A Georgia family is demanding answers after a 12-year-old girl died following a fight with another student near her home, an incident that has shaken a metro Atlanta community and prompted a police investigation. The victim, identified by family members as Jada West, was a student at Mason Creek Middle School in Douglas County. Authorities say…
A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to murder after fatally shooting an 8-year-old boy who was traveling with his family, bringing an end to a case that shocked two communities and drew national attention. Charles Montgomery Allen entered a guilty plea to one count of murder and five counts of attempted murder in a Florence County courtroom….
A federal judge has dismissed a $1 billion lawsuit filed by the parents of Georgia teenager Kendrick Johnson, whose body was found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at his high school more than a decade ago. Johnson, 17, was discovered upside down inside a gym mat at Lowndes High School in Valdosta on January 11,…
A Cleveland woman has been charged with the murders of her two young daughters after their bodies were discovered buried inside suitcases on the city’s east side, a case that has shocked the community and sparked a growing investigation. Authorities say 28-year-old Aliyah Henderson is facing two counts of aggravated murder in connection with the…
A tragic crash in Long Beach has left a 20-month-old toddler dead and two of her family members injured after a driver allegedly sped backward onto a sidewalk and struck them earlier this week, authorities said. The fatal incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. Monday in the 400 block of Maine Avenue, where police say an SUV…
British rapper and actor Ghetts has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash in northeast London that claimed the life of a university student, according to court officials and media reports. Justin Clarke-Samuel, the 41-year-old artist known professionally as Ghetts and for his role in the Netflix series Supacell, was…
A devastating tragedy unfolded Sunday night at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital in Homewood, Alabama, when a 19-year-old man fatally shot his wife moments after the couple welcomed their first child — then turned the gun on himself, authorities said. Police and first responders were called to the hospital’s Women’s Medical Center at approximately 9:25 p.m….
Authorities in Oklahoma City are investigating a deeply troubling situation in which a 14-year-old girl, now 15 and pregnant with twins, may have been used as a surrogate mother for her own family. The case has raised serious legal, ethical and child welfare questions as investigators work to piece together what happened. The Oklahoma City Police Department began its…
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of retired fire chief Henry Williams and his 15-year-old daughter, Ha’layna Elliot, inside their home in Ferguson, Missouri. According to investigators, Linda Hayden, who was Williams’ live-in girlfriend, faces two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action…
A 12-year-old girl has died days after what her family says was a bullying incident at a Los Angeles school, prompting a homicide investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. Khimberly Zavaleta Chuquipa, a sixth-grader at Reseda High School in the San Fernando Valley, suffered a fatal brain injury in mid-February when another student allegedly threw a metal…
