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What happens to Amber Alert boy, 9, after dad suspected of slaying mom is killed by LAPD?

A 9-year-old boy abducted by his father after the slaying of his mother – which prompted an Amber Alert – was in protective custody Wednesday after police shot and killed the man in Encino. The officer- involved shooting occurred about 6:45 p.m. Tuesday on the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue near Killion Street, said Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Justin Eisenberg . Konstantin Morozov, 48, brought his son, Daniel Morozov, to a friend’s apartment, and police found them after receiving a tip, Eisenberg said. The elder Morozov, who was suspected of fatally shooting Daniel ’s mother and then abducting the boy Monday in Santa Maria in northern Santa Barbara County , emerged from the apartment and confronted officers, prompting an officer-involved shooting, Eisenberg said. The father was taken to a local hospital, where he died, said LAPD Officer Mike Lopez . A gun was recovered at the scene, Lopez added. An interview with the boy was pending Wednesday, said Eisenberg, who didn’t ...

Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe

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Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe" /> Amber alert canceled after 9-year-old boy taken in Santa Maria is found safe" /> SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A man who abducted his 9-year-old son after allegedly shooting and killing the child's mother, prompting an Amber Alert, was killed today in an officer-involved shooting in Tarzana and the child was found safe. The California Highway Patrol reported just after 8 p.m. that the Amber Alert was cancelled. It had been in effect    in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties The AMBER Alert for 9-year-old Daniel Morozov has been deactivated. The child has been safely located. — CHP Headquarters (@CHP_HQ) August 23, 2017 The announcement that Daniel Morozov was found safe came within 90 minutes of an officer-involved shooting about 6:45 p.m. in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue near Killion Street that left the boy's father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov, dead, according to t...

Santa Maria murder, kidnap suspect dead following shooting with LAPD

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Santa Maria murder suspect dead... Related Content SANTA MARIA, Calif. - An officer- involved shooting in Los Angeles County has left a murder suspect connected to an Amber Alert out of Santa Maria dead Tuesday night .  48-year-old Konstantin Morozov was taken to the hospital in critical condition but police confirmed he died from his injuries during a press briefing. The shooting occurred in Tarzana, California just before 7 p.m. The Santa Maria Police Department said it received a tip Tuesday morning that Morozov was in an apartment located in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue in Tarzana/Encino. "We had a variety of tips whether they were due to the Amber Alert of from folks just seeing cars or people looking that seem similar and talking to everyone involved--family members or otherwise. Because we were in Santa Maria, we couldn't get here [Tarzana/Encino] right away--so we passed it to the FBI," said Detective Andrew Brice with the Santa Maria Police Department...

9-year-old boy abducted in Santa Maria found safe, California Highway Patrol says

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A 9-year-old Santa Maria boy who was suspected of being abducted by his father has been found safe, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Around midnight, an Amber Alert was issued in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties . The Santa Maria Police Department said Daniel Morozov was believed to be taken by his father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov shortly before 9 p.m. Monday. Police had responded to a fatal shooting in the 200 block of N. College Drive in Santa Maria and found a person dead. As a result of an investigation at that scene, the Amber Alert was issued, according to Santa Maria police . Authorities said that Morozov is a suspect in the death of the 9-year-old's mother. The suspect was last seen driving a blue 2015 Volkswagen Golf hatchback , police said. It was later found abandoned in Santa Maria. A new alert issued at about 11:45 a.m. said the suspect and the boy were believed to be in a 2017 black Jeep Cherokee . That vehi...

Police: 3 teens involved in fatal shooting in Westchester

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Police in a New York City suburb have charged three teenagers in connection with a fatal shooting. The Journal News reports (http://lohud.us/2ijQUR5 ) a 16-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offenses including first-degree manslaughter. The teen's 18-year-old brother and another 18-year-old man both face charges of criminal possession of a firearm and tampering with physical evidence. Police say the three teens were involved in the fatal shooting of Joseph Smith III , of Greenburgh. Investigators say Smith was shot to death in the stairwell of a Greenburgh apartment complex Thursday . Police say the Smith was targeted by the suspects. According to authorities, police recovered a gun at the apartment of one of the suspects after obtaining a search warrant. The suspects were arrested Friday. ___ Information from: The Journal News, http://www.lohud.com Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broa...

