ST. LOUIS—A 70-year-old Missouri man is facing charges in the beating death of his disabled sister—a crime police said the man carried out because he was frustrated about having to care for her. Medics and officers were called to a home Sunday in an unincorporated part of St. Louis County by Anthony Sokolich, who said…
Police: Woman Killed Man Who Fired Rifle Into Party Crowd
CHARLESTON, W.Va.—A woman in West Virginia fatally shot a man who began firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd of people that had gathered for a party, authorities said. Dennis Butler, 37, was killed Wednesday night after he pulled out the rifle and began shooting at dozens of people attending the birthday-graduation party outside an…
Journalist Killed in Mexico Was Threatened in Recent Weeks
The director of an online news site in southeast Mexico had been threatened in recent weeks over her journalism before being killed with a colleague, her brother said Tuesday. Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi and Sheila Johana García Olivera, the director and a reporter, respectively, of the online news site El Veraz in Cosoleacaque were shot Monday…
Former NBA, Michigan State Star Adreian Payne Shot, Killed
ORLANDO, Fla.—Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a shooting at 1:34 a.m. Monday when Payne was identified and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Lawrence Dority, 29, was present at…
Israel Arrests Palestinian Attackers Who Killed Guard
JERUSALEM—The Israeli military on Saturday said it has arrested a pair of Palestinian assailants who allegedly shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, in what the Israeli military described as an attack by “terrorists.” The detention followed a manhunt that was launched shortly after the…
Blast Kills 3, Injures 19 at Nigeria Market
ABUJA—Three people were killed and 19 injured after an explosion at a crowded market in Nigeria’s Taraba state in the east of the country, local police said on Wednesday. Nigeria is plagued by insecurity as armed gangs and Islamist terrorists carry out attacks against communities and security targets in northern parts of the country. Usman…
Joint West African Force Says More Than 100 Terrorists Killed in Recent Weeks
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—A joint military force from Nigeria, Niger, and Cameroon said on Sunday it had killed more than 100 Islamist terrorists, including 10 commanders, in the past few weeks, as it intensifies a ground and air offensive in the Lake Chad region. Boko Haram fighters and its splinter ISIS West Africa Province (ISWAP) group have…
Georgia Man Accused of Leaving Grandmother in Freezer to Die
ARMUCHEE, Ga.—Police say a northwest Georgia man killed his grandmother by stuffing her in a freezer while she was still alive. Floyd County Police discovered the body of Doris Cumming, 82, late Thursday in the Armuchee home she shared with her grandson, 29-year-old Robert Keith Tincher III. Tincher was charged with murder, aggravated battery, and…
Police: Olympian’s Mother Unintended Victim of Drug Dispute
The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended victim of a drug dispute that erupted into the firing of more than 20 gunshots, a police official said Tuesday. Mabel Martinez, 56, was shot in the head inside her Waterbury home on Saturday afternoon when…
Police ID 2 People Killed in Iowa Nightclub Shooting
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Authorities on Monday identified the two people killed when two gunmen opened fire inside a crowded Iowa nightclub over the weekend. Cedar Rapids police said that 25-year-old Michael Valentine and 35-year-old Nicole Owens were killed. Both lived in Cedar Rapids. Sunday’s shooting at the Taboo Nightclub and Lounge in Cedar Rapids also injured…
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