Tag: homicide

San Diego Police Conclude Mother Killed Herself, 2-Year-Old Son in Petco Park Fall Last Year

By Alex Riggins From San Diego Union-Tribune SAN DIEGO—A police investigation has concluded that a San Diego mother intentionally killed herself and her 2-year-old son last September when they fell off a six-story concourse at Petco Park before a Padres game, a homicide lieutenant said Wednesday. An attorney for the woman’s family said police have…


Crime Up in LA, Including Killings

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles saw spikes in select categories of crime in 2021, most notably a nearly 12 percent year-over-year climb in homicides. Mayor Eric Garcetti noted that the pace of homicides was stemmed in the second half of the year. “To put that in context, I remember the first half of this past year, when…


Trial Postponed for Wisconsin Man Accused of Killing Parents

MADISON, Wis.—The trial for a Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his parents has been postponed because he tested positive for COVID-19, according to court officials. The test result Tuesday for Chandler Halderson, 23, comes a day after the National Guard tested all the inmates in the Dane County Jail because of a surging…


Chinese Immigrant Attacked in NYC Dies Months Later

NEW YORK—A Chinese immigrant who was brutally attacked in April while collecting cans in East Harlem has died of his injuries, and his case is now deemed a homicide, police said Saturday. Yao Pan Ma, 61, died Dec. 31, police said. His attack drew national attention. The investigation continues. Jarrod Powell, 49, of New York…


Man Stabbed to Death in Paramount in Possible Attempted Auto Theft

PARAMOUNT, Calif.—Sheriff’s deputies announced on Jan. 4 that they are investigating the stabbing death of a man in Paramount earlier in the week possibly during a failed attempt to steal his car. The crime occurred at about 11:59 p.m. Monday in the 6800 block of San Carlos Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. “Lakewood Station…


LAPD Task Force Arrests Four Men on Murder, Robbery Charges

LOS ANGELES—Three men face murder and robbery charges and a fourth faces a robbery charge in connection with a spate of follow-home robberies that have plagued the city in recent weeks, police said Dec. 24. A Los Angeles Police Department task force on follow-home robberies, with assistance from a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) SWAT unit and Beverly…


Deaths of Illinois Man, 2 Sons Deemed a Triple Homicide

BELVIDERE, Ill.—Police in northern Illinois are investigating the apparent shooting deaths of a man and his two young sons as a triple homicide and are searching for the man’s missing vehicle. Officers found the bodies of Andrew Hintt, 31, and his two sons, 5 and 7, at their home in Belvidere on Sunday night, police…


Chiefs Cornerback’s Brother Fatally Stabbed in Louisiana

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed remained with his family in northern Louisiana on Sunday, two days after his oldest brother was stabbed and killed by a woman in an altercation involving a large kitchen knife. T’Qarontarion “TQ” Harrison, who largely raised Sneed as a child, was stabbed in the town of Minden,…


Compton Rapper Reportedly Shot to Death in Inglewood

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A man identified in media reports as Compton rapper Slim 400 was fatally shot in Inglewood, and a police investigation was underway Dec. 9. The shooting was reported about 8 p.m. Wednesday at Manchester Boulevard and Seventh Avenue, according to reports from the scene. Officers on patrol heard the gunshots and responded to find a man on the…


Family Members: Washington State Woman Killed During Cancun Holiday Trip

A Washington state woman was found dead in her Cancun, Mexico, hotel room, according to family members, who believe her boyfriend is to blame. The woman, 26-year-old Sativa Transue, had previously written last week that during the Cancun vacation with her boyfriend, she was injured during an argument with him, according to a GoFundMe page…