Tag Archives: homicide

Family of disabled DC man Reggie Brown calls for child suspects in deadly beating to be charged as adults

The family of a 64-year-old disabled Washington, D.C., man who was beaten to death are calling for the three young girls accused of killing him to be charged as adults, as additional details have come to light about how the attack went down. A 12-year-old girl and two 13-year-old girls are behind bars for the deadly beating of Reggie Brown …

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Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 16 times: report

A Washington state mother is accused of savagely murdering her 4-year-old son, Ariel Garcia, by stabbing the child more than 16 times, according to court documents obtained by Fox 13. Janet Garcia, 27, is charged with first-degree and second-degree murder, as well as assault of a child. The documents state that she also lied to police about what happened several …

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Mexico president mourns the loss of 2 local candidates killed only days after starting their campaigns

Mexico’s president said Tuesday that he was hurt by the killing of a mayoral candidate just hours after she requested protection and started campaigning. A city council candidate who was wounded in the same attack on Monday also died, authorities said. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the killing of his own party’s candidates “hurts a lot,” but he did …

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Suspected migrant squatters found in NYC apartment with child face gun, drug charges

A group of eight migrants who sources said were found squatting in the basement of a New York City apartment with a child are facing drugs and weapons charges after police found ketamine, cocaine and guns at the home. The NYPD busted the migrants Wednesday after authorities were called to a Bronx apartment following a report of a person displaying …

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Boyfriend arrested in NYC Irish pub slaying after bartender butchered on the job: police

An Irish bartender’s boyfriend has been arrested by police after allegedly stabbing her in the neck on her shift just after happy hour on Saturday. Marcin Pieciak of Queens, 36, was arrested at approximately 12:38 p.m. on April 1 and charged with second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the death of 41-year-old Irish native …

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3 defendants plead guilty in Minnesota murder case of a young mother

The final three people accused in the killing of a young mother have pleaded guilty in a rare situation where Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the case away from Hennepin County prosecutors and handed it to Attorney General Keith Ellison amid public criticism that the original plea deal was too lenient. In a plea agreement, Erick Haynes pleaded guilty Monday …

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Suspect in deadly Nashville coffee shop shooting on Easter Sunday had extensive criminal history: report

Anton Rucker, the gunman accused of killing one at Easter Sunday brunch at a coffee shop in Nashville, has a lengthy criminal history, Fox 17 reported. Metro Nashville Police said Rucker is still on the run and is now on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s (TBI) Most Wanted list following the shooting that left 33-year-old Allen Beachem dead. Fox 17 …

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Chicago man shot 9 times while pumping gas, as violent Easter weekend leaves 7 dead

Gun violence in Chicago over Easter weekend killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others, including a man who was shot nine times while pumping gas, authorities said Monday. The 33-year-old victim was at a gas station in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Roadin Chicago’s Home Square neighborhood around 11:18 p.m. Saturday when a trio of suspects …

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Woman working at Irish bar stabbed to death on shift in front of horrified patrons

Shocked merrymakers looked on as the crazed boyfriend of an Irish pub employee allegedly stabbed her multiple times in the neck just after happy hour, leaving her to bleed out and turning the knife on himself, according to a report. Irish immigrant Sarah McNally, 41, died on the floor of the Céilí House pub in Queens after the 6:30 p.m. …

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2 charged in fentanyl death of prominent NYC trans activist

Authorities charged two men with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February, federal prosecutors said Monday. Text messages, cell site data, and other evidence showed that 52-year-old Antonio Venti of Long Island sold Gentili drugs on Feb. 5, and Brooklyn resident, Michael Kuilan, 44, supplied Venti with the deadly narcotics, federal …

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