Accused Colorado shooter charged with 305 counts, including hate crimes
The district attorney noted that murder charges would carry the harshest penalty — likely life in prison.
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The district attorney noted that murder charges would carry the harshest penalty — likely life in prison.
The Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis says it will toughen its trespassing policies as part of a settlement with the family of a boy who was severely injured when a man with a history of causing disturbances at the mall threw him from a third-floor balcony.
James Howard Jackson, one of three men and two accomplices who participated in the violent robbery and its aftermath, pleaded no contest to one count of attempted murder.
Oklahoma prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a 67-year-old man accused of killing and dismembering four men whose bodies were found in a river.
Chen Wu, 45, was charged with four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 20 killings.
A number of family members of the slain couple expressed anger at the decision and made victim impact statements in court Monday.
The alleged shooter facing possible hate crime charges in the fatal shooting of five people at a Colorado Springs gay nightclub has been ordered held without bail in an initial court appearance.
A banker charged with helping disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh take money from the legal settlements of clients has been found guilty of wire and bank fraud charges in South Carolina.
The victims were described by authorities as having been "executed."
A 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the store's plate glass window, killing one person and injuring 17 others.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said the deaths are being investigated as homicide. One other person was wounded.
Lt. Mariano Pargas left the department voluntarily but it was not immediately clear whether he retired or resigned.
Police said the two adults and three children had "obvious signs of trauma" and that investigators were not searching for a suspect in the deaths.
A judge ordered the suspect held without bond and appointed a public defender to represent him until he secures private counsel.
Darrell Brooks Jr., 40, told the court before he was sentenced that he had suffered from mental illness since he was young and didn't plan to drive into the parade route.
"Evidence indicates that this was a targeted attack," police said.
Officials said all four students, who were found dead inside a home near campus on Sunday, are considered victims in the case.
Ji Min Sha is being held on a murder charge for his alleged involvement in the stabbing of Varun Manish Chheda, his roommate.
"An event of this magnitude can understandably have significant impacts on those left behind," the university's president wrote.
The journalist was shot and killed near his home in Port-au-Prince on Nov. 5, according to the Inter American Press Association.
The House speaker rallied grassroots organizers on a video call in her first public appearance since the brutal attack on her husband.
A government probe in New South Wales is examining anti-gay hate crimes and deaths over 40 years.
"Clearly this person was targeted," Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said.
The children, who ranged in age from 1 to 13, were the victims, Broken Arrow Police Chief Brandon Berryhill said.
As election day nears, candidates are intensifying their focus on crime rates. Fordham University law professor John Pfaff joined CBS News to discuss how crime data plays a role in political campaigns.