National Crime

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a 2-year-old Northwest Indiana girl who died after accidentally shooting herself with a gun she found in her home has been charged with neglect of a dependent. The charge has been filed against Abigail Rodriguez, 28, of Portage, online court records showed Wednesday. Read more...

A Florida man is dead after an incident at his ex-girlfriend's apartment turned violent. Early on Saturday evening, the unnamed Florida man arrived at his ex-girlfriend's residence at The Polos of Gainesville apartment complex, just a few miles from the campus of the University of Florida. While there, he "physically assaulted" the woman and then [...]

A woman was arrested in Florida after allegedly brandishing a pistol at two McDonald's employees at the drive-thru after she was told an item she asked for was not on the menu. According to Fox News, Quavi Young, 26, made a second pass through a Cocoa, Florida, McDonald's drive-thru to ask for an item that [...]

The city of Miami Beach declared a state of emergency and announced a midnight curfew Sunday after two deadly shootings rocked Ocean Drive this weekend amid huge spring break crowds. City Manager Alina Hudak issued the order after a fatal shooting around 3:30 a.m. Sunday on Ocean Drive near 11th Street. City officials initially declined to impose a curfew after one [...]

A man who admitted to raping a 13-year-old girl was fatally shot earlier this month by police officers in southeast Houston, Texas, who were trying to arrest him, authorities said. Hitchcock Police Department officers shot and killed George Alejandro, 54, near Mosley Road and Bryant Street, KHOU reported. The department had been investigating Alejandro for [...]

Two faculty members were shot and wounded at a Colorado high school Wednesday, and the student allegedly responsible remains on the run, officials say.  At a press conference, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock confirmed a student shot at two staff members at East High School. Paramedics were already in the building at the time because of [...]

At least two people were injured in a school shooting in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday before police say the shooter fled the scene. Around 10:05 a.m. local time, the Denver Police Department announced on Twitter that the shooting occurred at East High School, but had little other information to share.  Read more...

An apparent road rage incident in Georgia turned dangerous when a driver allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire while he had an infant in his vehicle. Michael Gabriel was driving to a doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning when another driver allegedly brake-checked him for possibly tailgating. Gabriel said the driver in front of him slammed [...]

An Alabama man is behind bars after being accused of shooting and killing his parents. Trinell Brown, 25, allegedly admitted the crime to witnesses, Baldwin County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. Deputies responded to the scene around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Read more...

Witnesses looked on in shock as a bound and beaten man crawled out of the trunk of a car that had crashed into a Seattle home and burst into flames, police said. The 63-year-old alleged kidnapping victim said he was slashed, roughed up then thrown into the trunk of his car but broke free when [...]