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Kyle Flack was charged with first degree murder in the murders of Kaylie Bailey, Andrew Stout and Steven E. White on a farm near rural Ottawa, KS.
Police have received information that leads them to believe, Kaylie Bailey’s [Kailey Bailey] daughter, Lana-Leigh Bailey is dead.
Authorities are searching for the body of the missing 18-month old toddler.
TUSTIN PLAYGROUND SHOOTING — Three teens were shot, one fatally, after a gunfight broke out on a field at the Tustin playground across the street from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia. The victim has been identified as Bernard Scott.
Police say the teen, who is an Overbrook student, died from his injuries at Lankenau Medical Center tonight. Another 17 year old remains in critical condition after the shooting.
Police tell NBC10 that a group of teenagers started fighting at the playground at 60th and Lancaster Avenue and that two people pulled out guns and starting shooting.
A third teen who was shot is 19 years old and may have been one of the gunmen, according to police. A second gunman, identified by witnesses, is in police custody. He is 20 years old. Source
The teen, a 10th grade student at Overbrook High School, died at Lankenau Medical Center, where he was admitted in critical condition for a gunshot wound to the stomach.
The Tustin Playground shooting wasn’t the only incident that led to the death of a teenager. Thursday afternoon a 16 year old girl was shot in her abdomen in Chicago and a Nashville teen, Johnathan Johnson, was killed waiting for the school bus Thursday morning.
The Lone Star College Cy-Fair stabbing suspect has been identified as Dylan Quick. He reportedly stabbed 12 people, with two in critical condition. Two other people sustained minor injuries. Dylan Quick, 20, was tackled on campus and taken into custody.
Dylan Quick reportedly ran down the hall in the Health and Science Center randomly stabbing students. He reportedly used an X-acto knife to carry out this heinous act at the college located in the 9900 block of Barker Cypress in northwest Harris County.
Quick was well-known on campus because he often carried a sock monkey puppet. Michael Chalfan said Quick would ask the puppet questions, then answer them. Chalfan said other students made fun of Quick and said he looked like the comedian Carrot Top.
Just last week, Quick was featured in a student spotlight blog about how far he had come and “the battles he fought and won.”
The KHOU 11 News I-Team dug up the blog called, “I came, I saw, I conquered.”
The article about Quick, 20, said he was born deaf and received a cochlear implant at seven years old. The implant was visible as he was escorted into the Harris County Jail Tuesday afternoon. Source
Eugene William Mays Charged with First Degree Murder in Death of 10-Year-Old Kannapolis Boy
Eugene William Mays was arrested by Gaston County NC police in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old boy. Police made a welfare check Sunday night at a home in Kannapolis when they found the 10-year-old boy dead and his mother, Christi Melisha Stewart, severely injured.
Eugene William Mays was charged with first degree murder, after he was piked up on outstanding misdemeanor warrants for unrelated charges.
Police say Mays and the woman, Christi Melisha Stewart, both lived at 2943 S. Ridge Ave. where the killing and assault allegedly took place.
WCNC reports that Mays and Stewart lived together, and had just met online three weeks ago. If the latter is true, that’s a story in and of itself.
Jesus take the wheel: Janet Strickland, 64, was charged with first degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm after she allegedly commissioned her grandson, William D. Strickland, to murder his 72 year old grandfather, on his way to dialysis treatment on Mar. 2, the Chicago Tribune reports.
After the murder, the two used the money of her murdered husband, also named William Strickland, to purchase a car, home furnishings, tattoos, sneakers and other items, prosecutors said. Janet Strickland’s bail was set at $500,000, while her grandson is being held without bail.
Prosecutors alleged Janet Strickland and her grandson, also named William Strickland, discussed killing her husband on multiple occasions. Before the shooting, Janet Strickland told her grandson that she was “sick” of his grandfather and that she wanted him dead, prosecutors allege.
“She stated … that she wished he was not here and she wanted him gone,” Assistant State’s Attorney Jacqueline Kwilos said during the bond hearing. On the Thursday before the shooting, Strickland told her grandson that she wanted it done on the next Saturday, Kwilos said.
Initially the two had discussed having someone else kill him, but Strickland later told his grandmother he would do the shooting himself, Kwilos alleged. According to prosecutors, Strickland admitted that when she unlocked the door to let her husband leave for his dialysis appointment early in the morning of March 2 she knew he would be killed by her grandson. Source
Janet Strickland has a myriad of health problems herself, so it’s really reprehensible for her to have said she was tired of her husband’s issues. She is currently hospitalized for lung disease and low oxygen, police said.
