Category: Killing

South Dakota Man Charged With Killing 3, Wounding 2 Others

SCOTLAND, S.D.—A South Dakota man has been charged with murder and other counts for allegedly gunning down his ex-girlfriend, her father, and another woman and wounding his ex-girlfriend’s mother and a young child. Francis Lange, 42, made an initial appearance Wednesday in Bon Homme County Circuit Court. He faces six charges—three counts of first-degree murder,…


Man Convicted of Killing Officer Who Tried to Arrest Him

ORLANDO, Fla.—A Florida man was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Orlando police officer who was trying to arrest him outside a Walmart store for the earlier slaying of his pregnant former girlfriend. Markeith Loyd was convicted of killing Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton on Jan. 9, 2017 as…


3 Arrested in Killing of 19-Year-Old Woman Following Party

FAIRFIELD, Calif.—Three people, including an active duty Air Force member, have been arrested in the killing of a 19-year-old woman who was last seen leaving a Halloween party over the weekend in Northern California, police said. Leilani Beauchamp, of Carmel, was seen leaving a party Saturday in Sacramento with two Air Force members who share…


Texas Nurse Convicted of Killing 4 Men With Air Injections

TYLER, Texas—A Texas nurse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder in the deaths of four patients who died after prosecutors say he injected them with air following heart surgeries. The Smith County jury deliberated for about an hour before finding William George Davis, of Hallsville, guilty of capital murder involving multiple victims. Prosecutors planned to…


Norway Bow-and-Arrow Attack Suspect Transferred to Health Services

KONGSBERG, Norway—A man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrow and other weapons in Norway was in the care of health professionals on Friday, police said. Investigators have named the suspect as Espen Andersen Braathen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen who has lived for most of his life in Kongsberg, where the attacks…


Woman Charged With Killing 3 Young Girls in New Zealand

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A 40-year-old woman was charged Friday with killing three young girls in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Police did not immediately identify the woman but the Stuff news agency said she was the girls’ mother, Lauren Dickason, a doctor who had just moved to New Zealand from South Africa along with…


Tanzania Says 3 Dead in Gun Battle Near French Embassy

DODOMA, Tanzania—Police in Tanzania say three people, including two police officers, have been shot dead in a confrontation near the French Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Inspector general of police Simon Sirro told reporters that the armed man was a foreigner and police believe he was from Somalia. Sirro also warned that the attack could…


Gunman Kills Four in Attack Near French Embassy in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM—A gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, before being shot dead while holed up in a guardhouse at the French embassy’s gate. Videos on the internet, apparently filmed by onlookers from buildings across…


Judge Rejects Charges for Hawaii Officers in Teen’s Killing

HONOLULU—A Hawaii judge on Wednesday rejected murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in the fatal shooting of a teenager, preventing the case from going to trial. District Court Judge William Domingo, in a ruling from the bench, said there was no probable cause that the officers committed the crimes they were…


Frail-Looking Robert Durst Denies Killing Best Friend

LOS ANGELES—A frail-looking Robert Durst struggled to hear his attorney as he took the stand at his murder trial—in a wheelchair, not a witness chair—and denied killing his best friend two decades ago. Durst, 78, looked extremely feeble and strained to speak Monday as his attorney, Dick DeGuerin, took the risky move of calling a…