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Woman Killed After Southwest Oklahoma City Police Standoff

Police said Brenda Deer, 45, fired toward officers before one officer returned fire. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A 45-year-old woman was shot and killed early Wednesday after Oklahoma City police said she fired at officers during a standoff at a southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex. Police identified the woman as Brenda Deer. Officers were called Tuesday night to an apartment area near Southwest 60th Street and McKinley Avenue after reports that a woman was firing …

Employee Found Shot Dead Inside Seattle Beer Garden Before Opening

Police said the victim was a young employee found before opening time. SEATTLE, Wash. — A young employee was found shot to death Saturday morning inside The Growler Guys on Lake City Way Northeast, prompting a homicide investigation with no arrests announced. The shooting drew a large police response to the Lake City neighborhood and left the taproom’s owners, workers and customers grieving. Detectives said key questions remained unanswered, including when the shooting happened and …

Bomb Threat History Cited In Aliza Sherman Family Lawsuit

The civil case names Gregory Moore and Stafford Law as Moore awaits a fall criminal trial. CLEVELAND, Ohio — The family of Aliza Sherman has filed a civil lawsuit against her former divorce attorney and his law firm, 13 years after Sherman was stabbed to death outside a downtown Cleveland office building. The 61-page lawsuit filed in Cuyahoga County says Gregory Moore, Sherman’s former divorce lawyer, lured her to Erieview Plaza on March 24, 2013. …

Boy, 10, charged after Houston girl’s fatal stabbing

Police said Riley Dearmas, 13, died after an altercation between two groups on Grow Lane. HOUSTON, Texas — A 10-year-old boy has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of 13-year-old Riley Dearmas during a February fight at a northwest Houston apartment complex, police said. Houston police said the boy was referred to Harris County Juvenile Probation Authorities after investigators reviewed the Feb. 4 stabbing at 8047 Grow Lane. His name and photo were …

Man found dead on Louisville road in PRP investigation

Police said the victim was discovered early Wednesday beside a vehicle on Franklin Avenue. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was found dead early Wednesday in the Pleasure Ridge Park area, where officers responding to a reported shooting discovered him lying in the roadway next to a vehicle on Franklin Avenue. Police said officers were called shortly after 6:15 a.m. to the 2600 block of Franklin Avenue. When they arrived, …

Son Arrested at L.A. Airport in Killing of 77-Year-Old Idaho Mother

Investigators said public tips, surveillance work and coordination with federal agents helped lead to the suspect’s capture in California. COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A months-long homicide investigation into the death of a 77-year-old woman in Coeur d’Alene ended this week with the arrest of her son, whom police say was caught in California before he could leave the country. Neil F. Stratton, 52, is accused of killing his mother, Susan M. Stratton, after officers found …

Fatal Indiana Avenue Shooting Leads to Manslaughter Charge in Winston-Salem

Investigators say the killing of Calvin Samuel Johnson unfolded in the early morning hours of April 12 and led to an arrest days later. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A fatal shooting outside a Winston-Salem bar early Sunday has led to a voluntary manslaughter charge against a 37-year-old woman, shifting a closely watched local homicide case from the street to the courtroom. Authorities say the victim, Calvin Samuel Johnson, 34, was found wounded at 4:18 a.m. April …

South Memphis shooting leaves one dead, woman critically hurt

Police said officers found two gunshot victims on Alice Avenue and detained one man as the investigation moved forward. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man was killed and a woman was critically injured in an early morning shooting in South Memphis on Wednesday, prompting a large police response to Alice Avenue near Marjorie Street and leaving investigators working to determine what led to the gunfire. Memphis police said the shooting was reported just before 3 a.m. …

Two men found slain in Country Club Hills shooting

County detectives took over the case after the Thursday night shooting in north St. Louis County. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Two men were found shot to death late Thursday in the City of Country Club Hills, and St. Louis County police said Friday that no suspect had been taken into custody in the double homicide investigation. The shooting drew investigators from both the local and county level after officers were called to the 5600 …

Father of 5 Fatally Shot While Drinking Coffee Before Work

Police say gunfire was fired into a South Side apartment before dawn, killing 45-year-old Antwan Washington as his family slept nearby. CHICAGO, Ill. — A 45-year-old father of five was killed inside his Englewood home early March 28 when shots were fired into the apartment from a gray sedan, police said, leaving his fiancée and children to confront a sudden loss in the place they had recently moved to build a new start. For Jennifer …