murder
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Okla. Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Charged With Manslaughter
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer involved in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter, NPR reports. On Friday, Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher on a Tulsa highway after his car broke down. Video of the shooting showed Crutcher raising his hands as he walked to his vehicle,…
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Watch: Did a Former St. Louis Cop Plant a Gun on a Suspect After Fatal Shooting?
A former St. Louis police officer is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2011 fatal shooting of a driver authorities said was believed to have been involved in a drug deal. New video of the incident, obtained by several news outlets, appears to show the officer pointing a personal weapon at the driver and then,…
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Pregnant Woman Killed in Chicago; Baby Survives
Parasha Beard, 19, was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on Sunday, CBS News reports. According to CBS News, Beard and a man were sitting in a parked car when another vehicle drove up next to them and opened fire. The man with Beard was also shot and critically wounded. They were both…
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Ore. Man Accused of Intentionally Running Over Black Teen Faces Hate Crime Charges
An Oregon man and his girlfriend are now facing new hate crime charges after they allegedly intentionally ran over a black teen, killing him, following an altercation in a convenience store parking lot, the Associated Press reports. Russell Courtier, 38, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of first- and second-degree intimidation in the death of…
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NC Police Searching for Man Who Allegedly Shot Police Officer
Officer Tim Brackeen of the Shelby, N.C., Police Department was shot early Saturday and later died Monday morning from his injuries. Police suspect that Irving Fenner Jr., 23, is the man behind the shooting, and cops are now searching for the North Carolina man, USA Today reports. “I saw this man shoot this cop and…
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16-Year-Old Girl Found Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Stabbing Death of Another Teen
A 16-year-old girl was found guilty of second-degree murder Monday in the stabbing death of an older teen during a fight at a Southeast Washington, D.C., bus stop, the Washington Post reports. On the morning of March 22, a fight broke out between the 16-year-old and 18-year-old Amanjanea Whitley. The teens had reportedly had another…
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Accused J'Ouvert Shooter Indicted on 2nd-Degree Murder Charges
The 20-year-old suspect in the J’Ouvert morning shooting death of Tiarah Poyau was indicted Monday on charges of second-degree murder, the New York Post reports. According to the report, Reginald Moise did not appear before Supreme Court Judge John Hecht for the hearing in Brooklyn, N.Y. Last week at the festivities, Moise allegedly drunkenly shot Poyau…
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Md. Woman Pleads Guilty to Killing Her 2 Youngest Children
On Monday, Zakieya Avery, 31, admitted in a Montgomery County, Md., courtroom that she killed her two youngest children during what she thought was an exorcism. She also admitted to attempting to kill her two other children, according to the Washington Post. Self-described as the “demon assassin,” Avery, along with her roommate, Monifa Sanford, 24,…
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Man Faces 20 to Life in Fatal Beating of Child With Belt
Darrell A. Reynolds, 29, appeared Thursday in Macon County Circuit Court in Illinois, where he was arraigned on charges he beat his 4-year-old daughter to death with a belt, CBS News reports. Reynolds, of Decatur, Ill., had been giving his daughter beatings for some two years, authorities say. On Aug. 31, paramedics arrived at the Reynolds home…
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Man Who Confessed to Shooting Ex-Wife on Facebook Live Found Dead in SC Motel
A man wanted for a shooting incident that killed his 15-year-old son and critically injured his ex-wife was found dead in a South Carolina motel room, North Carolina police say, according to CBS News. Authorities were searching for Earl Valentine, who confessed to the deadly shooting on Facebook Live. Norlina, N.C., Police Chief Taylor Bartholomew told…