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Gun and drug charges filed against Myon Burrell, sent to prison for life as teen but freed in 2020

Prosecutors have filed gun and drug charges against Myon Burrell, who was sent to prison for life as a teen but set free in 2020 after 18 years behind bars after his sentence was commuted in a high-profile murder case

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Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct

Jurors found Bernard Williams, 44, not guilty after only a few hours of deliberations in his retrial on murder and aggravated battery charges Thursday evening.

Chicago Sun-Times

US police release footage showing fatal shooting of pregnant Black woman

Ta’Kiya Young and her unborn child were killed by police in Ohio in incident family says could have been avoided.

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Alabama's new plan for execution

"Nitrogen hypoxia" is the latest brilliant idea in the ugly history of supposedly painless execution methods

Salon

Court Upholds W. Va. Law Requiring Property Owners to Allow Guns Locked in Customer or Employee Cars in Parking Lot

From yesterday's decision by Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. (S.D. W. Va.) in W. Va. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. v. Morrisey; note that the court struck down two other provisions of the law, which I discuss in a separate post: Previously, the BLPA [West Virginia's Business Liability Protection Act]…

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Bryan Kohberger claims media are ‘focusing on his crotch’ as he demands court camera ban

Idaho murders suspect is also asking judge to throw out the case against him on the grounds of a biased grand jury and prosecutorial misconduct

The Independent UK

Huwara Bypass Road To Open Two Months Ahead Of Schedule

The main section of a road that bypasses the Palestinian town of Huwara will open after the High Holidays

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Manhunt launched for ‘extremely dangerous’ murder convict who escaped Pennsylvania jail

Danelo Cavalcante was sentenced to life for cold-blooded murder of Deborah Brandao in front of her children

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Video of police fatally shooting a pregnant Black woman set to be released, Ohio department says

Authorities in Ohio say they will release body camera footage of a fatal police shooting of a pregnant Black woman

The Independent UK

Texas wanted armed officers at every school after Uvalde. Many can't meet that standard

A vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding

The Independent UK

White man faces trial in US for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

Teenager Ralph Yarl was shot without warning through a door after going to the wrong house to collect his brothers.

Al Jazeera

Biden administration proposes more extensive background checks on gun sales

The Biden administration is proposing a rule that would require thousands more firearms dealers to run background checks, in an effort to combat rising gun violence nationwide.

France 24

Audio reveals 911 caller in University of North Carolina shooting immediately identified a suspect

A 911 recording indicates police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, quickly received the name and description of the accused shooter just after a professor was fatally shot this week

The Independent UK

In rare twist, ex-Chicago police officer testifies on behalf of man whose double-murder conviction is then vacated

Francisco Benitez claimed he was wrongfully convicted in the 1989 killings of two boys in Humboldt Park. Former gang investigator Joe Sparks told the court he thought the police got the wrong guy.

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Fresh arrest over mother accused of hiring hitman to kill her own son

Gamaliel Soza, 18, allegedly tried to convince Jazmin Paez, also 18, to kill her own son, telling her ‘the kid is the problem’

Chicago Sun-Times

No bail for man accused of luring firefighters into home doused with gasoline

A defense attorney for Melvin Jordan, 47, of the 7700 block of South Marshfield Avenue, requested a mental health evaluation of his client Friday. Jordan is also accused of pulling a knife on the firefighters Tuesday.

The Independent UK

2 more teens arrested in Baltimore block party mass shooting

Baltimore police have arrested two more teenagers in a mass shooting that left two people dead and 28 others injured during an annual block party earlier this summer

The Independent UK

Delaware judge orders status report on felony gun charge against Hunter Biden

A federal judge in Delaware has ordered prosecutors and defense attorneys to provide a status report regarding a felony gun charge against Hunter Biden

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Uvalde mayor sues district attorney claiming 'cover-up' in school shooting investigation

This is the second time the mayor has taken legal action against the district attorney

The Independent UK

Judge to decide whether white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen who went to wrong house

A Missouri judge is expected to rule on whether an 84-year-old white homeowner will stand trial for shooting a Black teenager who went to the wrong home to pick up his brothers

The Independent UK

Appeals court agrees that a former Tennessee death row inmate can be eligible for parole in 4 years

A Tennessee appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling that allows a former death row inmate to be eligible for parole in four years after spending more than three decades in prison

The Independent UK

Nick Donofrio GoFundMe tops $120,000 after police decline charges for man who shot him on porch

Nick Donofrio’s parents wish to establish scholarships at both the University of South Carolina and his high school.

The Independent UK

Emma Caldwell murder trial jury to visit woods where her body was found

Iain Packer, 50, denies murdering the 27-year-old in 2005 and will stand trial next year.

The Independent UK

Nick Donofrio accidentally walked up to the wrong home. He was shot dead on the porch

Nick Donofrio, 20, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of 26 August. The man who pulled the trigger is not expected to face charges, Andrea Blanco reports

Evening Standard

Notting Hill Carnival should be moved if it is not safe, says minister

Over 300 people were arrested across the two-day event

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