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FBI Releases A New Video Of The Capitol Riots Pipe Bomb Suspect : NPR

The FBI is asking the American public to review the new information and come forward with any information about the possible identity of the bomb-maker.

The FBI released new information on Wednesday on the suspect who left pipe bombs in Capitol Hill the night before hundreds of people stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6.

The new information includes a virtual map and clear surveillance video that shows the route the suspect walked while placing the two bombs on Jan. 5.

The suspect planted the devices between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. that night. One device was placed in an alley behind the Republican National Committee Headquarters. The other was placed next to a park bench near the Democratic National Committee Headquarters.

Both are just blocks from the Capitol building.

The FBI said Wednesday that investigators also believe the suspect was operating out of the Folger Park area of Capitol Hill the night of. It’s also a location just blocks from the Capitol office buildings. The FBI says based on the behavior in the video, they believe the suspect wasn’t from the area.

The video recordings are very clear. The person’s identity is not.

The suspect wore a face mask, glasses, a grey hooded sweatshirt, gloves, and black and light grey Nike Air Max Speed Turf shoes with a yellow logo. A backpack was used to transport each of the devices.

Source: FBI Releases A New Video Of The Capitol Riots Pipe Bomb Suspect : NPR

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‘Cyber Grave Robbers’ Accused of Stealing Identities of Surfside Condo Victims – The New York Times

By Patricia Mazzei

Three people were charged with pilfering tens of thousands of dollars by obtaining credit in the names of seven residents of the Florida condo that collapsed.

MIAMI — In the dark days following the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., the sister of Ana Ortiz, who died in the tragedy, noticed strange financial activity in Ms. Ortiz’s accounts.

A notification that Ms. Ortiz’s mailing address had been changed. Requests for replacement credit cards to be mailed to a new address. Unauthorized wire transfers. Purchases charged to her cards.

The sister, Nicole Ortiz, notified the police. It was July 9, barely two weeks after the June 24 collapse — and the day of Ana Ortiz’s funeral.

The results of the investigation, which grew to involve several local and federal law enforcement agencies, were revealed on Wednesday, when prosecutors in Miami-Dade County announced that they had charged three people for stealing the identities of at least seven Champlain Towers residents. Five of them, including Ms. Ortiz, had been killed in the June 24 collapse. Two had survived.

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced  details “about the arrests made in the identity theft cases which targeted victims in the collapse of the Champlain Tower South Condominium.”

Those arrested include Betsy Alexandra Cacho Medina, 30, Rodney Choute, 38, and Kimberly Michelle Johnson, 34, the Miami Herald first reported prior to the press conference, citing law enforcement sources. Charges includes organized scheme to defraud and several counts of identity fraud.

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The trio allegedly commandeered the identities of at least five Surfside victims, three dead and two survivors, according to the Herald, to open credit cards and make fraudulent purchases.

Source: ‘Cyber Grave Robbers’ Accused of Stealing Identities of Surfside Condo Victims – The New York Times

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High-speed police chase crosses several communities in Westmoreland and Allegheny County

NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. —

A police chase that went through several communities on Monday ended with an arrest.

The high-speed pursuit began Monday afternoon when the suspect was stopped by police in New Kensington for traffic violations and then took off.

The police went through New Kensington, Arnold, Springdale and Cheswick, crossing from Westmoreland to Allegheny County.

After being arrested, the suspect was taken to the New Kensington police.

No injuries were reported during the pursuit.

Police have not released the suspect’s name.

Source: High-speed police chase crosses several communities in Westmoreland and Allegheny County

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Police in Beaver County looking for man considered dangerous – WPXI

By Adrianne Burke, WPXI.com

CHIPPEWA, Pa. — Police in Beaver County are on the lookout for a man they consider to be dangerous.

Chippewa police are searching for Mike Giles. He was confined to his house with an ankle monitor while awaiting trial, authorities said.

He is believed to have been involved in a burglary in North Sewickley on Saturday, police said.

Officers went to Giles’ home Sunday to serve an arrest warrant. Police said he had cut off the monitor and run off.

Chippewa police said you should not approach him. If you know where he is, you’re asked to call 911.

