Tag: fatally
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North Carolina groom fatally shot in front of bride and daughter just hours after wedding
A newly married North Carolina groom was fatally shot in front of his bride and daughter just hours after the wedding ceremony, his family says. Tyrek Burton, 37, had tied the knot with his bride, Kiara Holloway, on Oct. 12 at the Barber Park Events Center in Greensboro. But the momentous occasion ended in tragedy when…
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Andre Hill complied with orders when fatally shot by former officer Adam Coy, prosecutors say
An unarmed Black man who was fatally shot four years ago by a now-fired Columbus, Ohio, police officer complied with commands and was wrongly killed as he walked out of a garage, prosecutors said Thursday. Opening arguments began earlier in the day in the trial against former officer Adam Coy, 48, who killed Andre Hill,…
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Miami-Dade jurors vote death for man guilty of fatally beating woman in Hialeah
Eight years after a woman’s body was found in a grassy area on a Hialeah motel, completely naked, and covered in blood, a Miami-Dade jury recommended her killer should also die. Last week, those same jurors found Ronald Lopez Andrade guilty of raping and later killing 30-year-old Yaimi Guevara Machado. Late Wednesday evening, despite not all jurors…
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Woman fatally shot while exercising on popular Nashville walking trail
A 34-year-old woman was fatally shot Monday on a popular walking trail in Nashville, Tennessee, and police are urging the public to come forward with tips as they search for a suspect. Alyssa Lokits was found with a gunshot wound at about 5:30 p.m. on the Mill Creek Greenway off Old Hickory Boulevard, Nashville police…
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1 fatally shot and 9 wounded, including 3 kids, after TSU homecoming parade in Nashville
A man was fatally shot and nine other people were wounded, including three children, after two groups fired at each other as crowds from a Tennessee State University homecoming parade were thinning out Saturday, Nashville police said. A 24-year-old man died in the gunfire that erupted on Jefferson Street around 5:10 p.m., after the parade…
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New York man fatally attacked by group of dogs in a backyard
A man was attacked and killed by several pit bull mixed dogs in a backyard this week in Albany, New York, and police are investigating whether charges are warranted. About 6 p.m. Wednesday, up to nine mixed-breed pit bulls “brutally and viciously” attacked a man in a backyard, Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins said Thursday…
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Kentucky governor tells sheriff accused of fatally shooting judge to resign
The general counsel for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ordered the sheriff accused of gunning down a judge in his chambers to resign by the end of the week or face removal proceedings. In a letter Wednesday, S. Travis Mayo told Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines that if he does not tender his resignation to…
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12-year-old boy fatally shoots black bear mauling his dad during hunt in Wisconsin
SIREN, Wis. — A 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the thick western Wisconsin woods. Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minnesota Star Tribune that he was pinned beneath the 200-pound bruin on Sept. 6 when his son, Owen, fired a shot from the…