One man was killed and another critically injured after a violent rollover crash involving two tow trucks in southwest Miami-Dade on Monday, authorities said. The collision occurred near Southwest 288th Street and Old Dixie Highway. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office closed the area to both drivers and pedestrians for several hours while investigators examined … Read more
A serious crash involving a Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser occurred overnight in Fort Lauderdale. Video from the scene showed two tow trucks positioned near Northwest 31st Avenue and Prospect Road, close to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. One tow truck hauled away a pickup truck, while the other removed the damaged Broward Sheriff’s Office cruiser. Witnesses … Read more
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog attack that left a man hospitalized and led deputies to fatally shoot two dogs Monday night. According to the sheriff’s office, two deputies were at a residence near Southwest 172nd Avenue and Southwest 160th Street taking a robbery report when the incident unfolded. Deputies said they rushed … Read more
A 19-year-old man was killed, and two 18-year-olds are recovering after a shooting near Charles Hadley Park in Liberty City on Monday evening. Police said multiple shooters may have been involved in the gunfire, which broke out around 6:45 p.m. near NW 50th Street and 13th Avenue and stretched to NW 51st Street. Officers responded … Read more
Police rescued four people from an Irvine home Wednesday afternoon after a man armed with a knife allegedly kept them from leaving during what authorities described as a family dispute. Officers received the initial report shortly after 2 p.m. near Terrapin and Cadence, according to the Irvine Police Department. A heavy police presence surrounded the … Read more
A woman was found stabbed to death in Orange County, and authorities arrested her estranged husband on suspicion of murder. On Feb. 14, Orange County sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance at a residence in the 26000 block of Laurelwood Lane in San Juan Capistrano shortly after 6:30 a.m. Deputies located the victim, a … Read more
Authorities in Kendall County are investigating after a teenage girl was shot and a man was found dead inside a home in unincorporated Oswego Township. Officials said the 14-year-old girl suffered a gunshot wound to her leg and received treatment at a Chicago-area hospital. Investigators reported that the shooting happened at her residence in the … Read more
Several people were shot Sunday night in Merrillville. Police responded to the 7800 block of Rhode Island Street shortly after 9:07 p.m. Authorities did not specify how many people were struck but confirmed that individuals suffered apparent gunshot wounds. WGN News inquired about the number of victims and is still awaiting a response. It remains … Read more
Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed overnight on the city’s South Side. The shooting occurred around 11:20 p.m. Sunday in the 600 block of West 61st Place in the Englewood neighborhood. Officers on patrol heard gunshots and responded to the area, where they found a man lying unresponsive on the ground. … Read more
A 17-year-old boy died after a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. Chicago police reported that the teen was inside a bedroom of a home in the 1900 block of N. St. Louis Ave. shortly before 1:30 p.m. when an unknown offender shot him in the head. The boy was taken to Mount … Read more