John Nightbridge

A wounded driver, an infant and a woman were taken to hospitals after violence broke out Monday afternoon near Interstate 40. NEWTON, N.C. — Newton police are investigating a reported kidnapping attempt and shooting Monday afternoon at the Love’s Travel Stop on Southfork Drive, where a driver was found shot inside a crashed vehicle with an unharmed infant nearby. Officers were called to the truck stop area about 1:15 p.m. after reports of a possible …

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Police said the woman was attacked after parking for work Monday morning. HOUSTON, TX — A Houston Methodist employee was stabbed and robbed Monday morning inside a Texas Medical Center parking garage, prompting a police search, a large emergency response and short security lockdowns on part of the hospital campus. The attack drew attention across the busy medical district because it happened as workers were arriving for early shifts at one of Houston’s largest hospital …

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Police said no arrests had been made after the killing at The Growler Guys on Lake City Way Northeast. SEATTLE, WA — Seattle police are investigating after a young employee was found fatally shot Saturday morning inside The Growler Guys, a beer garden and restaurant in North Seattle’s Lake City area. The killing brought homicide detectives to the 8500 block of Lake City Way Northeast, where coworkers arrived to open the business and found the …

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Police said four people were shot and two others were hit by vehicles during the late-night chaos. FRUITPORT TOWNSHIP, MI — Six people were injured late Saturday after gunfire broke out during a post-prom party at VFW Post 3734 on Airline Highway, where police said several people fired weapons and others were struck by vehicles. Fruitport Township police said the investigation remained active Monday as detectives reviewed video from the scene and worked to identify …

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Police said the shooting happened during Mother’s Day brunch at Silver Spoon on North Roxboro Street. DURHAM, NC — A man was critically injured Sunday after police said he was shot while trying to break up a fight between two employees at a Durham restaurant during Mother’s Day brunch. Durham police said the shooting happened at Silver Spoon restaurant on North Roxboro Street, where families and customers were gathered late Sunday morning. A 55-year-old man, …

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Police say Robert MacMeekin was shot at his Phoenix home after a protective order dispute involving his daughter and grandchildren. PHOENIX, MD — A Baltimore County lawyer was fatally shot May 2 at his Phoenix home while trying to protect his grandchildren during a family dispute, and his son-in-law has been charged with first-degree murder, police and court records show. Robert MacMeekin, 74, a longtime personal injury attorney, was found on the back patio of …

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Sheriff Bryan Bailey said Kurt Birdsong killed Walter Birdsong Jr. and Amanda Birdsong before dying by suicide. FLORENCE, MS — Authorities have identified three people who died Friday in a Rankin County murder-suicide that began as a family land dispute and ended after an hours-long standoff at a home on Monterey Road. Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey said 56-year-old Kurt Tyler Birdsong is believed to have fatally shot his brother, 62-year-old Walter Earnest Birdsong Jr., …

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Investigators say phone records, ballistics and lab testing tied Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez to cases from 2018 and 2024. AUSTIN, TX — An Austin man arrested in Dallas last month has been charged with murder after detectives said DNA evidence tied him to a 2024 killing in southeast Austin and a 2018 killing in Bastrop County. Luis Fernando Benitez Gonzalez, 26, is charged in the death of Alyssa Ann Rivera, 34, whose body was found …

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Sheriff Mitchell Mixon said four children, ages 7 to 10, were abused in a case that began in late 2023. GEORGE COUNTY, MS — A 49-year-old man has been extradited to George County and charged after investigators said four children reported sexual and physical abuse tied to incidents that allegedly happened over several years. Tony K. Fairley is being held at the George County Regional Correctional Facility on a total bond of $800,000, according to …

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Police said the alleged sexual activity happened at the school two days before the arrest. ASHEBORO, NC — An Asheboro High School staff member was arrested Friday after police said investigators found evidence supporting an allegation that she engaged in sexual activity with a juvenile student at the school. Amber Walker, 39, was charged with two counts of sexual activity with a student, according to police. The case drew immediate attention in Asheboro because the …

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