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Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Miami Herald
9-year-old with cerebral palsy dies in shooting on mom's birthday, MO family says
A 9-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting that also left his older brother and father injured, according to Missouri police and family members. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is now searching for the accused shooter following the May 24 shooting on Bircher Boulevard near Ruskin Avenue, an area along Interstate 70. Richard Neal Jr. said his family was fired upon as they were celebrating the birthday of Johnisha Hillard, the mother of their children. (Warning: Explicit language in the Facebook links.) 'It was random, we didn't do anything to them,' Neal told KMOV. 'We got on the highway to put gas in the car, never seen the car, don't know the occupants of the car, I passed them up, next thing you know, he got behind me, slowed all the way down, he sped all the way up on my bumper and got beside us and just started firing off shots.' Hillard said in a Facebook post there was 'blood everywhere' as she recalled the cries from her children. Neal, who was reportedly shot in the leg, began driving to the hospital after two of his children in the back seat had also been shot. His 10-year-old son, Richard Neal III, was shot in the chest and was listed in critical but stable condition at a St. Louis hospital, according to KSDK and a police news briefing streamed by KTVI. Jordan Neal, Hillard and Richard Neal Jr.'s 9-year-old son who was born with cerebral palsy, died from his injuries. 'It was my birthday… and now it's my son's death day,' Hillard told KSDK. 'Horrible. I will never enjoy another birthday. Because now I have to celebrate the life and the passing of my son, Jordan.' Police have not identified the shooter, and a motive is unclear. Jordan was born premature, weighing just 1 pound, 2 ounces, his family told KSDK. After battling through surgeries all of his life, he 'fought for three hours' in the hospital before dying. At 9 years old, Jordan was set to go to school for the first time later this year, having already picked out his Spider-Man backpack, according to his father. 'He faced every challenge with a bright spirit and a smile that could light up any room,' the family said in a GoFundMe. 'He had already overcome so much, and losing him has left a hole in our hearts that can never be filled.' Anyone who has information about the shooting has been asked to contact police at 314-444-5371. 'You're heartless and you're a coward because you didn't have to shoot and kill anybody. They did nothing to you,' Pamela Neal, Jordan's grandmother, said in an interview with KMOV.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
College Student Was Driving Home When Tornado Struck. Before She Got Thrown from Car, She Told Mom, 'It's Taking Me'
Mya Grimes, a college student at Jackson State University, had a "near-death" experience when a tornado hit as she was driving last week The 20-year-old student said that her car was caught in the storm and spun in circles before being ejected from the vehicle "I really thought that was my last moment," she said about the terrifying experienceA college student is grateful to be alive after getting caught up in a tornado while she was driving last week. Mya Grimes, a rising senior at Jackson State University in Mississippi, was on her way to St. Louis, her hometown, when a tornado tore through the city and threw her out of her car on Friday, May 16. The 20-year-old college student had nearly reached her home when the storm caught up to her, according to ABC-affiliate WAPT. "I really thought that was my last moment," she told the outlet. Grimes said that the tornado broke the windows of her car and opened the driver's side door. Even though she said she was wearing a seat belt, she was ejected from the vehicle and "slid down the street 40 yards." Before the storm reached her, the student talked to her dad — who cautioned her to be careful, but get home if she could — according to local station KMOV. She also called her mom, Tina Grimes, but then her phone disconnected. 'When I answered the phone, I just wasn't prepared for what I heard on the other end," Tina told the outlet. After asking her daughter what was going on, to her terror, her daughter replied, "'It's taking me.' " "My car started spinning in circles and spinning in circles, and I was just literally terrified and holding on to my steering wheel for dear life," Mya told NBC affiliate KSDK. "The door opened and I flew out of my car." The student said that she was able to cling to a light pole as the gusts continued. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories. In an Instagram post detailing her "near-death experience," Mya said that the paramedic she was able to flag down afterwards told her she was 'lucky to be alive.' 'I have gashes from the glass and sliding down the street," Mya wrote alongside images of the damage to her car. Fortunately, despite some minor injuries, she was otherwise unharmed. She went on to share that the incident has given her a new perspective that 'any moment could be our last." According to the National Weather Service, an EF3 tornado touched down in Clayton, Mo., and moved through the northern parts of St. Louis on May 16. It had winds up to 152 miles per hour. Read the original article on People
Miami Herald
21-05-2025
- Miami Herald
3-year-old was suffocated at day care and lay dead for hours, Missouri mom says
