The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigated three deadly shootings within 12 hours of each other Wednesday and Thursday. Juvenile-involved property crimes, shootings increased in 2023 The first homicide happened at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at a shopping center on Little Rock Road. Natajah “Taj” Johnson, 21, was the shooting victim, police said. Another person was killed […]
Lexington has reported its second homicide of year. On Feb. 3, Lexington police officers were dispatched to the 900 block of Winchester Road for a shooting around 3:40 a.m., police said. Upon arrival, they found a man who had been shot. The man later died at a hospital. He was identified as Chadrick Boone, 31. […]
Police are looking for an “armed and dangerous” man after multiple bodies were found dead from gunshot wounds in two different homes. According to police, several individuals were found dead in Joliet, Illinois on Monday afternoon. Authorities have yet to release the names of the victims and are still investigating to see if there is […]
Two recent homicides in rural Jasper County were four days apart, and the crime scenes are just down the road from each other — although police believe the incidents are unrelated. The week’s spate of gun violence claimed the lives of two young men: Beaufort resident Ryan James Andrew Johnson, 24, and Abel Huerta Jr., […]
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Seven people died from homicides in Lafayette during 2023. West Lafayette police and the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office did not respond to any homicides in their jurisdictions. New Year Day killing The year began with an ominous tone. Anthony Holdbrook, 18, was gunned down in the 800 block of North Seventh Street […]
MUNCIE, Ind. — When 2023 comes to an end, local authorities might not yet know the precise number of homicides committed in Delaware County during the year. Muncie police are awaiting results from forensic testing before reaching final conclusions about the events that led to the shooting deaths of three people in a westside home on […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friday night, KCPD officers responded to the 180th homicide in Kansas City this year, breaking the 2020 record for the city’s deadliest year. There have been 181 homicides in Kansas City in 2023. New Year means new laws taking effect in Kansas and Missouri With 2024 only a day away, many […]
The News Journal has been counting down the top stories of 2023. Today the series concludes with the No. 1 story of the year, a spike in the number of homicides in Mansfield. 1. City sees 12 homicides in 2023 There were 12 homicides in Mansfield in 2023 in Mansfield, and most of them remain […]
Seattle Police are investigating a deadly stabbing in North Seattle Thursday. Chief Adrian Diaz says the homicide brings the total to 72, a new record for the city. He says the last time numbers were this high was in 1994, when the Seattle Police Department reported 71 homicides. Around 1 a.m. on Thursday, officers were […]
The Tallahassee Police Department has arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with one of two unrelated back-to-back murders Monday night. In a Thursday morning announcement, TPD said it has charged Za’Mond Durant with homicide. Investigators say Durant “forcibly entered the apartment of a (woman) at Camden Place Apartments, located at 2933 North Mission Road.” When […]