EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…
A Woman Fatally Shot an Uber Driver. Police Say She Wrongly Thought She Was Being Kidnapped
Woman Fatally Shoots Uber Driver After Mistaking Being Kidnapped: Police
EL PASO, Texas—A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico, according to police. Phoebe Copas remained jailed Sunday in El Paso, Texas, after being charged with murder last week in the death of 52-year-old Daniel Piedra Garcia. Court…
2 People Died and 12 Were Hurt in a Shooting at a Street Party That Was Promoted on Social Media
SAGINAW, Mich.—A 51-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were slain and a dozen others wounded during a shooting at a large street party in Michigan that was promoted on social media. The shooting occurred around midnight Saturday in Saginaw, about 102 miles (164 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, state police said. Police initially said about 200…
Regulators Say No Sign of Threat From Hazardous Railroad Cargo That Plunged Into Yellowstone River
COLUMBUS, Mont.—Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train cars carrying hazardous materials fell into the waterway following a bridge collapse did not indicate any threat to the public, state and federal officials said Sunday. The seven mangled cars that carried hot asphalt and molten sulfur remained…
Florida Man and Stepson Die After Hiking in Extreme Heat in Big Bend Park in Texas
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas—A Florida man and his 14-year-old stepson died after hiking in extreme heat at Big Bend National Park in West Texas, according to officials. The 31-year-old man had been hiking the Marufo Vega Trail on Friday with his two stepsons, ages 14 and 21. Temperatures at the time were 119 degrees…
Border Patrol Releases Bodycam Footage of Fatal Nighttime Shooting of Arizona Man
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on June 22 released body camera footage of the fatal nighttime shooting of Ray Mattia outside his Tohono O’odham Nation home in Arizona on May 18. Ten Border Patrol agents captured the incident on their body-worn cameras, most of which was withheld from the public by CBP, pending an…
At Least 3 Dead and 5 Injured at Early Morning Shootings in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are thought to be injured, police in Missouri said while investigating two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the intersection of 57th Street and Prospect Avenue just after…
Remains Found in California Mountains Where Actor Julian Sands Went Missing
Hikers have found human remains in Southern California’s Mount Baldy wilderness, the mountainous area where British-born film actor Julian Sands went missing in January, local authorities said late on Saturday. The hikers contacted Fontana Station officials at about 10 a.m. on Saturday to report the discovery of the body, which was taken to the coroner’s…
Montana Republicans Report Letters With Mysterious Powder After Similar Mailings in 2 Other States
Republican lawmakers in Montana are sharing that they received letters with white powder as federal agents investigate mysterious substances similarly mailed to GOP officials in two other states. In a Friday night tweet, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte said he has received “disturbing” reports of anonymous threats sent to legislators. The Montana attorney general posted on…
2 Dead, 15 Injured After Shooting at Crowded Street Party in Michigan
Two people have died and at least 15 are injured after a shooting at a large street party in Saginaw, Michigan, police said on Saturday. The deceased victims were a 19-year-old man and a 51-year-old woman, police said in a news release. The 15 surviving victims have been sent to local hospitals for treatment. There is…
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