Four people dead after tourist boat sinks

CANCUN, Mexico – A startling boating incident occurred off Mexico’s coast in the stretch of sea between Cancún and Isla Mujeres, which resulted in the loss of four lives. The maritime tragedy occurred when the boat, known as the “Diosa Del Mar” or “Goddess of the Sea,” capsized on Monday. The Quintana Roo state’s attorney general, Raciel López Salazar, confirmed that there were 19 people on board the ill-fated vessel, consisting of 17 Mexican tourists, …

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Suspect shot dead after pointing gun at police officer

PEORIA, AZ – A man suspected of possession of a firearm is dead following an encounter with a Peoria police officer on Monday night. According to Police Chief Thomas Intrieri, the incident happened near 91st and Peoria avenues at approximately 10:40 p.m. An officer on patrol noticed a man behaving suspiciously at a bus stop outside a closed business. The man immediately fled upon the officer’s approach, leading to a brief chase that ended at …

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Man killed in his car by homeless woman

SANTA MONICA, CA – A woman, aged 27, has been charged with murder following a fatal motorist shooting incident last week in Santa Monica. Los Angeles resident William Edwards III, 46, was reportedly found seriously injured inside his parked car on Jan. 25 in response to a shooting alert. Edwards was later pronounced dead at a hospital as a result of his injuries. Authorities identified Kayla Delise Mackie as the perpetrator, and she was apprehended …

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High school student and father arrested for threatening to shoot up school

SAN DIEGO, CA – After allegedly threatening to initiate a shooting at school, a high school student and his father were taken into custody in San Diego on Tuesday. Several reports were received by the San Diego Police Department indicating that the teenager had informed a few students at Rancho Bernardo High School about a planned shooting that was to take place on Tuesday. The police, in response, filed a gun violence restraining order at …

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Hacked up bodies found inside abandoned cars with warning message from cartel

TUXPAN, MEXICO – Several dismembered bodies were discovered in two abandoned vehicles in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, Mexican prosecutors announced Monday. An ominous banner was also found, seemingly bearing a warning message from a notorious cartel. Located in the coastal city of Tuxpan, the remains were reportedly packed into Styrofoam coolers inside two trucks. A printed banner left on a truck claimed the victims may have been Guatemalans, while attributing the horrifying act …

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Mom accused of killing 4-year-old daughter and driving for days with her dead body in the car

LOS ANGELES, CA – Maria Avalos, a Californian mother, stands accused of the horrific crime of strangulation, leading to the death of her four-year-old daughter, Mia Gonzalez. Disturbingly, investigators believe that the mother may have driven for days with her deceased child in the car. Mia was tragically found lifeless and strangled in a car on Thursday on Civic Center Way in East Los Angeles. Her mother was also in the vehicle at the time, …

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Killer dressed up as UPS driver before murdering three people in home robbery

COON RAPIDS, MN – In a shocking crime in suburban Minneapolis, a man posing as a package delivery driver entered a home, made robbery demands, and then fatally shot three individuals in the presence of two children under five years old. Alonzo Pierre Mingo, the 37-year-old suspect, was arrested and promptly charged with three counts of second-degree murder. Authorities arrived at a Coon Rapids home on Friday, responding to an emergency call. They discovered the …

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Catholic priest and sister found shot to death

PALM BAY, FL – The St. Joseph Catholic community in Palm Bay, Florida, is in deep mourning over the loss of two of its members who were identified as murder victims during a shooting investigation in Palm Bay. According to the Diocese of Orlando, the victims are Father Robert “Bob” Hoeffner and his sister, Sally. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday. A series of disruptions at a residence on Forgal Avenue NE led to a police …

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Three people shot at Fred Meyer grocery store

SALEM, OR – A shooting incident in a Fred Meyer parking lot in Salem, Oregon, resulted in injuries to three individuals on Monday morning, according to local law enforcement. The incident occurred near Market Street Northeast and Lancaster Drive Northeast. Salem Police Department confirmed that all parties involved in the unfortunate incident have been accounted for and that there are no further public safety concerns. The three injured individuals were transported immediately to a nearby …

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Drive-by shooting leaves teen dead, girlfriend injured

MIRAMAR, FL – A violent incident unraveled on Sunday night when a teenage boy was fatally shot. The gunfire also left his girlfriend critically injured in Miramar, Florida. The Miramar Police Department reported that they had responded to the shooting incident in the area of 3600 S University Drive shortly before 8 p.m. Police found a white Hyundai Sonata with bullet holes at the scene, inside of which sat a 17-year-old boy and his girlfriend. …

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