An attorney for Abdirahman Mahmoud told a judge Tuesday that the victim, Raoul Tshiyuka, had punched Mahmoud.
SHOOTING
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Judge denies Portland man’s request to withdraw guilty plea in Woodford Street murder
Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy rules that Damion Butterfield ‘made an informed and considered decision to plead guilty instead of hearing the jury’s verdict after receiving a fair trial.’
advertisement
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
‘David was very loved’: Sister of Portland shooting victim pleads for new information
After a longtime suspect was acquitted last month, Portland police have closed the investigation into the 2016 killing of David Anderson. His family is still seeking closure.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Judge denies Portland man’s attempt to rescind guilty plea in killing of his kids’ mother
Anthony Leng is serving a 40-year sentence for shooting Sokha Khuon in front of 2 of their children. He says his attorney didn’t do enough to challenge details prosecutors used to request the highest sentence possible.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Police investigating shooting outside Drake’s mansion
A security guard was severely wounded.
Posted inNation & World, News
3-year-old is shot to death, and D.C. reels again: ‘Everyone loved her’
On Friday nigh Ty’ah Settles was riding in an SUV that went through a gun battle near her home. The cheerful, chatty 3-year-old, the daughter her mother had always wanted and called her ‘twin,’ was killed by a stray bullet.
Posted inNation & World, News
Four law officers killed, 4 wounded while serving warrant in North Carolina, police say
Officers killed a suspect after shots were fired, police said, but then a second person opened fire. After a 3-hour standoff, a woman and a 17-year-old boy were found in the home; both are being questioned.
Posted inNation & World
Family of a Black teen who was shot after ringing the wrong doorbell files lawsuit against homeowner
The teenager, Ralph Yarl, said he was shot in the head, the impact knocking him to the ground, and was then shot in the arm.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting a man in his sleep 2 years ago, Texas authorities say
The boy cannot be charged because of his age – 8 – at the time of the crime.