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Maryland Family Demands Answers After Father Killed In Front Of 18-Month-Old Daughter Maryland Family Demands Answers After Father Killed In Front Of 18-Month-Old Daughter
Maryland Family Demands Answers After Father Killed In Front Of 18-Month-Old Daughter An 18-month-old girl is growing up without her father after 23-year-old Dwight Arthur Young was shot and killed inside a Maryland apartment in the middle of the night, leaving behind a devastated family now pleading publicly for answers. “My brother was murdered,” his sister, Desare Young, wrote in a social media post shared days after the shooting. “Please spread awareness.” Prince George’s County Police say officers were called around 2:45 a.m. Monday, May 18, to the 3500 block of Terrace Drive in Suitland for a reported shooting inside an apartment. Young was found suffering from a g…
Shooter Gets Life After East Harbor Robbery Turns Deadly When Victim Fights Back In Maryland Shooter Gets Life After East Harbor Robbery Turns Deadly When Victim Fights Back In Maryland
Shooter Gets Life After East Harbor Robbery Turns Deadly When Victim Fights Back In Maryland A Baltimore street robbery that turned deadly outside a Harbor East restaurant ended with a life sentence this week, closing the case against a man who admitted to gunning down his victim in a brazen attempted holdup. Quontay Spinks was sentenced on Monday, April 27, for the September 2024 killing of 36-year-old Antonio Peoples, who was shot multiple times in the 700 block of Aliceanna Street in Baltimore. The violence unfolded late that night, when Peoples and his girlfriend were standing outside The Ruxton restaurant and were suddenly approached by armed suspects who tried to rip necklace…
Trump Erupts Over Virginia Redistricting Vote, Claims ‘Rigged’ Election After Narrow Loss Trump Erupts Over Virginia Redistricting Vote, Claims ‘Rigged’ Election After Narrow Loss
Trump Erupts Over Virginia Redistricting Vote, Claims ‘Rigged’ Election After Narrow Loss President Donald Trump is claiming another election has been rigged. This time in Virginia. On Tuesday, voters in Virginia narrowly approved a redistricting referendum that heavily favors Democrats in the Commonwealth moving forward Earlier this year, Democrats proposed a new map with the intention of flipping four Republican-held House seats. That measure passed, potentially giving Democrats power over 10 of the state's 11 districts. Now, Trump is claiming the election was rigged, targeting mail-in votes. "All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the ver…
Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (VIDEO) Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (VIDEO)
Days Before His 7th Birthday, Nonverbal Autistic Boy Hit In Virginia Hit-Run (Video) A 6-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who will reportedly celebrate his 7th birthday next week is recovering after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run outside his Virginia home. The crash happened in front of the child’s home on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News on Wednesday, March 4, when a vehicle struck Dralen Satchell and continued speeding away. Newport News Police were still searching for the driver in the days after the crash. Dralen Satchell after being struck. Facebook via Rozonda Savage Dralen survived the impact but suffered serious injuries and will need surgery as he co…
Maryland Man Who Met Girl At Church, Filmed 26-Minute Rape Video Will Remain Jailed: Feds Maryland Man Who Met Girl At Church, Filmed 26-Minute Rape Video Will Remain Jailed: Feds
Maryland Man Who Met Girl At Church, Filmed 26-Minute Rape Video Will Remain Jailed: Feds A Maryland man who met an eighth-grader at church and later recorded nearly 30 minutes of himself raping her will remain behind bars, officials say. Brandywine resident Daniel Ivan Cruz Ramirez, 28, was ordered detained pending his trial for producing child pornography of a 13-year-old girl, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced on Thursday. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, Cruz Ramirez was charged by complaint with one count of sexual exploitation of a child for producing a 26-minute video depicting his rape of the girl. During a Jan. 22 detention hearing, a judge ordered that he remain jai…
Carnival Cruise Passenger Recalls Moments After Teen’s Death; Aunt Says 'I Know Anna Fought' Carnival Cruise Passenger Recalls Moments After Teen’s Death; Aunt Says 'I Know Anna Fought'
Carnival Cruise Passenger Recalls Moments After Teen’s Death; Aunt Says 'I Know Anna Fought' Family and fellow passengers are shaken and searching for answers three weeks after a Carnival cruise turned tragic after an 18-year-old high school cheerleader was found dead under a bed. Anna Kepner, of Titusville, Florida, was found dead on Friday, Nov. 7, aboard the Carnival Horizon. Her body was discovered wrapped in a blanket and hidden under a bed in a cabin she reportedly shared with her 16-year-old stepbrother. Investigators have ruled her death a homicide, citing mechanical asphyxiation as the cause. Passenger Tina Altman, who was aboard the ship, described the chaotic moments aft…
