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Yahoo
18 hours ago
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13-year-old boy shot and killed in Joliet alley, police say
The Brief A 13-year-old boy was found fatally shot in an alley in the 300 block of Desplaines Street in Joliet around 4:42 p.m. Monday. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene; no suspects are in custody, and his identity has not been released. Joliet police are investigating and urging anyone with information or video footage to contact detectives or Will County Crime Stoppers. JOLIET, Ill. - A 13-year-old boy is dead after being shot Monday afternoon in an alley in Joliet, according to police. What we know Officers responded around 4:42 p.m. to the 300 block of Desplaines Street, where they found the boy in a rear alley with gunshot wounds. He showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No arrests have been made, and the teen's identity has not been released. Police have not shared further details about the circumstances of the shooting. What's next Joliet police are still working to identify the suspect(s) involved in the deadly shooting. Anyone with video footage or information related to the shooting is urged to contact the Joliet Police Department Investigation Division at 815-724-3020 or Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734.
Washington Post
2 days ago
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- Washington Post
Book Review: A diary sends a woman on a quest to solve the cold case of 6 missing Black girls
At age 13, Sydney Singleton discovered an old photograph tucked away in a drawer in her paternal grandmother's guest room. It was a portrait of a Black girl just entering her teen years — a girl who looked a lot like Sydney. Next morning, Sydney asked her grandmother about it. The woman, her voice 'firm as the oak tree on her front lawn,' would say only this: 'We don't talk about Carol.'
CTV News
2 days ago
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Sault teen charged with assault with a weapon
An 18-year-old man faces charges after an alleged assault involving a weapon – possibly a machete – in a residential building last week. Sault Ste. Marie police said officers responded to a report of an assault at a multi-unit residence in the 400 block of Pim Street around 8:00 p.m. on May 28. 'An investigation revealed the accused invited a victim into their unit and attempted to strike them with a weapon, believed to be a machete,' police said in a news release. The accused was charged with assault with a weapon and failing to comply with a release order. Police said the teen was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on July 28.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Missing runaway teen in Dothan
Dothan, AL (WDHN) – Dothan police are looking for a missing teen after he ran away. 13-year-old Bryson West was last seen by his father at their home in the 100 block of Scarlet Oaks Court in Dothan on May 29th, Thursday. Bryson was last wearing a black hoodie, a shirt, and black pants. If you have any information on Bryson's whereabouts contact the Dothan police department. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
4 days ago
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Hit-and-run driver wanted after teen struck in south Edmonton
The intersection of 28 Avenue and 17 Street can be seen in a Google Street View image from 2023. (Photo: Google Street View) Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver they say struck a teen girl in south Edmonton on Tuesday morning. The girl was walking west in a marked crosswalk on 17 Street at 28 Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. when police said she was hit by a small black vehicle heading north on 17 Street. The driver stopped briefly, police said, but did not stay at the scene. The girl made her way to school and was taken from there to hospital as a precaution for non-life-threatening injuries. Police said the driver hit her at a busy intersection at a busy time of day and they are asking witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information or footage of the crash is asked to call police at 780-423-4567 or #377 from a cell phone.
