Christopher Ruddle

Police records show multiple alarms, disturbances and theft reports tied to the East Side location before Wednesday’s deadly confrontation. SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An East Side address that has generated repeated calls for police service became the scene of a fatal shooting early Wednesday when a security guard shot an armed man during a struggle inside KJ’s Playroom, authorities said. The shooting occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. Nov. 11 at the slot-machine business near South …

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Police are investigating after the two victims were found shot inside a vehicle on North 74th Street Wednesday morning. CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. — A man died and a toddler was injured after both were found shot inside a vehicle in Cahokia Heights on Wednesday morning, authorities said, prompting an investigation and a search of the surrounding area. Officers with the Cahokia Heights Police Department were called to the 200 block of North 74th Street at …

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Investigators say friends believed the gun was unloaded before it discharged, leaving a 17-year-old with life-threatening injuries. WHITEHALL, Ohio — Whitehall police say a firearm believed to be unloaded discharged while friends were handling it Tuesday night, critically injuring a 17-year-old and leading officers to arrest an 18-year-old on a felonious assault charge. The account from police provides additional detail about what investigators believe happened before officers were called shortly after 10 p.m. Nov. 10 …

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Two 18-year-olds were wounded aboard Route 11 as MCTS continues security initiatives introduced across the transit system this year. MILWAUKEE — A shooting that wounded two 18-year-olds aboard a Milwaukee County Transit System bus is drawing renewed attention to safety on the county’s buses during a year in which transit officials expanded partnerships with law enforcement and added security initiatives. The shooting occurred about 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, near West Hampton Avenue on Milwaukee’s …

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More than 31 surviving bison are receiving treatment for dehydration following the incident involving the tribal herd. QUAPAW, Okla. — A 27-year-old man is facing 63 felony charges in connection with an incident that left 32 bison belonging to the Quapaw Nation dead and dozens of surviving animals in need of medical treatment. The case involves a tribal bison herd in northeastern Oklahoma, where more than 31 surviving animals are receiving treatment for dehydration, according …

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Police say evidence recovered away from the apartment complex helped investigators identify the dead man’s girlfriend as a suspect. ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando homicide detectives investigating a man found dead near an apartment complex’s dumpsters traced the case to a separate potential crime scene, recovered evidence and arrested the victim’s girlfriend on a second-degree murder charge, police said Wednesday. Isidra Bautista Hernandez, 36, was taken into custody as investigators examined the death of an adult …

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Later court records list involuntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2022 death of Ronald Tyrone Hodge. DECATUR, Ga. — A Covington man surrendered to authorities after a fatal shooting at a DeKalb County gas station in April 2022, and later court records show the case proceeded under charges different from the malice murder count announced at the time of his arrest. DeKalb County police said Ronald Tyrone Hodge was killed early April 26, 2022, …

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Keyata Harman spent more than two decades teaching and coaching before she was found dead with her husband Tuesday morning. BARDSTOWN, Ky. — A Nelson County school community is mourning longtime educator and volleyball coach Keyata Harman after authorities found her and her husband dead Tuesday morning in what investigators have described as an apparent murder-suicide. Harman, 52, taught at Bardstown Middle School and served as head volleyball coach at Nelson County High School. The …

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Harry Bruce spent more than a decade teaching, coaching and mentoring at Roosevelt Middle School before his death Nov. 5. MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee school community is mourning longtime special education teacher Harry Bruce as a homicide case moves forward against a 22-year-old man accused of killing him near a bus stop on Nov. 5. Bruce, 56, spent more than a decade at Roosevelt Middle School, where school officials said his work extended beyond his …

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Search crews heard 11-month-old Koah Sharpe crying beneath disturbed soil in woods near a Lexington County home. LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — An 11-month-old boy missing for about a day was found alive Tuesday in a dog crate buried beneath the ground in rural South Carolina, ending an intensive search that began after authorities said the child disappeared while in his father’s care. Koah Sharpe was taken to a hospital after searchers uncovered the crate in …

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