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2 Suspects Charged in Death of Tenn. Teen Who Protected Friends From Gunfire
Two suspects have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Zaevion William Dobson, a Tennessee high schooler who jumped on top of his friends and shielded them from gunfire, saving their lives, CNN reports. Christopher Bassett and Richard Williams both face multiple other charges, including the attempted murder of eight other people, and…
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Mom Turns in Son Accused of Public Masturbation on NYC Train in Viral Video, Police Say
An accused public masturbator who was seen on video being shamed off a New York City No. 2 subway train after allegedly touching himself was turned in to police by his mother, NYPD officials say, DNAinfo reports. According to the report, the suspect, identified as 23-year-old Kevin Cuffe, was turned in to the police three…
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Autopsy Reports in-Custody Death of Mich. Man as Accidental
On Wednesday the Kalamazoo, Mich., Public Safety Department released an update of its investigation into the death of James Dunigan, who died in custody 90 minutes after being arrested in the emergency room at Bronson Methodist Hospital, WWMT reports. Dunigan had been admitted to the ER at 2:13 a.m. for treatment of chest pains. According to…
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Kan. Woman Receives Racist Letter: 'This Neighborhood Does Not Need Any Blacks In It'
Nancy Wirths received an anonymous, racist letter Monday stating that black people were not welcome in her Wichita, Kan., neighborhood, KSN.com reports. Wirths says that the handwritten letter was an attack on her and her biracial family—six of her nine grandchildren are African American. “I look over my shoulder. I watch. The kids aren’t allowed…
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Ga. Man Who Threw Boiling Water on Gay Couple Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison
A Georgia judge sentenced a man to 40 years in prison Wednesday after he threw scalding water on a gay couple sleeping in an apartment, leaving them with severe burns, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, jurors only deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding 48-year-old Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of…
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Army Reservist Who Killed 5 Dallas Officers Showed PTSD Symptoms: Documents
Micah Johnson, the Army reservist who shot and killed five Dallas police officers in an ambush last month, showed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after returning to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2014, the Associated Press reports. According to the newly released documents from the Veterans Health Administration, Johnson sought treatment for anxiety, depression and…
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High School Alumni Raise Money to Create Scholarship in Philando Castile's Name
Alumni from Central High School in St. Paul, Minn., banded together over the weekend to host a fundraiser in order to raise money for a scholarship meant to honor Philando Castile, the Star Tribune reports. According to the report, more than 500 attended Sunday’s event—which included music, food and kids’ activities—at the St. Paul’s Dunning Recreation…
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Mother of Boy Who Cried 'Affluenza' Released From Home Confinement
The mother of Ethan Couch, the young man who killed four people in a drunken driving accident and blamed it on “affluenza,” was released from home confinement after being charged with hindering apprehension of a felon and money laundering, the Associated Press reports. Tonya Couch fled with her son to Mexico when a video surfaced of…
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NJ Man Told 2-Year-Old to Put Up His Fists Before Punching Him to Death: Report
A New Jersey man has been arraigned on murder charges after allegedly punching his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son to death, CBS Philadelphia reports. According to the report, 24-year-old Zachary Tricoche got into a fight with his girlfriend because she didn’t buy groceries he liked. During the fight the little boy, identified as Jamil Baskerville Jr., reportedly…