Category: Crime and Incidents

Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder in Seattle’s CHOP Zone

The man convicted of shooting and killing 19-year-old Lorenzo Anderson on the edge of Seattle’s notorious protest zone in June 2020 was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday. Marcel Long, now 20, was arrested last July in Des Moines, Washington, after being wanted by authorities for more than a year over the killing…


Baltimore Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 28 Injured Over July 4th Weekend: Officials

Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday, killing two people, wounding 28, and leaving an extensive crime scene that marred the Fourth of July holiday weekend, police said. Three of the wounded were in critical condition. Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters there were a total of 30 victims…


Police on Scene at Shooting in Baltimore, Multiple Deaths Reported

BALTIMORE—Emergency personnel and the acting police commissioner were at the scene of a shooting in Baltimore early Sunday morning, police said. The Baltimore Police Department confirmed there has been a shooting in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue. The number of victims was not immediately provided. Acting Commissioner Richard Worley was at the scene of…


Baltimore Shooting Kills 2, Injures 28, Including 3 Critically: Police

BALTIMORE—Two people were killed and 28 victims were wounded in a shooting, including three people who are in critical condition, police said. Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley confirmed the number of dead and injured during a press conference at the scene. The shooting took place in the 800 block of Gretna Avenue early…


Baltimore Block Party Shooting Leaves 2 Dead and 28 Injured, Including 3 Critically Hurt: Police

BALTIMORE—Two people were killed and 28 were wounded when gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore Sunday morning, including three who are in critical condition, police said. Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard Worley told reporters there were a total of 30 victims during a press conference at the scene. The shooting took place…


New Mexico Prosecutors: Man Accused in Deadly Movie Theater Shooting Is a Danger to the Community

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A man accused in a deadly movie theater shooting in New Mexico’s largest city is a danger to the community and should be held pending trial, prosecutors said in a motion filed Thursday. They outlined their arguments for keeping Enrique Padilla jailed as the 19-year-old made his first court appearance on charges that include…


Recovering the Titan 12,500 Feet Underwater Was Dangerous, Complex, Emotional

EAST AURORA, N.Y.—When Edward Cassano and his colleagues arrived in the remote stretch of ocean where the Titan submersible had gone missing, they quickly learned that they would have to do what other deep-sea experts had already tried unsuccessfully: to find the lost sub in some of the most forbidding depths of the North Atlantic….


Georgia Police Arrest Mother of 7-Year-Old Girl Whose Body Was Found Decaying in Closet

ATLANTA—Police in Georgia have arrested the mother of a 7-year-old girl whose body was found decaying in the closet of a vacant apartment. Alondra Hobbs, 27, was charged with felony murder and cruelty in the second degree, DeKalb County police said on Facebook. It was not immediately clear whether she had an attorney. A police…


Teen Sentenced to at Least 16 Years in Prison for Brutal Attack on Teacher in Nevada

A teenager was sentenced to 16 to 40 years in Nevada state prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in April to various charges following a plea deal that avoided trial for having brutally attacked a high school teacher in 2022. Jonathan Martinez Garcia was 16 when he carried out the brutal after-school attack on…


Driver Who Triggered Deadly Arizona Freeway Collision Had Just Been on TikTok, Officials Say

CHANDLER, Ariz.—A tractor-trailer driver was on the social media app TikTok just before causing a Phoenix-area freeway collision that killed five people, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced in a news release that 36-year-old Danny G. Tiner was arrested at his home Thursday on multiple charges related to the January crash, including…