On Wednesday evening, Tiffin Police responded to a home on Huss St. after a mother reported a shooting. Investigation revealed that the mother was moving belongings with the help of Dustin Wiley, while her husband, Ryan Eagon, was believed to be out of town. Eagon fatally shot the two children, aged 7 and 7 months, as well as Wiley, before taking his own life. Law enforcement and emergency services responded, but all four individuals, including the children, Wiley, and Eagon, were pronounced dead.
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On Friday morning, an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in a road-rage incident on a Las Vegas-area freeway. The shooting occurred after two drivers were jockeying for position and arguing. Tyler Matthew Johns, 22, was arrested at the scene and charged with open murder and discharging a firearm at a vehicle after allegedly firing a single shot into the victim’s car, striking the child in the backseat.
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A three-year-old boy, identified as Keterrius ‘KJ’ Sparks, died after being left in a hot car in Birmingham on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed that the child was in the care of Covenant Services, a contracted worker for the Department of Human Resources (DHR), and was left in the vehicle for approximately five hours. The DHR stated that the provider has terminated their employee following the incident. Both the biological and foster families are grieving and seeking answers regarding the circumstances that led to this tragedy, as the Birmingham Police Department continues its investigation.
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In Ormond Beach, Florida, an 18-month-old child tragically perished after being left unattended in a vehicle for an extended period. The child’s father reportedly left the toddler while he obtained a haircut and visited a bar. Authorities from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office and Ormond Beach Police Department are investigating the incident. The child’s death is attributed to hyperthermia resulting from prolonged exposure to the high temperatures inside the parked vehicle.
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A six-year-old boy tragically lost his life during what his mother claimed was an exorcism, leading to her arrest and charges of murder by the sheriff’s office. The details of the case are deeply disturbing, painting a picture of a mother driven by a belief system that tragically resulted in the death of her child. The sheriff’s statement reveals the mother’s conviction that she was divinely instructed to exorcise demons from her son. This disturbing belief, coupled with the outcome, raises serious questions about mental health, societal support systems, and the potential dangers of unchecked religious extremism.
This situation screams of serious mental illness.… Continue reading
The bodies of a 38-year-old mother and her 8-year-old son were discovered in their Bronx apartment Friday evening by family members conducting a wellness check prompted by a neighbor’s report of a 4-year-old girl’s prolonged screams. The young girl, also present in the apartment, was hospitalized for evaluation. The NYPD is awaiting autopsy results to determine the cause of death, and is not currently considering the deaths suspicious. The time elapsed between the deaths and their discovery remains undetermined.
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Texas has recorded its second measles-related death in a child. This tragic event underscores the preventable nature of this illness and highlights the urgent need for increased vaccination rates. The devastating loss of a child to a disease that is largely preventable through vaccination is a stark reminder of the importance of public health initiatives and accessible healthcare. The grief experienced by the family is unimaginable, compounded by the knowledge that this death could have been avoided. This heartbreaking situation necessitates a broader conversation about vaccination hesitancy and its consequences.
The sheer preventable nature of measles makes this child’s death all the more agonizing.… Continue reading
In December 2023, a one-year-old Taiwanese boy, Kai Kai, died from alleged torture inflicted by his foster carers, the Liu sisters. Kai Kai suffered severe injuries, including blackened genitals, missing nails, and multiple bone fractures, resulting in public outrage and over 300 protestors demanding harsher penalties, including the death penalty. The Liu sisters initially confessed but later retracted their statements, claiming the injuries were accidental. An investigation is also underway into potential negligence by social workers.
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Tragically, a six-year-old unvaccinated Texas girl succumbed to measles, the first such U.S. child death in nearly a decade. Her parents, featured in an anti-vaccine group’s video, maintained their opposition to vaccination even after their daughter’s death, attributing her demise to complications rather than the disease itself. They cited alternative treatments as a reason for avoiding the MMR vaccine. The incident underscores the ongoing debate surrounding vaccine safety and the devastating consequences of vaccine hesitancy.
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