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Carlton Johnson, 35, faced an eviction case and had been investigated months earlier after displaying a handgun. MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The man authorities say carried out a deadly shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building was a 35-year-old resident who faced an eviction dispute and had previously been investigated after displaying a handgun, according to officials and court records. Carlton Johnson was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police after the Sept. 2 shooting …

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Deputies arrested a suspect following an hourslong standoff and the discovery of a concealed space inside a commercial building. CORNELIUS, OR — Police arrested a 42-year-old man on attempted murder and sex abuse charges after a teenager reported an assault that led investigators to a secret room inside a local commercial plaza. The investigation began when a juvenile victim ran into the Cornelius Police Department to report a violent assault nearby. The report triggered an …

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Police said Juan Orona reported the shootings himself before officers found three victims dead inside an O’Bannon Drive apartment. LAS VEGAS, NV — A 29-year-old man was jailed after police said he admitted shooting his girlfriend and her two children, who were found dead Tuesday evening inside a west Las Vegas apartment. Juan Orona faces three counts of open murder with a deadly weapon and 10 counts of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, …

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Police say the 27-year-old slammed another woman onto a roadway during a fight before attempting to leave on a scooter. DELAND, FL — A Deltona woman faces felony charges after DeLand police said she slammed another woman head- and neck-first onto a paved roadway during a fight Tuesday afternoon, leaving the woman unconscious and in critical condition. Tishana A. Anglade, 27, was arrested Sept. 1 on charges of aggravated battery causing bodily harm or disability …

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Michael Lance Gamez was sentenced to 15 years in prison after DNA evidence connected him to attacks reported in 1999 and 2000. AUSTIN, TX — DNA evidence collected more than 25 years ago helped Austin police identify a suspect in two previously unsolved attempted sexual assaults, leading to an arrest, guilty plea and 15-year prison sentence, according to the Austin Police Department. Michael Lance Gamez was identified after investigators revisited forensic evidence from attacks reported …

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Authorities charged a Greenville man with murder after his co-worker was found fatally shot inside a newly constructed home. ANDERSON, SC — A 29-year-old Greenville man was denied bond Tuesday after authorities charged him with murder in the fatal shooting of a co-worker at a home under construction in Anderson County. The Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 52-year-old Nicholas Christopher Grove of Taylors. Authorities said Grove was working as a contractor Monday …

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Madeline Haner faces charges in Oklahoma and a Florida warrant after authorities said explosives were found in her vehicle and Crestview home. CRESTVIEW, FL — A 24-year-old Crestview woman faces criminal allegations in two states after Oklahoma troopers stopped her vehicle and authorities said they found a live homemade explosive device and several firearms among her belongings. Madeline Haner was stopped by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol on Aug. 25 while traveling through Sequoyah County, according …

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Authorities say a long-running investigation targeted an alleged petroleum-trafficking operation linked to a Texas-based oil and gas company. MIDLAND, TX — Six people were arrested and more than $12 million in petroleum products, vehicles, cash, jewelry and bank accounts were seized after authorities carried out a series of warrants in Texas and Oklahoma as part of a long-term investigation into alleged organized oil theft. The Texas Department of Public Safety said its Criminal Investigations Division’s …

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A damaged water pipeline has left the South Rim under strict conservation measures while rescuers continue searching for a missing hiker. GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ — Overnight lodging inside Grand Canyon National Park remained shut down after a deadly flash flood damaged the park’s critical water system, forcing visitors with reservations to seek accommodations outside the park as search crews continued looking for a missing hiker. The Aug. 29 flood tore through Bright Angel …

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Police found the unidentified victim inside a crashed vehicle Sunday and are investigating the case as Austin’s 39th homicide of 2026. AUSTIN, TX — Austin police are searching for a suspect after an adult man was found dead inside a vehicle that had crashed into a fence in southeast Austin on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Officers responded at about 2:58 p.m. Aug. 30 to a reported shooting or stabbing near the intersection of Briar Hill …

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