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Community Outrage Over Police Shooting of 13-Year-Old in Ferguson
A tragic incident unfolded on July 1, 2024, when a 13-year-old boy was killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Authorities reported that the teenager had fled from officers and later pointed a replica handgun at them. The incident has sparked widespread grief and outrage within the community, reminiscent of previous...
Teenager convicted of killing man over fireworks receives sentence
A man, aged 19, has been handed a 22-year prison sentence by a St. Louis jury, after being found guilty of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The charges related to the shooting death of a man in a dispute over fireworks. In April, Devin Griffin-Curry was found guilty of...
St. Louis felon, caught twice with guns, sentenced to 8 years in prison
U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Monday sentenced a convicted felon from St. Louis, Missouri who was caught twice with a firearm and drugs to 100 months (8.3 years) in prison. Dawon Hennings, 40, pleaded guilty in March to two counts of being a felon in possession of a...
Convicted felon who jumped bail in Florida and fatally shot St. Louis police officer sentenced to life
ST. LOUIS (TCN) -- A 47-year-old man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting a police officer, critically injuring another, and wounding a homeless man. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office announced June 27 that a judge sentenced Thomas Kinworthy to life in prison without...
St. Louis man who illegally entered U.S. from Mexico stopped by Hannibal police driving vehicle stolen from Ohio
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A St. Louis man was arrested Tuesday after he was arrested for speeding, and law enforcement officials later learned the car he was driving was reported as stolen. The 10th Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on Tuesday charged Oday J. Elayyan, 28, of St. Louis...
'They took nothing, yet they took everything': Groom shot in the head during backyard wedding ceremony as home invasion goes awry
The assailants began searching through the pockets of the wedding guests, according police. Meanwhile, his partner stood behind the groom — with both guns trained on him. Then a lone shot was fired. The post ‘They took nothing, yet they took everything’: Groom shot in the head during backyard wedding ceremony as home invasion goes awry first appeared on Law & Crime.
Collinsville Man Gets 85 Years for Thanksgiving Day Shooting
FARMERSVILLE - A Collinsville man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman and the attempted murder of a man in Farmersville, Illinois, on Thanksgiving Day 2021. Sign in to hide this notification. Get The Latest News!. Don't miss our top stories...
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