Source: Police in Beaver County looking for man considered dangerous – WPXI

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Fayette County man accused of appearing on behalf of accused Capitol riot suspects

UNIONTOWN, Pa. —

A memo filed by the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. claims a Fayette County man has been improperly appearing as counsel for more than a dozen suspects in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The filing claims John Pierce, the attorney for 17 defendants, is in the hospital battling COVID-19 and has been unresponsive. The U.S. Attorney said Ryan Marshall, 31, has appeared on behalf of Pierce multiple times in the past week, but officials are now saying Marshall is not a licensed attorney.

The 31-year-old is currently facing a long list of charges in Fayette County stemming from multiple incidents while he was working as a law clerk in the Fayette County Courthouse. According to court documents, Marshall is accused of falsifying court documents and tampering with evidence as part of a scheme to defraud an elderly woman. Marshall is also accused of illegally recording court proceedings.

Fayette County District Attorney Rich Bower said he recently had to file a motion to have Marshall’s passport taken because of a post on social media.

“We received information posted on Facebook that he had supposedly started working for a law firm in Panama, the country of Panama,” Bower said.

Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 reached Marshall at his home Friday, but he declined to comment. It’s not clear if he will face charges for appearing in court without a license to practice law.

Prosecutors have raised concerns about Marshall’s actions and the impact they could have on the federal cases.

Source: Fayette County man accused of appearing on behalf of accused Capitol riot suspects

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Knives taken off supermarket shelves in New Zealand after terrorist attack | TheHill

A New Zealand supermarket chain announced that it was temporarily removing all scissors and knives from its shelves following an attack that left several people injured at one of its stores on Friday.

A general manager of supermarket chain Countdown said it was also considering if they would sell such items in the future.

“Last night, we made the decision to temporarily remove all knives and scissors from our shelves while we consider whether we should continue to sell them,” Kiri Hannifin, Countdown’s general manager for safety, said in a statement on Saturday.

“This is in no way a reflection on our customers, but an act of support for our team. We want all of our team to feel safe when they come to work, especially considering the events of yesterday,” Hannifin said.

Reuters noted, citing local reports, that sharp knives had been taken off shelves at other supermarkets too.

On Friday, a Sri Lankan national who was previously known to security forces in New Zealand entered a Countdown supermarket, going after several customers and stabbing them, witnesses said.  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern noted that the attacker “was a supporter of ISIS ideology.”

Officials said Friday that six people were injured from the attack, with three transported to the hospital in critical condition. One person was in serious condition, and two others were in moderate condition.

Source: Knives taken off supermarket shelves in New Zealand after terrorist attack | TheHill

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2 adults, 2 children with gunshot wounds found dead at scene of SW Houston house fire, police say

 

HOUSTON – A man, woman and two children with gunshot wounds were found dead at the scene of a house fire Sunday, authorities said.

At approximately 8:10 a.m., fire crews with the Houston Fire Department were dispatched to a residence in the 7500 block of Imogene Street in response to reports of a house fire. Firefighters put the fire out shortly after arriving.

During a search of the home, firefighters found two adults and two children dead.

Investigators believe the deaths were the result of a domestic violence incident as there were no signs of forced entry into the home.

As of 11 a.m., police had not yet identified the victims.

The case remains under investigation by the Houston Police Department. The investigation is in its early stages.

Source: 2 adults, 2 children with gunshot wounds found dead at scene of SW Houston house fire, police say

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Westmoreland County man charged after breaking into home, sleeping on couch – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

LOWER BURRELL, Pa. — A Lower Burrell man is facing charges after police said he illegally entered a home and fell asleep on the couch before stealing a pair of shoes.

Nicholas Sabo, 19, was charged with felony criminal trespass, misdemeanor loitering and prowling and summary public drunkenness after the incident around 3 a.m. Aug. 29 in the 100 block of Alder Street, Lower Burrell.

Police said the resident woke up to get ready for work and found Sabo sleeping on his couch. The resident said he did not know who the man was and called police, before the man woke up, went outside to the resident’s vehicle and sat in the passenger seat.

According to the criminal complaint, Sabo would not get out of the vehicle and police had to go in and get him out. He was found to be highly intoxicated and told police he was looking for his friend’s house.

The complaint added that the door to the home and the vehicle were both unlocked, and the front of the home is surrounded by a fence and has an entry gate.

