CLEVELAND – One man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 3-year-old Major Howard. Cleveland police announced Tuesday that the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitives Task Force had arrested 23-year-old Aaron Dunnings in connection with the toddler’s murder. Major was shot in the chest in a drive-by shooting while sitting in car on East […]
ORRVILLE, Ohio – A close-knit small town in Ohio is on edge after a woman was tragically shot and killed in front of her children. Police say 24-year-old Emily Young was shot Thursday in Orrville by the father of her children. Officers responded to the 100 block of East Paradise Street just before 7 p.m. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Crowds continue to gather for another round of demonstrations in Cleveland Friday, many upset with the announcement from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty that two police officers would not be charged in the death of Tamir Rice. Wearing signs stating ‘Fire McGinty’ activists, Rice relatives, community organizers and clergy are among those in attendance. The noon rally kicked […]
CLEVELAND– As the Cavaliers were playing the Suns in Phoenix Monday night, a group on Twitter was calling for the team’s star to sit out. The hashtag #NoJusticeNoLeBron was in response to a grand jury’s decision not to indict two Cleveland police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Some advocates hoped LeBron James […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Samaria Rice says she wants the gazebo where police shot her son last November to be torn down. “It needs to be torn down. It needs to be torn down. It’s a bad thing,” said Rice. “I’m hoping the city will allow me to tear it down and redo the park area.” […]
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – An armed suspect was shot and killed by an off-duty officer at Northlake Mall on Christmas Eve, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. It was a chaotic scene in Northlake Mall. Witnesses describe shoppers running out of stores screaming. As last-minute shoppers were picking out their final gifts, witnesses say they heard several shots fired […]
CLEVELAND — The family of Tamir Rice is asking the Department of Justice to intervene in the investigation into the police-involved shooting death of the 12-year-old boy. According to attorneys for the Rice, they formally requested Tuesday that the federal government intervene to investigate both the boy’s death and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty’s handling of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Metroparks Rangers said the man who shot a ranger Tuesday night while being transported was killed. The suspect was riding in the back of a cruiser when he shot the 27-year-old ranger, hitting her in her vest. She was taking the prisoner to the Justice Center to be booked and housed at the Central Prison […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A suspect is on the run after shooting and killing a 21-year-old pizza employee in Akron Monday night. Police say Zakareia Husein, of Springfield Township, was working at New York Style Pizza in the 300 block of E. Glenwood Ave. shortly before 11 p.m. when he was robbed and shot. Employees at the pizza shop told […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland police are currently investigating an officer-involved shooting involving a Cleveland Heights police officer and a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority police officer. The preliminary investigation revealed the Cleveland Heights Police Department was seeking a man wanted for aggravated robbery. The suspect was in the area of Kinsman Road and Grand Avenue just after 1 p.m. […]
SAN BERNARDINO, CA (RNN) – After a high-speed chase and a long gunfight, one mass-shooting suspect is dead and another is injured and police are searching for a possible third person who got out of the SUV and ran. Police recovered AR-15 style long guns and a pipe bomb from the vehicle. The Chevy SUV matched […]
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 4:20 PM EST Police have confirmed fatalities, Reuters reports, although the number of dead has not been specified. Authorities are still searching for the suspects. According to the San Bernardino Sheriff, at least one suspect may have fled in a black SUV. This is a developing story. ——————- Police in […]