(HinterlandGazette) — A body believed to be that of missing Nevada chief insurance examiner William McCune was found in Carson City. Four suspects were arrested. Michael Evans and Anthony Elliot were arrested on murder charges, while Makyla Blackmore and Raul Garcia were arrested on burglary charges.
Positive identification and the cause of death have not officially been established, but investigators believed the body found is that of William McCune, which was found wrapped in a blanket in the Carson River.
Investigators have not established a motive in the murder, but suspected foul play after finding evidence of a struggle in the 62 year old man’s apartment in Carson City.
FORT KNOX SHOOTING: Fort Knox soldier Marquinta E. Jacobs was charged with murder in the Fort Knox shooting that left a civilian dead. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Army Human Resources Command building on the post at Fort Knox.
Marquinta E. Jacobs fired a .45 caliber handgun at the victim “striking him multiple times,” the FBI alleged in a federal court filing. Shell casings were found at the scene. He was apprehended in Portland, Tenn., Thursday after fleeing the scene of the shooting to his mother’s home.
According to eyewitness reports, Jacobs shot the victim, identified as “L.G.,” after the two engaged in a verbal altercation. He then fled the scene in a Dodge pickup truck. His wife told investigators Marquinta Jacobs owned a .45-caliber Glock. Ammunition was later found at his home matching the kind used at the crime scene. His wife also told police he left the home on a black motorcycle, which was later found at his mother’s residence. He then fled her home driving a Kia Rondo at about 9 p.m., the FBI complaint said.
Marquinta E. Jacobs was a member of Fort Knox’s 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.
UPDATE#1 (04/05/13): Reuters reports, Marquinta Jacobs is charged with killing Lloyd Gilbert, 51, who had worked for the U.S. Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox since 2004 and had previously served as a human resources specialist in the Army.
Teen Christopher Walker Shot, Killed in Driveway of Milton GA Home in Avensong Subdivision
CHRISTOPHER WALKER MURDER CASE: Milton GA police have arrested three men in the Christopher Walker murder case. The teen was killed as he stood in the driveway of his home in the Avensong subdivision March 12. Police arrested Matthew Goins, 20, of Alpharetta; Michael Grant, 23, of Roswell; and Richard Davidson, 20, of Roswell. They are all being held in the Fulton County jail without bond.
According to the press release, the suspects were charged with murder, aggravated assault and attempted robbery. Richard Davidson was also charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Here are two of the three murderers:
Matthew Goins and Michael Grant. Not pictured is Richard Davidson. (Photos: Milton Police Department)
Christopher Walker, who is a graduate of Alpharetta High School, was shot once in the head before 7:30 p.m. in the driveway of his home on Silhouette Court. Police believe he was targeted by the three men for his gold chain. They reportedly followed him from an Alpharetta Taco Bell restaurant to his home.
We urge people to be very vigilant and watchful. We also commend the Milton police department for breaking the Christopher Walker murder case quickly.
Mason Johnson, 24, was charged with first degree murder in the stabbing death of this father, Kenneth Johnson, an aviation security officer and shift supervisor for the Chicago’s Department of Aviation.
Kenneth Johnson, 48, was stabbed about 2:45 a.m. in the 11400 block of South Rockwell Avenue on Chicago’s Far South Side, Sunday morning. He was stabbed multiple times, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The elder Johnson was pronounced deceased at 3:50 a.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The extent of Mason Johnson’s injuries aren’t currently known, but he is hospitalized.
De’Marquise Elkins Facing 1st Degree Murder in Death of 13 Month Old Baby
BRUNSWICK GA SHOOTING: Sherry West’s 13 month old son, Baby Antonio, didn’t have to die. De’Marquise Elkins, 17, and his accomplice didn’t have to attempt to rob this woman, much less to shoot her and her son. Chief Tobe Green said he will be treated as an adult, as he should. I am appalled at the senseless gun violence we are witnessing all over this country. De’Marquise Elkins and his accomplice will face first degree murder for the baby’s death.
De’Marquise Elkins reportedly threatened to kill Baby Antonio when his mother refused to give him money. It takes a person lower than scum to kill a child. This isn’t the first time Sherry West has lost a child. She said her 18 year old son, Shaun Glassey, was killed in New Jersey in 2008. He was stabbed to death in March 2008 during an attack involving several teenagers in Gloucester County, NJ.
It is interesting to note that DeMarquise Elkins calls himself ”DeMarquise Money-Ville Elkins” on his Facebook page. Yes, that would be other people’s money. You take a look at his Facebook page and you’ll understand exactly what kind of person accosted Sherry West and killed her baby.
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