More than 100 homicides have been reported in the Kansas City metropolitan area this year as of Wednesday, according to data tracked by The Kansas City Star. Seventy-five of these homicides took place in Kansas City, Missouri. The Star includes fatal officer-involved shootings when tallying and recording homicides in the Kansas City metro area. Chestina […]
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Four dead in Las Cruces after two separate double homicides
The Las Cruces Police Department is investigating two separate double homicides that occurred Sunday morning within a span of less than 11 hours. Both incidents are under investigation. Police did not provide additional information, but plan to provide more information on Monday, according to a news release. Anyone with information on either incident is asked […]
Alabama man wanted in connection with four homicides across two states seen in Morrilton, police search underway
MORRILTON, Ark. – Police in Morrilton said they are searching for an Alabama man wanted in connection to multiple homicides across two states after he was seen at a local hotel Tuesday. Officials with the Morrilton Police Department said the suspect, 50-year-old Stacy Drake from Birmingham, was seen on surveillance footage at a hotel in […]
Stockton police make multiple arrests for separate unsolved homicides
(FOX40.COM) — The Stockton Police Department recently made multiple arrests in separate unsolved homicide cases. April 6 homicide A man with a fatal gunshot wound was found in a vehicle that crashed into the center of a roadway on April 6, according to the Stockton Police Department. After an investigation, SPD said a search warrant […]
Scranton shaken by five homicides already this year
SCRANTON — Five homicides already this year — all coming after a police officer survived getting shot — have unnerved the city. The spasm of killings was within fewer than 10 weeks, from early March to mid-May. The recent spate of shocking violence already marking 2024 as an outlier began Jan. 11 with the shooting […]
Police seek help for 2 unsolved Oakland homicides
(KRON) — Oakland police are investigating two homicides that took place about a year apart as possibly connected and are asking for the public’s help with leads. California Highway Patrol introduces 8 new canine teams Police said on Saturday that multiple suspects are connected to the homicide of Henry Texada and DeShawn Rhoades. Texada was […]
Two Tri-Cities homicides, including one at a school, connected to former Yakima police officer
West Richland police believe that former Yakima Police officer Elias Huizar shot and killed a woman at William Wiley Elementary Monday afternoon. While serving a search warrant on Huizar’s home, a second homicide victim was found at the residence. Just before 3:30 p.m. the West Richland Police Department responded to Wiley Elementary School for a […]
Hours afer death of 12-yr-old revealed, Columbus touts drop in homicides compared to 2023
Daniel Ajayi said Wednesday night he becomes frustrated when he hears about the deaths of Columbus youth like 12-year-old Angel Salguero Diaz, whose shooting death Sunday was announced hours earlier. Columbus police officers responding to a report of gunfire just after 10:15 p.m. Sunday found a mortally wounded Diaz in the 1300 block of East […]
CMPD provides few details about recent homicides, says police are seeking justice
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have reported eight homicides in the past two weeks but have offered few details. Police Lt. Kevin Pietrus at a biweekly media briefing Friday morning said he didn’t have any new information on several cases. Those cases include: The death of 17-year-old Fate Brannon, who was allegedly shot and killed March 29 by […]
No homicides so far this year in Ingham County: Prosecutor
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Officials released an encouraging piece of news Monday: As of April 1, no homicides have been reported in Ingham County. Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane is crediting collaboration between his office, police and violence intervention programs for clamping down on gun violence. Monday’s announcement comes after Ingham County recorded seven homicides […]
CMPD investigates 2 homicides
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to two homicides and a double shooting within minutes of each other Thursday night, the department stated. One investigation was along Blythwood Lane near Lawyers Road in east Charlotte. The other was on Blendwood Drive and The Plaza in north Charlotte. ‘So much shooting’: Teen dead, another hurt in east Charlotte shooting […]
Man shot, woman stabbed in 2 unrelated homicides in Peoria, police say
Two people were killed hours apart at the same apartment complex in unrelated homicides, according to Peoria police. Police responded to a report of shots fired around 10:18 p.m. Saturday night at the Lexington Hills apartment complex in the 3400 block of W. Fallen Oak Lane, and found two male victims with gunshot wounds. One […]