Man Suspected in Killing of Estranged Wife, Prior Disappearance of 9-Year-Old Son Is Fatally Shot by Officers in Encino

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Investigators remained Wednesday morning at the Encino scene where police fatally shot a man suspected of killing his estranged wife in Santa Maria and fleeing with their 9-year-old son. Firefighters take Konstantin Morozov to an ambulance after he was shot by police in Encino on Aug. 22, 2017. (Credit: KTLA) The boy, Daniel Morozov, was found “OK” at the location where his father, 48-year-old Konstantin Morozov, was shot dead by officers. Information provided by police Tuesday night was preliminary and no detailed update has been given Wednesday morning . Justin Eisenberg, the Los Angeles Police Department ’s chief of detectives, said Tuesday night that Morozov was shot after he emerged from an apartment in the 5500 block of Lindley Avenue , at the edge of Tarzana. The street remained blocked off until about 8 a.m. Wednesday. The FBI’s Fugitive Task Force , which includes LAPD officers , was following up on a tip received by Santa Maria police that Morozov was at the location. “H...

Police: Milton man fatally shot stepsister before he was killed in apparent ‘murder-suicide by cop’

MILTON, Wash. — A police officer opened fire and killed a gunman Monday after the man fatally shot his stepsister he was holding next to him in the parking lot of the Sunridge Apartments in Milton, police said. “Evidence recovered thus far indicated this was likely a ‘murder-suicide by cop’ incident,” a Milton Police Department news release said Monday night. Milton police officers responded at about 2 p.m. to a report of a man with a gun near a woman in the parking lot of the Sunridge Apartments at 6926 5th Street East in Milton. “It appeared the male suspect in this case had his arm wrapped around the female. They were engaged in some type of conversation,” said Puyallup police spokesman Scott Engle . A Milton police sergeant and officer challenged the man to put down his weapon. “At that point, the male suspect shot the female and she went down,” Engle said. Engle said the gunman fired two shots at the 43-year-old woman, who police later described as the gunman’s stepsister....

Three arrested, charged with murder in Dec. 12 shooting in Cleveland, Tenn.

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This is a developing story and was updated Dec. 28 at 4:15 p.m. Jackie Ingram Jackie Ingram Photo by Contributed Photo / Times Free Press . Nathan Bean Nathan Bean Derrick Brown Derrick Brown Photo by Contributed Photo / Times Free Press . Three people have been arrested in a fatal shooting earlier this month at Springbrook Apartments in Cleveland, Tenn. Jackie Ingram, 22; Nathan Bean, 18; and Derrick Brown, 18, have been charged with first- degree felony murder , the Cleveland Police Department said in a news release Wednesday. They are suspected of being accomplices of Adam Johnson, 18, who was killed Dec. 12 during a home invasion at an apartment on Blackburn Road, the release from spokeswoman Sgt. Evie West said. Other charges are pending, West said, and the case remains under investigation as officials work to identify others who may have been connected to or involved in the crime. Police arrived at the 2300 block of Blackburn Road at Springbrook Apartments just after midnight...

3 Charged With Murder In Dec. 12 Springbrook Shooting In Cleveland

The Cleveland Police Department Criminal Investigations Division , along with the District Attorney’s Office of the 10 th  Judicial District, has charged three people in the shooting that occurred at Springbrook Apartments on Dec. 12 at 12:01 a.m. Jackie Ingram, 22, Nathan Bean, 18, and Derrick Brown, 18, were charged with first- degree felony murder . These three suspects were identified as accomplices with Adam Johnson, who was shot and killed along with Nathan Bean, "while attempting to commit a violent crime."  Authorities said, "Under the TCA first- degree murder statute , the killing of another committed in the perpetration of a crime makes the individual(s) criminally responsible even though the death may be of a co-defendant."                                                                                       This case is being investigated as investigators are working to identify others who may be connected and involved in the crime. Other charges are pen...