He was arrested and taken to the New Kensington police station lockup, where it was found he was wearing a pair of tennis shoes that had been taken from the home.

Unsecured bail was set at $75,000, and Sabo was released. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 5.

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Lakeland Florida shooting: Four people killed including infant

LAKELAND, Fla. — Four people were killed, an 11-year-old girl was shot and deputies came under fire early Sunday in a neighborhood in North Lakeland, Florida.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the shootings took place at 4:30 a.m. in two separate houses on the same property.

Judd said two separate shootouts occurred “in short order” between law enforcement and the suspect, Bryan Riley, 33, of Brandon, Florida. Riley was shot once and surrendered shortly after, he said. Lakeland police and troopers from the Florida Highway Patrol were also involved. No law officers were injured in the shootout.

After Riley was in custody, police discovered an 11-year-old girl who had been shot “multiple times,” as well as a man, two women and an infant dead.

Source: Lakeland Florida shooting: Four people killed including infant

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3 dead, 1 rescued after gunman barricades himself in home near Salt Lake City

By Dennis Romero

A standoff that reached into its second day in suburban Salt Lake City ended Saturday with authorities entering a home and discovering three people, including the suspected gunman, dead of gunshot wounds, authorities said.

The three might be related, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera indicated to reporters at the scene Saturday. Family members had apparently come to the residence in Millcreek, Utah, to conduct an intervention on the 30-year-old suspect over his mental health and firearms, she said.

The shooter had “several firearms and a lot of ammunition,” Rivera said.

Family members had apparently tried to have an intervention with the suspect over his mental health and guns, the Salt Lake County sheriff said.

Source: 3 dead, 1 rescued after gunman barricades himself in home near Salt Lake City

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6 people shot in Washington, at least 3 dead – Times of India

WASHINGTON: At least three people were killed and three others were injured in a shooting in Washington DC, local police said.
“Confirmed shooting in 600 block of Longfellow Street, NW around 7:30 pm [23:30 GMT on Saturday]. 3 victims have been pronounced dead and 3 victims are suffering from non-life-threatening injuries,” the DC Police Department said on Twitter.
DC Police Chief Robert Contee told reporters that the suspects exited a vehicle and fired shots into a crowd of people on Saturday night. All of the victims are adults.
The police chief said that the reward for anyone with information on the shooting is $75,000.

Source: 6 people shot in Washington, at least 3 dead – Times of India

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New Zealand supermarket stabbing: Government to toughen anti-terror laws – BBC News

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has vowed to toughen anti-terror laws following Friday’s knife attack in Auckland by a man who was under police surveillance.

“We must be willing to make the changes that we know may not necessarily have changed history, but could change the future,” she said at a news briefing.

The man, a Sri Lankan national, stabbed seven people in a supermarket. Three of them are in a critical condition.

The attacker, a known supporter of Islamic State, was shot dead by police.

He has now been identified as Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, a 32-year-old Tamil, who arrived in New Zealand in 2011 and sought refugee status.

Ms Ardern, who described the stabbings as a “terrorist attack”, said she expected that changes to the country’s counter-terrorism legislation would be backed by parliament by the end of September.

The legislation is expected to make it easier to convict someone for planning a terror attack.

Samsudeen had been arrested a number of times before Friday’s incident. But Ms Ardern said that every legal avenue to keep him out of the community had been exhausted.

Source: New Zealand supermarket stabbing: Government to toughen anti-terror laws – BBC News

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Police investigating after 3 people shot in Pittsburgh neighborhood

By WPXI.com News Staff

HOMEWOOD, PA — Pittsburgh Police responded to ShotSpotter alerts for multiple rounds fired in the 7300 block of Hamilton Avenue and 500 block of Panke Avenue at 3:20 p.m.

Responding units located three victims in the 7300 block of Hamilton Avenue, two males and one female, all with gunshot wounds to the leg. One male also sustained a graze wound to his side.

EMS transported all three victims to the hospital in stable condition.

Source: Police investigating after 3 people shot in Pittsburgh neighborhood

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SWAT called after shooting in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood – WPXI

 

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — An hour-long SWAT incident concluded early Saturday morning after a man who police believe fired several shots was taken into custody in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood.

