Daily Human Tragedy & Primary Source Digest
Generated on: October 23, 2026 - 10:38
When Christina Onopa didn’t hear from her son on Saturday morning, she began to panic. Onopa said her 17-year-old boy, Rolando Jose Dusuau, always returned her calls. On Friday evening, he left their home in the Mission to meet someone Onopa figured was a friend. Minutes dragged into hours, and her calls and texts went unanswered. By the next morni...
The Suffolk DA’s Office has found that an off-duty Boston Police officer used lawful force when he unholstered his personal handgun to shoot and kill an assailant at a Back Bay Chick-fil-A. District Attorney Kevin Hayden declared in a report released Wednesday that he won’t criminally charge Jose Valenzuela, the off-duty officer who fatally shot 32...
VALLEJO, Calif. -- A 71-year-old man was killed early Thursday morning after he was struck by a self-driving car as he was crossing Interstate Highway 80 in Vallejo, the California Highway Patrol said. According to the CHP's Solano-area office, officers were alerted to a collision reported around 2:35 a.m. on westbound I-80 at the I-780 interchange...
BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge declared a mistrial in the Stricker Street fire trial after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict following five days of deliberations. James Barnett, 58, was on trial for the 2022 fire that killed three Baltimore City firefighters and seriously injured a fourth. On Oct. 20, WBAL reported the jury sent the ju...
WELLESLEY, Mass. — The two children allegedly killed by their mother inside a Wellesley home earlier this year died from asphyxia and a combination of drugs, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The medical examiner’s office confirmed that the children, 7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella, had several drugs in their systems, includ...
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been shot and killed at his home, authorities said. Nuno F.G. Loureiro, 47, was found Monday night at his house in the upscale Boston suburb of Brookline. He was taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on Tuesday, the Norfolk District Attorney's office said. The ...
Crime & Safety 2 People Sentenced In Boston Stabbing That Killed Mother Of 3 Justice may finally have been served more than three years after this fatal incident. BOSTON, MA — A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a 2023 stabbing in the Mass and Cass area that left a 39-year-old woman dead, according to Suffolk County Distri...
A Cambridge woman with an alleged history of impaired driving was charged this week with drunkenly killing another motorist after speeding away from another crash and barreling the wrong way down a heavily residential block, according to investigators. Sosa Samura, 41, faces a slew of charges connected to a fatal car crash in Cambridge’s Port neigh...
A woman was allegedly driving drunk when she struck a vehicle, killing another woman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, late last Friday night. The incident began unfolding when Sosa Samura, 41, of Cambridge, was driving on Main Street around 11:40 p.m. on Oct. 16. At that time, she allegedly backed her vehicle into another, damaging it, the Middlesex Di...
Person in custody after teen killed in Monroe mobile home fire, others stabbed The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said a person is in custody after a 15-year-old died in a mobile home fire and others were found stabbed. Monroe stabbing, mobile home fire The backstory: On Saturday, Oct. 17, police were called to a mobile home in Monroe, where they f...
Police investigating two fatal crashes in northeast Baltimore overnight Two people died in separate fatal crashes in northeast Baltimore Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. According to police, the first crash was around 10 p.m., in the 6200 block of Harford Road. Officers learned that an unidentified man on a dirt bike was hit by a truck w...
Driver found dead after car fire on East Northern Parkway in Baltimore BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A driver was found dead early Thursday after a vehicle caught fire in Northeast Baltimore, police said. Officers responded to a report of a vehicle fire at about 2:50 a.m. on Oct. 22, in the 2000 block of East Northern Parkway. When officers arrived, they foun...
NewsCrime and Public Safety Baltimore man found guilty of murder in fatal 2025 shooting Shanks faces up to 125 years in prisonShare this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X By Todd KarpovichPUBLISHED: October 23, 2026 at 8:38 AM EDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...Jaden Shanks was convicted...
2 dead, 1 injured in shooting near gas station in Northwest Baltimore Two men died and another person was injured after a shooting near a gas station in Northwest Baltimore on Monday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. to the area near Fuel Motor Fuels in the 5200 block of Muth Avenue, where three men were found shot...
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Gianni Robinson was driving northbound on I-880 in Oakland on Nov. 29, 2025, when, according to police records, she crashed into another vehicle that had stopped ahead of her. Killed in the collision was 31-year-old Anmol-Kiran Kaur Bassi, who had halted in a lane on the highway to help a motorist who had crashed his car, according to a CHP report....