A 3-year-old boy died in a Missouri day care when a worker applied weight to his body to make him sleep, according to a lawsuit filed by the child's mother. The body of Conrad David Wade Ashcraft remained on the floor of Poppy's Playhouse in Park Hills 'for hours' Friday, May 16, legal representation for Tara Williams said in the wrongful death lawsuit. Lacey Hardie, Conrad's aunt, described the incident as 'a horrific, callous, negligent, and senseless act that never should have happened,' KMOV reported. Hardie said her nephew was a nonverbal boy who had autism, according to KSDK. No charges have been announced as of May 21. Poppy's Playhouse has not publicly commented on the fatal incident. McClatchy News attempted to reach out to the day care May 21, but calls were not answered. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Office of Childhood is conducting an investigation, KMOV reported, as is the St. Francois County Sheriff's Department, which called the death a 'heartbreaking event.' 'We understand the community's grief and concern,' the City of Park Hills said in a statement. 'The city has full confidence in the independent investigation and believes that accountability is essential, regardless of the circumstances.' The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Park Hills Police Department, but the investigation was turned over to the sheriff's office because Poppy's Playhouse is owned by Park Hills Councilwoman Spring Gray. Gray resigned from her city council position, Park Hills Mayor Stacey Easter said May 20. The lawsuit did not name the worker who Williams has accused of killing her son. 'Defendant, through the use of lower extremities, applied weight and pressure to (the victim's) chest and/or abdomen, while he was laying down, in order to subdue (the victim) in an effort to force him to sleep,' according to the lawsuit filed against Poppy's Playhouse. Conrad was suffocated, Williams said in the lawsuit, which accuses Poppy's Playhouse of failure to 'properly train and supervise its employees to insure safe interaction between staff and children.' It was Williams who found her son's lifeless body when she came to pick up her son nearly four hours after his nap time began, Hardie told KSDK. Williams is seeking compensation for the 'suffering' and 'aggravating circumstances' of her son's death, the lawsuit states. According to an obituary, Conrad enjoyed swimming, spending time with his family, as well as the TV series 'Cocomelon' and movie franchises 'Toy Story' and 'Cars.' 'He was a beautiful child. He enjoyed being free and living his sweet little life,' Hardie told KTVI. Park Hills is about a 65-mile drive southwest from St. Louis.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
KMOV News Director Scott Diener Said He's Leaving Station in July
KMOV news director Scott Diener has announced his retirement from the St. Louis CBS affiliate after more than nine years. 'BREAKING NEWS: There is an immediate news director opening at KMOV-TV in St. Louis—a GREAT station with TOP NOTCH journalists and an ENGAGED general manager with INCREDIBLE owners. I encourage qualified applicants to apply for what is hands down the BEST news director opening in the nation!' he wrote on social media. 'But while I still have that passion and enjoy the daily chase, I came to the conclusion in the past year it is now time to pass the torch to a new generation of journalists. Simply put: July 4th will be MY Independence day.'He said he is retiring now because his perspective has changed. 'I lost my three siblings (two brothers and a sister) and my mother. Being the sole survivor of a family unit (my dad unexpectedly passed away 24 years ago this month) makes you put everything in to perspective,' he wrote. 'Family. Friends. Health.' According to his LinkedIn, Diener started as a news director in 1995 at WCPO in Cincinnati. He's also worked at KNTV in San Jose, as an executive news director in Louisville, Kentucky and Phoenix, Arizona, and as news director in Los Angeles and Dallas, Texas.
International Business Times
29-04-2025
- International Business Times
Teen Dies While Dancing Atop SUV After Getting Struck by Firetruck in St Louis
A Missouri teen was killed over the weekend after she fell off the roof of the SUV she was dancing on and was hit by a passing firetruck, according to police. Nyla Simmons, 18, was coming home from a friend's prom send-off party on Saturday night when she started to dance on the roof of a Cadillac Escalade as it drove through the streets of St. Louis, sources told KMOV. The Escalade had stopped at a red light, and Simmons fell off when the vehicle took a light turn. Seconds later, she was struck and killed by a fire truck responding to a local emergency call, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. The truck had its siren and lights on, the department added. "We aren't ever going to be the same after this ... I'm still in shock right now," Nyla's parents, Everett and Letrice Simmons, told the local news outlet. "We just wanted the best for Nyla, the incident is just tragic the way she died but that's what hurts the most, the way she died. Nyla was out having fun, that's what she liked: having fun, hanging out with her friends," Letrice said. Nyla had been riding in a car full of her teen friends. "We've all been young before, we all have done some type of thing where it could have ended up bad for us," her father told the TV station. "Don't get on top of a car, ya'll, just don't get on top, just be safe," her mother warned. Simmons was the youngest of five children. She had attended Parkway North High School and graduated from Fern Ridge High School last year. She was slated to start cosmetology school two days after she died, family members told KMOV. "Nyla was going to be an entrepreneur, Nyla was going to be great in this world, and it's tragic that she's not here," her father told the station.