The incident occurred in the 4500 block of Torley Street just before 3:30 a.m., when police responded to a ShotSpotter activation for multiple rounds fired.

There police found spent shell casings in the area and tried to make contact with the resident, but were unsuccessful. Friends and family members told police that there were several firearms available inside the home and that the male was in crisis, and SWAT and negotiators responded.

More than two hours after police were called, the man came to the door and surrendered. He was evaluated by tactical medics before being taken to receive the assistance he needs, police said.

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TSA finds loaded gun in Cambria County woman’s purse at airport

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped an Ebensburg woman who had a loaded gun in her purse at a security checkpoint at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Friday, Sept. 3.

The woman was given a gate pass by an airline to allow her to meet an inbound passenger. When the .38 caliber gun was detected, TSA officers alerted the Westmoreland County Park Police, according to Pa. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.

She now faces a stiff federal financial penalty for carrying a gun through a security checkpoint, according to the DHS.

It was the fifth handgun that TSA officers have caught at the airport so far this year. Only three guns were caught in 2019 when significantly more people were flying prior to the pandemic.

The weapon was a .38 caliber handgun loaded with six bullets.

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Source: TSA finds loaded gun in Cambria County woman’s purse at airport

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Tree of Life synagogue disputes Joe Biden’s claim he visited

President Biden on Thursday told Jewish leaders that he spent time at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after the October 2018 mass murder of 11 people there — but the synagogue told The Post he never visited.

“I remember spending time at the, you know, going to the, you know, the Tree of Life synagogue, speaking with them,” Biden said in a 16-minute virtual address ahead of the Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Barb Feige, executive director of the Tree of Life, said that Biden did not visit the synagogue in the nearly three years since the anti-Semitic attack.

In a phone interview, Feige, executive director since July 2019, said firmly that “no” Biden didn’t visit, even before taking office when he had a lower public profile as a former vice president and then-Democratic presidential candidate.

Source: Tree of Life synagogue disputes Joe Biden’s claim he visited

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Police: Cambria County man found passed out in car with crystal meth

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Cambria County man is behind bars again after police allegedly found him passed out and hanging outside his car door with drugs in his vehicle.

According to Upper Yoder Township police, 30-year-old Jesse Lamer had the following in his vehicle:

  • 1 plastic container with white crystal substance approx. 34.6 grams
  • 15 stamp bags with white crystal substance approx. 5.15 grams
  • 1 glass vial with white crystal substance approx. 8.01 grams
  • 1 glass vial with white crystal substance approx. 13.24 grams
  • 3 glass smoking devices in the center console
  • 1 glass smoking device in the glove box
  • 1 kit containing a scale, baggies, straws and two glass smoking devices on the passenger seat and throughout the vehicle

Police managed to seize this evidence after they were dispatched to the 200 block of Derby Street Aug. 29 for a report of a man hanging out the passenger side of his car, according to the affidavit.

Source: Police: Cambria County man found passed out in car with crystal meth

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Hempfield man accused in wrong-way DUI crash on Route 30 | TribLIVE.com

A Hempfield man is accused by police of being intoxicated during a 2019 wrong-way crash on Route 30 that seriously injured another motorist, according to court papers.

Larry Thomas Miller Sr., 74, is charged with aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence and several other related misdemeanors and summary offenses.

State police said they were called at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14, 2019 to a head-on crash on Route 30 eastbound near the Cedar Street exit in Hempfield. Miller was driving west in the eastbound lanes and collided with another vehicle around a bend, according to court papers.

The female driver of the eastbound vehicle saw headlights coming toward her but didn’t have time to react, police said. She was hospitalized with a fractured neck vertebrae.

Police said Miller appeared to be intoxicated at the scene and told authorities that he had a few beers at a local bar before heading home. He was taken by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital for treatment of what authorities described as extensive injuries.

Troopers said Miller’s blood-alcohol content was 0.156%. The legal limit to drive in Pennsylvania is 0.08%. Miller also had opiates and prescription medication used to treat anxiety in his system, according to court papers. Police said they found about 3 grams of suspected cocaine in Miller’s pocket.

Source: Hempfield man accused in wrong-way DUI crash on Route 30 | TribLIVE.com

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Three arrested after crack cocaine, fentanyl found in Cambria County home

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Three Lower Yoder Township residents have been arrested after a search warrant led to the discovery of suspected crack cocaine and fentanyl.

