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A New York couple was accused of traveling to Florida and becoming involved in a shooting outside a residence where a woman they allegedly knew lived.

According to the authorities, several bullets struck the home during the confrontation and entered the residence while the alleged victim’s two daughters were inside. No injuries to the children were reported.

Investigators said the violence began after the husband and the alleged victim’s fiancé became involved in a physical confrontation outside the home. Surveillance footage reportedly captured parts of the incident, but investigators said it did not clearly establish who fired the first shot. Both men claimed the other person began shooting.

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A Florida man was arrested after the authorities accused him of attacking a teenage boy during a confrontation that began when two juveniles walked through his backyard.

According to investigators, a 12-year-old and a 13-year-old were crossing the property at about 7:10 p.m. when the homeowner’s wife came outside and told them to leave. The 13-year-old reportedly responded with profanity, and she went back inside to tell her husband what had happened.

The authorities said the homeowner then came outside and confronted the boys. The older teen reportedly began recording the encounter on his cellphone because he allegedly felt threatened. Investigators said the man first pushed the teen near the collarbone before allegedly grabbing him by the neck and squeezing.

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A Fayette County woman was hospitalized after an alleged assault that investigators said left her with serious injuries.

According to court documents, the alleged victim eventually escaped the residence and ran to a neighbor’s home for help. She reportedly told investigators that the suspect had consumed several vodka and cranberry drinks before passing out, allowing her to get away.

Investigators said the woman suffered a severe head injury during the incident. According to the affidavit, she reported that the suspect repeatedly struck her with a metal water bottle, causing a deep wound that exposed part of her skull. Authorities alleged that after the injury occurred, he forced her into a bathroom and attempted to close the wound using superglue. Deputies also observed bruising around her neck.

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A Florida mother was arrested after the authorities said she allegedly assaulted her daughter following a disagreement about a trip to Target.

According to an arrest report, officers responded to a home in Homestead late Wednesday night after receiving a call about a disturbance. Sources report that both the mother and the daughter contacted 911 during the incident. When the officers arrived, they reportedly observed visible redness on the daughter’s face.

The daughter reportedly told police that earlier that day, she had gone to Target with a friend after texting her mom to let her know. Her mother allegedly told her she was not allowed to go and continued sending messages while she was out, asking about her location and telling her to return home. The daughter reportedly stated that when she arrived at the residence, her mother grabbed her by the hair and pulled her inside.

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A man who was initially accused of assault and domestic assault after reportedly consuming a THC beverage and allegedly trying to drown his mother and sister is now facing more serious charges after the prosecutor reviewed the details of the case.

On the afternoon of August 30, a 42-year-old man from Shakopee, Minnesota, was swimming in Otter Tail Lake with two of his family members. Something occurred that upset the man, and it was reported that he physically lashed out at his 25-year-old sister and 64-year-old mom. According to reports, he first reached out and put his hand around his sister’s throat. While she was under the water, he allegedly choked her, causing her to pass out. When their mother tried to force her son to let go, he reportedly attempted to push her underwater as well.

A neighbor overheard odd sounds coming from the lake, and when he spotted the family, he ran over to help. Both women were safely retrieved from the water, and the authorities were notified. When deputies arrived, the man was still in the water, and when he got out, he was taken into custody without incident. They reported that he was very concerned that he might have killed his sister and appeared very relieved to learn it was not so. He allegedly told them he drank a beverage containing THC before the incident occurred.

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A Georgia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly choking a woman at an apartment complex while occupants of the building reportedly witnessed what was described as a brutal attack.

On the evening of July 31, multiple tenants who reside in an apartment complex in Duxbury reportedly witnessed what they believed was a man trying to murder a resident in one of the building hallways. According to reports, the situation began when he went to the apartment where his girlfriend was and was made to leave. Afterwards, he allegedly walked into a different unit without permission, and things intensified when he was told to leave but refused. The man allegedly dragged a woman out of the apartment and into the hallway and wrapped his hands around her neck. Other tenants overheard the incident, and after allegedly watching him squeeze her throat and strangle her with no purported intention of letting go, in addition to telling her he was going to kill her. Some of the bystanders stepped in and successfully pulled the man away from her, and the authorities were notified about the incident.

