A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of 29-year-old Tasia Fortune, whose body was discovered hanging from a tree behind a vacant home in Jackson, Mississippi, last month. Jackson Police Chief RaShall Brackney announced Friday, September 11, that Jarques Ratliff was taken into custody after investigators obtained search and arrest warrants in the case….
A 3-year-old South Carolina boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with an unattended gun at a Columbia-area apartment complex, authorities said. The incident happened Thursday at an apartment complex on Bailey Street near The Colony apartments in Columbia. Police received a call around 5:40 p.m. reporting that a child had been shot. Richland County…
A Brooklyn family is mourning the loss of a mother and grandmother after an MTA worker was struck and killed by a subway train while working at the 161st Street-Yankee Stadium station in the Bronx. Moet McCullum, 41, was working underground on the tracks late Thursday night when she was struck by a southbound D…
A series of deaths involving Black Americans found hanging from trees or other locations across the United States has renewed painful memories of America’s history of lynching and prompted families, activists and investigators to demand answers. The cases have gained widespread attention on social media, where images of several of the victims have been circulated…
Authorities have identified a Greenville man whose body was discovered burned and wrapped in a tarp along a roadway last month. The Greenville Police Department identified the deceased as Robert Elliott, of Greenville. Investigators said Elliott’s body was found near the 1500 block of Thornton Street on July 21, 2026, after a passerby reported seeing the body…
A 17-month-old girl has died after authorities say she was accidentally left inside a vehicle for more than an hour while her 74-year-old grandmother went inside her home to take a nap. According to the Winter Haven Police Department, Karen Denise Benyard, 74, picked up her granddaughter and another family member from Lake Wales on March…
A Virginia man has been convicted of second-degree murder after opening fire on a group of teenagers who were playing a late-night “ding dong ditch” prank, killing an 18-year-old high school senior just days before his graduation. Tyler Butler of Spotsylvania County was found guilty Thursday of second-degree murder in the May 2025 shooting death of Michael…
Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy convicted in the 2024 fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, has died while serving his prison sentence. He was 32. Grayson died Sunday, August 23, 2026, according to his attorney, Daniel L. Fultz. Grayson had been receiving treatment for Stage 4 colon cancer. His attorney confirmed his death…
A Louisiana man is facing a second-degree murder charge after authorities allege he killed his wife during an argument and then drove nearly 400 miles across state lines with her body in the passenger seat of his vehicle. Tyronne Brazille, 50, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, after police reportedly stopped his…
A newlywed couple lost their lives Wednesday evening after a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana State Police said. The victims were identified as 35-year-old Alyssia Stewart and her 37-year-old husband, Dusharne Stewart, both of Prairieville. The couple were traveling together in a 2017 Nissan Altima when the crash occurred shortly after 6 p.m. near…
