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Florida fire rescue helicopter crashes into apartment complex, 2 dead

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Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida. Two people were killed when a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crash ed into a small apartment complex in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Monday morning, officials said. Three people were on board the helicopter at the time, one of whom was killed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. He was identified as Broward Sheriff's Office Capt. Terryson Jackson, 50, a 19-year veteran of the agency. Terryson Jackson, 50 Broward Sheriff A second person, an adult woman, died on the ground, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Fire and rescue personnel work in the area where a medical rescue helicopter crashed, Aug. 28, 2023, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Marta Lavandier/AP Two people have been taken to the hospital after a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue helicopter crashed in Pompano Beach, Florida, Aug. 28, 2023. Carra...

Los Angeles police investigating after 2 women found dead in downtown apartments days apart

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Police in Los Angeles are investigating the deaths of two aspiring models who were found dead in Los Angeles apartment complexes days apart. Police in Los Angeles are investigating the deaths of two aspiring models who were found in Los Angeles apartment complexes days apart -- one death determined by police to be a murder. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told ABC News on Sunday afternoon that the death of Maleesa Mooney, 31, on Sept. 12 is being investigated as a homicide, while the death of Nichole “Nikki” Coats, 32, on Sept. 10 is “an undetermined death at this point” and they will determine whether it could be investigated as a homicide after the L.A. County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner completes its report and determines her cause of death. Asked if the cases could be linked, a spokesperson for the LAPD told ABC News on Monday, "it's too soon" to make a determination and they are still awaiting the coroner's reports. Accordi...

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried slept on bean bag at $35M Bahamas apartment, lived with 9 employees: Witness

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Adam Yedidia, who worked as a developer at FTX, testified Alameda, Bankman-Fried’s privately controlled hedge fund, paid for the apartment. Sam Bankman-Fried took naps on a bean bag while living with 9 other employees at a $35 million apartment in the Bahamas, a witness testified at the FTX founder's criminal trial on seven counts stemming from the collapse of the crypto-exchange. The witness, Adam Yedidia, who worked as a developer at FTX, testified that Alameda, Bankman-Fried's privately controlled hedge fund, paid for the apartment . Prosecutors have been exploring the unusual living arrangements and the luxurious Lifestyle Bankman-Fried had been living in the Bahamas that was allegedly paid for, illegally, with customer and investor money. Prosecutors have alleged Bankman-Fried used other customer funds for real estate, speculative investments and political donations. Yedidia said he had been tasked with fixing a bug in FTX's system in June 2022 when he discovered...

Ex-cop who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in fatal raid goes on trial again

A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A former Louisville police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor’s apartment the night she was killed is going on trial in federal court this week for violating Taylor’s civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Brett Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot to death by police after they knocked down the door of her apartment . Hankison was acquitted in a state trial last year. Jury selection in the federal case began on Monday. Taylor was shot to death by officers who were executing a drug search warrant, which was later found to be flawed. Taylor’s boyfriend fired a single shot that hit one of the officers as they came through the door, and officers returned fire, striking Taylor in her hallway multiple times. The o...

1-year-old allegedly fatally shot by 5-year-old sibling at apartment: Police

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A 1-year-old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5-year-old sibling at an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana, on Tuesday, police said. A 1 -year- old boy was allegedly fatally shot by his 5 -year- old sibling at an apartment in Indiana, police said. Police received a report of a shooting at an apartment complex in Lafayette around 3 p.m. local time on Tuesday. Police respond to a shooting at the Romney Meadows apartment complex in Lafayette, Indiana, March 28, 2023. WRTV MORE: 3-year-old boy fatally shoots himself with handgun left in nightstand Responding officers found the 1 -year- old dead from a gunshot wound at the residence, police said. "Detectives with the Lafayette Police Department determined that the child was shot by his five-year-old sibling, who was able to gain access to a weapon in the apartment," the Lafayette Police Department said in a statement. The weapon was a handgun, according to police. Police respond to a shooting at the Romney Meadows apartment c...