Homicide

MIAMI -- Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019.The sentence came almost four years after Lyle was…

SAN JOSE — Prosecutors have cleared two San Jose police officers who shot and killed a man in June after he held his grandmother and children captive during a shooting spree in which he killed his friend in San Jose then killed his…

TROY, Mo. -- A former Missouri deputy who investigated a murder case that became the subject of an NBC show starring Renee Zellweger is now accused of harassing and stalking a detective who was investigating him for potential…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tanita Hilliard made a wish the night a shooter livestreamed himself driving around Memphis, firing at people: “I hope it isn’t one of my babies.”She paused the video to study the young man.“I know that face,” she…

CHICAGO -- A judge declined to ease bond conditions Thursday and release a Chicago woman who is charged with conspiracy in the 2014 death of her wealthy mother during a luxury vacation in Bali.The decision means Heather Mack, 27,…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tanita Hilliard made a wish the night a shooter livestreamed himself driving around Memphis, firing at people: “I hope it isn’t one of my babies.”She paused the video to study the young man.“I know that face,” she…

LOS ANGELES -- The man who shot and wounded Lady Gaga’s dog walker while stealing her French bulldogs last year took a plea deal and was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Monday, officials said.The Lady Gaga connection was a…

HOUSTON -- An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting rapper Takeoff last month said Monday that the musician’s death outside a Houston bowling alley was a tragedy but that her client says he's innocent of the crime.Patrick…

HOUSTON -- A 33-year-old man was arrested on a murder charge in the shooting of rapper Takeoff, who police on Friday said was an “innocent bystander” when he was struck by gunfire outside a Houston bowling alley.Patrick Xavier Clark…

NEW YORK -- A judge decried New York City’s problems with electric and gas-powered bikes on Wednesday as he sentenced the electric scooter rider who crashed into “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes to one to three years in prison for his…