The fatal shooting in early November of a house cleaner who mistakenly went to the wrong address in Indiana feels hauntingly familiar. It’s a tragic ending that has played out before across the U.S. where stand-your-ground laws have become increasingly common. In just the past few years, an honor roll student was shot and wounded when he went to the wrong house in Missouri. In upstate state New York, a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot after a car she was in pulled into the wrong driveway. In the latest wrong house shooting, an Indiana man is charged with voluntary manslaughter in a case that could test the limits of stand-your-ground laws.
An Ohio officer has been acquitted of all charges after fatally shooting Ta'Kiya Young in a supermarket parking lot. The pregnant Black mother had been accused of shoplifting. The jury in Columbus delivered the verdict Friday. Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb had pleaded not guilty to murder, involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault in the 21-year-old’s death. Bodycam video showed Young refusing to get out of her car before it rolled toward Grubb and he shot her once in the chest. The verdict brought cries of “this is not right” from Young’s family in the courtroom.
A judge has set bail at $25,000 for an Indiana man accused of killing a house cleaner who mistakenly came to his home. Curt Andersen faces voluntary manslaughter charges for the Nov. 5 death of Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez. Andersen appeared in court on Friday, where the judge also ordered him to surrender his passport. According to court documents, Rios and her husband went to Andersen’s house by mistake. Andersen fired a shot through the door, hitting Rios in the head. The case may test Indiana’s stand-your-ground law. Rios’ family plans to return her body to Guatemala.
Officer acquitted of murder in shooting death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting.
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Estranged friends and family and even a judge had raised concerns months before authorities say a wounded Iraq War veteran killed three people and injured five at a North Carolina waterfront bar. A former friend got a no-contact order against Nigel Max Edge, saying he feared for his safety and describing the former Marine sniper as armed and “mentally unstable.” Several people told The Associated Press they inquired about having Edge involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation but believed they lacked standing. Edge’s court-appointed attorney didn't respond to a request for comment. Edge has been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder but the case has been postponed to January.
A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of former Oakland football coach John Beam. Beam died Friday after being shot in the head at the junior college campus where he worked. The Alameda County district attorney said Monday that Cedric Irving Jr. could face a sentence of 50 years to life. He is being held without bail and is set to be arraigned Tuesday. Authorities say the incident was targeted but have not elaborated on the motive. Beam was a beloved figure in the community and was featured in the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U." Irving has no criminal record.
Prosecutors have filed a voluntary manslaughter charge against an Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner after she showed up at a house by mistake. Curt Andersen could face up to 10 to 30 years in prison if he’s convicted. Officers found Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez dead on the front porch of a Whitestown home on Nov. 5. Authorities said the 32-year-old Guatemalan immigrant was part of a cleaning crew that had gone to the wrong address. Indiana is one of 31 states with a stand-your-ground law that allows homeowners to kill intruders, but police said there’s no evidence the woman entered the house.
Indiana homeowner is charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a house cleaner who arrived at the wrong home.
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