Archive for April, 2009
Shooting death of 12 year old boy under investigation
Jasper County, Texas – The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department tells KFDM News it’s investigating the shooting death of a 12 year old boy. Chief Deputy Ralph Nichols says the sheriff’s office received a 9-1-1 call at about 4 p.m. Thursday from someone reporting that a 12 year old boy had been shot in the head [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Neighbor suspected in shooting death of Jackson woman
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – The 911 call came in as a burglary in progress on South Valley Falls Road. “One of the occupants of 922 called in, said someone was trying to break into his house,” says Jackson Police Lieutenant Jeffrey Scott. “Once police arrived, they found the deceased body of a white female, she [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man killed over suspicion of stealing money
Montgomery, Alabama – Samuel Washington Jr., 51, of 3435 Doris Circle was charged with murder in the death of Jerome Herman Adams, 45, of Hope Hull. Both men have extensive criminal histories, and illegal narcotics were found on the ground next to the victim when officers arrived, Maj. Huey Thornton, police spokesman, said. Washington’s criminal [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Woman charged in shooting death of 75-year-old man
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Anchorage police have charged a 28-year-old woman for the shooting death of a man in east Anchorage early Thursday morning. The man, 75-year-old Samuel Black, died after police found him shot at a home on Kimberlie Court off East 42nd Avenue near Lake Otis Parkway. Sherrie Ina Wilson, 28, is charged with second-degree murder [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Teen shot dead and two others wounded in neighborhood shooting
Chicago, IL -Two men were being held without bail Saturday on charges they fatally shot a teen and wounded two others in what authorities said was a gang-related slaying last week in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood. Cortez Powell, 25, of the 700 block of North Lockwood Avenue and Brian Ward, 22, of the 9500 block of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Suspect Charged in Brother’s Death
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Police have arrested a shooting victim’s brother for his death and for injuries to a second person. 20-year old Ronzy Echols has been charged with Reckless Homicide for the shooting death of his brother, 26-year old Terry Echols. The incident occurred April 29, 2009 on the 1200-block of Turkey Run in South [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Teen charged in the shooting death of a man in nearby neighborhood
Buffalo, NY – Buffalo homicide detectives have arrested a teenager who they say shot to death a Kenmore man Wednesday in the city’s Riverside section. Jerome Thagard, 16, of Philadelphia Street was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Steven Northrup, 31, of West Girard Avenue, Kenmore. J. Richards, chief of detectives. Northrup’s body [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Teen shot to death by an 18-year-old man over argument
Pittsburg, PA – The suspect, Donald Jones, 18, is being held without bail in the Allegheny County Jail in connection with the fatal shooting of Walter Boyd, 16. Pittsburgh homicide detectives said the two had been among several youths arguing in the 600 block of Brushton Avenue when one of them pulled a pistol and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man Charged in Defense Attorney’s Death
HONOLULU, Hawaii — Honolulu police on Thursday charged a man with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a defense attorney at his Kailua home.Police arrested Daniel Kahanaoi, 45, shortly after Tuesday night’s shooting at his home in the Ahuimanu area in Kaneohe. Kahanaoi shot attorney Craig Kimsel twice, in the neck and the back, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Boyfriend Charged In Woman’s Shooting Death in bed
EL PASO, Texas — Las Cruces police arrested a man they accuse in the shooting death of 19-year-old Noel Brown Tuesday morning. Police found Brown lying on a bed with a gunshot wound to her stomach. She was taken to Mountain View Regional Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Christopher Michael Mata, 21, told [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Roommate charged in 18-year-old man’s shooting death
Portland, Oregon – Andrew Gabriel Perez, 11750 E. Burnside St., was arrested Tuesday after Portland police were called to the house at about 2:30 p.m. and found 18-year-old Chance Domingo Caron dead from a single gunshot wound to the head. Perez and Caron lived together at the house. Perez was lodged in the Multnomah County [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pacific man, 19, arrested in shooting death
Seattle, WA – A 19-year-old Pacific man was arrested Tuesday morning after he allegedly shot and killed another man, according to a spokesman for the Auburn Police Department. The identity of the slain man, who was 29, has not been released. The victim, an Auburn resident, was shot in the chest shortly after 11 a.m. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man shot by police while lunging for officer’s gun
Philadelphia, PA – A 28-year-old year old Logan man was killed by police yesterday during a violent confrontation with officers. The incident began about 1 p.m. when the patrolman, Officer Richard DeCoatsworth, asked a group of people to move from the corner of Warnock Street and Lindley Avenue. That’s when Anthony Temple, whose mother described [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Florida Law protects SUV owner who shot, killed woman
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Authorities do not plan to file charges against a Florida orange grove owner who fatally shot a 21-year-old woman, saying he is protected under the state’s controversial “no retreat” law. But the woman’s boyfriend faces second-degree murder charges in her death, because the woman was shot to death during an alleged [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hunter shot to death on the opening of hunting season
Walkersville, West Virgina – Investigators with the DNR continue their efforts to find the person responsible for the death of a turkey hunter in Lewis County on the opening day of spring gobbler season. Thirty-two year old Shawn Stewart of Walkersville was killed on opening day Monday. His body was discovered a day later after [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )man who killed his estranged wife was shot by police
O’FALLON, IL — Police were called to what they thought was an apartment burglary Monday night but once inside, they were confronted by a man who refused to put down his rifle and by the body of his estranged wife. An officer shot three times at James Jenkins, 44, of East St. Louis, hitting him [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Man killed himself on second trip to gun range
CASSELBERRY, FLorida – Jason Kevin McCarthy, 26, was at Shoot Straight on U.S. Highway 17-92 about 11 a.m. Monday and asked about renting a gun, Casselberry police Officer Joseph Nas said in a report that has just been released. McCarthy was handed paperwork to fill out, “but he stated he had something to do first [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )19-year-old man shot dead by accident as friend shows off gun
Bronx, New York City – Investigators believe a 19-year-old Bronx man was accidentally shot to death Sunday by a friend who was showing off his handgun, police sources said. Juan Acevedo took a bullet to the chest as he was hanging out with pals in an apartment just two blocks from the new Yankee Stadium, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Death in Decker Police Shooting Ruled Suicide
LEONARDTOWN, Maryland — The State Medical Examiner’s Office has preliminarily determined that the death of Daniel Decker, 46, of Leonardtown, on April 26 was the result of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. Decker was also shot by Deputy First Class Shawn Cathcart. Deputies encountered Decker in the home of his ex-girlfriend after a manhunt led [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Argument Leads To Shooting Death Of Amarillo Man
Amarillo, Texas – Amarillo police are investigating the shooting death of a 65-year-old man. Police report an argument among several family members led to the shooting at around 9:45 Saturday night at 4718 Cherokee. Appling’s 15-year-old relative has been booked into the Juvenile Detention Center on a murder charge. More on News Channel 10
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