Tag: homicide

Jesuits: 2 Priests Killed in Northern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Mexico—Two Jesuit priests have been killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous area of northern Mexico, the religious order’s Mexican branch announced Tuesday. Javier Campos Morales and Joaquín César Mora Salazar were killed Monday inside the church in Cerocahui, Chihuahua. Violence has plagued…


Man Convicted of Hitting, Killing Mother and Son

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—A Tennessee driver charged in the deaths of a pregnant woman and her toddler has been convicted of reckless homicide and reckless endangerment. A jury in Jefferson City reached the verdict Saturday against William David Phillips, who was charged in the 2019 deaths of Sierra Cahoon and Nolan Cahoon, news outlets reported. Investigators…


2020 Homicide Spike Unrelated to COVID-19 or Gun Sales, Weaker in GOP Counties: Report

New research has found the 2020 homicide surge was weaker in GOP-voting counties, not linked to gun sale increases or COVID-19, and higher among black Americans, adding to a deeply contentious debate over the violence that shook America that year. “Some people were claiming there was not a spike, or that it is in Republican…


Bill Treating Abortion as Murder Faces GOP Pushback; FBI Targets School Board Parents: Whistleblower | NTD Evening News

A controversial Louisiana bill that would have subjected doctors who perform abortions—including for mothers who seek them—with homicide has been pulled for revisions. Contradicting statements made by the FBI, whistleblowers claim that the bureau is in fact using counterterrorism tools to target parents who have protested COVID-19 policies at school board meetings. …


Watery Graves Recall Early Las Vegas’ Organized Crime Days

LAS VEGAS—Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead. The reservoir on the Colorado River is about a 30-minute drive from the mob-founded Las Vegas Strip. “There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake…


Woman Allegedly Strangled 74-Year-Old Father in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 74-year-old man died from injuries suffered from when his 30-year-old daughter strangled him during an April 25 attack inside a Long Beach home, police said on May 7. Genesis Noemi Ochoa allegedly was involved in a fight with Juan Ochoa Rodriguez and a woman at about 2 p.m. that day in the…


Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing His Roommate in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 22-year-old man was behind bars Wednesday on suspicion of killing his roommate in Anaheim. Marlon Garcia was booked on suspicion of murder in the death of 59- year-old Santos Castillo, according to Anaheim Police Department Sgt. Shane Carringer. Officers were sent to the 500 block of North Philadelphia Street, two blocks east of…


LAPD Chief: ‘Spasm of Violence’ Caused More Homicides, Shootings in 2022

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officials reported a “spasm of violence” in the city that led to more homicide and shooting cases this year—largely related to robberies, gang activity, and homeless encampments—during an LA Police Commission meeting on May 3. LAPD Chief Michel Moore reported 36 homicides in April 2022—the highest April number in…


High School Baseball Players Shot, 1 Killed, in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Santa Ana police continued their investigating into the shooting death of a high school baseball player and the wounding of another young man while they were sitting in a parked vehicle on April 28. Sgt. Maria Lopez of the Santa Ana Police Department told City News Service on April 30 that police had…


Man Killed in East San Diego Park

SAN DIEGO—Homicide detectives are investigating on April 30 the death of a 31-year-old man in Teralta Park in East San Diego. Just after 3 a.m. on April 30, police received a call about a man down on the sidewalk along a bike path in Teralta Park at 4050 Orange Avenue, said Lt. Steve Shebloski of…