Crime

Trans woman Rasheeda Williams

ATLANTA (WUPA) — Trans woman Rasheeda Williams, 35, who performed on stage under the name Koko Da Doll, was found shot to death in southwest Atlanta Tuesday night, according to police. She was found in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, near the intersection with Hamilton …

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Details emerge about Nima Momeni, suspect charged with murder in death of tech executive Bob Lee

New information has emerged about Nima Momeni, the suspect who has been charged with murder in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee.  Lee was stabbed to death on Apr. 4 in San Francisco’s Rincon Hill neighborhood. Friends of Lee said he no longer lived in San Francisco, but …

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Disappearance of Minnesota mother Madeline Kingsbury is “involuntary” and “suspicious,” police say

Police are calling the disappearance of a 26-year-old Minnesota mother “involuntary” and “suspicious” nearly one week after she went missing. Madeline Kingsbury has not been seen or heard from since she dropped her young children off at daycare last Friday. “We believe Maddy’s disappearance is involuntary, suspicious, and we are …

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Adnan Syed’s conviction reinstated by Maryland appellate court

A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” Though Syed’s conviction has been reinstated, he will not immediately be taken back into custody. In …

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Miami Beach enacts spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings

Miami Beach officials declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. The city said in a news release the curfew would be from 11:59 p.m. Sunday until 6 a.m. …

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Third woman dies from injuries after a stampede at GloRilla concert in New York

A third woman who got caught in a crowd stampede after a GloRilla concert in Rochester, New York, died from her injuries on Wednesday night, authorities said. The woman, Aisha Stephens, 35, of Syracuse, New York, had been at the hospital in critical condition since the concert on Sunday evening, …

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Buffalo shooter gets life sentence shortly after man charges at him during emotional hearing

The gunman who killed 10 people and injured three more in a racist mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket last year was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison without parole. The sentencing came during a tense hearing in which someone in the audience rushed at the gunman …

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7 more Memphis police officers may face discipline in Tyre Nichols case, city attorney says

Seven more officers with the Memphis Police Department may be disciplined in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols’ death last month, officials said on Tuesday, bringing to 13 the number whose actions are in focus. During a city council meeting, which focused on officers’ conduct during the violent arrest that left Nichols …

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Body found in freezer in Chicago garage

The body of a 96-year-old woman was found in a freezer in a garage in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago Monday night, CBS Chicago’s Chris Tye reports. Police took the freezer from the detached rear garage of a two-family home. Police also stood outside to secure the scene and …

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LSU student was raped before being fatally struck by a car, police say; 4 people arrested

Four people have been charged in the alleged rape of a Louisiana State University student who authorities say was assaulted, then left in an Baton Rouge subdivision near where she was then struck and killed by a motor vehicle. The school’s president identified the victim as sophomore Madison Brooks. Kaivon …

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