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Male hospitalized after west end shooting: Toronto police

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

A male was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries after police say he was grazed by a bullet in a west end shooting on Tuesday night.It happened just before 9 p.m. in the Humber Boulevard and Alliance Avenue area.Officers responded to reports of gunshots and found the victim near the scene with what appeared to be “a graze” from a bullet.Police did not reveal the age of the victim.More to come

10-year-old California boy held on suspicion of shooting another child with his father’s gun

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 10-year-old Northern California boy has been arrested on suspicion of shooting to death another child with his father’s gun, authorities said.Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies answered a shooting report at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon in Foothill Farms, an unincorporated Sacramento suburb. In a parking lot, they found a 10-year-old boy bleeding from the head and neck. Despite lifesaving measures, he was later pronounced dead at a hospital, the Sheriff’s Office said in a social media posting.The boy was identified by coroner’s officials as Keith Frierson. He had left his apartment a short time before the shooting to ride his bicycle, a relative told KCRA-TV.According to a Sheriff’s Office statement, another 10-year-old boy had gone out to his father’s truck to get him cigarettes and found a loaded gun. He took it and “bragged that his father had a gun,” a Sheriff’s Office statement said.“He then proceeded...

Man charged in connection with New Year's Day shooting in Little Village

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

CHICAGO — A 19-year-old is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with a shooting that left a man critically injured on New Year's Day.According to Chicago police, 19-year-old Angelo Velez, a South Lawndale resident, is facing one felony count of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the shooting that occurred on the city's West Side.Police say the shooting unfolded just before 10:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of South Kildare Avenue in Little Village on Monday. Chicago firefighter charged in connection with apparent road rage shooting in Andersonville Officers say the victim, a 21-year-old man, was sitting in a car in the area when Velez allegedly approached in a white Kia and opened fire, hitting the victim several times.The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and authorities have not provided updates on his condition.Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting.According to police, Valez was taken into custody on Monday in the 4900 block ...

Deathbed confession: Killer admits to murders of 11 women, sources say

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On his deathbed, a convicted killer admitted to nearly a dozen murders, most of which he never faced charges for, sources said. Garry Artman reached out to detectives days before he died of lung cancer, sources told Nexstar's WOOD. In a prison hospital in Jackson, struggling to breathe, he admitted to 11 murders, 10 of which happened in Grand Rapids, Michigan.That included the murders of Sharon Hammack in 1996 — the only killing of which Artman was ever actually convicted — and 24-year-old Dusty Shuck. An undated photo of Dusty Shuck. (Courtesy of Lori Kreutzer) "She was an amazing soul. She was good inside and out," Shuck's mother Lori Kreutzer said. Shuck was found beaten and stabbed to death near a truck stop off Interstate 70 in Maryland on May 4, 2006. DNA had linked Artman, a long-haul trucker, to the case, though his terminal cancer prognosis made a trial a long shot. Kreutzer said that Artman was in a coma, on a respirator and expected to die in ...

Missing most of their firepower, Wild fall to Calgary 3-1

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

Facing injury absences by a large handful of his best players on Tuesday, Wild coach John Hynes stressed the team dynamics he has been building since replacing Dean Evason on Nov. 28.The Wild have won 11 of 16 games since then, and Hynes said he expects his healthy players to continue the turnaround from a 5-10-4 start.“The strength is in the pack,” Hynes said before Tuesday night’s game against the Calgary Flames at Xcel Energy Center.The pack, however, is thinning.Unavailable after Tuesday’s morning skate were points leaders Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello, top pair defenseman Jonas Brodin and No. 1 goaltender Filip Gustafsson. Later, veteran wing Marcus Foligno was scratched, as well, and the Wild called on three forwards with a combined six NHL games this season — Nic Petan, Jake Lucchini and Sammy Walker — to fill in some gaps.The Wild played a tight game against the Flames but clearly missed the firepower watching from the press box in a 3-1 loss.Andrew Mangiapane and Jona...

