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Yahoo
a day ago
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South Side church searches for answers after 7 teens were shot at a gathering nearby
CHICAGO () — During Sunday service at St. Sabina Church, Father Michael Pfleger and parishioners did something a little bit different. They stepped outside of the church to pass out flyers hoping that someone will come forward with information about a shooting near the church early Saturday morning. The flyers announced a $10,000 reward leading to an arrest in connection with shooting that injured seven young men ages 17, 18 and 19. 'What makes us Christians is not what we do in there, it's what we do out here,' Father Pfleger said. According to police, the gunfire erupted just before 2 a.m. in the 1200 block of West 78th Street in Auburn Gresham, near St. Sabina Church. PREVIOUS: 7 injured after gunman opens fire on group gathered outside South Side Church Neighbors told WGN-TV it all started as a small after-prom gathering. Over 150 people showed up as word spread on social media. Officers on patrol in the area were initially called to the scene to disperse a large gathering of people in the area, but after they arrived, an unknown dark-in-color SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire on the crowd. 'While they were dispersing people, police cars with their blue lights going, a car drives down 78th Street with four people in it, shooting out of all four windows,' Father Pfleger said. 'And then some people in the crowd began shooting back.' Father Pfleger says the victims don't live near the church. He says five of the seven come from the south suburbs and two are from neighborhoods outside of Auburn-Gresham. From what's he's been told, the victims are in stable condition, including the one with the most serious injuries. 'One of the persons who was shot very seriously, the police did not even wait for the ambulance. They picked the person up and took them to the hospital themselves,' Father Pfleger said. Those who participated in going door to door on Sunday eagerly seek justice. 'Someone knows something,' Tiffani Ricks-Cooper, a St. Sabina Parishioner, said. 'If you do know something, say something. If this was your child, you would want someone to speak up, so do the right thing.' Father Pfleger says stronger parenting and teens making better choices, including what they post on social media, along with getting guns off the streets can help prevent tragedies like Saturday's mass shooting from happening. Despite the heaviness felt this weekend he says he's grateful, knowing it could have been worse. 'The fact that there was not more than seven shot is a miracle and the fact that nobody died is nothing but God,' Father Pfleger said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Woman killed weeks ago in Los Angeles hit-and-run, suspect still at large
The motorist responsible for fatally striking a pedestrian and driving off is still on the loose nearly two weeks later, and police are asking for the community's help to solve the case. The felony hit-and-run happened around 9:20 p.m. on May 17, according to the Los Angeles Police Department, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood. A preliminary investigation unveiled that the suspect vehicle, which was not described, was driving northbound on Figueroa Street when it struck a woman walking in the intersection at 115th Street. Details are limited, and police did not immediately provide a suspect description or details such as what speed the vehicle may have been travelling, or if drugs or alcohol may have been a factor. 'The driver of the vehicle continued northbound on Figueroa Street, fleeing the scene without identifying themselves or rendering aid as required by law,' LAPD said in a statement. L.A. Fire Department paramedics arrived at the scene to treat the victim, but ultimately pronounced her dead. Officials said the victim's identity is being withheld pending notification to next of kin, but noted that she appeared to be a woman in her 30s. LAPD's South Traffic Division detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has information related to the collision to come forward with any information. The department reminded the public that a reward of up to $50,000 is available to community members who 'provide information leading to the offender's identification, apprehension, and conviction or resolution through a civil compromise.' Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact Officer Noland, Serial No.43371, South Traffic Division Detectives at 323-421-2500. LAPD said tipsters can also go to and click on 'Anonymous Web Tips' under the Get Involved-Crime Stoppers' menu to submit an online tip. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
3 days ago
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$10,000 reward being offered to help solve December shooting death in Morgan Park
$10,000 reward for arrest in shooting death of Brian Phason $10,000 reward for arrest in shooting death of Brian Phason $10,000 reward for arrest in shooting death of Brian Phason The Cook County Crime Stoppers are working to solve a murder from nearly six months ago in the Morgan Park neighborhood in Chicago. On Dec. 4, 2024, 66-year-old Brian Phason was shot and killed while driving his car near 118th and Watkins. A 50-year-old man in the car also was grazed in the shooting, but refused medical attention. No one was ever arrested for the shooting. On Saturday, Cook County Crime Stoppers will return to the scene to hand out flyers. They're offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to an indictment or arrest.
