Author: Edward Campbell

Three teenagers were shot Monday afternoon near Lawrence High School in Massachusetts as students were leaving school, prompting a large police response and a search for the person responsible. The shooting was reported shortly after 3 p.m. around Exeter Street and E. Dalton Street, near the Lawrence Housing Authority and South Lawrence East Elementary School. The incident happened as schools in the area were dismissing students, adding to the confusion as families and children made their way home. The three victims were taken to Lawrence General Hospital for treatment. Police Chief Maurice Aguiler later said two of the teenagers suffered…

A woman was taken to a hospital Monday after suffering a leg injury while swimming at Norton Point in Edgartown, Massachusetts, in an incident officials said may have involved a shark. Emergency crews were called to the beach around 1:40 p.m. after the woman, who is in her late 20s, was injured in the water. She had wounds on her lower leg that officials said were consistent with a bite from a marine animal. No shark or other marine animal was seen or confirmed to have been involved. The woman received treatment from Edgartown Fire and EMS personnel at the…

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a young boy who was found alone Monday afternoon in DeKalb County. The boy is believed to be about 8 years old and appears to be nonverbal, according to police. Officers were called around 4:30 p.m. after the child was found at a gas station in the 1400 block of Bouldercrest Road. Authorities are now working to determine who the boy is and locate his parents or guardians. Emergency medical personnel examined the child and found no injuries. He was then taken for care while police continued efforts…

A weekend flash flood in Arizona’s Grand Canyon has left two people dead and prompted a continuing search for hikers who remain unaccounted for, including two Texas-connected men who were traveling with one of the victims. John Giusti, a chiropractor from Granbury, Texas, was identified by his family as one of the people killed in the flooding. His friends, Brent Rosenkranz, 42, and Timothy Allen Smith, 53, remain missing as search crews continue working through areas damaged by the powerful flooding. The three men entered the Grand Canyon together for a trip that included hiking, camping, fishing and exploring. Their…

A man was killed after being struck by a train Monday night near the South Sacramento area, prompting an investigation and temporary road closures along Calvine Road. Emergency crews were called to the railroad crossing near Calvine Road and Ardith Drive at about 8:42 p.m. after reports that a train had hit a pedestrian. The location is near the border of Sacramento and Elk Grove. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not released his identity. The collision occurred on the railroad tracks near Calvine Road, and both eastbound and westbound lanes of Calvine Road were closed…

MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities are searching for a 38-year-old California man and his 14-year-old daughter as investigators piece together the circumstances surrounding the death of a newborn found along a roadside in northern Monterey County. Sergio Galvez Perez is wanted on multiple felony allegations, while an arrest warrant has been issued for the teenage girl on suspicion of murder, authorities announced Monday. The investigation began on Aug. 1, when emergency crews and sheriff’s deputies were called to the 100 block of Struve Road, near Highway 1 north of Moss Landing, at about 8:30 a.m. A newborn girl had been…

A 21-year-old Sacramento man is wanted for murder after a security guard was fatally shot during a private event at the Los Banos Fairgrounds, authorities said. The shooting happened late Saturday, Aug. 29, at about 11:12 p.m. Deputies responding to the fairgrounds found 31-year-old Kody Pena suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Pena had been working security at the event. Investigators said he had been involved in an altercation shortly before the shooting, though authorities have not publicly released further details about what led to the gunfire. Investigators have identified Gabriel Angel Salas of…

A woman has died and three people remain unaccounted for after a private boat collided with a towboat Sunday night on the Monongahela River near Rices Landing in Greene County, Pennsylvania. The collision happened at about 9 p.m., roughly one mile south of Min Love Park. The private vessel, described as a 24-foot boat, capsized after the crash, sending its passengers into the river. Five people were aboard the smaller boat. Two were rescued from the water by members of the towboat crew and taken by medical helicopter to hospitals. One of those rescued, a woman who was flown to…

A 75-year-old Virginia man died Sunday after falling about 50 feet while climbing a rock feature in the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County, West Virginia. Emergency crews were called shortly after 3 p.m. to Smoke Hole Road after receiving a report that a climber had fallen. The accident occurred in Smoke Hole Canyon, about a half-mile north of U.S. Route 220 near Upper Tract. Responders from Pendleton County Emergency Rescue, the Upper Tract Volunteer Fire Department and West Virginia State Police went to the scene. They found the man deceased from injuries believed to have been caused by the…

A newborn found alone in a women’s restroom at a ShopRite in White Plains early Sunday is recovering at a local hospital as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the abandonment. White Plains police and emergency personnel were called to the ShopRite at 13 City Place, inside the City Center shopping complex, after the infant was discovered in the restroom. First responders secured the area and quickly arranged medical care for the baby. The newborn was taken to White Plains Hospital and was reported to be in stable condition Sunday, according to the White Plains Department of Public Safety. The White…