Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the leader of the Islamic State (ISIS) terror group has been killed in a raid in the northern Syrian town of Jandaris, which was carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency. The suspected leader, codenamed Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, was "neutralized" in the operation, and his death is a major blow to the terror group, which has been weakened in recent years. It is hoped that this will be a major step in the eventual defeat of the terror group.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the community are mourning the tragic death of Arrayah Barrett, the 2-year-old daughter of Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett. Police responded to a call that a child had fallen into a pool, and Arrayah was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead. The police report stated that the incident appears to be accidental, and the Buccaneers released a statement expressing their condolences to Barrett and his family.
At a press conference on Sunday, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers and FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith announced a $80,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Francisco Oropesa, a 38-year-old man wanted for the shooting of five people in Cleveland, Texas on Friday night. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has offered additional resources to aid in the search, and over 200 officers are going door to door asking for information. The FBI is asking anyone with information to contact them, and reminding the public that Oropesa is considered armed and dangerous.
Authorities are searching for Francisco Oropeza, a 38-year-old Texas man accused of shooting five people, including an 8-year-old boy, on Friday night. The search area has been widened to 20 miles from the scene of the shooting, and investigators have found clothes and a phone in a rural area. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation, with assistance from the Texas Rangers, and the public has been warned not to approach Oropeza if they see him.
On Saturday evening, fourteen people were injured when the roof of an off-campus house near Ohio State University collapsed. Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin said that the roof was likely overloaded with people, and that none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. The investigation is ongoing, and the Division of Fire is reminding people to be aware of the weight limits of any structure they are on.
The U.S. Army has announced a mandatory aviation stand-down in response to two fatal helicopter crashes in the last month, which killed three soldiers in Alaska and seven in Kentucky. The stand-down will require all Army aviators, except those participating in critical missions, to complete the required training in order to ensure the safety of aviators and prevent future accidents. The Army is conducting an investigation into both crashes to determine the cause.
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, is facing charges related to national defense information and classified documents or materials. Prosecutors argued for his detention, citing an arsenal of guns and social media posts about wanting to kill people. Teixeira's family released a statement in support of him, and the judge has yet to decide whether he should be kept in custody until his trial.
Anurag Chandra was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder after ramming his car into another vehicle carrying six teenage boys in Southern California. The boys had played a doorbell-ringing prank on Chandra prior to the incident, and three of them were killed in the crash. The California Highway Patrol's MAIT investigated the scene of the crash and Chandra is set to be sentenced on April 30, facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.