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  • Black Volunteer Firefighter's Home Engulfed in Flames 2 days After Receiving Racist, Threatening Note 

    A North Tonawanda, N.Y., volunteer firefighter who was threatened by a racist letter found in his mailbox Monday lost everything in a fire at his home Wednesday morning, WGRZ reports. Kenneth Walker and his family are safe, but two cats died in the fire damage, and the family lost all their possessions. According to the…

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  • NYC Mom Charged With Homicide After 2 Toddlers Die in Fire 

    A Bronx, N.Y., mother whose two toddlers died in a fire after she left them home alone to go across the street to do laundry has been charged, the New York Post reports. According to the report, 27-year-old Haya Konte turned herself in after she was charged Tuesday morning with criminally negligent homicide and acting…

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  • NYC Mom Indicted After Toddler Dies in Fire

    A Brooklyn, N.Y., mother has been indicted on multiple charges by a grand jury after her 2-year-old daughter died in an apartment fire while she was out working, the New York Post reports. Leila Aquino, 20, will now face charges of criminally negligent homicide, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child in the…

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  • Calif. Father, Accused of Setting House Fire That Killed 5-Year-Old Son, Surrenders to Police

    A California father who is accused of purposely setting fire to his house—and  ultimately killing his 5-year-old son as a result—turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. Darrylone Shuemake Sr. reportedly called the Richmond, Calif., Police Department on Wednesday morning, telling them his location and adding that he wanted to surrender, Vallejo,…

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