The Israeli military released photos on Thursday that it says show a staffer with the aid group Doctors Without Borders wearing military fatigues at a gathering of Gaza militants. The military says that Fadi al-Wadiya, who was killed in an airstrike earlier this week, was a “significant operative” in the Islamic Jihad group and was […]
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Slain 9-year-old Topeka boy loved telling stories, playing with Legos, his principal says
Nine-year-old Zerick I. Ozuna was a master at playing the card game Uno, often beating his teachers and providing his friends strategies for winning, said Farley Elementary School principal Katie Sonderegger. “He truly held a special place in the hearts of many of our students and staff members,” she wrote in a message Auburn-Washburn USD […]
Cause of Death Revealed for Jocelyn Nungaray, 12-Year-Old Texas Girl Found Slain in Creek
Two men have been charged with capital murder in connection with the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray GoFundMe Jocelyn Nungaray Authorities have released the cause of death of Jocelyn Nungaray, the 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a Houston creek on Monday, June 17. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences determined Jocelyn died […]
Slain woman’s sister ‘re-victimized’ by killer’s sentence
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Gina Kimberlin lost her younger sister, Monica Murrah, nearly three years ago. Monica — who was also known as Star — was stabbed to death by her husband in front of their 8-year-old son. Even though Michael Murrah was found to be a “substantial danger,” Clark County Superior Court Judge Suzan […]
Family of man slain by off-duty LAPD officer says ‘Department yet to say anything’
Family members of 37-year-old husband and father of three Hugo Cachua, who was shot and killed by an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer on medical leave late last month, say authorities have yet to explain why their loved one was killed. The incident happened on May 30 in Ontario near North Euclid Avenue and West 6th […]
Family of man, 28, slain in L.A.’s MacArthur Park speak out
The devastated family of a 28-year-old single father discovered dead, floating face down in the lake at Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park are speaking out after two men were arrested in connection with his death. The victim, Kyle Sherwood, was discovered in the lake just before 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire […]
Slain Gila River officer overcame hardships to follow in dad’s footsteps
Joshua Briese, 23, was a Gila River police officer who died June 1 after being shot while responding to a disturbance call in Santan, District 4, of the Gila River Indian Community. Briese had been with the department for less than one year and was still on field training, according to a Gila River Police […]
Slain Gila River officer overcame hardships to follow in dad’s footsteps
Joshua Briese, 23, was a Gila River police officer who died June 1 after being shot while responding to a disturbance call in Santan, District 4, of the Gila River Indian Community. Briese had been with the department for less than one year and was still on field training, according to a Gila River Police […]
Records show slain Santa Fe man feared son, seized his guns months before shooting
May 28—Records show a Santa Fe man who was shot and killed Saturday believed his son — the suspect in his death — had a mental illness and might try to kill him. In the last year, 54-year-old James Dukette had taken and hidden his son’s firearms amid escalating fears Zachary Dukette would shoot him, […]
Slain Tri-Cities paraeducator spent years asking judges to protect her from ex-husband
Amber Rodriguez told judges and investigators she was scared of her ex-husband’s potential for violence years before he killed her. Her estranged husband Elias Zuniga Huizar, a former Yakima police officer, was short-tempered and controlling of her actions, and she was terrified of what he might be capable of, she told police and judges. Hundreds […]
A mother deep in grief over loss of her daughter, allegedly slain by a man she had reported for harassing her
In the small back bedroom of a West Side apartment, the ceiling light stays on. Day and night, rain or shine, the light falls on an elaborate tribute to Rickisha King-Tiggs: her backpack, her graduation regalia, the expensive Fendi bag she once hid under her bed. It sits on the dresser, never used, protective wrapping […]
Almost 4 years later, slain woman’s boyfriend arrested
This story contains mention of domestic violence. Abuse can be reported by calling the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). INDIANAPOLIS — Tricia Platt and her family have waited nearly four years. On Oct. 9, 2020, her niece, Brittany Burns, was found unresponsive in a home on the southeast side of […]