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Karmelo Anthony, Austin Metcalf, Texas, Karmelo Anthony case, theGrio.com
April 15, 2025
17-year-old Karmelo Anthony is accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf during a track meet on April 2 in Frisco, Texas.  
Rapper Tay-K, Tay-K case, Tay-K trial, rap on trial, theGrio.com
April 15, 2025
Taymor McIntyre faces up to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the killing of 23-year-old Mark Anthony…
Tania Vanessa Corpuz Thomas, Stephanie Dowells, theGrio.com
March 27, 2025
In November 2024, Stephanie Dowells was killed during a conjugal visit with her husband; she was the second woman to…
thegrio, Ronnie Smith, Lil Ronnie, Texas, fatal shooting
March 7, 2025
The double murder of G$ Lil Ronnie and his daughter in Forest Hills, Tex., came a day after celebrating the…
Cedric Warren, theGrio.com
December 12, 2024
Two men's convictions were overturned in a double homicide whose investigation overseen by a discredited white Kansas City detective.
Sheldon "Timothy" Herrington Jr., theGrio.com
December 12, 2024
A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Sheldon “Timothy” Herrington Jr. in the 2022 killing of Jimmy “Jay” Lee,…
Sean "Diddy" Combs
March 27, 2024
Diddy wasn't detained and spoke to authorities, and neither he nor any family members were arrested, nor has their travel…
March 2, 2024
Isaac Goodlow III died at a hospital after he was shot by officers Feb. 3 in Carol Stream, Illinois, as…
February 17, 2024
Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight, who has been suspended since November, allegedly shot her estranged boyfriend in the head.
February 16, 2024
Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District…
January 20, 2024
FBG Duck was shot 16 times outside the luxury clothing store Dolce & Gabbana in Chicago’s upscale Gold Coast neighborhood…
Hannah Payne trial
December 13, 2023
It took jurors only two hours to find Hannah Payne guilty of all charges, including felony murder, in the shooting…
December 5, 2023
Detroit leaders made it a priority to reduce a felony gun case backlog from 4,000 at the beginning of 2022,…
Michigan business owner shoots at Black man -- Anthony Mangiapane
November 22, 2023
Michigan jurors convicted Anthony Mangiapane of ethnic intimidation and other charges after he shot at a Black pedestrian.
November 15, 2023
The parents of Northwestern State University football player Ronnie Caldwell Jr. filed a wrongful death lawsuit early this month.
October 29, 2023
Tracy Cole, the grandson of Freddy Cole, one of Nat King Cole’s three brothers, was stabbed to death in Atlanta…
October 20, 2023
They are demanding answers and justice after the deaths of their loved ones, who are among 10 who died in…
Teddy Temple -- Denver middle school stabbing
October 17, 2023
A Denver middle school student is on the road to recovery after his classmate stabbed him repeatedly in a "bias-motivated…
Chris Kaba shooting
September 20, 2023
A Met police officer will be charged with murder in the September 2022 shooting death of an unarmed Chris Kaba…
Los Angeles models found dead -- Nichole Coats, Maleesa Mooney
September 18, 2023
Family members are devastated following the death of two Black models who were found dead inside their apartment in downtown…