Armed student shoots at police officers in high school bathroom, dies in return fire
Shooting
A police officer was wounded in the leg, officials said.
Police
April 12, 2021
Medical examiner rules Daunte Wright’s death a homicide
Brooklyn Center city council fires city manager, strips police chief of department command after he says officer who killed 20-year-old man meant to tase him.
Murder
April 12, 2021
Texas man kills mom, her dog, surrenders to SWAT team 7 hours later
A Texas man killed his mother and her dog, then held police at bay for seven hours before, police say, he “surrendered peacefully.” Gerald Wayne Powell, 45, reportedly told his sister he was going to kill their mother and the dog, prompting Van Zandt County deputies to head to the scene just outside Wills Point …
Murder
April 12, 2021
Boyfriend wanted for killing of pregnant girlfriend Dianna Brice
Police are not saying if they know where Justin Smith is, but he’s not been seen or heard from since March 30.
Cold Cases
April 12, 2021
Alonzo Brooks’ death ruled a homicide 17 years after he’s mysteriously found in creek: FBI
A federal medical examiner ruled the death of a Kansas man whose body was discovered in a creek in 2004 a homicide, the FBI announced last week. Acting U.S. Attorney Duston Slinkard said in a statement that the examination confirmed Alonzo Brooks’ death was not accidental. The latest autopsy noted that injuries on Brooks’ body …
Famous Murder Cases
April 12, 2021
‘Making a Murderer’ BOMBSHELL motion: Mailman says Brendan Dassey’s BROTHER hid murder victim’s RAV4
A former Wisconsin newspaper delivery driver says he saw the person who hid a murder victim’s vehicle into a salvage yard, and it wasn’t either of the men currently serving sentences for the crime. Thomas Sowinski signed a sworn affidavit, claiming that he was working on November 5, 2005, for Gannett, delivering papers when he …
Theft
April 12, 2021
$1.2M is mistakenly deposited into 911 dispatcher’s account. She buys a house & car: Report
A Louisiana woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly refusing to return $1.2 million that was accidentally deposited into her brokerage account in February. Kelyn Spadoni, 33, also lost her 911 dispatching job with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office after being charged with theft valued at more than $3,500. Nola.com reported that after Charles Schwab …
Crime Stories
April 12, 2021
Monday Crime Stories: LSU co-ed car parked running, but WHERE IS KORI?
Lousiana authorities are searching for a missing LSU student Kori Gauthier after police found her wrecked car on a bridge. Family members told reporters that the police didn’t notify them about the crash. They first learned she was missing when Gauthier’s employer called them after she didn’t show up for work. The family says they …
Child Abuse
April 12, 2021
Mom leaves baby & tot stranded in car for two nights; one dies, the other has legs amputated: Reports
A Colorado woman is behind bars after police say she left her two young children trapped inside a freezing car over the weekend. CBS Denver reports that 35-year-old Kaylee Messerly has been arrested in connection with the death of her 1-year-old daughter, Emma, and the abuse of her 3-year-old daughter, Alena. According to police, Messerly’s …
Murder
April 12, 2021
WATCH LIVE: Derek Chauvin murder trial continues after young Black man killed by police during weekend traffic stop
The National Guard was called in after protests broke out near police precinct
Celebrity Justice
April 11, 2021
Secret California indictment charges convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein with more sex crimes
A Los Angeles grand jury has returned an indictment against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York. Fox News reports that the indictment is identical to a criminal complaint filed last year by then-District Attorney Jackie Lacey, charging Weinstein with 11 counts, including rape …
Shooting
April 11, 2021
Parking lot tragedy: 9-year-old finds gun in car, shoots 11-year-old dead
A 9-year-old Texas boy found a handgun inside a vehicle and used it to shoot an 11-year-old boy to death. Both children had been left alone in the vehicle, in the parking lot of a Dallas Walmart Neighborhood Market, by a 32-year-old woman who went inside the store, CBS DFW reported. Police said they responded …