Jason Michael Piurkowsky, 24, Tatyana Marie Lynn Simms, 22 and Ryan Anthony Ressler, 20 are all facing multiple drug-related offenses.

A warrant was executed on the 100 block of Peach Street. During the search, police found 12 grams of suspected crack cocaine, 6.5 grams of suspected fentanyl and 407 grams of suspected marijuana.

Police also found three firearms, including a ghost gun with no markings, according to District Attorney Greg Neugebauer.

Cambria County Detectives, the Attorney General’s Office, and Cambria County SERT executed the search warrant.

Source: Three arrested after crack cocaine, fentanyl found in Cambria County home

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Hempfield retiree helps fend off attack on sheriff’s deputy in emergency room | TribLIVE.com

Joseph Twigger said he didn’t think twice in the emergency room at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg this week when he saw a county jail inmate trying to grab a sheriff deputy’s gun.

Source: Hempfield retiree helps fend off attack on sheriff’s deputy in emergency room | TribLIVE.com

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5 People Shot Within 24 Hours In Allegheny County – CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Just within a 24-hour period, there were three shootings in Allegheny County.

A 15-year-old boy was shot in Stowe Township, a man was shot in the Hill District and two men and a woman were shot in Spring Hill outside of the Three Rivers Manor apartment complex.

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Pittsburgh City Councilman Bobby Wilson says he was just there Friday and residents shared their concerns about the violence. He says he’s taking a multi-pronged approach to stop the shootings.

“Which is really trying to contact HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development). I just had a meeting with them yesterday to see what can be done to increase safety, to really increase community input in these locations,” said Wilson.

Wilson is also working with local intervention groups to find solutions.

“I want to keep pointing back to if we follow the bullet that was in the guns of everyone that were there, what brought them to that moment?” said Wilson.

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Wilson and Councilman Corey O’Connor believe putting more funding into community programs and prevention will help save lives.

“We see this with our young people that have bright futures that we want involved in our city, that they are going to be the future leaders of our city,” said O’Connor. “I think for us, it’s more the education to those individuals to say, ‘Look, there are great opportunities here. How can we help?’”

O’Connor says the Stop the Violence initiative alone receives around $3 million in funding. The council just introduced new grants to distribute in the near future.

“If you have organizations that are working within the community as well as with our leaders down at city government to try to get to the neighborhood and to have people in the neighborhood to work with these young kids, to give them a sense of hope and that there’s other things to do out there,” said O’Connor.

O’Connor says community policing also makes a big difference. He says the police chief and officers go out in neighborhoods to connect with residents and participate in youth programs.

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Source: 5 People Shot Within 24 Hours In Allegheny County – CBS Pittsburgh

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Castle Rock man shot at random while on vacation on Miami Beach | 9news.com

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and fatally shot a tourist who was protecting his 1-year-old son.

The victim’s mother identified him to NBC 6 in Miami as 21-year-old Dustin Wakefield, who was visiting the area from Castle Rock, Colorado. Lora Wakefield said that Dustin was the father of a 1-year-old boy.

Tamarius Blair David Jr. told investigators he shot Wakefield on Tuesday night because he was high on mushrooms, which made him feel empowered.

He told investigators he walked into La Cerveceria restaurant and picked Wakefield out at random. Wakefield’s family says he stood up and got between David and his son, saying “He’s only a boy.”

Police say David then shot Wakefield multiple times. David then ran from the restaurant and was captured in a nearby alley. He is charged with murder.

Source: Castle Rock man shot at random while on vacation on Miami Beach | 9news.com

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Butler police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer

BUTLER, Pa. —

A man was shot and killed by police in Butler after stabbing an officer Tuesday morning, state police said.

The incident happened in the area of the 300 block of West Jefferson Street, as the officer responded to a 911 call about a man acting erratically and jumping in and out of traffic, state police said.

No information on the officer’s condition was immediately available.

Police have not identified the man who was killed.

The investigation is ongoing. State police said they would discuss the incident at the Butler station at 10:30 a.m.

Source: Butler police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer

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Man stabbed during argument in Pittsburgh’s South Side – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — A man is in stable condition in hospital after being stabbed several times during an argument in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood early Sunday.

