CRIME

Police said officers making a welfare check found the 84-year-old woman dead in a Groveland home. GROVELAND, Fla. — An 82-year-old Lake County man has been charged with first-degree murder after police said they found his wife dead beside a hammer during a welfare check Sunday night at the couple’s home on Way Point Drive. Authorities said the case began around 9 p.m. April 19, when Groveland police were called to check on the couple. …

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Deputies say a minor gas station theft led to more serious felony charges. FORT MYERS, Fla. — A man accused of stealing items from a gas station was arrested Tuesday after deputies linked him to a home burglary and a stolen vehicle, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the case quickly escalated from a low-level theft into a series of felony offenses involving an occupied residence and a stolen SUV. Investigators identified …

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Investigators are piecing together a chaotic Wednesday night scene that ended with a woman shot, a suspect wounded by police and a neighborhood covered in evidence markers. CHESTER, Pa. — Investigators in Chester spent Thursday trying to reconstruct a burst of gunfire near Ninth and Walnut streets that left a woman critically wounded and a suspected gunman shot by police after what officials described as a domestic-related incident. The case is drawing attention not only …

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Police said the attacker fled on a bicycle after an early morning confrontation outside a Manhattan shelter. NEW YORK — One man was killed and another was wounded in a double stabbing outside a homeless services center in Hell’s Kitchen early Thursday, and police were searching for a suspect who rode away on a bicycle after the attack. The violence unfolded just before dawn outside the Urban Pathways drop-in center on Ninth Avenue, adding urgency …

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Residents and investigators are piecing together what happened across a rural Kentucky county after a shooting call grew into a triple homicide case. COLUMBIA, Ky. — What began as a Monday morning shooting call in Adair County ended with three people dead at separate homes, an armed suspect killed by Kentucky State Police and a shaken rural community waiting for answers about how the violence spread so quickly. The case matters here not only because …

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Suspect faces murder charge after authorities say he fired at a dog. LEESBURG, Fla. — A man accused of trying to stop a dog attack by shooting the animal has been arrested after authorities said he instead killed the dog’s owner, setting off a weekend search before his capture. The incident has drawn attention for its unusual and tragic chain of events, with investigators working to determine how an apparent intervention escalated into a fatal …

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Nearly a week after the crash, Destiny Gonzalez’s family says grief has turned into a push for clarity about her final hours. SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — The father of a 24-year-old woman killed on State Road 46 while carrying her infant is asking for answers about the hours before her death, saying the family still does not know why she ended up on the highway before sunrise. Destiny Gonzalez was killed April 14 near Jungle …

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Police said gunfire broke out after a planned fight among juveniles escalated at Leinbach Park. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two teenagers were killed and five others were wounded after a planned fight at a city park turned into a burst of gunfire Monday morning, sending officers, families and school officials scrambling as investigators worked to identify everyone involved. Authorities said the shooting happened at Leinbach Park shortly before 10 a.m. on April 20, after police were …

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Officials allege the child suffered fatal injuries following an assault inside a family home. SAN JOSE, Calif. — A 2-year-old boy’s death in San Jose has led to murder and sexual assault charges against his 17-year-old cousin, authorities said, marking a tragic case that has drawn widespread concern across the community. Investigators said the child, known as Baby Jaxon, was found unresponsive at a residence, prompting an emergency response. Medical personnel attempted to revive him, …

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Police say another juvenile was charged after 10-year-old Katheryn Aliceanna Bigbee was found Friday night at a home in Calhoun County. PIEDMONT, Ala. — A 10-year-old girl who was reported missing late Friday was found with fatal stab wounds at a Piedmont home, authorities said, and another juvenile has been charged with murder in a case that has shaken the small Calhoun County city. The case moved from a missing-child call to a homicide investigation …

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