Manhunt underway after Walmart murder

FORT WAYNE, IN – Indiana police have identified a suspect in a deadly shooting incident that took place in a Walmart parking lot in Fort Wayne. The suspect, Micah Nunn, 20, is considered “armed and dangerous” and is currently wanted for murder. Nunn, a Black male standing approximately 6-feet 2-inches tall and weighing around 240 pounds, is described as having black hair and brown eyes. The shooting incident occurred around 11:40 a.m. on Thursday at …

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Deadly tornadoes leave 3 killed, 19 injured

OHIO AND INDIANA, US – At least three fatalities have been confirmed following severe storms and suspected tornadoes that ravaged parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana on Thursday night. Intense storms brought high-speed winds and potential tornadoes, triggering tornado warnings in Ohio that started at approximately 8:30 p.m. and lasted to around 10:15 p.m. The tragic casualties occurred in Ohio’s Logan County. Reports of a “mass casualty event” relayed the heavy toll of the storms, …

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Mom mysteriously dies mid-flight while returning home from vacation

INDIANA – A family vacation ended in tragedy for an Indiana mother on a return flight from the Dominican Republic. Family and friends expressed their shock and sorrow after Stefanie Smith’s sudden death aboard an American Airlines aircraft on Feb. 28. According to the police in Turks and Caicos, where an emergency landing was undertaken, the 41-year-old Smith abruptly fell ill mid-flight. Upon landing, she was rushed to a hospital but sadly did not survive. …

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Driver dies after crashing U-Haul into river

HAMMOND, IN – A dramatic chase involving a stolen U-Haul truck concluded tragically when the vehicle plunged into the Little Calumet River. The driver perished when he attempted, but failed, to swim away from the sunken truck. At about 4:10 a.m. on Wednesday, Hammond Police Department were alerted by their license plate reader system to the presence of a stolen U-Haul truck in the city. Officers immediately responded to the reported location- 136th Street and …

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A mother and three children were shot and their house burned

MADISON, IN – A horrifying scene unfolded in a quiet corner of southeastern Indiana on Tuesday. A mother and her three young children were found lifeless in their burning home, each bearing gunshot wounds, as revealed by law enforcement officials. The victims, identified as Naomi Briner, 35, and her children, Adelia, 12, Leland, 8, and Iyla, 6, were discovered by firefighters who responded to the inferno around 4 p.m. The family’s home, nestled on the …

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Body discovered in case of missing teen girl

ARLINGTON, IN – In a shocking turn of events, an Indiana man, Patrick Scott, has been slapped with murder charges in connection with the unexplained disappearance of his 17-year-old neighbor, Valerie Tindall. Tindall, who was last seen alive on June 7, had told her parents of her plans to work for Scott, who ran a local lawn mowing business. Cadaver-sniffing dogs led the police to human remains buried near Scott’s property, hinting at a grim …

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Indiana man charged with murdering his wife in front of their kids, claims self-defense

DEARBORN, IN – Following a brutal shooting incident, a man in Indiana has been arrested and charged with murder, illegal use of a firearm during a felony offense, and two counts of child neglect. Mohammed Mondal, 45, is currently held without bond at Dearborn Law Enforcement Center, as per Dearborn County Circuit Court records. According to a probable cause affidavit, Mondal first reported to the 911 dispatcher that he “accidentally shot his wife.” But he …

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19-year-old killed in shootout with police

UNION CITY, IN – In a sorrowful twist of events in Union City, Brayden Barnhouse, a 19-year-old resident, lost his life in a confrontation with the local sheriff’s deputies. Originally dispatched in response to a drug overdose involving Barnhouse, the situation quickly spiraled. Upon their arrival, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Deputies were told by family members that Brayden, despite the overdose report, had departed the home. A short search ensued, and Barnhouse was soon found …

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Three people shot at car show

EAST CHICAGO, IN – A car show in East Chicago, Indiana, turned violent on Sunday afternoon when a shooting erupted, leaving three people injured, local law enforcement reported. The incident took place around 3:45 p.m. at the “Stunna Jam Custom Car Show and Sound Competition” held at Jeorse Park Beach, located along the shores of Lake Michigan. Police were initially alerted to a disturbance near the Ameristar Casino East Chicago, but were later informed that …

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A woman drowned her kids in a bathtub after ‘a voice told her to do it’

LAWRENCE, IN – In a shocking confession, Brittany Danielle Medina, a 33-year-old Indiana resident, admitted to law enforcement that she drowned her two children. This chilling act came after she consumed drugs and claimed to hear voices instructing her to “send her children to heaven.” Court documents indicate that Medina voluntarily walked into the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday and confessed to the crime. Medina revealed to the deputies that she had ingested Xanax, …

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