Christopher Ruddle

Detectives have announced no arrest or motive in the killing of 22-year-old Abbygail Somoza as family and neighbors seek answers. CHICAGO, Ill. — Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Abbygail Somoza in Little Village have not announced an arrest or identified a suspect, leaving key questions unanswered days after she was struck while outside with her mother. The shooting was reported about 8:43 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in the 2800 block of West 23rd …

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Police found the woman critically wounded inside a home on North Monitor Avenue, and detectives are investigating what led to the shooting. CHICAGO — An 18-year-old woman died after she was found shot inside a Northwest Side home Wednesday night, Chicago police said. Officers responded about 8:53 p.m. Oct. 14 to the 2700 block of North Monitor Avenue, where they found the woman inside a residence with a gunshot wound to the head. She was …

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Prosecutors used video of events before the gunfire to establish McRae’s role in an attack that killed Anntoinette Jennings. BALTIMORE, Md. — Cassandra McRae was not identified as the person who fired into a vehicle on York Road, but prosecutors said surveillance footage showed her helping lead the armed men to the victims before gunfire killed a Baltimore grandmother and wounded two others. That evidence became central to the case that ended with McRae’s conviction …

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Deputies say Christopher “Dodge” Smith shot Jessica Antolini during an argument and struck her with his vehicle while fleeing. SAFETY HARBOR, Fla. — A 40-year-old Safety Harbor man faces attempted first-degree murder and child abuse charges after deputies said he shot his girlfriend and ran over her with a vehicle following an argument near a downtown bar Tuesday night. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Christopher “Dodge” Smith and the injured woman …

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Police said an argument involving relatives escalated into a physical confrontation before firearms were drawn early Wednesday. MESQUITE, Texas — Two 18-year-old men died and a 20-year-old man was wounded early Wednesday after a family dispute in Mesquite escalated into a physical fight and gunfire, police said. Mesquite police responded at about 12:07 a.m. Oct. 14 to the 2200 block of Amber Springs Drive. Officers found the two 18-year-olds in the roadway suffering from gunshot …

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Witnesses stepped in near a Westfield Old Orchard pond before police arrested a man now facing three felony charges. SKOKIE, Ill. — Shoppers and other bystanders intervened when police say a man attacked a senior citizen near a pond at Westfield Old Orchard on Tuesday, separating the two before officers arrived and took the suspect into custody. The intervention became a key part of the police account of an incident that has since led to …

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Deputies responding to gunfire found the suspect outside and his 55-year-old sister mortally wounded inside the Huntingtown residence. HUNTINGTOWN, Md. — A Calvert County man is being held without bond on murder charges after deputies responding to an early-morning report of gunfire found his sister fatally wounded inside their Huntingtown home, authorities said. Troy Elliott Harrod, 43, was arrested Oct. 12 and charged with first-degree and second-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old Alva Larita …

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Three-year-old Amazi Aplon was remembered for his smile, singing and dancing as relatives prepared to lay him to rest. DALLAS, Texas — The family of 3-year-old Amazi Aplon is preparing to bury a child remembered for his bright smile and affectionate personality while Dallas police continue trying to determine how he was fatally shot at an apartment complex early Sunday. Aplon died after officers responded around 1 a.m. Oct. 11 to a shooting on Wadsworth …

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A 2026 change broadened Georgia’s legal options for safely surrendering newborns before police found an infant abandoned on Abercorn Street. SAVANNAH, Ga. — The discovery of an infant alive in a Savannah trash can has renewed attention on Georgia’s Safe Place for Newborns Act, which lawmakers expanded this year to give families more lawful options for surrendering newborn children. Savannah police found the infant early Oct. 10 after responding about 2:45 a.m. to a report …

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Thomas Steele faces two capital murder charges, while a state psychiatrist is expected to evaluate whether he is competent to proceed. MOBILE, Ala. — A judge denied bond Tuesday for a 47-year-old Mobile man charged with capital murder in the deaths of his grandmother and aunt, keeping him jailed as the case moves toward a court-ordered evaluation of his mental competency. Thomas Steele faces two capital murder charges after Mobile police said two women were …

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