Gabriel Arrazola Perez built a business, supported relatives and became a trusted figure before his death beside St. Paul railroad tracks. MINNEAPOLIS — Customers knew Gabriel Arrazola Perez as the owner of Barbers on Bryant, while relatives called him their protector and provider. His May killing in St. Paul has left both communities confronting the … Read more
Jacob Smith thanked supporters as doctors treated injuries covering about 22% of his body. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — From a hospital bed, 20-year-old Jacob Smith thanked the people helping him endure severe burns that police said were caused when a coworker threw hot fryer oil at him inside a Yuba City McDonald’s. Smith’s words offered the … Read more
Billy Grooms died days after stopping an alleged strangulation, and the accused driver now faces murder charges. HILLSBORO, Ohio — Billy Grooms was unable to survive the injuries he suffered while helping a woman at a gas station, but his family said his final decision allowed donated organs to save at least five other people. … Read more
Authorities said the witness physically removed the accused man as he tried to use a lighter. DRYDEN, N.Y. — An unidentified witness prevented a woman and two children from being set on fire by physically stopping a man who had allegedly soaked them and their Dryden home with gasoline, the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office said. … Read more
James “Mr. Jim” Blount was remembered for public service, trail rides and helping friends rescue horses during floods. CONROE, Texas — Friends mourning an 81-year-old veteran, former livestock officer and longtime horseman learned four days after his shooting death that authorities had charged his 38-year-old son with murder and accused him of using the victim’s … Read more
Investigators traced a Toyota Corolla after John Rice survived four gunshot wounds and described the attacker’s disguise. KENNESAW, Ga. — Statements from a wounded homeowner and his neighbors, combined with security video of a fleeing Toyota Corolla, led police to arrest a Marietta man in a carefully disguised shooting outside a Kennesaw residence. Police say … Read more
The prosecution includes an alleged interstate kidnapping, a hidden emergency call and a disputed jailhouse statement. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Franklin man has pleaded not guilty to three felonies accusing him of restraining a woman at gunpoint, threatening to sexually assault her and driving north before deputies freed her during an Interstate 41 traffic stop. … Read more
Their older sister told a court that years of restraining orders and alleged forgery came before a stranger was killed near a Cerritos park. LA PALMA, Calif. — A dispute over an older woman’s home, finances and care escalated across a decade before two of her adult children were accused of killing a stranger and … Read more
Prosecutors said the child’s mother changed treatment locations while hiding injuries blamed on her boyfriend. DETROIT, Mich. — A 3-year-old boy was treated at at least five medical facilities before dying from injuries blamed on his mother’s boyfriend, according to prosecutors who said the changing locations helped conceal a prolonged pattern of abuse. The medical … Read more
Lila Asher accompanied Jadeance Hale for support before investigators say Hale’s boyfriend shot both women and himself. PINEVILLE, Ky. — Two young women remembered by relatives as inseparable friends were buried after back-to-back services June 14, eight days after police found them fatally shot inside a car with the man investigators say killed them. Jadeance … Read more