Category: suspect

Los Angeles Police Kill Teen Girl While Firing Shots at Male Suspect

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police fatally shot a 14-year-old girl who was inside a clothing store dressing room Thursday as they fired at a suspect who had assaulted a woman earlier, authorities said. Police also killed the male suspect, authorities said. He and the girl have not been named. The woman who had been assaulted was…


Death Toll From Suspected Arson at Japanese Clinic Rises to 25: Media

TOKYO—The death toll from a suspected arson attack at a psychiatry clinic in Japan has risen to 25 with the death of a woman believed to be in her 20s, local media reported on Tuesday. A 61-year-old man suspected of starting the fire on Friday in the western city of Osaka and a woman who…


Osaka Arson Suspect Identified, Buildings to Be Checked

TOKYO—Japanese police on Sunday identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental health clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24 people who were trapped inside. The government also announced plans to inspect tens of thousands of similar buildings nationwide. Authorities believe the massive…


Police Ask for Help to Identify Suspect in Sherman Murders

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in the murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. Det. Sgt. Brandon Price says police have not been able to rule out one individual who was captured on surveillance video around the time of the murders on the evening of Dec. 13,…


Parents of Suspect in Michigan School Shooting Due in Court

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.—The parents of a Michigan teen charged with killing four students at Oxford High School were scheduled to return to court Tuesday on charges of involuntary manslaughter. A probable cause conference was scheduled in Rochester Hills District Court for James and Jennifer Crumbley. Police said the Oxford, Michigan, couple was found Dec. 4…


Teacher Suffers Mild Injuries in Stabbing in Montreal High School, Suspect Arrested

MONTREAL—A suspect is in custody after a stabbing at a Montreal high school that sent a teacher to hospital with mild injuries. Montreal police say the incident occurred at about 10 a.m. today at John F. Kennedy High School in the city’s north-end St-Michel neighbourhood They say the suspect, who is believed to be a…


Colorado Supermarket Shooting Suspect Incompetent for Trial

DENVER—A judge ruled Friday that a man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket earlier this year is mentally incompetent to stand trial and ordered him to be treated at the state mental hospital to see if he can be made well enough to face prosecution. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 22, is accused…


4 Killed, Including Officer and Suspect, in Georgia Shooting

ATLANTA—Four people are dead, including a police officer, after officers responded to a domestic disturbance call Tuesday in Clayton County, south of metro Atlanta. According to WSB-TV, Field Training Officer Henry Laxson was fatally shot, along with two women and the suspected shooter, Clayton County police said. A child and another officer were also shot,…


Witness Describes Wisconsin Christmas Parade Attack Suspect as ‘Black Man With Dreadlocks’

An eyewitness who did not realize he was speaking on live television has described the Waukesha, Wisconsin, attack suspect as a black man with dreadlocks. The City of Waukesha confirmed late Sunday that five people were killed and over 40 were injured after a driver plowed into people participating in a Christmas parade, although they anticipate that those numbers may…


Suspect Charged in Death of University of Chicago Student

CHICAGO—An 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the shooting death of a Chinese student near the University of Chicago’s campus after he was found carrying the gun used in the slaying, police announced Friday. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said at a news conference that Alton Spann of Chicago was arrested and charged with…