Lifetime Sex Offender Status For Maryland Man Sentenced In Child Abuse Case: Prosecutor Lifetime Sex Offender Status For Maryland Man Sentenced In Child Abuse Case: Prosecutor
Lifetime Sex Offender Status For Maryland Man Sentenced In Child Abuse Case: Prosecutor A Maryland man will spend decades behind bars for sexually abusing a minor, authorities announced. Lexington Park resident Robin Maudie Barahona Gonzalez has been sentenced to 40 years in prison with 35 years to serve following a 2022 investigation that led to his arrest and prosecution, the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office announced. In addition to his prison term, the judge ordered that Barahona Gonzalez register as a sex offender for life for the sexual abuse of a minor and possession of child pornography. Specifically, the court sentenced Barahona Gonzalez to …
Yoga Teacher-Turned-Fugitive Guilty Of Killing Professor In Bethesda Home After 15-Year Hunt Yoga Teacher-Turned-Fugitive Guilty Of Killing Professor In Bethesda Home After 15-Year Hunt
Yoga Teacher-Turned-Fugitive Guilty Of Killing Professor In Bethesda Home After 15-Year Hunt After 15 years, a man once trusted as a yoga and Spanish teacher has been convicted of murdering an American University professor in her Maryland home — a killing that stunned the academic community and led to an international manhunt that stretched for more than a decade. A Montgomery County jury on Thursday, Oct. 30, found Jorge Rueda Landeros, 55, guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of 52-year-old Sue Ann Marcum, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Landeros was Marcum’s yoga and Spanish instructor.  The two developed both a pe…
‘Rot In Hell’: Outrage Erupts After Mom, Aunt, BF Charged In Death Of Girl Found In Plastic Bin ‘Rot In Hell’: Outrage Erupts After Mom, Aunt, BF Charged In Death Of Girl Found In Plastic Bin
‘Rot In Hell’: Outrage Erupts After Mom, Aunt, BF Charged In Death Of Girl Found In Plastic Bin The case of 12-year-old Jacqueline “Mimi” Torres-Garcia, whose body was found stuffed in a plastic bin behind an abandoned Connecticut home, is sparking intense outrage online as police reveal new details about her death. The girl's mother, Karla Garcia, 29, and aunt, Jackelyn Garcia, 28, were both arrested and charged in connection with the child’s death. Garcia’s boyfriend, Jonatan Nanita, 30, was later arrested on murder with special circumstances and other charges, after a brief search, police said. Jacqueline Torres Farmington PD Police believe Jacqueline was the victim of long…
Maryland Detectives Crack 2007 Cold Case — Suspect Was On Their Radar All Along Maryland Detectives Crack 2007 Cold Case — Suspect Was On Their Radar All Along
Maryland Detectives Crack 2007 Cold Case — Suspect Was On Their Radar All Along A nearly 20-year-old cold in Maryland has finally been cracked — and the suspect is the same person that investigators initially identified. Already behind bars, Edgewood resident Gary Williams has now been indicted on charges related to the fatal stabbing of David Arnold Byrd Jr. in 2007, according to authorities. Deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called on Aug. 26, 2007 to the 1900 block of Edgewater Drive in Edgewood, where they found Byrd suffering from a stab wound to his upper body. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Detect…
Erika Kirk Extends Grace To Suspect During Husband Charlie's Memorial Service: 'I Forgive Him' Erika Kirk Extends Grace To Suspect During Husband Charlie's Memorial Service: 'I Forgive Him'
Erika Kirk Extends Grace To Suspect During Husband Charlie's Memorial Service: 'I Forgive Him' Grief turned to resolve as family, friends and political allies gathered at State Farm Stadium in Arizona to celebrate Charlie Kirk’s life and promise to continue his work.  The service at the home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals near Phoenix on Sunday, Sept. 21 lasted around five hours and there were an estimated 95,000 in attendance. From the lectern, his widow of the 31-year-old conservative influencer offered grace to the 22-year-old suspect in his murder and vowed to carry the mission forward. Erika Kirk, newly named CEO of Turning Point USA, told mourners she intends to make her …
Trump Demands Bondi Prosecute Political Opponents: ‘Justice Must Be Served NOW’ Trump Demands Bondi Prosecute Political Opponents: ‘Justice Must Be Served NOW’
Trump Demands Bondi Prosecute Political Opponents: ‘Justice Must Be Served NOW’ President Donald Trump blasted Attorney General Pam Bondi as ‘all talk, no action’ before demanding she prosecute his rivals — then praised her an hour later as " a GREAT AG." Trump went on a tirade in a Truth Social post, seemingly targeting Bondi, before backtracking minutes later and praising her work and touting the new nominee for the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. His post specifically encourages Bondi to go after James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump has often accused Comey, Schiff and James, without evidence, of crimina…
