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FBI Rescues Hostages in North Houston

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On Thursday morning, federal and local law enforcement officials collaborated in a multiday operation in north Houston. Their mission was to safely rescue a group of hostages, with one person fatally shot during the rescue – no FBI agents were injured and all hostages were safely recovered. Despite the seriousness of the incident, the public remains safeguarded and is not faced with any safety threat. The number of hostages and the cause of the shooting …

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Man guilty in the murder of five women

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On Friday, Zephen Xaver, a 25-year-old Florida man, entered a guilty plea to five counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of five women at a small-town bank branch in Sebring, Florida. Xaver had previously pleaded not guilty, but now faces either life in prison or a death sentence during the penalty phase, which is set to begin in January 2024. Xaver admitted to shooting four employees of the SunTrust Bank branch and one …

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