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A South Carolina woman who believed she was buying a puppy was ambushed by three brutes who fatally shot her, set her body on fire and left her to burn inside a car on the side of the road.Dana Marie Kinlaw, 40, was lured to a rural road in Effingham, South Carolina, on Jan. 22 when she was allegedly killed by 19-year-old Iryanna Jarissa Fleming and 31-year-old Daquinn Taheen Thomas and Nikko Christopher Carraway, according to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. Officials believe Kinlaw’s death was part of a retaliation murder for a recent killing in neighboring Darlington County, WBMF...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — After over 45 years of uncertainty, the families of Lynn Vest and her 2-year-old nephew, Jeremy Pickens, finally have answers. The pair disappeared in November 1980 after going out to run errands, last seen at Hamilton and Main in Whitehall, and were found dead in the trunk of Vest's car, four miles away at Kelton and Main Streets. The father of Vest, a CPD robbery detective at the time, had reported them missing. Lynn had been strangled, and Jeremy suffocated. Missing from the scene were Lynn's credit card, some money, and her wedding ring. On Friday,...

“Teens” take the owner’s gun and steal $750,000 during a smash-and-grab robbery at an Orange County jewelry store "I said, 'I have a gun, get out. I have a gun.' They saw my gun on the counter. They grabbed it," The owner said. Four suspects were arrested after trying to flee. SWAT later tracked down three of the suspects. About six people were hurt, mostly with minor to moderate injuries

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota activist who was charged for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest at a church released her own video of her arrest Friday after the White House posted a manipulated image online.The White House on Thursday posted a picture on its X page of civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong crying with her hands behind her back as she was escorted by a blurred person wearing a badge. The photo was captioned in all caps: “Arrested far-left agitator Nekima Levy Armstrong for orchestrating church riots in Minnesota.”A photo posted by Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem’s...

A Los Angeles parade honoring Martin Luther King Jr. quickly spiraled into chaos Monday when a fight broke out, leading to an alleged stabbing, while a cop was assaulted near the melee, according to police and reports. Units from the Los Angeles Police Department were called to the intersection of Stocker Street and Crenshaw Boulevard following reports that a 40-year-old man was stabbed after a fight involving several people just before 2 p.m. As a crowd grew around the scene, multiple fights reportedly broke out in adjacent streets, according to police. In response, officers formed a skirmish line and issued...

Two people have been charged in connection with a shooting that occurred at Ballenger Fieldhouse on the campus of Mott Community College in Flint. The incident took place Saturday, Jan. 10. Malik Zamir Henderson, 23, of Flint, faces three felony charges: gang membership, which carries up to 20 years in prison; assault with intent to rob while unarmed, a 15-year felony; and assault with intent to do great bodily harm, less than murder or by strangulation, a 10-year felony. Christopher Gill, 23, also from Flint, is charged with carrying a concealed handgun in a sports arena. This is a civil...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pair of boys were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the murder of a 33-year-old Portland convenience store employee last month. The two boys, ages 12 and 15, face murder and robbery and were lodged at the Robert L. Harris Juvenile Justice Center in Vancouver. Santi Ram Rai was shot while he was working at a convenience store in the 1700 block of SE 139th Ave., on Dec,9, 2025. A medical examiner has since confirmed that he died of homicide by gunshot wound. After a month-long investigation, detectives identified that the two suspects lived in...

There’s an old saying that when the cat’s away, the mice will play. But in Minnesota, even when the adults are standing right there cheering them on, the mice still can’t help themselves. The Land of Ten Thousand Lakes has become ground zero for progressive hysteria over federal immigration enforcement. Schools shuttered for days. Attorney General Keith Ellison filing lawsuits against the feds. Parents forming human shields outside school buildings like we’re living in some kind of war zone. The entire state apparatus has been mobilized against ICE agents who are simply doing their jobs. And for what? For enforcing...

The brute who beat a Manhattan pizzeria manager unconscious in a senseless attack nearly derailed his own plea deal Thursday — when he brazenly started blaming the victim, infuriating the judge. Tyshaun Watson, who had pleaded guilty in exchange for a promised 17-year prison sentence, launched into a wild rant during the Manhattan Supreme Court hearing, claiming he’d been “provoked” before he pummeled pizza-maker Zakaira El Sherief. “I was being provoked… if you watch the video,” he railed — until Judge Laura Ward interrupted and shot back at him that “Maybe we should go to trial on this and let...

A Democrat judge has released a Chicago man with 57 prior arrests after he pleaded guilty to using a metal bar to smash a man’s jaw in a sneak attack.

