Author: Edward Campbell

Ritter had been reported missing in Lucas County, Ohio, before authorities discovered her body at a train yard in Elkhart on Sept. 3. A Norfolk Southern Railway employee alerted authorities shortly before noon after finding a deceased woman on top of a stopped train car at the rail yard near the 2600 block of West Lusher Avenue. Police responded to the scene and began an investigation. Investigators later determined that the woman was Ritter, who had been reported missing to the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the train had traveled west after leaving from the east before stopping in…

A 10-year-old girl was killed and her older brother was critically injured after a vehicle struck them while they were riding an e-bike in northwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday near Northwest 117th Street and Northwest 7th Avenue. Deputies with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office responded after receiving reports of a hit-and-run and found the two children in the roadway, according to the preliminary investigation. Both victims were taken to a Miami-area hospital by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The girl later died from her injuries, while her brother remained in critical condition Thursday. The girl was identified…

A 36-year-old Los Angeles man has been arrested after a pedestrian was fatally struck in a hit-and-run in Glendale, police said. The collision happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 1400 block of East Colorado Street. Officers responding to the scene found a man in his 60s with life-threatening injuries. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries, according to police. Investigators began working to identify the vehicle involved after witnesses provided descriptions and surveillance footage was reviewed. Police also used an automated license plate reader photograph with a timestamp to help narrow…

A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a Riverside Poly High School student last week, according to Riverside police. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, near Victoria Avenue and Myrtle Avenue in Riverside. Police said multiple people called to report that a vehicle had struck a Poly High student and then left the area. The student, whose name has not been released, was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Police said the student remained hospitalized a week after the crash but was in stable condition. Investigators worked to identify…

A 27-year-old Dearborn man was shot and killed inside a Detroit clothing store Wednesday evening, prompting a homicide investigation by Detroit police. Ali Wissam Aoun was found dead inside Goodfellas Wear on Woodward Avenue after police and emergency medical crews were called to the store around 6 p.m., according to the Detroit Police Department. Aoun was identified as the son of the store’s owner. News of the shooting shocked customers who knew Aoun through the business. Rondell Glenn, who said his children enjoyed visiting the store, remembered Aoun as someone who treated customers well and often gave him discounts on…

A 20-year-old Michigan man died in Celebration, Florida, after he was found unresponsive along a walking path during an incident in which lightning was observed nearby, according to authorities. Matthew Eric Jenkins of Shelby Township was found Tuesday evening on a path behind a hotel in the 700 block of Bloom Street, near Walt Disney World. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to the area at about 6:25 p.m. after receiving a report of an unresponsive man. When they arrived, bystanders were already performing CPR. Jenkins was taken to AdventHealth Celebration, where he was later pronounced dead.…

Millions of migrating birds are moving through the Chicago area as they head south for the winter, bringing one of the busiest periods of the fall migration season over the city. An estimated 296 million birds were expected to pass over the Chicago region Wednesday night, with another 276 million forecast to make the journey Thursday night. The large migration is part of an annual trip that takes many birds from breeding grounds in Canada and the northern United States toward warmer areas farther south. Some will continue as far as Florida and South America. Cooler, drier weather can help…

DES PLAINES, Ill. — A 21-year-old Des Plaines man was fatally shot by a police officer Wednesday after authorities said he approached the officer while holding an electric hedge trimmer and continued moving toward him despite repeated commands to drop it. Ayham Babidi was shot after officers responded to a domestic disturbance at a home in the 2000 block of Touhy Avenue at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Des Plaines police. Police said dispatchers had reported that a man at the residence was acting violently and breaking windows. The first officer to arrive encountered Babidi in the front yard,…

An out-of-service MBTA bus crashed into multiple vehicles in Medford Thursday morning after the 62-year-old driver apparently experienced a medical emergency, sending three people to a hospital and leaving several damaged cars along the Fellsway. The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. near the intersection of Fellsway West and Salem Street. The bus was traveling eastbound and was not carrying passengers at the time. According to Transit Police, the driver appears to have been unable to stop as he approached the intersection. The bus struck vehicles that were stopped at a red light, setting off a chain reaction before continuing…

A second New Bedford woman has been arrested in connection with a Taunton house party shooting that killed one man and injured seven others, authorities said. Malkiah Cunningham, 25, is charged with one count of murder and seven counts of armed assault with intent to murder in connection with the shooting at a home on Weir Street. She is expected to be arraigned Friday morning in Taunton District Court. The shooting happened shortly after midnight Sunday, Sept. 6, at a home at 261 Weir Street. Police responded to multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire and found several victims at and near…