Category: Crime and Justice

2 men charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy in New York

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The funeral program for 1-year-old Davell Gardner Jr. sits on a table at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on July 27, 2020 in New York City. Scott Heins/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Dashawn Austin and Akeem Artis were sentenced Wednesday after being convicted in April 2024 on charges in the shooting death of 1-year-old Davell Gardner and […]

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Once nicknamed ‘Murderapolis,’ the city that became the center of the ‘Defund the Police’ movement is grappling with heightened violent crime

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CNN  —  Marnette Gordon was doing laundry at home in Minneapolis one summer morning last year when a call came from her 36-year-old son. She figured her son, Telly Blair, was checking in to see if she wanted a soda from a gas station down the street, where he often went for fuel and snacks. […]

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Case dismissed against teenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter for allegedly threatening school shooting

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Authorities have arrested Nathan James Cruz, who has been identified as the cousin the gunman who carried out a deadly 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images Editor’s Note: (6/27/24) Since this story was published in August 2023, the case against Nathan James Cruz was dismissed due to a missing witness, […]

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3 alleged gang members and an associate charged in the fatal shooting of an off-duty LAPD officer

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Los Angeles Police Officers honor fallen LAPD Officer Fernando ArroyosGina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Editor’s Note: (7/19/24) Since this story was published in January 2022, Rios, Contreras, and Cisneros pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Rios and Cisneros were both sentenced to 50 years […]

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