The case centered on the 2024 death of 24-year-old restaurant worker Erica Russell. TOMBALL, Texas — A Harris County judge sentenced Eric Sembera to six years in prison Friday after he admitted delivering fentanyl to a coworker who later died from the drug, according to court records. The plea ended a case that began after … Read more
Sandra Rodriguez, 42, was found unresponsive near a busy intersection Thursday evening. TUSTIN, Calif. — A 42-year-old woman was shot and killed Thursday evening near Seventeenth Street and Yorba Street North in Tustin, where police said witnesses reported gunfire and a man leaving the area in a dark sedan. Sandra Rodriguez was found unresponsive on … Read more
The victims included a mother and her 13-year-old son, according to friends. MONTEBELLO, Calif. — Police are investigating a deadly Montebello house fire as a suspected domestic violence arson after three people, including a 13-year-old boy, died Thursday morning. The fire was reported just after 4:30 a.m. in the 100 block of South Fifth Street. … Read more
Police said Twyla Brigham was hit outside a crosswalk by a USPS vehicle. ST. BERNARD, Ohio — A Cincinnati-area family is mourning Twyla Brigham, a 28-year-old mother and University of Cincinnati student, after authorities said she was hit and killed by a U.S. Postal Service truck early Wednesday. The crash happened about 2:09 a.m. in … Read more
The first shooting killed Elijah Mayo, whose father disputes the police account. FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth police were investigating two deadly officer-involved shootings that began at the same location overnight, including the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Elijah Mayo after gunfire near a neighborhood party. Police Chief Eddie Garcia said officers shot Mayo after … Read more
Rylee Montgomery, 16, and her unborn child died after a Buckeye shooting. BUCKEYE, Ariz. — The family of a pregnant 16-year-old killed in a Buckeye triple shooting said they had reported threats weeks before police arrested her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend. Rylee Montgomery died after a May 14 shooting near 257th Avenue and Elwood Street. Buckeye police … Read more
Investigators said the victim was found with multiple stab wounds outside apartment buildings on Farrington Avenue. HUNTINGTON, Va. — Fairfax County police arrested a 16-year-old boy this week after investigators connected him to the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old man outside an apartment complex in the Huntington area. Police identified the victim as Auner Chavez … Read more
Three people died after flames swept through a detached unit on South Fifth Street. MONTEBELLO, Calif. — Police are investigating a deadly Montebello fire as a suspected domestic violence attack after a woman, her 13-year-old son and a badly burned man died following a blaze Thursday morning. The fire broke out shortly after 4:30 a.m. … Read more
The 42-year-old was shot near Yorba Street as police searched for a fleeing suspect. TUSTIN, Calif. — Relatives identified the woman killed in a Thursday evening shooting in Tustin as Sandra Rodriguez, 42, a single mother whose death has prompted a police search for an unknown gunman. The shooting happened just after 6 p.m. near … Read more
Authorities say a woman suffered critical injuries after gunfire erupted near Dinwiddie Avenue early Saturday. RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond police are investigating a predawn shooting that critically injured a woman Saturday after officers responded to reports of gunfire in a South Richmond neighborhood and discovered the victim suffering from a chest wound. Officers and Major … Read more