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Person of interest sought in deadly Springfield fire; mom of victims speaks
Days after a fire ripped through a building in Springfield, Massachusetts, killing a woman and seriously hurting another person, police are looking for a person who was seen in the area. The mother of the woman who died, a recent high school graduate, and another woman who was seriously injured and remained at Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday spoke exclusively to…
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Mom mourns ‘my princess,' 10-year-old girl shot by neighbor in Springfield
The mother of a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl shot by a neighbor who forced his way into her family’s apartment earlier this week has died. The girl, identified as Aubrianna Lynn, was shot in Springfield on Monday and died on Thursday, her mother posted on Facebook. Stephanie Croteau wrote that the girl was not in pain and was surrounded by family....
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10-year-old dead after Springfield shooting
A 10-year-old wounded in a shooting Monday in Springfield, Massachusetts, has died, the city’s mayor confirmed. Police say 34-year-old Victor Nieves of Springfield forced his way through the front door of his neighbor’s apartment in the multi-family home they shared on Berkshire Avenue. He shot 52-year-old Kim Fairbanks, who died from her injuries, and two granddaughters, ages 12 and 10….
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Neighbor shot woman, her grandkids, then himself at Springfield, Mass. apartment, DA says
A Springfield, Massachusetts man forced his way into his neighbor’s home, shooting and killing her, and shot her grandchildren, leaving one of them in critical condition, before turning the gun on himself, officials said Tuesday. The Hampden District Attorney’s Office provided the update Tuesday, one day after they say Victor Nieves, 34, forced through the front door of his...
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Two people dead, three children hurt, in Springfield, Mass. shooting
Two people are dead and children hurt after a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon. Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni said Monday afternoon that there were multiple victims hurt in the incident at a home on Berkshire Avenue, and a man and a woman are dead. Three children were taken to the hospital for treatment. The suspected shooter…
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U.S. Capitol brick by brick: New LEGO center houses miniature versions of iconic D.C. locations
Visitors will find miniature versions of iconic D.C. locations, like the U.S. Capitol, made entirely out of Lego pieces.
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Already in Jail, Conn. Man to Plead Guilty in 3 Unsolved Mass. Killings, DA Says
A man already in jail in the killing of a man found in a burning car in Hartford is pleading guilty to killing three other people, all in Springfield, Massachusetts, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Calvin Roberson is set to plead guilty to manslaughter for the 2006 death of a woman working at a nail salon, a man found shot in the…
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Baby Abandoned in Springfield Survived on Doorstep Nearly 2 Days
New details have been released on the newborn baby that was abandoned on the doorstep of a family home in Springfield, Massachusetts, over the weekend and found Sunday night. Police believe the child was left outside for almost 48 hours — he was likely left there sometime between 9 p.m. Friday and 12:40 a.m. Saturday, when temperatures were around 28…
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Man Shot and Killed by Police Near MGM Springfield Was From Hartford: District Attorney
A man fatally shot by police during an exchange of gunfire near a Massachusetts casino had called for more police transparency after his own teenage son was shot and wounded by Connecticut officers in 2017. William Tisdol, 48, of Hartford, Connecticut, was shot at about 2 a.m. Saturday near the MGM Springfield casino, according to a statement Monday from the…
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Man, 48, Killed in Police Shooting Near MGM Springfield
The 48-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly acting aggressively towards others within MGM Springfield around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, prior to the police shooting that happened following a foot chase away from the casino.
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Two EMS Workers Charged With Murder After Strapping Patient Face-Down on Stretcher
Two Illinois EMS workers have been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of a 35-year-old patient in their care, authorities announced in a press release Tuesday. Peter Cadigan, 50, and Peggy Finley, 44, who were emergency medical workers for LifeStar, were charged with first-degree murder after the death of Earl L. Moore Jr, 35, on Dec. 18, 2022,…
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‘Route 91 Bandit,' Suspected New England Bank Robber, Arrested in Conn.
A man suspected in a monthslong string of bank robberies across New England was arrested Thursday in Connecticut, federal authorities said.Taylor Dziczek, who’d been dubbed “The Route 91 Bandit,” has been under investigation over 14 bank and credit union robberies — and one attempted robbery — in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Vermont.