By Victor Omondi Relatives of a Black man fatally shot by Clayton County cops have raised concerns about the protocols followed before their loved one was killed. Suspicions are especially high as bodycam evidence shows one officer firing a single fatal shot, striking the victim, before ordering him to lay down his weapon. Police fatally shot […]
By Victor Omondi On Wednesday morning in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, a man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend on April 8 surrendered to authorities. Rafiq Thompson, 38, is suspected of shooting and killing Tamara Cornelius, 31, and her unborn baby while she was pumping gas near the King of Prussia Mall. According to CBS […]
By Victor Omondi The alleged killer of a high school cheerleader has been ordered to remain in jail by a New York judge. According to a news statement from Mount Vernon police, the 15-year-old suspect faces accusations of manslaughter in the first degree and attempted first degree assault. As per CBS2 New York, the charges […]
By Victor Omondi According to officials, a now-former North Carolina professor has been charged with murder after brutally assaulting his adoptive baby son. On Thursday, the Gastonia Police Department announced that Van Erick Custodio, 42, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 6-week-old Lucas Birchim. Custodio had already been charged with child abuse, […]
By Victor Omondi The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), a predominantly Black church, is facing two lawsuits alleging that the global denomination’s retirement fund was mismanaged. According to the claims, the Nashville-based church misappropriated $90 million in retirement funds intended for thousands of pastors and other church retirees. AME is the first African-American Protestant denomination. […]