Christopher Waken Deputies said a 25-year-old woman was arrested with two firearms. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A family celebration at Center Street Park ended in grief Saturday when 22-year-old Pepe Sikisi-Belle Jr. was shot and killed during his son’s birthday party. The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded about 6:47 p.m. after reports of a shooting at … Read more
Officials say no arrests have been made in the death of 28-year-old Jacob Hensley. DENVER, Colo. — Denver police are continuing to investigate the fatal shooting of Jacob Hensley, a 28-year-old father of four who was wounded near the downtown skatepark and died early May 22. The case centers on a late-night shooting near 20th … Read more
The predawn shooting sent three people to hospitals and shut down nearby streets. SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police investigated a downtown shooting Sunday that wounded three people near South First and East Reed streets, where witnesses reported gunfire near the City Center Motel shortly after a Porsche arrived. The shooting happened about 2:20 … Read more
The early morning case unfolded outside a home in the Vistancia area. PEORIA, Ariz. — Peoria police were investigating Monday after a person was shot and stabbed outside a home in the city’s Vistancia area, leaving one victim hospitalized and a suspect still outstanding. The attack was reported about 5:30 a.m. June 1 near Ridgeline … Read more
Police are also reviewing a second stabbing reported early Friday on East Anaheim Street. LONG BEACH, Calif. — A woman was hospitalized after police said a man approached her and stabbed her while she was walking in Long Beach late Thursday, starting an investigation that widened after another stabbing hours later. The first call brought … Read more
A bystander police described as a Good Samaritan was critically injured outside the Hampton Inn. PHILADELPHIA — A father was taken into custody Sunday after police said he rushed armed to an airport-area hotel and shot a bystander he wrongly believed had attacked his daughter. The shooting happened early Sunday at the Hampton Inn on … Read more
The case centered on the 2021 death of Karli Short and her unborn child. PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Prosecutors used phone records, gun evidence and Smith’s own police interview to win a murder conviction Friday against Isaac Christopher Smith in the killing of pregnant McKeesport woman Karli Short. The jury found Smith, 30, guilty of two … Read more
Philippe Chagniot faces murder, arson and weapons charges after the May 17 shooting. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Prosecutors say a San Francisco landlord planned an early morning ambush that ended with his tenant shot to death outside a home in the city’s Outer Sunset neighborhood. Philippe Chagniot, 68, pleaded not guilty Friday in San Francisco … Read more
Transit police said a suspect was arrested after the Saturday attack. ATLANTA — Rail service at MARTA’s Oakland City Station was paused Saturday after a woman was fatally stabbed on a train and a suspect was arrested, transit officials said. The stabbing happened around noon on a rail car near the southwest Atlanta station. MARTA … Read more
Police said Ronald Cross was arrested in the fatal shooting of Patricia Wieber. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis police arrested a 75-year-old man after a woman was fatally shot Thursday night and officers later wounded the suspect during a pursuit near I-70 and South Harding Street. Ronald Cross was taken into custody in connection with the … Read more