A man was hospitalized and a woman was arrested following a shooting Monday afternoon in the Loring Park neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis, police said. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Nicollet Avenue around 3:18 p.m., where they found a man lying on the ground with what authorities described as a potentially life-threatening gunshot … Read more
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday evening on Chicago’s Lower West Side, according to police. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 23rd Street. Chicago police said the victim was standing near a parking lot when an unknown SUV pulled up. An unidentified suspect exited the vehicle and … Read more
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting involving a 27-year-old man in Alexandria, Minnesota, early Tuesday morning. The Alexandria Police Department said officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Sixth Avenue East around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been shot in the chest. When officers arrived, they located the victim … Read more
Two men connected to a drug‑trafficking organization have admitted to killing a Miami man in 2022 after accusing him of stealing a package containing 11 pounds of methamphetamine valued at approximately $90,000, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Tsvia Kol, 37, of Hallandale, and Jimmy Sanchez, 37, of Spring Valley, California, pleaded guilty to charges related to … Read more
A Fort Lauderdale man has lost his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge ruled that he obtained it through fraud, following a conviction for child pornography offenses that occurred before he became a naturalized citizen. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the revocation of the citizenship of Renzo William Alegre, 25, a native of Peru, … Read more
A brief status hearing was held Tuesday morning for Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a CTA Blue Line train in November. Reed, 50, faces federal terrorism charges in connection with the attack, in which prosecutors say he ignited 26-year-old Bethany MaGee, leaving her critically injured. During the roughly … Read more
The trial of a man accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot against a top U.S. Border Patrol official officially began Tuesday. The case is the first tied to Operation Midway Blitz to reach trial, and despite a recent court ruling excluding significant evidence, prosecutors are moving forward. Last week, a federal judge in Chicago ruled … Read more
Chicago police are warning residents after a series of thefts involving Honda vehicles across several neighborhoods. Police say suspects are targeting late-model Honda Civics by smashing the driver’s side window and removing the airbag from the steering wheel. Mike Spano, service manager at Victory Honda on Western Avenue, said he’s surprised to see airbag thefts … Read more
Chicago police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in the Marshall Square neighborhood near Little Village. Authorities said the shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 23rd Street. Investigators stated that a 23-year-old man was standing near a parking lot when an unknown SUV pulled up. … Read more
Tilon Nathani Woodard, 19, of Chesterton, has been charged in Jasper County following an investigation into alleged online communications with a minor. According to a probable cause affidavit filed Jan. 20, deputies were dispatched on Jan. 18 around 9:07 p.m. to the 100 block of Robbins Street regarding a report of a male attempting to … Read more