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Burger King worker accused of killing girl turns himself in

January 20, 2022 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Burger King employee accused of inadvertently killing another worker while shooting at a robber has turned himself in to Milwaukee police.

Derrick D. Ellis, 34, of Milwaukee, is charged with homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a convicted out-of-state felon.

Police: 3rd man charged in Black Friday mall shooting

January 20, 2022 GMT

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Police have charged a third man in a Black Friday shooting at a North Carolina mall.

The Streets at Southpoint in Durham was packed with post-Thanksgiving shoppers on Nov. 26, when two men approached a jewelry vendor and one tried to rob him, police said.

Prison for teen who pleaded guilty in college student death

January 19, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The teenager who admitted to the stabbing death of a New York City college student was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years to life in prison.

Rashaun Weaver had pleaded guilty in December to murder and robbery in the killing of Tessa Majors in 2019.

July trial set for Kentucky man charged in Indiana killing

January 19, 2022 GMT

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A judge set a July trial Wednesday for a Kentucky man charged in the 2018 slaying of a Terre Haute man.

Vigo Superior Court Judge John Roach ordered Zavius E. King, 28, of Louisville, Kentucky, held without bond and set his jury trial for July 11.

3 teens charged in shooting of off-duty Milwaukee detective

January 18, 2022 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three teens were charged Tuesday in the shooting of an-duty Milwaukee police detective who intervened during an armed robbery after one of the suspects was unsuccessful in an attempted carjacking.

Texas deputies fatally shoot suspect in earlier shooting

January 18, 2022 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a Houston restaurant manager was shot and killed by deputies in northeast Houston, according to Harris County sheriff's officials.

The 28-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was shot multiple times Monday after he first ran from the undercover deputies who saw him walking along a street, then made gestures indicating he was pointing a gun at them, said Harris County sheriff’s assistant chief Mike Lee.

Mexico gang leader sentenced to 60 years in prison

January 15, 2022 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The leader of a crime gang notorious for siphoning gasoline from government fuel ducts has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping, according to authorities in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato.

2 held without bail in robbery, killing of Los Angeles cop

January 15, 2022 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two alleged gang members charged in the robbery and killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer will remain in federal custody without bail, a judge ruled Friday.

Man arrested in fatal shooting of teen restaurant worker

January 15, 2022 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A former employee was arrested in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old cashier working a late-night shift at a Burger King restaurant in East Harlem, a crime that appalled New Yorkers including the mayor.

Police: Burger King robbery that left 1 dead was staged

January 14, 2022 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Burger King robbery that left a Milwaukee girl dead was staged, investigators allege in court documents filed Friday.

Sixteen-year-old cashier Niesha Harris-Bracell was shot to death during the robbery Jan.

Off-duty officer shot after tried to stop armed robbery

January 14, 2022 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — An off-duty Milwaukee police officer was shot and wounded while trying to stop an armed robbery in the city's Third Ward, according to authorities.

Police Chief Jeffrey Norman says the 37-year-old detective suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday afternoon after he was shot multiple times.

Charges filed against 4 in slaying of off-duty LA cop

By STEFANIE DAZIOJanuary 14, 2022 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged four people in connection with the robbery and killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer and allege the suspects are tied to a street gang, authorities said Thursday.

Manhattan man found guilty in robbery-related killing

January 13, 2022 GMT

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — A Manhattan man has been convicted of first-degree murder and five other counts in the shooting death of a man during an attempted robbery.

A Riley County jury on Wednesday found Richard Goens, 31, guilty of killing Tanner Zamecnik , 24, on Nov.

Official: Young Dolph slaying suspects have criminal history

By ADRIAN SAINZJanuary 12, 2022 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two of the men arrested in connection with the killing of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday.

Authorities also said that they have not yet identified a motive for the shooting.

Man arrested in deaths of victims found in Kansas, Oklahoma

January 12, 2022 GMT

LIBERAL, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas man has been arrested in the 2019 robbery, kidnapping and shooting deaths of two men whose bodies were found hours apart in an Oklahoma ditch and a Kansas trailer.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said in a statement that 30-year-old Ralph Thomas Salas Jr., of Liberal, was booked into the Seward County Jail in Kansas on Monday.