Police said the incident occurred in the 2200 block of E. Carson Street around 2 a.m. Officers responded to a call for a man who was stabbed, and found him with multiple stab wounds to the upper body.

He was taken to hospital in critical condition, but was upgraded to stable condition shortly before arriving at the hospital.

Witnesses stated the victim was stabbed after an argument. There were no suspect descriptions and the investigation is ongoing.

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Two young boys steered their car to safety after their father was fatally shot while driving – CNN

(CNN)A pair of young brothers had to take control of their SUV and steer themselves to safety when their dad was fatally shot Friday night while driving on a Texas freeway.

Their father, a 29-year-old man, had been driving a Toyota Sequoia on Interstate 10 in Houston with his sons, ages 8 and 6, when he was shot just before 11 p.m., Houston Police Department (HPD) Public Information Officer John Cannon told CNN.
The victim’s sons then steered the SUV off the freeway to a strip mall parking lot where one of the children got out of the car and ran to get help, Cannon said.
Their father was pronounced dead at the scene and both boys were unharmed, he added.

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Pittsburgh’s rising wave of gun violence | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

While much of the nation has experienced a dramatic increase in murders and other violent crimes, Pittsburgh has seen a 46% rise in shootings that left people injured and a similar percentage jump in homicides over the same time last year.

Perhaps the most alarming statistic to neighborhood activists is the number of young people dying from bullets: nearly one-third of the city’s 41 homicide victims were teens.

One 15-year-old boy was fatally shot on Brookline’s Creedmoor Avenue after several individuals chased him down, witnesses told reporters. Weeks earlier, a 17-year-old boy was followed from an Allentown convenience store and shot five times.

In April, a teenager was shot and killed in a Hill District apartment stairwell where a group of teens were “play fighting” with a gun, court records state. A 15-year-old was taken into custody in the shooting.

“It’s almost traumatizing to see so many young people dying prematurely, especially African-Americans,” said local anti-violence advocate the Rev. Glenn Grayson, who partners with the city on the Reach Initiative, a violence intervention program.

“We’re losing our future, the gifts and talents that could’ve been major contributions to society.”

Source: Pittsburgh’s rising wave of gun violence | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Man killed in shooting at Fayette Co. apartment complex – WPXI

By WPXI.com News Staff

NORTH UNION TWP, Pa. — State police are investigating a deadly shooting Friday afternoon in North Union Township.

It happened at Meridian Point Apartments on Confer Vista Drive shortly after 12:30 p.m.

According to police, Michael Cole Debeary, 32, was shot during an altercation involving two other men.

Debeary died at the scene.
The other two men required medical treatment for unspecified injuries.

State Police said the Fayette County district attorney has been consulted as part of the ongoing investigation.

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Man charged after refusing to wear mask on Johnstown train, Amtrak police say | WJAC

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A Philadelphia man is facing charges for refusing to wear a mask on an Amtrak train in Johnstown, officials say.

According to charging documents, 22-year-old Damier Bingham faces two misdemeanor charges related to disorderly conduct and delaying a train.

The Amtrak Police Department says the incident happened in June when Bingham refused to comply with the Transportation Security Administration’s mask mandate.

According to the federal requirement, Americans must wear masks while on public transportation to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Source: Man charged after refusing to wear mask on Johnstown train, Amtrak police say | WJAC

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Intoxicated couple with drugs arrested at Cambria County Dollar General

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Indiana County couple face charges after they showed up intoxicated at the Carrolltown Dollar General with heroin and several other drugs on them, according to state police at Ebensburg.

On Aug. 10, employees at Dollar General called the cops on 33-year-old Kathryn Hoover and 41-year-old Jessey Borruto, saying that Borruto wasn’t wearing shoes and refused to leave, and Hoover was in the bathroom for over an hour.

Once police arrived and escorted them out, Hoover kept giving police false names before finally identifying herself. It turns out, Hoover was wanted by the Cambria County Sheriff’s Office, police note.

Police report they asked Hoover if she had anything on her, and she pulled out an orange pill bottle with several pills and stamp bags. She also had additional stamp bags with “Taylor Gang” printed on them, and she admitted to police that they were heroin.

Source: Intoxicated couple with drugs arrested at Cambria County Dollar General

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