From the Murder Accountability Project:
Crime
One year old baby beaten to death in El Paso over damaged futon
On April 13th, a one-year-old Ahren Joshua DeHart was brought to the El Paso Children’s Medical Center with a skull fracture, hemorrhaging of the brain, hemorrhaging of the lung, and was covered in bruises. Doctors say […]
Crime
Two WA House members introduce bill to retroactively reduce the sentences of people convicted of a drive-by murder
Two members of the Washington State House of Representatives, both Democrats, have introduced House Bill 1692 to reduce the sentences of people convicted of murdering someone during a drive-by shooting. Tarra Simmons and David Hackney say their […]
Crime
Portland hits former 1993 homicide record and it is not even August
At the end of 2020, the official number of Portland homicides was 54, which was a tie with 1993 for being the highest in Portland’s history. However, now the Portland Police Bureau is reporting 57 […]