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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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Pet store employee shoots and kills alleged intruder

MESA, AZ – An employee at Pratt’s Pets in Mesa is now in custody, facing charges of second-degree murder. According to police, he fired shots at a person accused of trespassing on the property. Police received reports of a shooting incident behind the pet store at the intersection of Alma School Road and 8th Avenue at approximately 6 p.m. on Jan 27. Upon their arrival, officers discovered an injured 32-year-old male. Although rushed to the …

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Newborn baby found abandoned in dumpster

BYHALIA, MS – A newborn girl was discovered abandoned in a car seat, swaddled in pink and blue blankets. She was found behind a dumpster in Byhalia, Mississippi, according to reports from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night in the vicinity of the Grove of Cayce Mobile Home park. According to a sheriff’s office investigator, the abandoned baby is Hispanic and appeared to be aged between 2-3 …

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Missing man’s remains found inside serial killer’s home

CENTRAL INDIANA – On Thursday, a coroner announced that remains discovered from the estate of alleged serial killer Herbert Baumeister in Indiana have been identified as those of a man reported missing since 1993. The remains, found in 1996 at Baumeister’s Fox Hollow Farm estate, were identified as belonging to 34-year-old Manuel Resendez, according to Hamilton County Coroner Jeff Jellison. Jellison mentioned that DNA from a familial reference sample provided in early 2023 helped confirm …

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Drone attack leaves 3 US troops dead, 25 more injured

JORDAN – An overnight drone attack on a small US outpost in Jordan, reportedly enacted by Iran-backed militants, has resulted in the death of three soldiers. This incident marks the first US troops to die from enemy fire in the Middle East since the outbreak of the Gaza war, creating a significant escalation in the region’s volatile situation. Officials have traced the trajectory of the drone, which they claim originated from Syria. US Central Command …

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Four people found dead at home in murder-suicide

LOS ANGELES, CA – A murder-suicide incident in the Granada Hills area in Los Angeles left four people dead on Saturday, reported local law enforcement officials. While they were responding to a shooting report, officers arrived at the 11600 block of Lerdo Avenue just before 7 p.m. The officers found no answer at the home and had to force their way in. In the residence, they found four individuals pronounced dead at the scene, marking …

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