Tag: killed

Police: Shooter at Apartment Complex Kills 2, Then Himself

BROWN DEER, Wis.—A man fatally shot two people at an apartment complex in a Milwaukee suburb and later died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Three people, including the suspect, were killed and one other person was injured in Saturday morning’s shooting, which authorities believe began as a “domestic dispute,” Brown Deer Police…


Police: 1 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting at Virginia Hookah Bar

BLACKSBURG, Va.—One person was killed and another four people were injured during a shooting at a hookah lounge in Virginia, authorities said. The Blacksburg Police Department said officers responded to reports of shots fired at Melody Hookah Lounge in downtown Blacksburg on Friday just before midnight. Police did not identify the deceased person or any…


Parole Board Denies Release of American Who Killed New Brunswick Cop in 1987

FREDERICTON—An American who has spent nearly 35 years in prison for the murder of a New Brunswick police officer was denied full parole on Wednesday. Anthony Romeo, 58, is serving a life sentence in a New Brunswick prison for the shooting of highway patrol Const. Emmanuel Aucoin during a traffic stop in March 1987, southwest…


No Cause yet for Vancouver House Fire That Killed Three Family Members

VANCOUVER—The smell of smoke lingered Monday after a house fire in Vancouver killed three members of the same family, including a child, and injured two others. Fire officials have yet to confirm what sparked the flames Sunday. Assistant Chief Brian Bertuzzi confirmed a child under 10 years old, their mother and grandfather were killed, while…


Killed Officer’s Widow Lashes out at Manhattan DA

Through tears, the wife, Dominique Luzuriaga, of slain police officer Jason Rivera, 22, recalled the horror of seeing cellphone alerts about two officers being shot in Harlem. Her worries grew as she texted and called the former elementary school classmate she married this past October. She got no answer until the call that summoned her…


Mexican Reporter Killed, Had Told President She Feared for Her Life

MEXICO CITY—A Mexican reporter who told the president three years ago that she feared for her life was shot dead on Sunday, the second journalist killed in the same area in a week and underscoring the country’s status as one of the deadliest for journalists outside a war zone. Lourdes Maldonado, a local journalist with…


Woman Killed in Apparent Subway Shove at Times Square

NEW YORK—A woman was apparently pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said. Police had someone they described as a person of interest in custody in connection to the woman’s death. She was waiting for a southbound R train around 9:40 a.m. when she was…


Mother, 2 Children Killed in Alabama House Fire

A mother and two school-age children were killed early Monday when fire gutted a home in north Alabama, officials said. Winston County Coroner Tracey Holley said Cara Evans, 44, and her two children, 8-year-old Annabelle and 4-year-old Jacob, died in the blaze, WIAT-TV reported. The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately known, but photos from…


Elderly Man Dies After Crashing Electric Scooter Into Parked Cars in Manchester, England

A 74-year-old man has died after his electric scooter collided with two parked cars on New Year’s Day. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers were called to reports of the crash on Springfield Road in Tameside, just east of Manchester, at around 1.40pm on Saturday. The force said the man had been riding on the…


Halifax Police Seek Two Suspects After 8 Year Old Boy Killed in Shooting Tuesday

DARTMOUTH, N.S.—Halifax police are looking for two suspects after an 8-year-old boy was fatally shot while inside a car with an adult Tuesday afternoon. Const. John MacLeod today identified the child as Lee-Marion Cain, who was shot along with a 26-year-old man. Police responded to a call about the shooting Tuesday at around 4 p.m….