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Drug dealer busted near Colorado State Capitol after undercover police officer offered 'dope'
A Denver man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison Friday after an undercover police officer was approached near the Colorado State Capitol and offered to "dope" and "blues." Derris Mayberry, 37, received a 110-month sentence following two guilty verdicts in two separate federal trials. The juries convicted Mayberry of distributing fentanyl and possessing a firearm. Mayberry, having previously served time in the Colorado Department of Corrections for robbery and drug convictions, was not legally permitted to have a gun. Mayberry, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado that prosecuted his cases, was arrested after the exchanging $20 for "blues," an informal code name for fentanyl pills, with the undercover officer. The deal took place the evening of March 22, 2024, in an alley near the Colorado State Capitol. An undated file photo showing fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected as evidence during a federal investigation. U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP The deal was set up by a female friend of Mayberry's. The undercover officer was conducting surveillance when the female friend made the offer and lead the undercover officer into the alley to meet Mayberry. Several officers arrested Mayberry at a nearby bus stop minutes after the exchange in the alley. A loaded .22 caliber revolver was found in his shorts pocket. More fentanyl pills were also found during his pat down. Cops surveilling a UC op were approached by a woman offering fentanyl. She led them to dealer Derris Mayberry, 37, a multi-convicted felon, After thedrug handoff behind CO state capitol, Mayberry was arrested. He's now convicted for distributing fentanyl & being illegally armed. — ATF Denver (@ATF_Denver) February 11, 2025 Audio of the drug deal's negotiation was recorded by a device worn by the undercover officer, according to prosecutors. The hand-to-hand exchange was also witnessed by several officers prior to their taking Mayberry into custody. "What began as great, proactive police work ended with an armed dealer of dangerous narcotics being sentenced to prison to a lengthy term," stated Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas in the DOJ's press release. "The Denver Police Department, in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and U.S. Attorney's Office, remain committed to stopping the availability of dangerous drugs in Denver." Friday's federal sentence is the longest yet given to Mayberry. His earlier state sentences were for two-, five- and six-year terms.
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2 hours ago
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Philadelphia community gathers in grief to remember man killed in shooting at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park
A community gathered in grief, sending balloons and prayers into the sky on Friday as Philadelphia police continue to search for the people behind the deadly Memorial Day shooting in Fairmount Park. James Hargrove sat on the steps of a house where his 21-year-old grandson, Mikhail Bowers, had grown up years ago in North Philadelphia. "I'm hurting, but I can't cry. I've been crying too much," said Hargrove. "He didn't deserve this." CBS Philadelphia Mikhail Bowers was killed in Monday's mass shooting at Lemon Hill in Fairmount Park, along with 23-year-old Amya Devlin. Police said nine others were injured. "He's a good young man. He had two kids. He tries to make ends meet," Hargrove said. "He just left so early at 21. And for the other families, I pray for them. I'm sorry for them, too." Across the street was a massive balloon release in Bowers' honor at a school yard on Norris and 30th streets. Red and black balloons could be seen up and down the street, as everyone gathered together to let the balloons go up in the air. CBS Philadelphia Bowers' grandmother, Wanda Bowers, said she feels the love, too, as everyone greeted her with hugs. "When you see it on the news, but you never think it will hit home, but it did," she said. As for the latest update on the investigation, police are still looking for the people responsible for the shooting. They said no arrests have been made, but detectives believe five guns were used. "I am going to miss my cousin, and I just hope that the gun violence in Philadelphia will stop for once," said Averi Warren. The family said they will move forward in the only way they know how. "We just gotta keep on going. Take care of his kids. That's all I can do," said Wanda Bowers. CBS Philadelphia
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KC teen getting life back on track was killed a month ago. His family wants answers
Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions. Have a suggestion for a future story? Email our journalists at RealityCheck@ Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. A month after the death of 17-year-old Charles Sanders, who was shot in the front yard of a home in Kansas City's Northland, his family has grown frustrated with the police investigation. They say Kansas City police have told them investigators have a suspect and a warrant for that person's arrest. But still, no one has been taken into custody. Charles was shot and killed on April 23 in North Brook, a Northland neighborhood. Kansas City police responded to the 7800 block of Northeast 75th Court around 2:15 p.m., according to police spokesperson Capt. Jake Becchina. Initial information in the investigation indicated an altercation between at least two people led to the shooting, Becchina said. At the scene, officers discovered a young man, whom they believed at the time could have been a teenager, unresponsive and with gunshot wounds in the front yard of a home. The shooting victim, who police identified as Charles Sanders two days later, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Since the shooting, his mother, Heather Sanders, said she has had minimal contact with the detectives working the case, and is fed up with what she sees as a lack of action. 'They tell me that they have a suspect and a warrant. But why hasn't an arrest been made yet?' Sanders told The Star. KCPD police spokesperson Alayna Gonzalez told The Star that detectives 'have made great headway in identifying a possible suspect and the investigation is still very much ongoing.' The day of Charles' death was a roller coaster of emotions for his family. A Liberty police officer visited the Sanders home, asking about a burgundy Dodge Ram truck that Charles drove, Heather Sanders said. The truck was found abandoned on the side of the road, according to the officer, and Sanders left work to go pick up the truck with Charles' sister. Sanders and her daughter, Alyssa, tracked Charles' last known GPS location on his phone. 'We pull up and it's a crime scene,' Sanders said. At the scene, officers only told them a person was shot and later died, although they asked her if Charles had enemies, among other questions. They wouldn't give Sanders any information about her son's status, she said, which confused her. After returning home, the family received a call from Liberty Hospital, telling them that they had 10 minutes to come to the hospital to see Charles. On the way there, Sanders received another call saying a detective wouldn't allow them to see her son after all. The family arrived at the hospital, and Sanders told the detective they would meet investigators there. After anxiously waiting for almost three hours without being able to see Charles, the family went home, feeling certain that Charles had already died, Sanders said. Authorities didn't officially identify Charles for two days. 'I knew it was him the whole time,' Sanders said. 'He didn't come home. The truck was up there. His location was there. I don't know why they waited.' Charles was not positively identified at the scene, police spokesperson Sgt. Phil DiMartino told The Star in an email. Since Charles was taken to a hospital and died there, the responsibility of identification is placed on the respective medical examiner's office, DiMartino said. This responsibility would be on the Clay County Medical Examiner's Office in this case. Detectives waited until the examiner could confirm the victim's identity, DiMartino said. 'Detectives will make every effort to identify a victim on scene,' DiMartino said. 'Investigators understand the sensitive nature and gravity of these situations so they always aim for expedience without sacrificing accuracy.' Sanders believes her son went to the neighborhood to see friends. But he never returned home. Instead, he was shot and killed in a neighborhood just 3 miles from his Liberty home. Sanders believes her son was killed for money. She said Charles told his sister, Alyssa, he was taking money out of his bank account, and he withdrew $620. Two days after his death, the family got the truck back. Charles' wallet was sitting in the front seat with $20 inside, Sanders said. 'He was killed for $600,' she said. DiMartino would not confirm this detail, saying it's part of the ongoing investigation. An arrest is what the family is hoping for, but they acknowledge it may not help them cope with losing their eccentric, sociable teen who was preparing for the next phase of his life. Charles was able to connect with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, and was a natural leader, loved ones said. But now, he won't be able to achieve any of the goals he was aiming for just before his death. 'It should have never happened,' Sanders said, tears streaming down her face. At the time of his death, Charles was turning over a new leaf in life, according to his family. He had an outgoing personality that attracted many friends, family members said. But after the loss of his father three years ago to heart problems, loved ones said he couldn't control his emotions and began spending time with the wrong crowd. 'Being in the wrong place at the wrong time, sometimes, stuff like that,' Charles' oldest sister, Jada, said. His uncontrollable emotions led to misbehavior at Liberty High School, and Charles was moved to the Department of Youth Services in a residential treatment program to correct his behavior. Liberty Public School District confirmed Charles was a student until last February. Sanders said her son spent approximately nine months in the program before he came home and graduated in January through the Alternative Resource Center. The program allowed Charles to work through his emotions, Sanders said, including writing down what he was thinking and feeling. Some notes he read to his family. 'Every time we would go and see him, he would share stuff that he wrote about, like things that happened in his life and how it affected him,' Sanders said. 'A lot of it was for his dad. So it was a lot of therapy kind of stuff with his dad, trying to work through his feelings … to learn how to cope with it.' After Charles finished the program, he was more driven and focused and avoided hanging with the wrong crowd, loved ones said. He worked at a local Chipotle with his sister, Alyssa, and was pondering whether to go to college to be a child therapist to help other kids or join the military. 