A one-year-old boy is recovering after being accidentally shot by his 4-year-old brother at a family residence in northeast Houston, Texas. The toddler immediately underwent surgery at Memorial Hermann Hospital and is expected to survive.
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14-Year-Old Uses Slingshot to Save Sister from Alleged Kidnapper
A 14-year-old used a slingshot to save his sister from an alleged kidnapper in Michigan last week. Per ABC News, the Michigan State Police Department said in a press release that the "unknown male appeared from the woods" and entered the siblings' property in a rural area of Alpena County on Wednesday, when the 8-year-old girl was mushroom hunting. The suspect grabbed the young girl, put a hand over her mouth and the other arm around her waist, and attempted to pull her into the woods.
Louisiana Homeowner Accused of Shooting 14-Year-Old Girl Playing Hide-and-Seek in His Backyard
A 14-year-old teenager was shot in the back of her head after a homeowner allegedly opened fire after she was spotted playing hide-and-seek in his backyard. People reports the teenager suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Man Convicted of Murdering 3 Teens After Becoming Enraged by Doorbell Prank
The Associated Press reports Anurag Chandra, 45, was convicted of three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in the 2020 deaths of Drake Ruiz, Daniel Hawkins, and Jacob Ivascu, all 16, in Temescal Valley. The California man killed the three teens by ramming their car off the road after they played a doorbell prank on him. Three other teens were infrared in the crash.
Ten-Year-Old Boy Dies After Getting into Fight with Another Kid at California Trampoline Park
Merced Police Department is investigating the death of 10-year-old Anthony Duran’s death inside Rockin’ Jump Trampoline Park this week in California.
Vermont Father Accused of Fleeing Crash and Losing Son in Brook
Darel A. Galorenzo, 35, has been charged in connection with the death of his 2-year-old son. According to People, authorities allege the toddler drowned in a brook after his father lost the boy while fleeing a car crash
15-Year-Old Boy Killed and Five Women Wounded in Milwaukee Shooting
Fox 6 News reports that 15-year-old Davion Patterson was shot and killed Monday night in Milwaukee, WI. The shooting left five women injured all between ages 18 and 22 and was taken to a hospital for “non-fatal injuries,” according to a press release by the Milwaukee Police Department. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
Philadelphia Man Who Fatally Shot Teen Riding Bike in 2021 Sentenced to Life in Prison
According to a March 13 press release from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Luis Garcia, 33, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting Jonathan Rosa Camacho, 16.
Newborn Baby Found in Trash Can at California Gas Station
According to People, Venissa Maldonado has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after her 1-hour-old baby was found in a gas station trash can on Thursday, March, 10. She was accused of fleeing the scene and faces an additional charge of felony child abuse, according to a Fullerton Police Department press release.
Washington Girl Kidnapped From Mall in 2018 Found Alive in Mexico
Aranza Lopez was kidnapped by her mother, Esmeralda Lopez-Lopez on October 25, 2018, during a court-supervised visit at Vancouver Mall and taken to Mexico, according to People.
Body of Missing N.Y. Girl Found in River
Samantha Humphrey, 14, was last seen on Nov. 25, 2022, at Riverside Park in the Stockade neighborhood of Schenectady, according to People. On Feb. 22, Humphrey’s body was found by local fishermen in the Mohawk River. WNYT reports the 14-year-old’s body was pulled from the Mohawk River last Wednesday afternoon.
Three Teens Arrested for the Shooting of Georgia Girl
According to People, three 18-year-old suspects were arrested in connection with the death of a teenage girl. Police believe she was fatally shot in her bedroom.
Three-Year-Old Florida Boy Fatally Shot Himself with Gun left in Nightstand
According to People, on Wednesday, Feb. 15., a three-year-old boy fatally shot himself using a handgun he found in his parent’s nightstand drawer. His older sister, 16, was babysitting her three and eight-year-old brothers while their parents went grocery shopping.
Tenn. High School Class President Killed While Returning Home From Basketball Game
According to the NY Times, Christine Michael, 17, was fatally shot on Feb. 10 while driving home from a basketball game with friends. People reports the group of teens had just left a basketball game that evening in Ripley and were traveling toward Brownsville, Tenn. when their vehicle was ambushed. They were struck by multiple rounds of gunfire coming from another vehicle.
Four N.J. Students Charged in Attack on Girl Who Killed Herself Days Later
NBC News Reports four New Jersey high school students, whose names have not been released, have been charged with the attack on a classmate in the hallway of their school. The attack was filmed and posted on social media. Adriana Kuch, the classmate they assaulted, committed suicide two days later, according to prosecutors. The fourteen-year-old was found dead in her Bayville home on Feb. 3, 2023.
Missing Michigan 14-Year-Old Girl Found Hiding Inside Closet
According to Fox News, a 14-year-old girl who was reported missing by her foster family was found hiding in the closet of a Michigan home.
Two Kidnapped Missouri Children Found A Year Later in Florida Supermarket
According to CBS News, two abducted children, 12 and 11, who had been missing from Missouri for almost a year were found in a central Florida Winn-Dixie Supermarket. They were found with their non-custodial mother, Kristi Nicole Gilley, 36, who was taken into police custody.
Massachusetts Mom Strangles and Murders Her Young Children
Lindsay Clancy has been charged with two counts of murder, three counts of strangulation or suffocation and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to Fox News.
Fourteen-Year-Old Girl in Critical Condition After Being Stabbed by the Man She Met Online
Just after midnight on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, deputies were dispatched to a 14-year-old girl’s home in Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan. Once they arrived on the scene, they found the young girl on the floor, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, according to Click On Detroit.
The Identity of the 'Boy in the Box' Revealed After 55 Years
After fifty-five years, the child known as “the boy in the box” has been identified by Philadelphia Police as 4-year-old Joseph Augustus Zarelli.