Operator of asphalt roller killed in Wayne County crash UPDATE (Thursday, Oct. 22): Police identified the man killed in the crash as Charles McIntyre, 67. — Lyons, N.Y. — New York State Police said the operator of an asphalt roller was killed in a crash Tuesday afternoon. Police said they responded to a the scene on Warncke Road in Lyons at 3:33 p....
‘He didn’t deserve this,’ Family remembers 4-year-old killed in Louisa County dog attack LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - Three days after 4-year-old Garcia Welch was killed in a dog attack in Louisa County, his family is sharing memories of the little boy they lost as they continue to grieve. Garcia’s aunt, Cynthia Russ, spoke with 29News about her nep...
Vermont man pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges in dog’s death WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - A Williamstown man accused of shooting and killing his family’s dog pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to two counts of animal cruelty. Christopher Covey, 43, faces the charges in connection with the death of his family’s husky, Aurora. According to court...
Panama City police investigating fatal pedestrian crash on U.S. 98 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A 69-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by an SUV late Tuesday night on U.S. Highway 98, according to the Panama City Police Department. Officers responded around 10 p.m. to the crash near Redwood Avenue, where early findings show an eastbound T...
Man charged in attack at Monroe County home that killed teen brother A 27-year-old man is facing multiple charges in connection with an attack in Monroe Township that killed his 15-year-old brother and injured his mother and stepfather. According to the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office, Tyson Alexander Grant, of Monroe Township, is charged with on...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Following Baltimore’s historic decline in homicides that began in 2023, killings this year — as well as nonfatal shootings — are around 2025’s pace. In the map, charts and table below, view information on Baltimore homicides since 2007 as reported by the Baltimore Police Department....
Driver killed in early morning crash in Sunrise, road closures reported One driver was killed and another person suffered minor injuries in a crash near Nob Hill Road and Sunrise Boulevard early Friday morning, prompting road closures as police investigate....
Disabled toddler, grandparents found dead in murder-suicide after tragic 911 call pleas softly for ‘help’ See more of our coverage in your search results. A disabled toddler and his grandparents were found shot dead in their Ohio home in an apparent murder-suicide after police received a chilling 911 call from a voice softly pleading “help,” offici...
Meghan says she is 'deeply distressed' by allegations her father Thomas possessed child sex abuse images and reveals letter with 'disturbing' claims was passed to Met Police in 2018 Meghan Markle said she was alerted to 'disturbing' allegations against her father eight years ago - and is 'deeply distressed' by new claims he possessed child sex imag...
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A Wayne County man received the maximum five-year sentence for an October 2025 fatal hit-and-run on the West Virginia Turnpike. Anthony Hay, 61, pleaded guilty in August to aggravated vehicular homicide, a felony, in the death of Jack Walter, of Middlesex, North Carolina. He received his sentence inside a packed courtroom Faye...
COVINA, Calif. (KABC) -- Multiple crashes along the 10 Freeway, including a deadly collision in Covina, disrupted traffic early Friday and prompted lane closures across parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The first crash was reported shortly after 3:30 a.m. on the eastbound 10 Freeway at Via Verde in Covina, where the California Highw...
A busy stretch of Interstate 40 East near Raleigh-Durham International Airport reopened Friday morning several hours after Durham police found a woman who was hit by multiple unknown vehicles. Durham police said they responded to a call about a pedestrian being hit on I-40 near Davis Drive around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found the woman de...
Driver faces multiple charges, including DWI, after fatal wrong-way I-26 crash BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A South Carolina man faces felony charges after a crash on Interstate 26 left one person dead, multiple injured and drivers stuck in a miles-long backup for hours Thursday afternoon. North Carolina State Highway Patrol said a Tesla, driven ...
Deadly shooting near Paris investigated as 'crime of terrorism', minister says - Published One person has been killed and five others wounded - three seriously - in a gun attack in a Parisian suburb which authorities are investigating as "terrorism". Several drive-by shootings took place on Friday - first in Trappes to the south-west of Paris, and ...
Detective raped by colleague says Met handling of case 'like being raped again' - Published A Metropolitan Police detective, who was raped by a fellow officer, has told the BBC that Scotland Yard's handling of her case was "like being raped all over again". Det Con Linda Williams was attacked in 2004 by PC David Carrick - a serial abuser jailed for...
Watch: Met chief Rowley not fit for job, says detective raped by colleague A Met Police detective who was raped by a fellow officer has said the force's handling of her case was "like being raped all over again". Det Con Linda Williams was attacked in 2004 by PC David Carrick - who was jailed for life in 2023 for sexual offences against her and 11 ...