'He definitely set himself goals, and he was trying to reach them,' Sanders said. Family members were happy to see him working toward his goals because he had a light that brought people together, they said. Charles, affectionately known as Chucky, was described as a goofy class clown who never met a stranger. His sisters, with whom he had a strong bond, have memories of him cracking jokes with everyone. As a kid, Charles played multiple sports like soccer, baseball, and wrestling, and was a Boy Scout. His sister, Jada, recalls a childhood summer when they filled the back of their uncle's truck with water and swam. Other kids saw his fun qualities as well, and the family has received an outpouring of support since his death. 'When you looked around the funeral, it was like you could almost see the different stages of his life and all the groups of people that he touched,' Sanders' partner, Ross Gardner, said. A week after Charles' death, racist and antisemitic flyers were seen in Northland neighborhoods off Shoal Creek. The flyers were the talk of the neighborhood where Charles was shot in the days after his death, but authorities haven't said they are connected or that race played a role in the shooting. Parents in North Brook and surrounding neighborhoods responded by posting their own anti-hate flyers and drawing hearts on sidewalks. Family members didn't see the signs because they avoided the neighborhood altogether, but say they've received support from North Brook residents, who even had a cotton candy fundraiser for the family. Still, the Sanders family doesn't understand why no arrest has been made. Authorities told Sanders they have a strong case against the person believed to have killed her son, and a warrant has been issued. But even if an arrest is made soon, it won't help resolve the family's feelings of anger, resentment, and sorrow. 'You're sitting here and you're mad because you want an arrest made, but I'm also telling myself, it's not gonna make me feel any different. I'm still gonna be upset about it,' Sanders said. Charles' oldest sister fears her brother's killer could be someone she knows. 'Those kids in that neighborhood go to Liberty public schools,' Jada Sanders said. 'What if I know them? What if I went to school with them, or they knew my friends?' Sanders has been contacting detectives once a week, but said she'll increase that if time continues to pass without an arrest. Until then, the family waits and lives with their memories of Charles, or Chucky, or Darles as other loved ones knew him, knowing life will never be the same again. 'We will all carry on, be successful. Gotta live, gotta make a living,' Gardner said. 'But nothing will ever be normal here again.'
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Chicago police shoot suspect who fired gun, hit officer with his car, police say
The Brief A man accused of firing a gun during a fight and hitting a Chicago police officer with his truck was shot by officers early Saturday morning. The 28-year-old suspect was critically injured as a result of the shooting. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting. CHICAGO - A suspect alleged to have fired a gun during a fight and then struck a Chicago police officer with his pickup truck was shot and critically wounded by officers on the city's Northwest Side early Saturday morning. The shooting happened in the 3100 block of North Central Avenue. What we know Around 2:10 a.m., Chicago police responded to a call of a battery in progress and shots fired at a business. An employee of the business told officers that someone fired a gun during a large fight outside. The employee then directed the officer to the suspected gunman, who was getting into a red pickup truck. Officers approached the suspect and ordered him to exit the car. The suspect did not comply and allegedly accelerated the truck in their direction and hit an officer, police said. Officers then shot at the car as the suspect continued to try to drive off. Police later found the truck in the 3200 block of North Menard Avenue and saw the 28-year-old suspect, who had been shot, on the ground near the car. Officers and paramedics tried to treat the man. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition. Police said they found a gun inside the suspect's car. What we don't know Police did not identify the suspect. It was unclear what the condition was of the officer who had been struck by the suspect's truck. The Civilian Office of Police Accountability was notified of the shooting, and they are investigating. What you can do Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact COPA at 312-746-3609.
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Double shooting leaves 2 injured in Southeast DC
WASHINGTON () — D.C. police are investigating after two people were shot in Southeast late Friday. At around 10:40 p.m., officers were called to the 1200 block of I St. for a shooting. There, they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. DC ties last year's homicide numbers following deadly midday shooting Officers noted that both men were conscious and breathing and that responders took them to local hospitals for treatment. As of Saturday morning, there have been no updates on their condition, and no arrests have been made. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