CBS News
4 days ago
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- CBS News
Cash reward hiked to $50,000 as manhunt continues for 2 New Orleans jail escapees still at large
New Orleans — As the search continues for the last two New Orleans jail escapees who are still at large, several agencies have pitched in to increase the cash reward for information leading to their arrests. The reward has been hiked to $50,000 per escapee, authorities announced Thursday, a hefty increase from the $20,000 amount that had been in place for more than a week following the brazen May 16 escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center. Eight of the 10 have been captured. One of the men still at large — Derrick Groves — was convicted of murder for the shooting deaths of Jamar Robinson and Byron Jackson in 2024. The other escapee — Antoine Massey — was being held on charges of domestic abuse involving strangulation prior to the jailbreak. Remaining 2 fugitives may have escaped Louisiana, official says Louisiana State Police Col. Robert Hodges said in a news conference Thursday that while he does not believe Groves or Massey have the resources to flee the U.S., they may have escaped Louisiana thanks to the help from other potential accomplices, and given the amount of time that has passed. Hodges also said Massey and Groves may have also had time to change their appearance, but that time has likely taken a toll on them, adding, "they are tired, they are running out of resources." Officials hold a news conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 29, 2025, to provide updates on the investigation into the escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail on May 16, 2025. CBS News Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill had told CBS News in an interview Wednesday that the two may be in other cities. "They can keep running, but they can't hide forever," Murrill said. Authorities said even some family members of the 10 escapees have called in with tips to help track down the escapees. "Some of you might be reporting a friend, a loved one, a relative," said Jonathan Tapp, special agent in charge of the FBI New Orleans Field Office, during the news conference. "It might not be easy." Hodges dismissed concerns flagged by some members of the public that family members of the escapees could try and take advantage of the reward system to split the money with the inmates themselves. He commended those family members who he said have called in helpful tips. Authorities have received more than 700 tips According to Darlene Cusanza, head of the nonprofit Crimestoppers Greater New Orleans office, three tipsters so far are set to receive awards for their help in arresting three of the fugitives and some alleged accomplices. One person has already been paid at least $10,000, and two more people are set to be paid soon, Cusanza said at the news conference. More than 700 tips from the public have poured in since the May 16 escape, Cusanza said, and the Crimestoppers office has had to open up four more phone lines to accommodate all of the calls they are receiving. So far, at least 14 people have been arrested on allegations they helped the inmates either before or after the escape, including one employee of the jail. From top left, DKenan Dennis, Gary Price, Robert Moody, Kendell Myles and Corey Boyd are seen in a combination of photos provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. From bottom left, Lenton VanBuren, Jermaine Donald, Antoine Massey, Derrick Groves and Leo Tate are seen. Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office via AP Investigation ongoing into how escape was carried out Authorities said that in the early morning hours of May 16, the 10 inmates broke out of the New Orleans jail by ripping a toilet from the wall of a jail cell to which they were not assigned, cutting steel bars, and digging out a hole in the wall behind the toilet. The men allegedly crawled out of the hole to a loading dock, scaled an exterior concrete wall of the jail complex and darted across a freeway to freedom. Outside the Orleans Justice Center jail on May 29, 2025. Ten inmates escaped from the jail on May 16. CBS News The men even took the time to write taunting messages on the wall of the cell before they made a run for it, including, "we innocent," and another misspelled, "to easy LOL." Jail staff didn't notice the inmates were gone for more than seven hours, and it took a few more hours after that for the public to be notified. Even New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said that, on the morning of the escape, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson didn't notify her about what had occurred until after she saw media reports online during a meeting with other managers in her department. "We're all sitting here, and (a staff member) said, 'Have you heard anything about an escape?'," Kirkpatrick recalled in an interview with CBS News. "We were like, 'No we don't know anything about escape.' And then one of the other chiefs picked up his phone and said, 'It's already in the media.'" The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has faced sharp criticism for its handling of the investigation into how the escape occurred. Hutson has alleged that for years she had been asking the city for funding to make critical upgrades to the correctional facility, but that she had been turned down repeatedly. A 33-year-old maintenance worker at the jail has been arrested and charged with helping the inmates escape, and Murrill has said more employee arrests could be coming. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams says his office is combing through jail call logs and cross-referencing fingerprints and DNA samples to ascertain who else working at the jail may have been involved. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office is now leading the investigation into failures at the facility that allowed the escape to happen in the first place. The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office has also been a part of that investigation. "There's so much that's been troubling," Williams said in an interview with CBS News Monday. "Everything's on the table. I think an unprecedented crisis like this, has unprecedented results." Meanwhile, officials with the U.S. Marshals Service, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Louisiana State Police and the New Orleans Police Department said Thursday they remain laser-focused on getting Massey and Groves back in cuffs. As Kirkpatrick put it in her interview with CBS News, "I'm not out to finger point. I'm out with a mission."
CBC
4 days ago
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Society of Notaries Public of B.C. renews reward for information on 2019 Richmond homicide
On Thursday, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) held a news conference about the death of 58-year-old Stephen Chong in his office in Richmond, B.C., on Oct. 18, 2019. The Society of Notaries Public of B.C. renewed its $10,000 reward for information provided to IHIT that leads to the arrest and charge of those responsible for Chong's death. Joan Letendre from the society said at the conference that Chong's death had a huge impact on the community. "He was a well-respected legal professional, known for his honesty, reliability, and as a person of integrity to both clients and fellow notaries," she said. "He took special pride in the services that he provided to clients, building strong relationships with his clients and community." IHIT still looking for information IHIT took over the case in 2019 because the death was deemed suspicious. "Since that time, it has been confirmed to be a homicide investigation; there is no doubt about that," said IHIT's Sgt. Freda Fong at Thursday's conference. She said it's still believed to be an isolated incident and targeted event because "he was found deceased inside his office, and the people responsible, or the person responsible, would have known that he was there at the time." Fong also said that Chong had no criminal record and that they are still piecing together what happened. That is why they have decided to share information about the notary's reward more widely. "Rewards can be a good way for us to renew the information and to renew interest in a case like this," said Fong. "This case remains unsolved and ongoing, and we need people's help to come forward with information."