Roommate Shot Dead Over TV Remote In Maryland; Killer Learns Prison Fate Roommate Shot Dead Over TV Remote In Maryland; Killer Learns Prison Fate
Roommate Shot Dead Over TV Remote In Maryland; Killer Learns Prison Fate The man who reportedly killed his roommate in Maryland over a TV remote will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced. Richard Bennaugh, 38, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Domonique Scott Hayes in their Berrywood Lane home in Springdale, according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. In January 2024, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to the 2800 block of Berrywood Lane, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, officers found Hayes inside the home suffering from mult…
54 Years Later, Maryland Police ID Jane Doe In Oldest Cold Case Homicide 54 Years Later, Maryland Police ID Jane Doe In Oldest Cold Case Homicide
54 Years Later, Maryland Police ID Jane Doe In Oldest Cold Case Homicide For more than half a century, she was known only as “Jane Doe.” Her beaten body was found in a Howard County field in 1971, She died days later, was never identified, and her name was lost to time.  For 54 years, the case gathered dust — the police department's oldest cold case homicide. Now police say they finally know who she was. Authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 4, that DNA profiling has revealed the victim as Sadie Belle Murray, born in 1924 in Pennsylvania, who at the time of her death went by Sarah Belle Sharkey. And in a stunning twist, detectives also tracked down her …
Sheriff Who Inspired Walking Tall Movies Implicated In Wife’s 1967 Murder Sheriff Who Inspired Walking Tall Movies Implicated In Wife’s 1967 Murder
Sheriff Who Inspired Walking Tall Movies Implicated In Wife’s 1967 Murder Once hailed as a crime-fighting folk hero, and before that, a hulking pro wrestler, Buford Pusser is now at the center of a stunning allegation: investigators say he likely killed his wife in 1967 and staged the scene. Authorities in Tennessee announced on Friday, Aug. 29 at a news conference that fresh evidence points to Pusser, a former county sheriff whose life inspired the iconic movie Walking Tall and its sequels, as the likely culprit in the death of his 35-year-old wife, Pauline Mullins Pusser. Officials said that, were he alive, there would be probable cause to charge him. Investig…
Water Bottle DNA Finally Jails DC Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom In Chevy Chase Shower 24 Years Ago Water Bottle DNA Finally Jails DC Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom In Chevy Chase Shower 24 Years Ago
Water Bottle DNA Finally Jails DC Man Who Killed Ex’s Mom In Chevy Chase Shower 24 Years Ago After 24 years of silence and questions, justice has finally been served for a Maryland family. A DC man who admitted to murdering his ex-girlfriend’s mother inside her Chevy Chase home more than two decades ago — a cold case that stunned a quiet Montgomery County neighborhood and baffled detectives for years — is heading to prison for decades, authorities announced. Eugene Teodor Gligor, now 45, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Wednesday, May 7, to second-degree murder in the 2001 slaying of 50-year-old Leslie Preer, who was found face-down and bloodied in her shower af…
DC Mom Killed In Cold-Blooded Shooting Was Doting Parent, Amazon Driver, Pet Groomer DC Mom Killed In Cold-Blooded Shooting Was Doting Parent, Amazon Driver, Pet Groomer
DC Mom Killed In Cold-Blooded Shooting Was Doting Parent, Amazon Driver, Pet Groomer Mignon Renee Brown-Massey wore many hats and was the hardest-working person in the room right up until she became the victim of gun violence in the region. The 36-year-old DC mother, who was a pet care provider and groomer by day, and a tireless Amazon delivery driver by night, was shot and killed earlier this month in what her family described as "senseless violence."  Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called at around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, to the 3300 block of 15th Street NE, where there was a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Brown-Massey…
Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds
Deadly Gender Reveal Party Shooter From DC, Most Wanted Fugitive, Learns Prison Fate: Feds The District man who opened fire at a gender reveal party with an AK-style pistol — killing one man and seriously injuring another — will spend decades behind bars after going on the run, authorities announced. Nyjell Outler, 22, was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Demetris Johnson and Daloni Williams in March 2021, according to the US Attorney's office. Earlier this year, a jury found Outler guilty of voluntary manslaughter while armed for the Madison Street NE shooting. He was also convicted of aggravated assault while armed…
Maryland Man Killed Protecting Stranger During DC Shooting: ‘He Died A Hero’ Maryland Man Killed Protecting Stranger During DC Shooting: ‘He Died A Hero’
