GWINNETT, Ga June 22 2022— A Lawrenceville judge handed out a 140-year sentence to a Gwinnett teen on Monday after police said she shot and killed a woman in 2021. Prosecutors say Damia Mitchell, 17, fired up to 19 shots at a home on Valentine’s Day 2021, killing Faith Burns in a Dacula area subdivision. Police […]
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. March 6, 2022— DeKalb Police said Friday afternoon that a 14-year-old had been arrested and charged with murder in a gas station shooting the night before. The shooting left one victim, described as an innocent bystander, dead Thursday night. That victim was identified earlier Friday as 28-year-old John Battle. In addition to […]
Washington DC Feb 28 2022 A 14-year-old girl has been charged in five carjacking offenses over two days in Columbia Heights and Adams Morgan, D.C. police said. Three of the carjackings and one attempted carjacking involved a pistol, police said. No gun was seen in a fifth offense, they said. At least two robbers took part […]
Riverdale GA Dec 12, 2021 A child is dead, and another is in custody following a shooting in Clayton County, Georgia, authorities said. Police have charged a 12-year-old with murder in the death of an 11-year-old on Dec. 9, according to a news release. The 12-year-old, who wasn’t publicly named, also faces charges of […]
Washington DC Dec 8 2021 A woman was found dead inside a bullet-riddled SUV in Washington D.C. and police have since launched a manhunt to find juvenile suspects wanted in connection with the shooting, according to reports. Police were alerted via ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection system, to at least 20 shots being fired in the […]
Chicago IL Dec 7 2021 Chicago police said an 11-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with “several” recent carjacking cases. The boy was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony aggravated vehicular carjacking, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said at a Monday morning news conference. “Let me say that again, because that stops the conscience,” Brown […]
Prattville AL Nov 11 2021 Six kids ranging in age from 11 to 14 were taken into custody Tuesday morning following a police chase that began on I-65 in central Alabama. Some of the juveniles in Tuesday’s chase, officials said, were the same juveniles involved in the October vandalism of St. John’s Missionary Baptist […]
SUFFOLK, Va. Nov 10 2021 A 12-year-old girl has been charged in connection with two fires in October including one at an elementary school in Suffolk. According to a recent press release from Suffolk Fire Marshal, Battalion Chief Chris Cornwell, the 12-year-old has been charged with arson of an occupied dwelling in connection with the fire […]
St Paul October 26 2021— A 12-year-old boy was shot in the chest Friday night, Oct. 22, in St. Paul. Officers were called to the intersection of White Bear Avenue North and Idaho Avenue around 7:45 p.m. on a report of shots fired, according to St. Paul police. When St. Paul officers arrived, Maplewood officers […]
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. October 12 2021— Two teens were arrested early Thursday morning after posting a threat on social media to “shoot up” Martin County High School, the sheriff’s office said. According to a newly released arrest report, several students in a Snapchat group saw the post late Wednesday night. It showed a young man […]