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A man is charged with 4 counts of murder
A 14-year-old student has been charged with four counts of felony murder in the killing of two 14-year-old students and two educators at a high school in Georgia, US. The gunman, who the authorities identified as a 14-year-old student at the school, will be charged with murder, officials said. Nine others were wounded in the…
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The Apalachee High School shooting victims are well-known to us
A 14-year-old boy who shot two teachers and two students dead in US’ Georgia on Wednesday has been charged with murder. He was arrested after he called his father and said he would “shoot everyone at his school”, according to a report. The name of the gunman at the Sandy Hook school in Connecticut was…
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What do we know about the Apalachee High School shooting victims?
A 14-year-old gunman shot dead two teachers at a high school in Georgia, US, on Wednesday morning, officials said. Two other students were injured in the shooting, officials added. The gunman was taken into custody by law enforcement and will be charged with murder, authorities further said. The victims were identified as Richard Aspinwall and…
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The 6-year-old boy was killed in a anti-Muslim attack in Illinois
A 71-year-old man from US’ Illinois has been charged with murder and hate crime for allegedly stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy and seriously injuring a 32-year-old woman because of their Islamic faith. Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother were found with multiple stab wounds at their home on Thursday. Prosecutors said that the accused had been…
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Children are Casualties in New Yorkers
A New York City police investigation has revealed that an apartment used as a drug den had a large quantity of Pentanyl drugs and other paraphernalia hidden by plywood and tile floors. It comes a week after several children overdosed at a Bronx day care, killing a one-year-old. The day care operator and a tenant…
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Two teens are charged with murder for a shooting that left four dead and dozens injured in Alabama
Two teenagers have been charged with murder in connection with a shooting that killed four young people and wounded 32 others at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, investigators announced on Wednesday. The teenagers will be tried as adults by Alabama law when they are charged with murder. Another 32 people were wounded…
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Students can look out for school shooting warning signs
A teenager accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school last year is expected to plead guilty to murder charges Monday, prosecutors said. The 19-year-old is accused of killing four students and injuring seven others at the Oxford High school last year. The police chief said the student had a school safety plan…
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Alex Murdaugh’s best friend admitted to being a drug user
A South Carolina judge on Friday allowed the jury in the murder trial of disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh to visit his estate, where his wife Maggie Murdaugh and son Paul were shot to death in 2021. The court also heard from an Investigator who showed a timeline of the night Maggie and Paul were killed.…
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It is at a critical time in American policing
Five former US police officers have been charged with murder over the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old African-American man who was beaten to death by the officers last month. The officers were members of the now-scrapped SCORPION unit, the Memphis Police Department said in a statement. The officers are accused of assaulting another young…
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The body parts were found in Hong Kong
Police in Hong Kong have arrested four members of the same family, including the model’s ex-husband and father, in connection with her murder. Police said they found what are believed to be parts of her dismembered body in a fridge and a pot at a rural house. The model’s ex-husband and his brother have been…
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Alex Murdaugh’s friend testified that he had admitted to drug addiction
Ex-South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is on trial for murder in the deaths of his wife and son, admitted to taking money that was not his, but he ” shouldn’t have done it”. He added that he didn’t know why he tried to turn him over. Murdaugh further said that he didn’t know why…
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A child and a journalist were among the 3 people killed in a shooting rampage in Florida
A journalist and a girl were shot to death near a scene of another fatal shooting in the US’ Florida state, authorities said. The two journalists were on the scene to cover the homicide when the suspect entered a home and shot a mother and her 9-year-old daughter, the sheriff said. The suspect has been…
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Alex Murdaugh’s wife was worried about his finances and truthfulness before she was murdered
Alex Murdaugh, the millionaire accused of killing his wife and son in a boating accident, told his son that he wanted to settle the case with his law firm by end of 2021, a lawyer said. Murdaugh also asked his son to rewrite the check and make it out to the law firm, the lawyer…
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The 5 ex-Memphis officers plead not guilty to charges in the killing of a man
Five US police officers were charged with murder in connection with the death of a teenager who was beaten up by them. Tyre Nichols died after an officer shot him in the chest, following a foot pursuit. Police said that an investigation found no evidence of driving recklessly by Nichols before he was stopped.
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A student describes a terrifying incident at his school in Virginia where police say a child shot a teacher
A teen accused of killing four people and wounding seven others at a Michigan high school last year is expected to plead guilty to murder charges on Monday, prosecutors said. “The fact that there is another school shooting does not surprise me – which is horrific,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said.
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Law enforcement body camera footage shows an interaction between an attorney and a first deputy on the scene
Alex Murdaugh, a 53-year-old US man who is on trial for murdering his wife and 22-year-old son in 2021, dabbed his eyes and clenched his jaw when a doctor revealed the extent of the injuries to them. Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon…
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The unit that killed Tyrese Nichols is not being used anymore by Memphis
Five US police officers have been charged with murder over the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, who was hit with a baton by the officers. Two more officers have also been put on leave, while the Memphis Fire Department personnel have been fired for violating fire safety rules. Protests have taken place across the US…
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Protests and calls of reform were stimulated by the police beating death of a man
Five police officers in the US city of Memphis, including a white officer, were charged with murder in the death of teenager Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by police. The officers have been accused of using unreasonable force when they tried to arrest the 18-year-old driver on suspicion of reckless driving. The police had later…
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Harris mourns a friend at his funeral and calls for police reform.
The US city of Memphis on Saturday said it will permanently close its SCORPION unit after a video showed police officers beating and kicking a black man named Tyre Nichols. Nichols’ death in Memphis led to second-degree murder charges being filed against five police officers. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has said he’s “deeply saddened”…
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Harris to attend the funeral of an old friend.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) said that it is investigating the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was beaten to death by police in Memphis, Tennessee, last week. Police had released a video of the officers beating Nichols after he failed to stop a vehicle. The five officers involved in the incident…
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Protests and calls for reform sprang from the outrage over the police beating death of Tyre Lorenzen.
Protesters took to the streets of US’ Memphis over the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a black man who died after being punched by a police officer. The officers have been fired and charged with his murder. Protests were also held in several other cities over the weekend following Nichols’ death.
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The police reform failed to protect Tyre Nichols.
Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man in Memphis, US who was beaten to death by a police officer earlier this month, was the first Black man to die in police custody since 1966. Nichols was one of five police officers who have been charged with murder in his death. He died after allegedly being hit…
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officials urge reform after the unit that killed Tyre Nichols was defensified.
US Congress should be applauded for failing to craft and pass bills to stop police brutality, said Gloria Sweet-Love, the Tennessee State Conference NAACP President. “Congress was writing another black man’s obituary,” she added. Her remarks come after a video of police beating a black man in Memphis surfaced online. The police officers involved in…
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Police are on the lookout for Benjamin Obadiah Foster because he has evaded capture for nearly a week.
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, the 36-year-old man accused of attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping her in US, is on the run. Police said Foster may try to change his appearance by shaving his beard and hair or changing his hair color. They added he may also try to change his blue eyes “since those…
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Protests and calls for reform were spurred by the police beating death of Tyre Nichols.
Five US police officers were fired and charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of a 29-year-old man who was beaten to death by them last year. The police officers did not pass their oath, an officer said. The police unit they were part of was disbanded. The five were charged with murder and…