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Louisiana Murder Suspect Caught At Grandma’s Virginia Home

By REBECCA SANTANA , Associated Press GONZALES, La. (AP) — A 21-year-old man suspected of killing his parents and three other people — including a girl he was dating — was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother's house in Virginia, a sheriff there said. On Saturday, Dakota Theriot shot and killed three…
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Louisiana Shooting Leaves 5 Dead; Suspect At Large

By CHEVEL JOHNSON and REBECCA SANTANA , Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say separate but related shootings Saturday in two different parishes have left five people dead, and they're searching for a 21-year-old man who they say is "armed and dangerous." Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre says Dakota Theriot is the…
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Decision To Withhold Florida Bank Victim Names Tests New Law

By SEAN MURPHY , Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A Florida police chief's decision not to release the names of some of the five women killed in a bank shooting this week represents the first high-profile test of a law being enacted in several states that pits victim privacy against the public's right to…
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Trump Associate Stone Arrested, Faces Obstruction Charge

By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation. Stone is charged in a seven-count indictment with witness tampering, obstruction and false statements about his interactions related to the…
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Police Say Florida Bank Attack That Killed 5 Was Random Act

By TERRY SPENCER and JENNIFER KAY , Associated Press SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — Investigators have found no obvious reason why a man accused of fatally shooting five women picked a small-town bank in Florida as the place to carry out his attack, authorities said Thursday. Zephen Xaver's attack did not appear to be part of…
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