Virginia

Man arrested for councilwoman’s murder

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The arrest of a Virginia man in connection with the shooting death of New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour has shaken the community of Sayreville, where she tragically lost her life in February. Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old resident of Portsmouth, Virginia, was taken into custody outside a Chesapeake City home on Tuesday. Authorities charged him with first-degree murder and two firearm offenses, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Ciccone acknowledged the profound impact of …

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Body of missing college student found near church, police investigate

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Federal authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Ashanti Billie, a 19-year-old college student who went missing from Virginia last month. Ashanti’s body was discovered behind a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, over 300 miles from where she was last seen in Norfolk on September 18, according to an FBI spokesperson from the Norfolk office. Ashanti, a student at the Art Institute of Virginia Beach, was last seen on her way to work …

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Mother killed in shootout between police and her ex-boyfriend who allegedly abducted her

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Tragedy struck on a New York mother’s 34th birthday when she was killed during a shootout between her alleged abductor and the police. Tatiana David, from Ithaca, NY, was reportedly abducted from her home on Wednesday morning and forced into a white SUV. New York State Police identified the alleged abductor as Michael Davis, David’s ex-boyfriend, with whom she shared a 4-year-old child. On Wednesday evening, as the suspect vehicle crossed into Virginia via I-95, …

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

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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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Mom Found Guilty of Murdering Her Daughters in Revenge Plot Against Ex-Husband

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A 37-year-old Virginia woman, Veronica Youngblood, has been convicted of murdering her two daughters, 15-year-old Sharon Castro and 5-year-old Brooklynn Youngblood, in a harrowing act of revenge against her ex-husband. Prosecutors argued that Youngblood committed the murders to retaliate against her ex-husband’s plans to move away with their youngest daughter. Although Youngblood confessed to the killings that took place on August 5, 2018, she pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury, however, remained …

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Officer fired following fatal shooting of shoplifting suspect

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On February 22nd, the Fairfax County Police Department released a statement announcing the dismissal of Sgt. Wesley Shifflett for the fatal shooting of Timothy McCree Johnson outside Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. The incident took place after Johnson allegedly stole two pairs of sunglasses from a Nordstrom store, with police body camera footage showing a two minute long night chase that transpired from the mall, through a parking garage, and across a street before ending …

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Prisoners use toothbrushes to escape and make IHOP run

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On Monday night, two inmates of the Newport News Jail Annex in Virginia made an improbable and daring escape from their cells. John M. Garza, 37, and Arley V. Nemo, 43, succeeded in breaching what authorities discovered was a “construction design weakness” in the wall, using nothing but heightened resourcefulness and a few crude tools fashioned from a toothbrush and a metal object. Having climbed the wall, Garza and Nemo fled the compound and were …

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16-year-old robbed and killed by other minors

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Police from Chesterfield County have announced that four youths have been charged with second-degree murder, robbery and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, in regards to the death of Tyce J. Lewis from Midlothian. The names of the juveniles have not been released. Lewis, who was 16-years-old, was shot last Tuesday and died shortly afterwards at a Richmond hospital. Investigations have indicated that the shooting took place at a Richmond-area neighborhood’s intersection. …

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Suspect Accused Of Triple-Homicide Used To Be A Police Officer

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On Nov. 26, deputies spotted Austin Edwards driving a red Kia Soul south on Highway 247. Aircraft followed Edwards until SWAT units could get in place. Edwards was accused of murdering three adult victims, as well as kidnapping a teenage girl. The teen girl was not harmed during the pursuit of the suspect. She was placed into protective custody of the Riverside County Department of Public and Social Services. Authorities say Edwards met the female teenager …

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Negligent Homicide-Suicide. Toddler Dies; Father Takes His Own Life

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Father Commits Suicide After He Allegedly Left Son In Hot Car On Tuesday, the temperature in Midlothian, Virginia, was around 81 degrees Fahrenheit.  Chesterfield County police received a call about an 18-month-old boy left in an unattended vehicle and found the child’s body in that vehicle and the father dead outside his home. Children can suffer heatstroke when their body temperature reaches 104 degrees. Investigation revealed that the father left the child in the car …

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