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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) -- The uncle of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman who was fatally stabbed while riding the Charlotte light rail late last month, spoke out after his niece's death, saying on Friday that she "didn't deserve" to be killed."Iryna was...she was the glue of the family," the uncle, who requested to not be named, told "Good Morning America."Zarutska, 23, was fatally stabbed on Aug. 22 just before 10 p.m. […]

(Orem, UTAH) -- Authorities have taken into custody the person they suspect of shooting and killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday at a Utah university campus event.Tyler Robinson, 22, was taken into custody in St. George, Utah, on Friday, authorities said and sources told ABC News.Robinson's father recognized him as the person being sought by police after authorities distributed photographs.Here's what we know about Robinson, how the shooting was […]

(OREM, Utah) -- After a suspect was arrested in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an emotional Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said he is "as angry as I have ever been" and that this shooting marks a "moment" in the nation's history."This is our moment. Do we escalate or do we find an off-ramp?" Cox told reporters during a press conference on Friday.Cox confirmed that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson was […]

(SALT LAKE CITY) -- A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials announced Friday.Tyler Robinson was allegedly the person who shot and killed Kirk on Wednesday, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed at a press conference in Utah on Friday. "We got him," Cox said at a press conference Friday.The press conference came soon after President Donald Trump confirmed they had the suspected shooter in custody."I think, […]

(NEW YORK) -- College campuses across America are experiencing an epidemic of hoax calls about bogus shootings and other emergencies following the shooting death of Charlie Kirk this week.These calls -- known as swatting -- panicked at least a dozen schools as police rush to campuses, chasing phantom threats with many of them being racially motivated and targeting historically Black colleges and universities.Activities froze in places like Virginia State University […]

(FORT PIERCE, Fla.) -- Jurors in the criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last year are set to hear testimony Friday from five law enforcement witnesses, concluding a chaotic start to the case that could send the alleged assassin to prison for the rest of his life.  While prosecutors originally estimated needing about three weeks to conclude their case against […]

(EVERGREEN, Colo.) -- A 16-year-old student -- who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school on Wednesday, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself -- was believed to be "radicalized by some extremist network,” officials with the local sheriff's office said.The gunfire at Evergreen High School broke out at about 12:24 p.m. local time, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.Three students were taken to the hospital […]

(NEW YORK) -- The Secret Service agent who spotted Ryan Routh's alleged sniper perch on the golf course where Donald Trump was playing last year testified at Routh's trial Thursday that he came within five feet of Routh's rifle before he realized Routh was armed.Routh, who is representing himself, is on trial in Florida on charges of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump on his golf course last September."The barrel of […]

(NEW YORK) -- Multiple historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are on lockdown after receiving potential threats on Thursday, including Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia.Spelman College, located near Clark Atlanta University, has also implemented shelter-in-place protocols as a precautionary measure due to its proximity.Hampton University ceased all "nonessential" activity, including athletic events, on Thursday for […]