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Authorities say the attacks wounded three people, may be gang-related and left two more suspects still being sought. IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — Three men were jailed this week on suspicion of taking part in a string of stabbings that wounded three people in Imperial Beach over four days, and investigators say they have identified two additional suspects who had not been arrested as of Friday. The arrests came after two men were stabbed on Saturday, …

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Federal investigators say a gang member stockpiled guns, cash and a stolen car to help an inmate break free during a hospital transfer. ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Federal authorities say a Phoenix arrest this week unraveled an alleged plan to arm a New Mexico inmate during a court-related hospital trip and send him on a run toward Mexico, linking a suspected gang member, hidden weapons and a stolen getaway car. Prosecutors say the case matters now …

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Deputies said the victims were minors and their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — Four teenagers were shot after gunfire erupted at a house party in the West Valley early Saturday, sending deputies to a neighborhood in the Litchfield Park area just after 1 a.m. and leaving investigators with no announced suspects by the end of the day. The shooting jolted a suburban pocket west of Phoenix and added to …

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Authorities say an 18-year-old driving a stolen vehicle lost control near Miller Grove Middle School, killing 56-year-old Antoinette Catchings and badly hurting her 14-year-old grandson. DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A grandmother was killed and her 14-year-old grandson was badly hurt after police said suspects in a stolen vehicle fled a traffic stop Thursday afternoon and crashed into the pair as they walked along Covington Highway near Miller Road. The crash quickly became one of the …

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Authorities said two relatives were critically hurt and a 5-year-old boy was found unharmed after a search that ended in Love County. ROFF, OK — An Oklahoma man was arrested Friday after deputies said he attacked his wife and stepson with a hatchet at a home in Roff, seriously injuring both victims before leaving with a 5-year-old boy who was later found safe. The attack set off a multi-agency search and brought in state investigators …

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Police said the man went to a hospital after the couple argued at a West Laurel Street home. SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A 56-year-old woman is accused of stabbing her 65-year-old husband with broken glass during an argument at a West Side home, and she now faces a felony assault charge after deputies booked her into the Bexar County jail. Authorities said the case moved quickly from an emergency call to a hospital visit, a …

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A Mobile County judge found enough evidence Friday to send capital murder and corpse abuse counts toward a grand jury in the deaths of a mother and her two children. MOBILE, AL — Prosecutors said Friday that the attack that killed a Theodore mother and her two children included signs of sexual assault, as a judge ruled there was enough evidence to move the case against Hector Gamaliel Argueta-Guerra toward grand jury review. Friday’s hearing …

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Police said gunmen got out of a vehicle and opened fire in broad daylight near Pulaski Road and Maypole Avenue on Friday afternoon. CHICAGO, IL — Three people were killed and a fourth was critically wounded Friday afternoon when at least two gunmen got out of a vehicle and opened fire near a barbershop in West Garfield Park, police said, in a burst of violence that shut down a busy West Side corner. The shooting …

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Prosecutors say a homeless Atlanta-area man acted as a straw buyer for the handgun tied to the attacks. ATLANTA, GA — Federal prosecutors say a homeless man bought the handgun used by the suspect in a deadly DeKalb County shooting spree, opening a second criminal case as local authorities continue to investigate attacks that killed two women and critically injured another man on April 13. The new federal case adds Damon Marquis Yarns, 35, to …

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Police say a student’s report, bus video and interviews led to the arrest of a former Irving ISD employee. IRVING, TX — A former Irving Independent School District bus assistant has been charged with child grooming after police said an 8-year-old student reported inappropriate contact during a ride home from school, a case investigators say could involve more than one child. Police said the charge against Juan Jose Gonzalez, 75, grew out of a report …

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