Officers from the Duxbury Police Department went to the location, and when they first arrived, they did not see anything going on in the hallway. They talked to a resident who let them know which apartment the victim was in, and the officers went to the unit to talk to her.

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A man was arrested after allegedly violently attacking his elderly wife when she told him he needed to take a shower before getting into bed.

On June 22, a 68-year-old woman and her husband were at their home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when they began arguing after she expressed disgust about him not taking a shower for two months. The sheets on their bed were clean, and she wanted him to bathe before he turned in for the night. The man reportedly became angry, and the fight allegedly turned physical.

According to reports, her husband grabbed her throat and constricted her breathing for a few moments and then punched her in the face multiple times. When she tried to call the authorities, he allegedly took away her phone. The woman kicked him and ran out of the house, and she used a neighbor’s phone to call 911. When Kenosha police went to the home, they noted that the woman’s nose was bleeding, and she had additional open wounds on her face. Her husband reportedly told the police he slapped the woman across the face to defend himself.

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A man is facing multiple domestic violence-related offenses after allegedly causing physical harm to his pregnant housemate when he allegedly made her swallow a burning blunt.

According to reports, a 24-year-old man and the pregnant woman with whom he shares a residence had experienced a couple of violent incidents, and the most recent one led to his arrest. The pair lives in Cherry Valley, Illinois, which is approximately 10 miles from the Wisconsin border. On March 8, the man allegedly physically attacked the woman by choking and burning her. Two days later, while she was lying in bed, the man reportedly became aggressive with her again.

The woman said he was trying to force her to allow him to wash her feet, and the man allegedly roughly took her to their upstairs bathroom. He reportedly put his hands around her neck and choked her until she broke free, and he walked out of the room. A few moments later, he reentered the bathroom with a burning blunt (marijuana rolled in cigar paper). The man allegedly shoved the smoldering item into her mouth and made her swallow it.

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A man in Massachusetts with several criminal priors was arrested and charged after allegedly hiding in a museum bathroom where he reportedly attacked a 15-year-old girl.

On October 13, a 15-year-old girl and her friend visited the Museum of Science in Boston together. Just before 1:00 PM, the 15-year-old needed to use the facilities and entered the bathroom without her friend, who waited for her outside the powder room. A woman who was also at the museum went in moments after the teen, and while using the bathroom, she reportedly heard what sounded like a female struggling and screaming.

When the authorities were notified, the Massachusetts State Police went to the location to investigate the situation. They spoke with the teenage girl, and she explained that while she was in the restroom at the sink, someone came up behind her and put their hand over her mouth. She reported that they tried to strongarm her, but she broke free and exited the bathroom. She provided what the police considered a good description of the suspect. The woman who was in the restroom when the incident occurred also spoke to the police. She said that before hearing what she thought was a scream, she saw the shoes of the person who grabbed the teenager.

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Three Oregonians are facing several charges after they reportedly became engaged in an incident involving road rage with another driver and ripped him out of his vehicle before attacking him.

Late in the morning on December 28, three people from Roseburg, Oregon, were driving locally in a Chevrolet Avalanche. A 54-year-old woman was behind the wheel, and she was carrying two male passengers, both aged 32. They reportedly came across someone driving an RV, and the woman allegedly slammed into it with her vehicle and tried to run it off the road.

The driver of the RV and the woman driving the Avalanche pulled to the side of the street and stopped their vehicles. The men in the Avalanche reportedly got out of the truck and entered the RV without permission. While inside, they allegedly put a rope around the driver’s neck and pulled him outside. One of the men allegedly continued binding the man with the rope, while the other reportedly took the RV and parked it down the road.

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