Month: June 2023

CHARLOTTE – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department detectives say two people have been arrested after a 12-year-old boy died at the hospital. According to a statement from the department, around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night, officers responded to a home on Sunwalk Court for an assault with a deadly weapon call. The Charlotte Fire Department and MEDIC were on scene when police arrived. At the scene, officers found a 12-year-old boy with injuries and apparent trauma. MEDIC transported the victim to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The victim was later identified as Ahmad Wrighten. Police have arrested Anthony Rashad Wigfall,…

On Monday, federal authorities were investigating what caused an unresponsive private plane to fly over Washington, D.C. Sunday, prompting a response by military aircraft that caused a sonic boom to be heard across much of the region before the small plane crashed in Virginia, causing death. the four people on board. The private business jet went down near Montebello, Va., the National Transportation Safety Board said. A Virginia State Police spokeswoman said in a statement Monday that emergency responders were able to reach the wreckage on foot about four hours after receiving a report of a plane crash. John Rumpel,…

Fairfield Twp. find a partner or a team of thieves who have seen too many heist movies. Police investigators say thieves broke into a jewelry store on Hamilton-Middletown Road by cutting through the roof and then stole about $500,000 in jewelry and cash. “It definitely took some time,” said Fairfield Twp. the police sergeant. Brandon McCroskey. “They had to have equipment (saws etc) to cut a hole through the roof and they fell through the roof into one of the rooms and then stole a large amount of goods and money.” exploreA trial date has been set for a man…

A Chicago woman who had been missing for nearly two weeks while traveling abroad in Japan has been found safe, her family said. “We are happy to share that we have obtained the location of our beloved daughter, sister and cousin Kandace Schipper,” the missing woman’s sister, Nicole Willea, wrote on Facebook Wednesday night. “We are grateful for every email, call and share and are now focused on getting her home safely,” Willea said. Schipper, 29, had been traveling in Tokyo since May 8 and had been in contact with his family “every day” before he suddenly stopped texting on…

An Ohio man has been charged with murder after his three young children were shot and a little girl was seen running down the street screaming that her father “was killing everybody,” authorities say. Chad Doerman, 32, has been charged with three counts of aggravated murder after officers found him at the scene of the triple homicide Thursday, the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Dispatch had received two alarming calls Thursday just after 4 p.m.: one from a woman screaming “her babies had been shot” and another from a driver who reported seeing a little girl…

PITTSBURGH – The jury reached deliberations in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial Thursday and returned to court Friday morning to continue. PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING TEST: COMPLETE COVERAGE ⇒ While jurors may still have questions, those could come in the penalty phase, which WPXI legal analyst Phil Dilucente says is far more critical for the defense than the past 12 days, and will likely be a longer period of time because there are so many experts expected to testify. We have a team of reporters inside the courthouse and we have live updates throughout the day. UPDATE 11:53 a.m.: Robert Bowers…

The Justice Department accused Minneapolis police on Friday of engaging in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against blacks and Native Americans following an investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd. What you need to know The Department of Justice has found that Minneapolis police engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discriminating against blacks and Native Americans. The findings came Friday after an investigation prompted by the killing of George Floyd The two-year civil rights investigation concluded that systemic problems in the Minneapolis Police Department “made what happened to George Floyd possible,” Attorney General…

Retired basketball superstar Michael Jordan is selling his majority ownership of the Charlotte Hornets to investors Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, a representative for Jordan confirmed. CNBC Friday. Jordan will retain minority ownership as part of the deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jordan’s representatives did not immediately respond to NBC News’ requests for comment Friday. Jordan acquired a majority stake in the Hornets in 2010 for $275 million. He previously had a minority interest in the team, reports CNBC. Jordan is arguably the greatest professional basketball player to ever live. He won six championships with the Chicago…