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Kendra Scott, 36, allegedly came home to find a man in her daugther's bedroom hiding under the bed, told him to get out, then shot him as he left.
Five family members were killed in East St. Louis, and two teens aged 15 and 16 have been charged in a murder plot the 15-year-old was the mastermind of.
A shooting on July 6 has sadly left a University of Alabama senior, a father of three and a dog fatally shot as the suspect hid in an attic.
The infant's father, 19-year-old Ca’Marion Pawnell, is also facing charges related to the shooting, including second-degree felony murder.
With his state trial set to begin in September, there was no way for Luigi Mangione's defense team to engage meaningfully in federal jury selection.
Keyana Weathersby, her 2-year-old son Camari Givens, and her older sister, Erica Weathersby were all found shot to death on Saturday night.
Jonathan Rinderknecht is facing three federal charges in relation to the Palisades fire and could face up to 45 years in prison if convicted.
David Nathaniel Vasquez has been identified as the man who walked into a Las Vegas Five Below store and fatally shot 31-year-old Brandan Lucas.
Alexis Hill, 44, was shot and killed by a man as she was straightening out the crumpled-up $1 bills he used to pay for his $1.58 hamburer buns.
In Boston, two enterprising children who set up a lemonade stand in the city were victims of an armed robbery that was more like a smash-and-grab this week.
Jeffrey Feigenbaum of Plainfield, Illinois, is charged with two counts of hate crime and one count each of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct.
Naturally, it was assumed that the burning of the cross was an act of racial hatred, as virtually everyone in the U.S. is aware of the historical significance of such a symbol of hate.