Texas man charged with murder after fatally shooting son, burning the body
Authorities say a father is being accused of fatally shooting his adult son with Down syndrome at a home in East Texas.
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Authorities say a father is being accused of fatally shooting his adult son with Down syndrome at a home in East Texas.
After authorities ruled Megan Parra took her own life, her family would spend years investigating her death, recruiting two retired FBI agents and convincing local and state officials to take a second look at the case.
A Saturday evening shooting in McKinney left a 17-year-old and a 22-year-old dead.
Officers responded to a call around 1 a.m. reporting the discovery of a body at the condo in the 4500 block of Chaha Road.
A man whose execution was halted will testify Monday about Texas' "junk science" law, which many say should have already saved him.
Detectives learned that several females were involved in a physical altercation when the victim approached the home.
Fort Worth police are investigating two separate deadly shootings that happened overnight Saturday.
"White presents no reason to delay his execution date any longer. The Edwards family — and the victims of White's other murders … deserve justice for his decades-old crimes," the attorney general's office said.
According to court documents, Trevor McEuen threatened to shoot the uncle of the man he is accused of killing.
Witnesses said they heard gunshots around 3:30 p.m. and started to take cover.
Colt Gray, 14, is charged with murder over the killing of two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School.
Lewisville police officers later found the other victims walking on the I-35 service road.
Dallas has had 33 fewer murder victims and nearly 600 fewer victims of aggravated assault.
Officers arrived around 2 a.m. in the 2400 block of Ross Avenue and discovered the two shooting victims.
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Fort Worth police say the deadly shooting occurred after a fight broke out at a gathering on West Cleburne Road.
The shooting occurred about 2:25 p.m. Friday in the 4400 block of Chesapeake Bay Drive.
The victims were found dead on a road leading to Acapulco, a once-glamorous resort city now engulfed in violence.
Investigators determined that two men and a suspect in a vehicle were engaged in an argument before the suspect shot both men.
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Irving police arrested a fourth person in connection to a deadly double shooting investigation.
Officers responded to the scene about 12:30 a.m. Saturday and found the victim shot in a parking lot.
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Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
Thousands of children and their families packed into the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Saturday.
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Authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
Thousands of children and their families packed into the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Saturday.
The last Saturday before Christmas is known as Super Saturday, one of the final opportunities during the holiday season for people to get all remaining items on their lists.
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"The events are not a mismanagement of business, but an intentional act to deceive and deprive," an investigator said.
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Many participants are amputees but the program also supports those with neurodivergent conditions, brain injuries, military injuries and more.
"The mystery has finally been solved," Congo's health ministry says, after an unidentified disease outbreak started killing mainly women and children in a remote region.
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The concept is simple: a menu with no prices. Guests pay what they can afford.
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The Dallas City Council voted Wednesday to approve a contract which includes a $15 million upgrade to the convention center.
"The events are not a mismanagement of business, but an intentional act to deceive and deprive," an investigator said.
According to the report, 15,151 Texas workers are owed back wages.
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