All articles tagged with #homicide charges
The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a fatal crash on Florida's Turnpike has been charged with vehicular homicide and immigration violations; he is in the country illegally from Mexico and will be deported after legal proceedings.
Missouri's attorney general is pushing for a teenage girl who brutally attacked another high schooler to be charged as an adult and potentially face homicide charges if the victim dies. The disturbing video shows the attacker repeatedly smashing the victim's head into the concrete, leaving her in critical condition. The case is currently being held in juvenile court, and officials are emphasizing the need for full accountability and justice for the victim.
A Greek ferry captain and three crew members are facing criminal charges, including homicide, after a crew member pushed a tardy passenger into the sea as he tried to board the departing vessel in Greece's main port of Piraeus. The incident, captured on video and shared on social media, sparked outrage across the country. The crew appeared to do nothing to help the passenger, who was later pronounced dead. The Greek minister for merchant marine expressed shock and sorrow over the incident, while the prime minister condemned the crew members' actions. The ferry company has pledged to cooperate with authorities and conduct an investigation.
French police shot and killed a 17-year-old who failed to stop when ordered to by traffic police outside Paris. Video footage shows a police officer pointing a gun at the driver before a gunshot is heard, causing the car to crash. Emergency services attempted to resuscitate the teenager, but he died shortly afterward. Protests and unrest followed, resulting in 15 arrests. The officer involved has been detained on homicide charges. The incident has raised questions about police actions and sparked calls for police reform.
A 52-year-old man was fatally shot in a movie theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after an argument over seat reservations escalated. Homicide charges were filed against a 19-year-old who was wounded in the confrontation. Witnesses reported a hurled bucket of popcorn, shoving, and then gunfire. The shooter fled, and a wounded Padilla was found hiding behind a bush outside an emergency exit. A gun was also found outside that was compatible with spent casings from the shooting.
Mexico's National Immigration Institute chief, Francisco Garduño, will face criminal charges for a fire that killed 40 migrants in Ciudad Juárez last month. Federal prosecutors allege that Garduño was remiss in not preventing the disaster despite earlier indications of problems at his agency's detention centers. Several other officers of Garduño's agency will also face charges for failing to carry out their duties. The case showed a "pattern of irresponsibility," prosecutors said.
The body of an 80-year-old American man, Wilmer Trivett, who had been missing since Feb. 11 has been found in a clandestine burial pit on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing, which apparently stemmed from a dispute over a traffic accident. Trivett paid the two about $2,500 for damages or injuries, but the pair decided it wasn’t enough and later abducted and killed him. The suspects face homicide charges.