Not a typical affordable-housing community, Las Brisas finds success through its enrichment programs and police presence

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Las Brisas affordable -housing community contains approximately 160 rental units , varying in size and number of bedrooms.</strong>" title="Las Brisas 1" width="400" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-16158" /> Cory Bilicko/Signal Tribune Signal Hill’s Las Brisas affordable -housing community contains approximately 160 rental units , varying in size and number of bedrooms. Nick Diamantides Staff Writer Approximately five years after the completion of the Las Brisas affordable -housing community in Signal Hill, programs offered at the site are still succeeding in improving the lives of the people who live there. The project was developed in two phases under the auspices of Los Angeles- based Abode Communities with funding from the now- defunct Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency , as well as financial assistance from other public and private sector entities . According to Robin Hughes, president of Abode Communities , Las Brisas c...

Deputies ID young man killed in apartment complex near UCF

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The manhunt continued Thursday for the shooter who killed a 22-year-old man at an apartment complex near the University of Central Florida on Wednesday. Colin Marcel Jackson was identified Thursday as the man found dead inside an apartment at Campus Crossing Alafaya about 6:30 p.m., officials said. "Witnesses reported seeing the victim and an unknown black male involved in an altercation prior to hearing the shots," said Lourdes Clayton, spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff 's Office. Jackson was not a UCF student and it's unclear if he lived in the apartment complex, officials said. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing. Jackson's criminal history includes a Dec. 30 arrest at same apartment complex on the following charges: aggravated assault with a firearm, armed burglary of dwelling with a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and theft. According to one of the victims, who lived at Campus Crossing Alafaya , J...

Neighbors react after shots fired at Rivercrest Apartments

ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Residents of an east Albany apartment complex are scared after bullets flew into their homes. Police said that at least four apartments were hit by bullets Tuesday night. 15 people and many children were in those homes. Fortunately, no one was hurt.  Many of the shooting victims contacted WALB , saying they need help. The residents told us they have heard gunshots for several nights, but last night's was by far the worst. A bullet went through one woman's apartment window around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. "We heard gunshots. Then we laid on the floor. A few seconds after that we heard the window shatter.  And we just crawled into the kid's room," said a resident who did not want to be identified. The bullets missed her and her two young daughters. In the daylight, police gathered shell casings and evidence. On Wednesday, WALB spoke with several residents, but all refused to show their faces on camera. When asked why she doesn't want to go o...

Most Controversial Movie Moments of All Time

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August 24, 2017 Just because a movie is good doesn’t mean it’s without issues. In fact, many of the greatest and most memorable movies of all time feature controversial scenes that shocked audiences or even got them banned. This list features heavy doses of sex and violence, but there are also plenty of other ways to cause controversy. Here are just 20 of the most controversial movie moments of all time. ")}; 20. Silence of the Lambs Buffalo Bill during his dance scene in Silence of the Lambs  | Orion Pictures There’s no denying that Silence of the Lambs is a great film. But it’s also impossible to ignore the sheer creepiness of it all — and no scene exemplifies that better than the one where Buffalo Bill dances . This iconic moment takes place most of the way through the movie, with scenes of the man in question getting dressed and applying makeup interspersed with those of the young woman Catherine Martinm who he captured and is keeping in a well. As she calls out to his...

Security Guard Shot, Killed at Marina Del Rey Apartment Complex

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An investigation was underway Monday after a security guard was found shot to death in Marina Del Rey , according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff ’s Department. Authorities investigate a homicide in the 4200 block of Via Marina Court in Marina Del Rey on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Credit: KTLA) Homicide detectives responded to the 4200 block of Via Marina Court (map) after the man’s body was found at 3:26 a.m., according to a sheriff’s news release. Police taped off the parking lot of the Shores apartment complex , where the body was discovered. The victim, who was unarmed according to authorities, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as 47-year-old Patrick Odoikyene of South Los Angeles , the Sheriff’s Department said. “Patrick was always there to greet us, and he was the nicest guy,” Elise Upperman, a resident at the Shores apartment complex , said. “He always helped me lock up my bike.” “We talked to him everyday when we walked by to go to the gym, or were just wal...