Schenectady superintendent finalist for job in Yonkers

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The superintendent of the Schenectady City School District is a finalist for a similar position downstate. Yonkers Public Schools officials said Anibal Soler, Jr. is one of the finalists for the district's superintendent job. Albany Police Union responds to review board lawsuit Soler, Jr. took the superintendent job in Schenectady in July 2021. He has more than 20 years of experience in education.The Schenectady school district sent the following statement to NEWS10:"It is our understanding that Superintendent Soler was recently recruited by Yonkers Public Schools (PS) and our board is aware that Yonkers PS has recently confirmed that Superintendent Soler is a finalist. We do not have details or any additional information to share at this time."

Scorched building in Pine Lawn has ties to high-profile federal suspect

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

PINE LAWN, Mo. – Residents and leaders want action on a burned-out building that’s tied to a notorious criminal suspect.The scorched property sits on a main drag of Pine Lawn, on Kienlen at Dardanella.“It puts a dark shadow over stuff that needs to be better on a main street,” Yak Bellamy said.You can still smell the char, even though it burned years ago.Pine Lawn Alderwoman Dionne Peeples-Jones can see it from her backyard.“I live here. Every day, I have to pass by this area,” she said.Yet she’s more concerned about her residents.“This is a viable strip; not to mention, we have homeowners,” she said.The property was previously a Nixon Brothers Auto Service, Bellamy said, next to Pine Lawn Elementary School.“It was a beautiful building back when I was a youngster,” he said. Argument over ex-girlfriend leads to fight, shooting at Black Jack apartment Bellamy just renovated a building next door. He opened Ollie IV Automotive and Sales in memory of the brother he lost.“Uplifting the ...

Downtown St. Louis crash renews calls for added traffic enforcement

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS – A Kia Sorento and Dodge Charger collided at the intersection of North 10th and Olive streets on Monday afternoon. A surveillance camera captured images of the downtown crash. There were no immediate signs of serious injuries.On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department indicated it’s too soon to know what happened but said the occupants of the Kia left the scene. The investigation into the crash continues.The crash occurred a few blocks from where Tennessee volleyball player Janae Edmondson was struck last year. Some downtown residents would like to see more enforcement.“This is like a raceway,” Nicole Younge said. “It’s like being in Indianapolis on race day.”A spokesperson for Mayor Tishaura Jones said in September the administration announced intentions to use automated traffic enforcement to help hold careless drivers accountable. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Sub...

Missing person's report filed after sudden closure of nursing home

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Nearly three weeks after the sudden closure of a St. Louis nursing home, a former resident remains missing.Advocates for the elderly in St. Louis confirm a missing person report has been filed with police but did not release that individual’s name.Reversed hinges have now been bolted over the entrance doors to the building at Kingshighway and Highland in north St. Louis.There is a new glimmer of hope for the rest of those who called Northview Village home.Thirty-two newly-trained case workers are fanning out to check on former residents who were put out of the home on Dec. 15, 2023, with little or no warning and without their belongings or medical records in a still-unknown number of cases. Argument over ex-girlfriend leads to fight, shooting at Black Jack apartment The City of St. Louis’s Department of Human Services hosted a training session for the caseworkers on Tuesday to help those former residents who’ve ended up with other homes in the city.“To find out how the...

Chief: Rise in St. Charles County felonies due to better policing

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:26:07 GMT

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A few times a year, several police departments in St. Charles County come together to form a task force to crack down on crime.“It’s every police department out here,” St. Charles County Police Chief Kurt Fisz said.The St. Charles County Police Department has reported a 19% increase in felony charges. A spike, Fisz noted, is because of better policing techniques."It's good old-fashioned police work, using better-trained officers and modern technology,” Fisz said. Argument over ex-girlfriend leads to fight, shooting at Black Jack apartment The multi-jurisdictional task force was created three years ago and according to Fisz, it has helped make more than 1,000 arrests. The task force was created to limit auto thefts in the area but has more recently focused on illegal drugs and firearms."We proactively go after criminals trying to violate our community,” Fisz said.The task force of about 35 officers and commanders comes together a few times a year. Fisz cre...