As of July 26, homicides in the city had jumped 32% to 247, compared to the same period a year earlier, Outlaw told city council members at a hearing on gun violence on Tuesday. While crime plagued crime in many cities during the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, violent crime …
Read More »Philadelphia shooting kills 6, police say
Three women, ages 59, 24 and 18, were taken to a hospital and are in stable condition, Philadelphia police said, and the unborn baby is healthy. Three teenage boys, two 18-year-olds and one 17-year-old, were also shot, police said. They are also in stable condition after going to hospitals in …
Read More »The Denver house fire that killed five people was deliberately put out, police say
The blaze in the two-story home began Wednesday around 2:30 p.m. Authorities determined early on that it was intentional and began investigating the murder, said Joe Montoya, division chief of investigations at the Denver Police Department. Investigators are checking several cameras in the area for evidence. The victims were members …
Read More »A Florida man called his father and said “help” just before he and his friends were killed, according to police.
“These people appear to have been beaten and shot,” said the sheriff. “I’ve been to many murder scenes in my life and this is among the worst I’ve ever been to.” The sheriff’s office identified the three victims as Damion Tillman, 23, Keven Springfield, 30, and Brandon Rollins, 27. Judd …
Read More »Protesters in Seattle: 2 women were injured when car drives into crowd, police say
A suspect faces multiple felony charges, said Capt. Ron Mead of the Washington State Patrol. A few blocks away at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, the car addressed a group of protesters in a section that the WSP had closed around midnight. Mead said a car drove around a series …
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