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Live Updates | Law enforcement official tells AP that Maine mass killing suspect has been found dead

Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead The man wanted in the mass shooting at a bowling alley and bar that killed 18 people and wounded 13 was found dead Friday, authorities said, bringing an end to a search that put the entire state of Maine on edge for the last two days. Follow for live updates. — Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened. — Family members confirmed the deaths of the shooting victims. — Maine's deaf community is grieving four members who were killed. — Social media posts spread an incorrect photo of the Maine suspect . — Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings, but some say more is needed. — The shooting is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year. Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead. Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille ...

4 suspected North Korean defectors found in a small boat in South Korean waters

South Korean officials say four suspected North Korean defectors were found in a small wooden boat near the two Koreas’ sea border SEOUL, South Korea -- Four North Koreans were found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters on Tuesday in what is likely a rare case of North Koreans taking a risky sea voyage to flee to the South, Seoul officials said. More than 30,000 North Koreans have fled to South Korea to avoid poverty and political oppression since the late 1990s. A vast majority of them have come via a land route with China, and defecting by sea is uncommon because it’s more dangerous. A South Korean coast guard ship found the boat south of the two Koreas’ eastern sea border on Tuesday morning, after a report by a fishing boat. The four people on board identified themselves as North Koreans, coast guard officials said. South Korea’s military said it secured the custody of the North Koreans in coordination with the coast guard, after chasing their boat along the sea border....

2 boys found dead after swimming in lake

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Oklahoma City first responders rescued two of four boys who went swimming in a lake near a dam and got caught in turbulent water. Two boys were found dead following a search of an Oklahoma City lake located near a dam after they and two other boys were caught in the turbulent waters while swimming , local fire officials said. Rescuers search for two boys swept away by strong currents on July 10, 2023, when the dam gates opened at Lake Overholser, in Oklahoma City. KOCO Firefighters deployed boats after receiving a call around 5:30 p.m. Monday about boys in need of rescue near the back side of Lake Overholser’s dam, according to the Oklahoma City Fire Department. MORE: July has the highest number of drowning deaths. Here's how to prevent them Two boys were found trapped on a concrete ledge that connects to the backside of the dam, fire officials said. The boys said they were fishing with two younger boys when they decided to enter the water, according to the fire department. Peopl...

2 more locally acquired cases of malaria found in Florida, bringing recent US total to 7

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Health officials reporting two more cases of locally acquired malaria in Florida, bringing the total in the United States up to seven. More cases of locally acquired malaria have been detected in the United States, bringing the total up to seven across the country. In a recent report, Florida health officials said they detected two more cases of the mosquito-borne illness in Sarasota County. It comes just two weeks after four people in Sarasota County and one person in Cameron County, Texas, were found to have malaria. MORE: Mosquitoes are so smart they're learning how to avoid pesticides used to kill them, study says ABC News reached out to the Texas Department of State Health Services to see if more cases had been identified in the state but did not immediately hear back. These are the first malaria cases acquired locally in the US since 2003. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory last week, warning doctors and public health officials in the affe...

Basketball coach found dead in park nearly week after going missing: Police

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Makuach Yak, 31, was found dead Friday evening inside the Delray Oaks Natural Area, a park in Delray Beach, local authorities said. A missing youth basketball coach in Florida was found dead nearly a week after police said he was last seen going for a run. Makuach Yak, 31, was found dead Friday evening inside the Delray Oaks Natural Area, a park in Delray Beach, Florida, local authorities said. A missing person flyer for Makuach Yak. WPBF "Right now, it appears his death is not criminal in nature," the Delray Beach Police Department said in a social media post. The medical examiner will determine Yak's cause of death, and the investigation remains open, police said. MORE: Police searching for missing youth basketball coach in Florida Yak, a youth basketball coach from Delray Beach, was supposed to coach on May 20 but was nowhere to be found, his friend and business partner, Tate VanRoekel, told ABC West Palm Beach affiliate WPBF. Home security footage shared with WPBF...

Georgia man found dead in bed bug-infested jail cell died of 'severe neglect': Independent autopsy

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LaShawn Thompson, whose family claimed was "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" in the Fulton County Jail, died of "severe neglect," according to an independent autopsy. LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was "eaten alive by insects and bed bugs" in the Fulton County Jail, died of "complications due to severe neglect ," according to an independent autopsy . Thompson's family spoke out in a press conference outside the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, along with their attorneys Ben Crump and Michael Harper, where they announced the results of the independent autopsy in which Thompson's manner of death is listed as "homicide." The autopsy report, which was obtained by ABC News, lists "dehydration, malnutrition, severe body insect infestation," as well as "untreated decompensated schizophrenia," as the conditions that led to Thompson's death in the Atlanta jail on September 13, 2022. Photos o...

Cop, wife found shot to death in their home after he failed to show up to work: Police

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A North Carolina police officer and his wife were found shot to death in their home after he failed to show up to work on Friday, authorities said. A North Carolina police officer and his wife were found shot to death in their home by his supervisors after he failed to show up to work, authorities said. Fayetteville police officers responded to the home of fellow officer Domingo Tavarez-Rodriguez on Friday when he didn't report to work at 6 p.m., according to Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden. Police Chief Kemberle Braden speaks at a press conference in Fayetteville, N.C., on April 28, 2023. WTVD MORE: 5 dead in Texas 'execution-style' shooting, suspect armed with AR-15 is on the loose "When he failed to report and his supervisors were unable to contact him by phone, that's what prompted them to go by and check on him at his residence," Braden told reporters during a press briefing late Friday. Responding officers found Tavarez-Rodriguez and hi...