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Stray Bullet
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
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…
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
Honesty Cheadle, 3, Shot, Killed By Stray Bullet In DC: 'She Deserved A Lifetime'
“This is every family’s worst nightmare, and it has left our hearts completely shattered.” That’s how Tamika Butler, the aunt and legal guardian of 3-year-old Honesty Cheadle, described the pain her family is feeling after the toddler was struck and killed by a stray bullet in Southeast DC. On Saturday, July 5, Cheadle was sitting in a car with family members on 22nd Street SE when a gunman opened fire. The child was struck in the head. She was rushed to the hospital, where she clung to life for two days before dying on Monday, July 7 at 4:53 p.m., according to police and her family.…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Sleeping Man Shot In Hand, Lancaster Police Say
A stray bullet from a shots fired incident went through a man's home and into his hand while he was sleeping early Saturday morning, Oct. 12, Lancaster City police announced later that day. Officers were called to the reported shooting in the 300 block of S. Anne Street around 2:30 a.m. They arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his hand, according to the release. He told the police "he was in his bedroom asleep when a bullet traveled through his window and struck him in the hand," police wrote. Multiple shell casings and bullet fragments were collected by of…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Third Man Arrested For Mother's Day Murder Of 10-Year-Old Arianna Davis In DC: MPD
A third person has been arrested in connection to the Mother's Day shooting that killed 10-year-old Arianna Davis in DC last year. Charles Edward Owens, 24, has been arrested and charged with murder, joining 19-year-olds Dallas McKinney and Koran Gregory, who were previously arrested. At the time he was charged, Owens was already in custody in a DC jail, according to police. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, 2023, investigators said that Davis was hit by a stray bullet in the 3700 block of Hayes Street NE, after dozens of shots rang out in the area. Officials said that the fami…
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Appaloosa Horse Hit By Stray Bullet, PA State Police Say
A house and a beloved horse were hit by a stray bullet hit a horse on Sunday, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 29. Troopers were initially called to investigation damage from "an errant bullet" to a home on Shrivers Corner Road in Butler Township, Gettysburg around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. When the troopers arrived and began to investigate they discovered an Appaloosa horse named Which Way Willie had also been shot. The horse was hit in the right nostril and injured, the police explained. In addition to the horse, the victims of this crime are its human…
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Elderly Woman Injured By Stray Bullet On New Years Day: Philadelphia Police
Just minutes after 2023 began, an 87-year-old Philadelphia woman was struck by a stray bullet probably fired in celebration, authorities say. The victim was standing on the 3400 block of Salmon Street in Port Richmond at about 12:15 a.m., Philly police told Daily Voice. She was rushed to Jefferson Frankford Hospital, where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the left shoulder and placed in stable condition, the department said. Police did not name the woman, though Mary Gallagher identified herself as the victim to 6abc. Gallagher told the outlet she was…
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Stray Bullet Injures 11-Year-Old Girl In Berks County Clubhouse: Police
An 11-year-old Berks County girl was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the chest after authorities say she was struck by a stray bullet. Police in Exeter Township were called to the clubhouse at Laurel Springs housing development on East Neversink Road just before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26, the department said. The unnamed girl was rushed to an area hospital where she was still in critical condition as of Sunday, Nov. 27, police said. Investigators determined that a suspect had fired a gun in the men's bathroom at the clubhouse, which passed through a wall before …
Westminster, MD
Obituaries
Maryland Dad Gunned Down While Watching Fireworks
A loving father was trying to take in some Fourth of July fireworks over the holiday weekend when he was struck and killed by a stray bullet, according to his family. Cambridge resident Tyuane Johnson, Jr., 24, was an innocent bystander watching fireworks on Monday, July 4, when he got caught in the crossfire and was fatally hit by a bullet. Johnson was watching fireworks in the area of the 1000 block of Cosby Lane in Cambridge at approximately 9 p.m. on Monday night when he was struck, police said. He was rushed to the Dorchester General Hospital for treatment, where he was later pronounce…
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Quadruple Arrest Made In Wild Lake Village Center Shooting Where Child Was Injured: Police
Four men have been arrested for a Columbia shooting last month where a child, and two innocent bystanders, were injured, authorities said. The men are Malachi Smith, 18, Tony Terrell Blunt Jr., 19, Byron Lamar Dickey Jr., 19, and another unidentified juvenile who was 17 at the time of the incident. Investigators believe Smith and the unidentified juvenile agreed to meet with Blunt and Dickey for an illegal gun sale on Feb. 13, police said. During their meeting, an argument broke out and escalated to shots being fired and Blunt was shot in the leg. A child was struck by a …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Girl, 9, Was Reaching For Mom After Being Struck By Stray Bullet: Report
SeQuoya Bacon-Jones was not crying when her mom found her bleeding on the sidewalk last week. The 9-year-old Trenton girl was laying on the ground, moaning, reaching out for her, Shea Bacon-Jones tells CBS Philly. SeQuoya was playing at the Kingsbury Square courtyard around 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, when she was struck by a stray bullet, authorities previously said in a press release. "I can’t believe what I’m looking at," the girl's mom told the outlet. "It’s not really happening, but it’s really happening." The next day, SeQuoya died. No arrests had been made as of Monday, …
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Obituaries
Support Rises For 25-Year-Old Man Killed By Stray Bullet Eating Thanksgiving Dinner
Support is on the rise for a 25-year-old Pennsylvania man who was struck and killed by a stray bullet that came through his window while eating Thanksgiving Dinner in his suburban Philadelphia home. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was eating in an Arch Street home in Norristown when he was shot by Kevon Clarke, 19, who was wanted Friday on murder charges, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele and Norristown Acting Police Chief Todd Dillon previously said. He was flown to Penn Presbyterian, where he was pronounced dead. Palaez Moctezuma was sitting at the table eating dinner …
