Homicide

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'I'm Going to Kill Your Friend': Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Victim in Face at Park While Searching for Sister

Ibrahim Ali Mohamed, 21, admitted to first-degree assault for the May 2025 shooting that left his victim with life-threatening injuries requiring surgery.

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'I Over-Killed Him, Right?': Florida Man Charged With Murdering Roommate Who Moved In and Tried to 'Dominate the House,' Police Say

Jermaine Carol Grant allegedly told police his roommate was trying to take over their home before he shot 38-year-old Xavier Pringle multiple times.

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Armed Suspect Pistol-Whips Woman, Forces Her Into Car in Daylight Abduction: Police

Authorities say the attacker used a Glock before shoving the victim into a vehicle in what investigators are calling an attempted kidnapping.

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"Eat Them One by One": Kentucky Woman Accused of Beating Victim, Firing Shots at Neighbors Over McDonald's Breakfast Dispute

Macey Jo May, 25, allegedly attacked two women and fired a gun at witnesses who tried to intervene during a confrontation that began over a child's breakfast trip.

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Federal Judge Rejects Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect's Bid to Dismiss Charges Using Trump's Clemency Order

U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali rules President Donald Trump's pardon applies only to those already convicted, not to Brian Cole Jr., who was merely charged.

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Nanny Stabbed Michigan Grandfather Over 40 Times With Screwdriver While Babysitting 3-Year-Old: Prosecutors

An 83-year-old man who went to check on his granddaughter died from multiple sharp-force injuries after what prosecutors describe as a prolonged attack inside a Royal Oak basement.

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Man Allegedly Kept Dead Wife's Body in Kentucky Home for 4 Months Before Welfare Check

John George Emrich, 59, has been charged with abuse of a corpse after deputies discovered his wife's remains inside a Hardin County residence.

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New York Man Beaten to Death by Ex-Girlfriend, Roommate Who Allegedly Used Sledgehammer, TV and Baseball Bat in 30-Minute Attack: DA

Melissa Fawcett orchestrated the attack that left Christopher Martin dead after prosecutors say she purchased a gun intended to scare him.

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'Dead as Fried Chicken': Tennessee Man Charged With Killing Wife After Allegedly Saying She Was 'the Devil'

Douglas Rawl, 57, is accused of fatally shooting his wife Allison multiple times in their College Grove home before calling 911 to confess.

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Alabama Father Leaves Bloody Handprints Across Neighborhood After Teen Son Stabbed Him, Killed Mother: Prosecutors

A 17-year-old boy has been charged as an adult with murder in the death of his mother and attempted murder in the stabbing of his father during a violent dispute over discipline, authorities say.

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Family of 4 Killed When Allegedly Drunk Driver Smashes Into Their Disabled Car on Michigan Interstate

Charles Dean Pace faces four counts of second-degree murder after prosecutors allege he was driving over 90 mph and more than three times the legal alcohol limit when he struck a family of four stopped on I-75.

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West Virginia Man Sentenced to Life Plus 80 Years in Family Massacre That Killed Mother, Stepfather and Two Brothers Including a Toddler

Gavin Blaine Smith, who was 16 when he allegedly shot four family members in December 2020, accepted a plea deal Monday to avoid a second trial after his initial conviction was overturned.

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Former Bucknell University Coach Charged in Death of Freshman Football Player

Authorities allege former assistant football coach caused fatal injuries to student-athlete at Pennsylvania university.

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Tennessee Man Charged With Wife's Murder After Allegedly Telling 911 'I Just Murdered My Wife'

Douglas Rawl, 57, is accused of killing his wife Allison in their College Grove home after allegedly describing her body as 'dead as fried chicken.'

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Nebraska Mother Allegedly Covered 9-Month-Old's Head With Blanket, Held It Down as Infant 'Crying Bloody Murder'

Alyssa Parkins faces homicide charges in infant's death nearly four years to the day after her ex-boyfriend was convicted of killing their other child.

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Delaware Woman Found Stabbed 58 Times, Dismembered Body Stuffed in Suitcase After Ex-Boyfriend Waited at Her Apartment

Nobert Matara pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison for the December killing of Tracy Nyariki.

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Woman Left 91-Year-Old Stranded in Sweltering Car Because He Wouldn't Buy Her Cigarettes, Sheriff Says

Nikki Reed Hoskins allegedly removed the keys from the ignition and walked away as temperatures hovered around 101 degrees.

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Burglary Suspect Photographed in Bizarre Arrest After Allegedly Botching Escape Attempt

Law enforcement officials say the suspect's attempted getaway ended with authorities recovering stolen property and making an arrest that drew widespread attention.

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Boy, 6, Whose Father Was Fatally Shot Before Birth, Hit by Bullet in Coney Island Mass Shooting

Child survived the chest wound and was rushed to a hospital; family had already been touched by gun violence years earlier

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4-Month-Old Girl Allegedly Slammed to Floor by 17-Year-Old With Autism at California Daycare, Dying From Head Injuries

Troy May Elaine Cohn suffered a fractured skull and bruises across her body after being left alone with the teen at an at-home daycare in Pomona, police say.

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Family Demands Answers After Tennessee National Guard Shooting; Video Release Sought

Relatives of man killed in confrontation with National Guard members call for transparency as military investigators examine circumstances of deadly shooting.

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Phoenix Firefighters Accused of Dropping 76-Year-Old Man Down Stairs in Office Chair, Leading to His Death

Ronald Shuck's family alleges firefighters used a rolling desk chair instead of a gurney, causing injuries that left him in a vegetative state before he died.

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Ohio Mother Allegedly Carried Dead Son From Bedroom to Porch, Spent Hours With Body Before Calling 911

Michelle Feudi, 55, was charged with abuse of a corpse after police say she waited more than 15 hours to report her 23-year-old son's death in Toledo.

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Delaware Man Sentenced to Life for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend, Stabbing Her 58 Times and Stuffing Remains in Suitcase

Nobert Matara pleaded guilty to first-degree murder nearly two years after Tracy Nyariki was killed at her Newark apartment.