Violence

Teenage Wendy’s employee shot by customer over incorrect drink size

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A teenage employee at a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant in Lynn, Massachusetts, was shot in the shoulder after an altercation with a customer who received the wrong-sized drink. The incident occurred at the restaurant’s drive-thru on Tuesday, as reported by WLWT. The police were called to the scene just before 6 pm. The 16-year-old employee was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Videos circulating on social media show broken glass at the drive-thru window …

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Violence Erupts at Georgia’s ‘Cop City’ Protest

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Nearly three dozen people have been apprehended by police following a demonstration that descended into chaos at the “Cop City” site in DeKalb County. Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum described the attack as “very violent” at a midnight news conference, noting that multiple pieces of construction equipment had been ignited and that projectiles, including chunks of rock, Molotov cocktails, and fireworks were thrown at officers. Fortunately, no law enforcement personnel were hurt, as other police …

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Police Kill Man Who Was Caught Swinging At Nearby Shoppers With an Axe

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Deputies in Compton responded to a call on November 3, 2022, reporting a person with an axe trying to harm patrons at a business on South Santa Fe Avenue. The suspect, identified as 46-year-old Ramiro Lozano, was seen walking north from the business with the axe still in hand. As deputies searched for Lozano, he made his way to the Compton Towne Center Plaza, running along the southside of a business with the hatchet in …

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Arizona man allegedly beat his girlfriend causing her death

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On January 23rd, the Chandler Police Department in Arizona apprehended Jesus Gonzalez, a 23-year-old man from Chandler, on a charge of second-degree homicide. This stemmed from an incident on December 3rd, when police were called to West Lemon Tree in Chandler in response to reports of an individual not breathing. When they arrived, they found the body of a 23-year-old woman. An initial inquiry indicated that Gonzalez, the victim’s boyfriend, was aware of the woman’s …

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Two separate shootings in Tuscaloosa kill two on New Year’s Eve

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The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating two separate murders that occurred over the New Year weekend. The first shooting took place on Saturday night in the 700 block of 33rd Street East at Hodo Haven apartments, where a 16-year-old juvenile was found dead. A juvenile suspect was located and charged with one count of murder. The second shooting occurred on Sunday morning at the Brookhaven Apartments, where a 26-year-old man was found shot to …

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Subway Terrorist Pleads Guilty To Deadly Attack

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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 …

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Man Shoots His Ex-Girlfriend In the Head While She Was Asleep

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A man lured his ex-girlfriend’s uncle out of her apartment before shooting her in the head while she slept on Thursday. Multiple reports indicate that he then shot and killed himself. According to Houston police, Milton Wayne Cole, 40, killed Ja’Dee Turner, 32, in the early morning hours of Dec. 15. Turner’s uncle, who also lived at the residence, was lured outside by Cole’s text message. Cole asked him to meet at the front gate …

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A Violent Weekend In Philadelphia. Twenty People Shot.

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A 12-year-old boy died and nine people were injured in a mass shooting over the weekend as gun violence surged once again across Philadelphia. The violent weekend started with a double shooting overnight Friday in the 2600 block of North Bancroft Street, left two men wounded, one in critical condition, the other in stable condition. In North Philadelphia, a 41-year-old man was killed after being shot six times. Police have detained a suspect. Several minutes …

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Eight Police Officers Killed In Anti-Government Riots

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Eight police officers and two-dozen civilians were killed during violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, the country’s youth minister said. The officers, six men and two women, were “brutalized” and killed in the area where the protests held on Wednesday, youth minister Mohamed Orman Bangura said. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the capital Freetown on Wednesday, protesting inflation and the rising cost of living in the West African country. The protests grew …

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