Woman at centre of Cornell University rape inquiry in 'constant fear', lawyer says - Published The life of a woman who filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a Cornell University fraternity house has been completely upended, her lawyer has said. Speaking to the BBC ahead of a hearing in the civil case on Friday in New York, her lawye...
Six shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, officials say - Published Six people were killed when gunmen opened fire on a funeral in central Jordan, a government spokesperson has said. Another 28 people were injured in the church in the Karak governorate on Friday. The unidentified gunmen are reported to have arrived in a car and began sho...
California health officials sound alarm over gas station supplement linked to deadly overdose See more of our coverage in your search results. California officials are warning the public about an inconspicuous but deadly supplement sitting on gas station shelves across the state after it allegedly killed a man. The supplement, which markets itself ...
Christa Pike’s executioners were given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs See more of our coverage in your search results. Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,...
Florida rapper who killed girlfriend and unborn child makes jaw-dropping request to judge See more of our coverage in your search results. A Florida rapper who murdered his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child is begging a judge to sign off on his execution. Billy Adams III, a 28-year-old rapper known as Ace Nh, gunned down Alana Sims, 22, in 2...
The disturbing location Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas hid alleged child porn stash See more of our coverage in your search results. Meghan Markle’s estranged dad allegedly hid a secret stockpile of child porn among family mementos in his Philippines home, according to his son, who claims to have stumbled across the sickening stash. Thomas Markle Sr.’s...
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Man, 61, accused of murdering housing officer, 47, lived in complex where she worked, court hears A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a housing officer who was stabbed at a retirement village before crashing her car as she fled the scene for hospital. Eleanor Barnfield, 47, was severely injured after being attacked at work when s...
4-year-old boy mauled to death by American bully dog: ‘He didn’t deserve this’ See more of our coverage in your search results. A 4-year-old Virginia boy was mauled to death by an American bully dog while his horrified older brother helplessly watched, according to police and his devastated family. Little Garcia Welch, who had just started preschoo...
HAYS COUNTY, Texas – A Hays County wedding venue has dropped its counterclaim against a woman who filed a lawsuit this summer accusing the business of refusing to refund her after her fiancée died suddenly, months before the wedding was scheduled to take place. The counterclaim from Posey Meadows against the surviving fiancée was not part of an ame...
Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Bobby and Ethel Kennedy, dead at 42 See more of our coverage in your search results. Michael Kennedy’s daughter Kyle Kennedy died Sept. 21 at 42. The granddaughter of Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy passed away in her Westwood, Massachusetts, home last month, according to her obituary. Kyle’s death comes s...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno police are investigating a fatal accident involving an Amtrak train and a man near Fresno City College on Thursday morning. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. behind the FCC tennis courts, near San Pablo and Cambridge avenues. The man was later identified as 63-year-old Elias Ortega of Fresno. No other detai...
Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster', White House says ByJaroslav Lukiv - Published US First Lady Melania Trump has "successfully secured" a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House has said. The statement said the truce in the "front-line war city on the brink of d...
Two Israeli soldiers killed in attack by suspected Palestinian gunmen in West Bank - Published Two Israeli soldiers have been killed in a shooting by two suspected Palestinian attackers in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military says. Three Israelis were wounded in the attack before the gunmen were shot dead, officials say. It happened at a mi...
Vandal who beheaded Iwo Jima monument ID’d as illegal alien let in US by Obama, Biden See more of our coverage in your search results. WASHINGTON — The vandal who beheaded the Iwo Jima monument on a US military base has been revealed as an illegal alien who was let into the US during the Obama administration and had his legal status extended under ...
A 27-year-old woman has been charged after a police officer was shot in Nottingham city centre over the weekend. Aisha Zaman, of Collison Street, Hyson Green, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of that firearm with intent. She was remanded into custody and will appear before Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Frid...
Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast A South African woman has been killed in a shark attack off the country's east coast, in what is the first recorded such fatality this year. Janine Lochrenberg was swimming off a beach in KuGompo City (formerly East London) on Tuesday morning when she was attacked. Witnesses said the...
Man jailed after woman's balcony fall death - Published A man has been jailed for 18 years for manslaughter after a frightened woman fell or jumped to her death from a third-floor balcony. Tia Langdon, 25, died in hospital after falling from a block of flats at Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, on 28 August 2025. Jaiden Hassan-Agard, 20, of Stour Close, ...