The family of Koran Irvine, a 46-year-old husband, father of two and Con Edison employee, is demanding accountability after Victor Romero, a retired New York City Police Department detective, appeared in court Thursday, October 22, in connection with Irvine’s fatal shooting on the George Washington Bridge. Romero, 62, pleaded not guilty to a first-degree manslaughter…
A quiet afternoon at home turned tragic when 68-year-old Pamela Shanks was fatally shot while sitting on the back porch of her North Carolina residence. Authorities say she was not the intended target of the gunfire, and investigators are working to determine who was responsible. According to the Gastonia Police Department, the shooting happened around…
An 11-year-old boy, identified as Kylen Mikai Baldwin, has died from severe injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash while riding an electric scooter in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. According to reports, the incident occurred along East Sprague Street, where Kylen was struck by a vehicle. The child suffered serious injuries and later died as a result…
Trenton Grant, a 15-year-old Monroe High School sophomore, was killed early Saturday morning, October 17, in an incident involving a fire and multiple stabbings. Several others were injured, and authorities said they had identified the person believed to be responsible. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded shortly after 5:30 a.m. to reports…
Authorities in Indianapolis are investigating the deaths of 33-year-old Shatayvia Alisha Calderon and her 9-year-old son, Julian Calderon, who were found dead with gunshot wounds inside their apartment Monday afternoon. According to reports from the New York Post and other news outlets, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to a reported shooting…
Willie Herndon, 43, and his wife, Taiya Herndon, 45, of Arlington, Texas, have been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Alyssa Wilson on Interstate 170 on October 14. Herndon faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Taiya Herndon is charged with hindering…
Two women were killed and several other people were injured in a three-vehicle collision on Interstate 277 in Charlotte, North Carolina, early Sunday, October 18. Authorities have charged 19-year-old Kati Covarrubias-Barron in connection with the deadly crash. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to the collision around…
A 9-year-old girl died in Paulsboro, New Jersey, after suffering injuries that prosecutors say resulted from severe physical abuse. Her mother, India L. Miller, 27, and stepfather, Sean D. Scott, 45, have been arrested and charged in connection with her death. According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, police went to the family’s home shortly…
The fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley has sparked renewed outrage after Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that the officer who fired into a vehicle carrying the toddler was justified in using deadly force. The decision, announced Monday, October 19, comes four months after Kohen was killed during a police response to an…
The family of 9-year-old King Overton has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against SwimRVA, months after the young boy drowned during his first day at the organization’s summer camp in Henrico County, Virginia. National civil rights attorney Ben Crump has joined the family’s legal team alongside Richmond attorney Mark J. Krudys as they…
