosecutors said. She also wanted her 13-year-old daughter killed in case she was …
A hunter was fatally shot in a Michigan state park during the 2018 deer season, allegedly by two men who have been charged with murder. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thomas Olson and Robert Rodway were arraigned Thursday on charges of felony murder and using a firearm during a crime. The body of Chong Moua Yang was found in the Rose Lake State Wildlife Area, northeast of Lansing, on Nov. 16, 2018. The family …
Several cars were involved in a massive pileup on the Ohio Turnpike Friday afternoon, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Troopers on the scene reported three fatalities and multiple injuries. Several counties are participating in the rescue operations. The parties involved in the crash are being transported by bus to a local facility to stay warm. According to OSHP, weather was a factor in the crash. Authorities advise avoiding travel because blowing snow can …
An accused mass shooter who wounded ten people on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn told his lawyers last week that he would like to plead guilty to all charges against him, including terrorism. The attorneys for Frank James, 63, wrote Wednesday that he plans to plead guilty the first week of January. No explanation was given for why he’s choosing to admit guilt. James has been held in a Brooklyn federal jail since his …
After their 2-year-old son was found living in “squalid conditions” in their car, a couple in the Florida Keys is under arrest. During a traffic stop, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Zachary Sousa Engren, 22, and Jillian Larae Meyers, 20, were arrested after police found a young child in a car filled with trash, reptiles and insects in various boxes in the trunk, and cockroaches crawling on him or her. In addition to smelling …
A Kurdish cultural center was attacked and members of the local community were shot. Investigations are being conducted into a possible racist motive. The suspect, aged 69, was arrested quickly and was also released from prison recently. In the aftermath of the attack, police clashed with a group gathered at the scene of the shooting. CDF-K, the organization that runs the Strasbourg-Saint Denis center in the 10th district of Paris, condemned the attack in a …
Wednesday night, authorities shot and killed an Arkansas woman who held a Mississippi Walmart worker hostage. Several videos posted online show the hostage situation at a Walmart in Richland. The suspect appeared to be holding a terrified female employee at gunpoint. Corlunda McGinister, 21, of West Helena, Arkansas, was identified as the suspect. According to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the shooting took place around 5:45 p.m. “We will not comment further at this time …
During an apparent carjacking at a local gas station on Tuesday, a 54-year-old Maryland man was shot and killed. Around 11 p.m. on Dec. 19, officers arrived at a gas station in Largo, Md., to find Lee Alexander Thomas suffering from gunshot wounds. Thomas was transported to an area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a few hours later, the police statement says. Thomas was believed to have been killed during this carjacking, although …