According to WRAL and other sources, seven homes and one business have been damaged in six fires in Durham since July 2. The homes are all in the same area of town and were vacant at the time. Authorities believe the fires were intentionally set and are actively seeking information from the public about possible suspects. Read on for more criminal law news. SWAT Officer Shot. Sticking with WRAL, this story reports that Robeson County SWAT team member Kevin Chavis was shot during a drug raid in Pembroke. He is expected to make a full recovery. The Sheriff credits a SWAT vest as likely having saved the officer’s life. According to the report, both suspects from the raid are in custody with $15 million bonds each. Record-High Mass Killings. AP news reports that the number of mass killings in the U.S. has reached levels not seen since 2006. From January 1 to June 30th of this year, the country has seen 28 mass killings—defined as an event with at least four deaths, excluding the suspect. The killings have resulted in the deaths of 140 victims. These numbers are apparently a new high, edging out the previous record of 27 mass killings in the last six months of 2022. Suspected Serial Killer Arrested. A number of media outlets report that police have detained a suspected serial killer in New York. Following the 2010 disappearance a young woman in Long Island, New York, police discovered the remains of four other women near a [...]
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