Crime
RCMP release more details on shooting death of home invader
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News Release from Blackfalds RCMP
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE 3**
Due to public interest generated by the recent shooting in Red Deer County, Blackfalds RCMP would like to provide more context as to the occurrences that led-up to the fatal incident.
On July 30, 2021, at 9:01 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a report of a suspicious male wandering around a property near Blackfalds, Alta. The male was banging on the side of the house, scaring the occupants. They located the male who said he was looking for the former owner of the property. After speaking to involved parties, the male was transported back to Red Deer and warned, if he returned to the property, he would face charges.
On July 31, 2021, at 5:03 a.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched back to the same address. The same male had returned and was banging on bedroom windows and attempted to gain entry through a door. The male was arrested for mischief and released from police custody in Red Deer on conditions, and with a court appearance to attend court on Sept., 17, 2021.
On Aug. 2, 2021, the shooting occurred at 3:07 p.m. Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to the property at 3:11 p.m. and arrived on scene at 3:20 p.m.
Background:
Aug. 6, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE 2**
The RCMP’s Major Crime’s Unit has completed the investigation into the incident that occurred near Blackfalds, Alta. on Aug. 2, 2021. After consultation with the Crown Prosecutor’s Office, the decision was made that charges will not be laid.
As the substantive investigation is complete, the following details can now be shared: on Aug. 2, 2021, at 3:11 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP were dispatched to a break and enter in progress. As officers were en route, updates were received that one male was injured and bleeding, and another had been shot. Officers arrived on scene and found the homeowner was suffering from injuries, and there was a deceased male in the residence with a gunshot wound. Witnesses reported that the homeowner had arrived home and found the deceased sleeping in the residence. A confrontation then occurred in which the deceased struck the homeowner numerous times with a baseball bat. During the attack, the homeowner was able to retrieve a firearm and shot the deceased one time.
August 3, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting – **UPDATE**
The RCMP Major Crime’s Unit is continuing with the investigation including examination of the scene with the RCMP Forensic Identification Services and interviewing witnesses. The initial investigation has indicated that the deceased broke into the residence and an altercation occurred with the homeowner. The homeowner was treated for injuries he sustained and has been released from the hospital.
The investigation is in the early stages. No charges have been laid at this time. Further updates will be provided when further details can be shared.
August 2, 2021
Blackfalds RCMP investigate shooting
On August 2, 2021, at 3:11 p.m., Blackfalds RCMP received a complaint of a residential break and enter in progress off of C & E Trail in Red Deer County. Upon arrival, police discovered that the homeowner had sustained injuries and another male in the residence had sustained a gunshot wound. EMS attended and pronounced the male with the gunshot wound as deceased. The homeowner was transported to the hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
RCMP Major Crimes Unit has been called in and has taken over the investigation.
There is no ongoing danger to the public.
Crime
Venezuelan Migrant Says She’d ‘Return’ To Country After Living In Housing Taken Over By Venezuelan Gang
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From the Daily Caller News Foundation
By Hailey Gomez
A Venezuelan immigrant living in migrant housing in Aurora, Colorado, appeared to fight back tears while speaking to independent reporter Nick Shirley, saying she would return to her country after living in the U.S.
This week, the city of Aurora faced major pushback from Republicans after footage surfaced online of armed men inside an apartment complex in late August. Shirley was seen visiting various migrant housing units before stopping at the viral location to interview residents where the armed men had been spotted.
Shirley spoke with a Venezuelan woman who showed him the poor living conditions her family endures, stating she pays $1,200 per month for the apartment. The migrant stated that the electricity and hot water in her apartment weren’t working, telling Shirley that the landlord hadn’t accepted any payment for the “past couple of months.”
“Does your father still have to pay rent?” Shirley asked as they walked around her father’s apartment.
“The owner is no longer receiving any kind of payment, because he is also taking all this, that the gangs and the mafia are taking advantage of all of this to get us out as if we were dogs and it’s not fair,” the migrant stated, according to a translation.
Shirley asked if gangs had been charging people, to which the migrant replied, “no.” The independent reporter then asked if her life in the U.S. was what she expected after crossing the border.
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“No, never. I would have stayed in my country. They say that here everything is different, the laws, everyone gets a good job, you get ahead, you can save money to take back to your country,” the migrant stated. “But not everything is as they say, the American dream is simply just a dream. When you get here you wake up, it’s not like they say.”
Shirley then pressed the migrant, asking in Spanish if she would take a “flight or opportunity to go back” to her home country.
“With all the love in the world I would return to my country,” the migrant said.
Republican lawmakers on Friday sent a letter criticizing the Biden-Harris administration’s “open border policies” and local “sanctuary” policies over the reported presence of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which allegedly terrorized several apartment buildings in Aurora.
Reportedly beginning as a prison gang in 2014 within the northern Venezuelan state of Aragua, Tren de Aragua has grown into one of Venezuela’s largest criminal organizations. With around 5,000 members and stretching internationally across Latin America and the U.S., the gang has allegedly been connected to several high-profile crimes within the U.S., including the kidnapping and strangling of a Florida man last year.
This week, the Aurora Police Department announced the arrest of two confirmed Tren de Aragua gang members, Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos and Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, following a July 28 shooting that left two men hospitalized with serious injuries.
Crime
Officials Arrest Father Of Suspected Georgia School Shooter
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From the Daily Caller News Foundation
By Hailey Gomez
The father of 14-year-old Colt Gray, the suspected shooter at Apalachee High School, was arrested by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) officials, according to a Thursday press release.
GBI officials announced the arrest of 54-year-old Colin Gray in connection with the Georgia high school shooting on Wednesday, which killed four people and injured nine others. Colin Gray is charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children, according to officials.
Colt Gray was arrested Wednesday morning after officials had received calls of a shooting occurring at the high school. GBI Director Chris Hosey and Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith confirmed during a press conference the 14-year-old had been a student at the school and will be “tried as an adult.”
UPDATE #2 – September 5, 2024:
In coordination with District Attorney Brad Smith, the GBI has arrested Colin Gray, age 54, in connection to the shooting at Apalachee High School. Colin is Colt Gray’s father.
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— GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) September 5, 2024
Local authorities had made contact with the Gray family in 2023 following anonymous tips to the FBI about alleged threats.
Colin Gray had allegedly bought the AR-15-style rifle used in the attack for his son at a local gun store as a Christmas present, a source told CNN. The timeline provided to officials by the 54-year-old father puts the purchase of the gun allegedly months after officials had first contacted the family to investigate school shooting threats made online, the outlet reported.
The victims of the incident have been identified by GBI officials as 14-year-old Mason Schermerhorn, 14-year-old Christian Angulo, 39-year-old Richard Aspinwall and 53-year-old Christina Irimie.
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