Maryland Man Killed Protecting Stranger During DC Shooting: ‘He Died A Hero’ A Maryland man who came to the country and was seeking the American Dream died a hero, according to his loved ones. Riverdale resident Akim Toure, 27, an IT professional who died during a "senseless" shooting in Washington, DC, is being remembered as a "cherished son, brother, cousin, and friend," who was gunned down late on Sunday, Aug. 3. Shortly after 11 p.m. on the fatal night, in the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue NW, police say that Toure was found unconscious and not breathing by DC Fire and EMS personnel after being shot.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responder…
Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (VIDEO) Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (VIDEO)
Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (Video) Recognize him?  The Prince William County Police Department released new video of a bike-riding suspect wanted in connection with the murder of 33-year-old William Denard Askew last month. Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street.  Now, new details have been released about a person believed to be the gunman who was caught on camera riding through an area gas station. The wanted bicyclist out of Prince George's County. Prince George's County Police In the video — which is seen here — the hooded bicyclist can be seen circlin…
Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ
Man Who Gunned Down Israeli Diplomats Outside DC Jewish Center Could Face Death Penalty: DOJ A Chicago man accused of opening fire on a group of Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, has been formally indicted on hate crime and murder charges. Elias Rodriguez, 31, was charged this week in connection with the May 21 shootings that left two embassy employees — Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim — dead near the museum on 3rd Street NW, US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro announced at a press conference on Thursday. The unsealed indictment adds two federal counts of hate crime resulting in death and two local counts of assault with intent to ki…
Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (VIDEO) Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (VIDEO)
Bike-Riding Gunman Hunted In ‘Senseless’ After-Work Murder Of William Askew In Maryland (Video) Recognize him?  The Prince William County Police Department released new video of a bike-riding suspect wanted in connection with the murder of 33-year-old William Denard Askew last month. Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street.  Now, new details have been released about a person believed to be the gunman who was caught on camera riding through an area gas station. The wanted bicyclist out of Prince George's County. Prince George's County Police In the video — which is seen here — the hooded bicyclist can be seen circlin…
Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police
Ex-Boyfriend Re-Arrested In White Oak Cold Case Killing Of DC Officer Denna Campbell: Police Nearly 30 years after DC police officer Denna Fredericka Campbell was fatally shot in her White Oak apartment, her former live-in boyfriend has been arrested for her murder — again. A Maryland man is behind bars for the second time decades after a cold case killing that shook the DC law enforcement community and resulted in him changing his name. Amir Jalil Ali, 62, of Laurel, was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, by Montgomery County officers working with the US Marshals Fugitive Task Force, officials announced Wednesday at an afternoon press conference. Ali is charged in the 1995 murder of his t…
Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate
Repeat Rapist Who Filmed Sexual Abuse Of Housemate In Maryland Learns Fate A 65-year-old Maryland man will spend decades in prison after admitting to repeatedly raping a member of his household over a two-year period, prosecutors said. James Thompson, 65, was sentenced to life in prison, with all but 25 years suspended, a judge in Wicomico County Circuit Court, according to the State's Attorney's Office. Thompson pleaded guilty to first-degree rape in March 2025. He was initially indicted on 228 charges following a months-long investigation into the sexual abuse of a minor. Prosecutors said that from 2021 through 2023, he repeatedly raped the victim while they li…
Maryland Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’ Maryland Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’
Maryland Man Gunned Down After Work; Family Calls William Askew’s Death ‘Senseless’ William Denard Askew was heading home from work when a bullet ended his life in the middle of the street. Now, his devastated family is grieving, searching for answers — and demanding justice. The Prince George’s County Police Department says the 33-year-old from Greenbelt was fatally shot on Friday night, July 25, in Laurel. At approximately 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the 13200 block of Laurel Bowie Road in the unincorporated section of Laurel, where they found Askew suffering from gunshot wounds in the roadway.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Detect…
