Christopher Ruddle Police said a witness reported that a son shot his father before killing himself. KENT, Wash. — Two men were found dead Tuesday night after a shooting inside a West Hill home where police say a son killed his father and then himself. Kent patrol officers responded at 9:27 p.m. May 12 to the 27100 block of 31st Avenue South. The home sits on the city’s West Hill, not far from the Auburn city line. …
The victims were stable after the Tuesday evening shooting in West Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA — Detectives were reviewing neighborhood camera footage after four people were shot Tuesday evening in the Parkside section of West Philadelphia, police said. The gunfire erupted around 5:10 p.m. on the 1200 block of North 42nd Street. Police said the victims, three men and one woman, were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and were stable after the shooting. A 45-year-old man …
Deputies said the 6-year-old boy was airlifted after being wounded in West Perrine. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A southwest Miami-Dade mother was arrested after her 6-year-old son shot himself with her unattended gun Tuesday afternoon inside a West Perrine home, sheriff’s officials said. Myeisha Sharie Smith, 33, faces a charge of child neglect causing great bodily harm, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The boy was wounded in the shoulder and remained in stable condition …
Police said they have identified a possible suspect after video captured the confrontation. VALLEJO, Calif. — Vallejo police are preparing a case for prosecutors after an Army veteran said a woman tailgated him, cut him off and pepper-sprayed him Monday morning along the city’s waterfront. Joe Vallely said he was driving a work truck at the speed limit on Wilson Avenue when the driver behind him became angry. The confrontation was recorded on cellphone video …
Police have not announced arrests after gunfire wounded the man on Sawtell Avenue. ATLANTA, Ga. — A 30-year-old tattoo artist was recovering Tuesday after he said masked gunmen shot him as he rode a scooter from his southeast Atlanta driveway Monday evening. The shooting on Sawtell Avenue left the man, known publicly as “FreeTattoos,” with wounds to his chest and hand. Atlanta police responded before 7:30 p.m. Monday and found him injured. The case remains …
Authorities say the Reddick investigation has been slowed by partygoers who left the scene. MARION COUNTY, Fla. — Marion County detectives are asking witnesses to come forward after five people were shot during a crowded Reddick house party early Saturday and no suspect had been publicly named by Monday evening. The shooting happened about 1:50 a.m. May 9 in the 15800 block of Northwest 44th Road. Deputies said they arrived after reports of multiple people …
Police said a gunman in a gray SUV opened fire on the rideshare vehicle in East Garfield Park. CHICAGO, Ill. — An Uber driver and an 18-year-old passenger were killed Thursday night when someone in a gray SUV fired into their vehicle on the West Side, Chicago police said. The shooting killed Jassen Cho, 38, and Damarion Johnson, 18, in the 200 block of North Homan Avenue. Police said no one was in custody as …
Investigators said aliases and fake IDs helped hide the suspect for years. DETROIT, Mich. — Federal authorities said a fugitive wanted in a Detroit murder case since 1994 was arrested in Panama City and returned to the United States. The U.S. Marshals Service said Richard Werstine, 56, was wanted after he failed to appear for trial in the killing of Rodney Barger, his 23-year-old roommate. Barger was killed on Sept. 15, 1993. Detroit police arrested …
Southampton officials said officers fired after a knife attack continued inside the home. NORTHAMPTON, N.Y. — A Mother’s Day emergency call from a Long Island woman escalated into a fatal police shooting Sunday after officers said her son attacked her with a knife inside their home. Southampton Town police identified the man killed as 28-year-old Steven Eastwood. Officials said his mother, 62, suffered more than 40 stab and slash wounds at the Topping Drive home …
Investigators said both girls had cocaine in their systems when they died. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A 23-year-old mother has been charged after her two young daughters drowned in a west Harris County backyard pool and later tested positive for cocaine, authorities said. Laura Nicholson was charged Friday with two counts of injury to a child, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. The charges followed an autopsy completed April 30 in the deaths of the …