Tag: Killing

Life Without Parole Sought for Man Charged With Killing 4

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Prosecutors are seeking life without parole for a man charged in the killing of a woman and her three children. Cohen Bennett Hancz-Barron, 21, of Fort Wayne, who faces four counts of murder, appeared Friday in Allen Superior Court as prosecutors requested the sentence. The bodies of Sarah Nicole Zent, 26; her sons,…


3 Decades Later, Georgia Man Is Charged With Killing Boy, 8

MARIETTA, Ga.—A convicted sex offender has been arrested more than 30 years after an 8-year-old boy was found dead in the woods of an Atlanta suburb. James Michael Coates, 56, faces multiple charges, including murder and aggravated child molestation in the 1988 killing of Joshua Harmon, Roswell police announced Friday. He was taken into custody…


Ex-Colombian Military, Haitian Americans Suspected in Killing of Haitian President

PORT-AU-PRINCE—A heavily armed commando unit that assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moise this week comprised 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, authorities said on Thursday, as the hunt went on for the masterminds of the brazen killing. Moise, 53, was fatally shot early on Wednesday at his home by what officials said was a group of…


Police Say 6 Detained, 7 Suspects Killed in Assassination of Haitian President

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Police say they have arrested four more suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, bringing the total to six detained and seven killed. National Police Director Léon Charles told Radio Metropole Thursday that police are still looking for more of those responsible for the early Wednesday’s raid in which the president was…


Haiti Police Seize More Suspects in President’s Killing

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti’s police seized on Thursday at least two more suspected members of the gang of assassins that killed President Jovenel Moise, following a fierce battle that left bullets strewn in the streets of the capital. Hundreds of residents clamored outside the police station where suspects were being held in Port-au-Prince, shouting “burn them” and setting…


Prosecutors Seek 35-Year Sentence for Gang Member in Killing

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—Federal prosecutors in Maryland are seeking a 35-year prison sentence for a gang member who pleaded guilty to participating in the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times before his body was set on fire. A judge is scheduled to sentence Kevin Alexis Rodriguez-Flores on July…


Man Arrested in Killing of 5 Children, 1 Adult in Oklahoma

MUSKOGEE—Six people, including five young children, were shot to death early Tuesday at a home in Oklahoma, and a 25-year-old man suspected in the killings was taken into custody, police said. Officers responded about 1:30 a.m. to a call of multiple people shot at a home in Muskogee, Police Officer Lynn Hamlin said. Authorities found…


Bus Crash in Western Russia Kills 4, Leaves 11 Injured

An intercity bus veered off a road in western Russia, killing four people and injuring another 11, authorities said Friday. The bus driving from Moscow to Volgograd veered into a ditch and overturned in the Ryazan region, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Moscow. At least four people, including the bus driver, died and…