YouTuber shot in the stomach while filming a prank video at the mall

A 21-year-old YouTube content creator, Tanner Cook, was left critically injured after being shot during a prank video recording at Dulles Town Center mall in Virginia. The incident took place in the food court, where Cook was filming a practical joke for his YouTube channel, Classified Goons. He sustained serious injuries to his stomach and liver and was admitted to the intensive care unit. The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Alan Colie. After being arrested, …

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Infant found dead in gas station

On Sunday morning, a tragic event occurred in Houston, Texas. A customer at a gas station discovered an infant girl dead in the restroom. The Houston Police Department reported that a Hispanic female had entered the restroom around 4:25 a.m. and left fifteen minutes later. The customer who found the infant girl a few hours later called 911, and paramedics with the Houston Fire Department responded to the scene. However, the police reported that the …

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Anti-war activist detained for alleged assassination of pro-Putin blogger using hidden explosive device

A Russian anti-war activist, Daria Trepova, has been apprehended by authorities for her alleged involvement in the assassination of pro-Putin blogger Maxim Fomin. Fomin was also known by the pseudonym Vladlen Tatarsky. The incident, which took place in a St. Petersburg café, was labeled a “terrorist act” by the Russion government. Tatarsky was speaking at a political discussion at Street Food Bar No. 1 when the explosion occurred, killing him and injuring over 30 people. …

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Man arrested for ‘revenge’ killing

On March 28, Michelle E. Luna, 52, was discovered mortally wounded at her Nampa, Idaho home. Numerous stab wounds to her body led to her death at the scene declared by the Nampa police department. Jesus R. Urrutia, 39, was identified as the suspect in the murder and charged with first-degree homicide. A day later, Nampa police were again on a stabbing murder scene at a gas station. This call reported of a second victim, …

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Six people shot in Oklahoma City bar

The tragedy that struck the Whiskey Barrel Saloon in Oklahoma City on Saturday night sent shockwaves throughout Oklahoma when police confirmed that three people had died, with three more injured as a result of the shooting. At 9 p.m., tragedy seemed to unfold at the popular southwestern Oklahoma City bar, as three deaths were declared with one of the injured victims suffering from critical injuries and the other two with non-life-threatening injuries. Despite police efforts …

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Teenage Burger King employee arrested after shooting customer in sauce dispute

A 16-year-old Burger King employee was taken into custody after allegedly shooting a customer with the customer’s own gun during a dispute over sauce. The incident occurred last week at a Burger King location on Fairview Road in Ellenwood. The customer, who had ordered from the drive-through, discovered unwanted sauce on his sandwich and entered the restaurant to confront the staff, resulting in a heated argument and ultimately a shooting. Witnesses reported that the customer …

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Woman plunges over cliff in Arizona

Coconino National Forest, near Camp Verde, Arizona, became a scene of tragedy on Monday when Jennifer Petri, a 44-year old, plunged off a 20-foot high precipice referred to as “The Bluffs”. In response to the call for help, a team of search and rescue volunteers, fire department crew and the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, along with a Department of Public Safety helicopter were all deployed. Eventually, the helicopter crew was able to scour the steep, …

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Illinois Department of Child and Family Services placed a trafficking victim with a three-time felon and alleged pimp

In a situation highlighting the need for strong and thorough child safeguarding procedures, a scandal involving the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has come to light. DCFS recently placed a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim in the care of Erick Johnson, a three-time convicted felon accused of forcing her into prostitution. Approved to act as the minor’s ‘fictive kin’ counselor, Johnson did not have to go through official authorization, yet still received a …

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Deadly shooting at Los Angeles grocery store leaves one dead, three injured

On Saturday, a fatal shooting occurred in the parking lot of a bustling shopping center in Los Angeles, resulting in one death and three injuries. The incident took place near a Trader Joe’s in the West Hills neighborhood, at the intersection of Fallbrook Avenue and Vanowen Street. The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed that four individuals were shot during the incident. A 45-year-old man tragically lost his life at the scene. The three other victims– …

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A severe storm system leaves a trail of devastation across the south and midwest

A deadly storm system ripped through the South and Midwest on Friday, killing 21 people and leaving behind destruction in multiple states. Tennessee’s McNairy County and Huntsville, Alabama reported seven and one deaths respectively, while four people were killed in Wynne, Arkansas. Sullivan County, Indiana reported three fatalities, one in both North Little Rock and Pontotoc County, Mississippi and three in Crawford County, Illinois. Belvidere, Illinois saw the most casualties with a 50-year-old man dead …

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