Police arrested a woman who had worked for three weeks at the Rocking Horse Ranch childcare center in the death of 11-month-old Harvey Muklebust. Theah Loudemia Russell, 18, is in custody and expected to be charged soon for second-degree unintentional murder, Savage Police Chief Brady Juell and Scott County Attorney Ron Hocevar said at a Wednesday afternoon press conference at Savage City Hall. Following months of investigation, Russell admitted to suffocating the child, which resulted in his death, Juell said. Russell also faces several counts of first degree assault for attempting the same on another infant at the daycare center...

A fight over an Alabama woman's mother allegedly being 'disrespected' ended with two people shot to death at a wake, according to police. Jasmine Allen, 35, has been charged with capital murder in the deaths of her great‑uncle, 76‑year‑old Carlton Rufus Allen, and her uncle, 43‑year‑old father‑of‑seven Sonny Arrington. She is also charged with attempted murder for shooting her sister, Jasmine Ross, who survived a gunshot wound to the leg. Detectives said Allen and her daughter had arrived at the apartment earlier that evening in a Lyft to join relatives gathering at her mother's home in the Tuxedo Terrace complex...

HOUSTON — Once surveillance images were released, it was only a matter of hours before authorities found and arrested two suspects believed to be responsible for a deadly shooting on a METRO bus in west Houston. A source close to the investigation said the suspects were identified after investigators circulated images of them to Houston-area school resource officers. Houston police identified the suspect believed to have fired the fatal shot as 17-year-old Brayden Smith, who has been charged with murder. The other suspect was identified as Patrick Scott, 18. He's been charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon, authorities said....

Six people were killed in a series of related shooting in eastern Mississippi, according to authorities. Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott on Friday said a suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Daricka Moore, was taken into custody. Online records show Moore was charged with first-degree murder. WTVA reported that a 7-year-old girl was among the victims. "Unfortunately tonight we have dealt with tragedy in our community. Multiple innocent lives lost due to violence. We do have the individual in custody and no longer poses a threat to our community," Scott wrote in a post he shared on Facebook. "I ask that...

Two men allegedly attacked and stabbed a Kentucky Fried Chicken worker multiple times in Nevada during a dispute over gravy, according to reports. James Carter, 48, and Gerald Carter, 32, were arrested and booked on attempted murder charges for the assault that broke out on Dec. 27 at a Las Vegas KFC, according to KSNV.

A father was savagely beaten during a bloody Disneyland brawl after he confronted a family who were trying to cut the line for the Indiana Jones ride, his traumatized relatives claim. The dad, who hasn’t been identified publicly, was brutally attacked at the Anaheim amusement park while he was waiting for the ride with his teenage daughter on Tuesday, according to his family. The beatdown, which the victim’s relatives detailed in a Reddit thread, left the man in need of multiple stitches and covered in bruises.The chaos erupted just before 1 p.m. when the alleged assailant flew into a rage...

New details have emerged about an Olympic hopeful from Colorado who allegedly stabbed an Uber driver to death inside his car, including how she claims he attempted to reach back and assault her despite being partially paralyzed — which prompted her to plunge a kitchen knife into him 60 times, prosecutors say. Khayla Dawson, 27, of Colorado Springs, claims she was going for a "joy ride" when she scheduled an Uber pickup with 38-year-old victim Jeremy Campbell on Oct. 26, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and obtained by Law&Crime. Dawson — who...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — An Uber driver was shot in the back and killed early New Year’s morning in what police say was a carjacking by a 15-year-old suspect. 58-year-old Cesar Tejada, of Grayson, a father of two, picked up Christian Simmons on Rangewood Drive in Lilburn around 4 a.m. on Thursday, according to Lawrenceville Police. Simmons requested a ride to Groveland Parkway in Lawrenceville. Surveillance video captured Tejada’s black SUV in the neighborhood just before the shooting. According to the arrest warrant, Simmons exited the back seat and shot Tejada in the back. Tejada’s body was left in the...

Two men were killed and another was injured in a New Year’s Day shooting in Philadelphia. The incident occurred at about 11:13 a.m. Thursday along the 7100 block of Oakland Street. Philadelphia police told NBC10 that one man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:55 a.m. Another was taken to a hospital by a private vehicle but was pronounced dead at 11:52 a.m. A third man is currently hospitalized but his condition is unknown at this time. According to 6ABC, the shooting started as the result of an argument. All of the parties involved knew...

A woman fatally shot a man who broke into her home According to WLOX, 29-year-old Dangelo Murphy was fatally shot by a woman after he reportedly broke into a home while armed with a hammer and a knife. The report states that law enforcement responded to a home in Gulfport, Mississippi at around 7 a.m. for reports of a man breaking into a home. After reportedly entering the home, the suspect encountered two women, who both had an active protection order out against him, per WLOX. Authorities said one of the women suffered a knife injury, although women managed to...