A California mother of eight was fatally shot, reportedly while confronting a group of people she believed sold marijuana vape pens to her child, according to local news. Maria Guadalupe Ramos Velasco, 33, of Los Angeles, was shot earlier this month near the intersection of Hilton Street and Bancroft Avenue in Oakland around 2:20 p.m....
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Florida woman who claimed she worked for God indicted for ambush murder of deputy
A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with what officials described as an ambush attack that killed one sheriff’s deputy and wounded two others this month. Julie Ann Sulpizio, 48, was indicted on Monday on several charges, including three counts of attempted first-degree premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer, conspiracy to commit premeditated...
Ohio man shoots 25-year-old woman outside Taco Bell in suspected murder-suicide, did not know victim: police
A suspected murder-suicide outside a Taco Bell in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, last week has investigators searching for answers after the shooter and victim appeared to be strangers to one another. On Wednesday evening, police found two people shot dead in the drive-thru. Authorities identified the shooter as Jason Williams, 53, and the victim as 25-year-old...
Young Indiana mom of 3 allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend while filming TikTok with friend: report
A young mother of three was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend in Indiana while filming a TikTok video, according to reports. New Albany Police found Kaitlynn Lee, 25, with a fatal gunshot wound, after reporting to her apartment early in the morning on August 10, for a shot-fired report. Authorities told local outlet WAVE that...
Serial killer confesses to 1986 murder of teen mom in Southern California
A serial killer convicted of the murders of 12 women has confessed to the cold case murder of a 19-year-old mother in Southern California in 1986. Cathy Small, 19, was found stabbed to death on a street in South Pasadena in February 1986, but her case went unsolved for nearly four decades. “We believe we’re...
Gilbert Goons: Arizona rich kid 'gang' accused in teen's murder started among friends, fueled by social media
Arizona officials are working to curb youth violence after a group of teenagers and young adults became friends in middle and elementary school and evolved into a suburban “hybrid gang” tied to various assaults and, now, a murder. Seven members of the group are accused of murdering their 16-year-old peer, Preston Lord, on Halloween weekend...
Suspect, 78, charged in 44-year-old Texas cold case kidnapping, murder of nursing student
A 78-year-old man incarcerated nearly 2,000 miles away has been charged with the 1980 sexual assault and murder of a 25-year-old Texas nursing student, Austin police said in a press release Friday. Thanks to DNA technology, police say Deck Brewer Jr. — currently serving time in Massachusetts for an unrelated crime — allegedly kidnapped and...
North Carolina manhunt for escaped murderer ends more than 100 miles away, woman also arrested
Ramone Jamarr Alston, the “Christmas Day Killer” who escaped custody Tuesday morning and ran off into the woods near UNC Hillsborough Hospital, has been recaptured in Kannapolis, North Carolina, authorities said. Tactical officers arrested him at a hotel on Cloverleaf Parkway around 2 a.m. Friday, according to investigators. That is more than 100 miles to...
Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer's son accused of killing girlfriend in Nevada: report
The son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug Clifford is accused of killing his girlfriend after her body was found this week off the side of a highway in Nevada, according to police and media reports. Brent Clifford, who is facing a murder charge after remains believed to be of Patricia Portella-Wright, 48, were found...
Trump assassination attempt victim Corey Comperatore’s family vows to get justice: ‘Blood is on their hands’
Former President Trump assassination attempt victim Corey Comperatore’s wife and daughters sat down for their first formal interview since Comperatore was fatally shot at the former president’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally on July 13. Comperatore, a 50-year-old retired volunteer fire chief, was the only victim of the assassination attempt against the former president to die of...