Bryan Kohberger Sentenced To Life For Killing 4 Idaho Students As Families Unleash Fury Bryan Kohberger Sentenced To Life For Killing 4 Idaho Students As Families Unleash Fury
Bryan Kohberger Sentenced To Life For Killing 4 Idaho Students As Families Unleash Fury Bryan Kohberger will spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced Wednesday, July 23 to four consecutive life terms without parole for the brutal stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students. Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and flanked by attorneys, the former criminology student stood silently as Judge Steven Hippler handed down the sentence, which also included 10 years for burglary and more than $270,000 in fines and restitution. Kohberger declined to speak. A murmur of “coward” was heard from the gallery. “You senselessly slaughtered four people,” Hippler told h…
$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group $666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group
$666 Scholarship Awarded To PA High School Students By Satanic Group Two Pennsylvania teens just scored $666 each — not from a traditional scholarship foundation, but from a Satanic congregation that celebrates rebellion, self-expression, and emotional honesty. Satanic Delco, a Delaware County-based independent Satanist group, announced on Tuesday, July 15 that Kylie Tracy of Kennett High School and Adrian Gramatges of Ridley High School are this year’s winners of its annual Outsider Achievement Award. Each graduating senior received $666 and a certificate recognizing their embrace of individualism, creativity, and critical thinking — core values of what the…
DC Man Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather' DC Man Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather'
DC Man Killed In Maryland Hit-Run Remembered As 'Cherished Father, Grandfather' Police have identified the DC man killed in a hit-and-run crash last week in Prince George’s County. Earl Parker Jr., 45, was struck and killed while walking in Oxon Hill shortly after midnight on Wednesday, July 9, according to an update from the Prince George’s County Police Department on Monday, July 14. The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. on Wheeler Road near Birchtree Lane, police said. Responding officers found Parker lying in the roadway with traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders, according to the department. The preliminary investigation reve…
Arrest Made In DC Shooting That Killed 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle Sitting In Car With Family Arrest Made In DC Shooting That Killed 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle Sitting In Car With Family
Arrest Made In DC Shooting That Killed 3-Year-Old Honesty Cheadle Sitting In Car With Family An arrest has been made after 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in the car with her family in DC, authorities announced on Friday afternoon. Charles Rucker has been arrested in connection with the girl's death after she died at an area hospital following the shooting early on Saturday, July 5 in Southeast DC.  The shooting was reported at around 3 a.m. that morning, and Rucker was identified as a person of interest, and a $50,000 reward was offered for information, leading to his apprehension. WANTED: Detectives from MPD's Major Case squad have i…
3-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In DMV: Metropolitan Police ID Person Of Interest 3-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In DMV: Metropolitan Police ID Person Of Interest
3-Year-Old Girl Shot, Killed In DMV: Metropolitan Police ID Person Of Interest The manhunt is on. Charles Rucker has been named a person of interest in the shooting death of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Cheadle was sitting in a parked car with family when she was struck by gunfire around 3:03 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, in the 1000 block of 14th Street SE, according to police. Detectives say Rucker is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting, which turned fatal two days later when the girl died.  He is pictured in a newly released wanted homicide poster, and MPD is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for i…
Maryland Mom Killed In Domestic Dispute; Family Seeks Justice, Awareness Maryland Mom Killed In Domestic Dispute; Family Seeks Justice, Awareness
Maryland Mom Killed In Domestic Dispute; Family Seeks Justice, Awareness She was a daughter, a sister, a friend — and the mother of two little girls who will now grow up without either parent. Sharita Cristwell, 29, was shot and killed in a Landover apartment on July 5, by Harry Lindsey, the father of her children, according Prince George's County Police Department. Lindsey attempted to flee after the deadly domestic dispute, but was apprehended the following day and charged with multiple counts of murder. Cristwell’s death has left her family and community reeling — and pushing for justice and awareness. “Sharita was shot twice and killed instantly by the fat…