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Indianapolis Star
02-07-2025
- Indianapolis Star
'Do you want to die?' 16-year-old charged as adult in Beech Grove shooting of teen girl
A 15-year-old who was arrested last year for the shooting death of a teenage Beech Grove girl is now being charged as an adult in her killing. Emanuel Carter, who is now 16, is accused of killing Makayla Bauman, 18, and court documents reveal it was over a robbery gone wrong. He was charged by the Marion County Prosecutor's Office with murder, robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, and dangerous possession of a firearm where a child possesses a firearm. "She was killed on Sunday, and they made an arrest on Monday," her mother, Jennifer Bauman, told IndyStar. "He's only just now being charged as an adult." The family did not want to release a statement on the arrest since the investigation is ongoing. At 9:02 p.m., on Sept. 29, 2024, Beech Grove Police were alerted to possible shots fired via gunshot detection devices in the Park View at Beech Grove apartments area. As officers were heading to the scene, dispatch updated the run to a person shot at a home in the 5900 block of Riva Ridge Drive, less than a mile and a half away. Police found Makayla Bauman shot, and her 15-year-old brother was tending to her wound. She was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition, but later died. An autopsy for the 18-year-old revealed that she had been struck by a single bullet in the right chest, with the bullet becoming lodged in the left shoulder. This is consistent with a person being shot through the passenger side door while seated in a vehicle. 'You couldn't ask for a better kid.' 18-year-old shot and killed in Beech Grove Investigators found five shell casings under a carport in the parking lot of the complex within the 5400 block of Fetterbush Lane and determined they came from two different firearms. According to court documents, Bauman's brother told detectives that his sister drove to Fetterbush Lane, where he was going to sell marijuana to a person he knew as "Man Man," later identified as Carter. The deal was arranged through Snapchat. Bauman's brother was in the driver's side of his sister's car while she was in the passenger side when Carter and another person approached the vehicle, according to a probable cause for his arrest. Bauman's brother told detectives he was handing over the drugs when Carter and the other person pulled out guns and pointed them at his head. 'Give me everything. Do you want to die?' Carter told Bauman's brother, according to court records. Bauman's brother put the vehicle in reverse in an attempt to flee before both suspects began shooting at the vehicle. He was driving out of the apartment complex when Makayla Bauman stated, 'I think I just got shot.' He noticed his sister then began 'fading out." While trying to drive home, he called their mother to tell her what happened, but eventually stopped the car before being found by officers. Bauman's brother told detectives he and Carter were classmates at Beech Grove High School during their freshman year in 2023. He didn't get a good look at the other person, but believed the boy to be Carter's brother. Detectives located Carter and his brother, who told investigators they were staying overnight at a friend's house at Park View Apartments. An Instagram message tied to Carter's account and obtained by police indicates the teen was setting up and planning to rob Bauman's brother. During interrogation, Carter's brother said he was also at the shooting and pulled the trigger because he thought they were the ones being robbed. Beech Grove Police have not announced any other arrests in the case. At an initial hearing on July 2, Carter pleaded not guilty. His jury trial is set for Sept. 29.
Miami Herald
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Former California and Los Angeles Democratic Party chair Eric Bauman dies at 66
LOS ANGELES - Eric Bauman, a gruff and tireless political operative who led two of California's most powerful Democratic organizations before resigning amid misconduct allegations, died Monday. His family said in a statement that Bauman died at UCLA West Valley Medical Center after a long illness. He was 66. Born in the Bronx to an Army doctor and a registered nurse, Bauman went to military school and moved to Hollywood just before he turned 18. He became a nurse and met his husband, also a nurse, in a hospital cafeteria during an overnight shift in the early 1980s. Motivated in part by the AIDS crisis, Bauman became active in the Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles, a progressive political group, and was elected president of the organization in 1994. Bauman grew L.A. County Democratic Party into a political force as chairman from 2000 to 2017 and expanded the number of Democrats winning elections at every level of government, from water boards to the U.S. House of Representatives. "I turned the L.A. Democratic Party from a $50,000-a-year organization into a $1.5 million-a-year organization," he told a reporter in 2011. With a Bronx affect and a gold signet ring on his pinkie finger that he twisted when he was under pressure, Bauman built a reputation as an old-school party boss who would give you the bad news straight. Democrats compared him to Ray Liotta, and some called him the "Godfather of Democratic politics." "People come up to me on the street all the time and think I'm Joe Pesci," he told the Times in 2017. "I try to work with that." Bauman ran for state Democratic Party chair in 2017. After a bruising election that exposed the fractures between the progressive and establishment wings of the party, Bauman was elected by a mere 62 votes. He was the first openly gay and first Jewish person to chair the party. "I don't wear a button that says, 'Look at me, I'm gay,'" Bauman said in a 2009 interview with the UCLA Film and Television Archive. But, he said, "I never fail to recognize my partner from any podium. It is in my bio. It is a part of who I am." The high point of his tenure was the 2018 midterm elections, when California Democrats flipped seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and won back a veto-proof supermajority in the state Legislature. Bauman said he wanted to overturn California's voter-approved "jungle primary" system, which allows the top two vote-getters to advance to the general election, regardless of party. Bauman argued that Democrats should pick their own nominees, rather than spending millions of dollars fighting in the primaries. In late 2018, The Times reported that Bauman had made crude sexual comments and had engaged in unwanted touching or physical intimidation in professional settings, citing 10 party staff members and political activists. Bauman resigned, saying he planned to seek treatment for health issues and alcohol use. The state Democratic Party fired top staffers in the wake of the allegations and eventually paid more than $380,000 to settle a sexual misconduct lawsuit brought by three of his accusers. A party spokeswoman did not respond to requests for a statement on Bauman's death Tuesday. After his resignation, Bauman disappeared from public life for several years. More recently, he began hosting a radio show called "The UnCommon Sense Democrat" on the Inland Empire's KCAA-AM 1050. In the mid-2000s, when Republicans still represented many outlying areas of Los Angeles County, Bauman set up a "red zone program" at the L.A. County Democratic Party that funneled money and volunteers to Democrats running for seats in GOP strongholds. The investments were a gamble, but they built relationships and better candidates - and sometimes, a long shot candidate actually won, said former state lawmaker Miguel Santiago, who first got involved with the party in the early 2000s. "He was really hungry for Democratic wins," Santiago said. "There was no seat that that guy left on the table, whether it was a community college seat, a school board race, a water board race." Bauman also worked to strengthen ties with organized labor, now the California Democratic Party's most powerful ally, and build voter registration and turnout. State Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, who chaired the county party after Bauman, said he spent countless hours as a young volunteer entering information about newly registered voters into the party database. The data came from a booth that the Democratic Party set up outside citizenship ceremonies where newly eligible voters could register to vote as Democrats, he said. Bauman sent a signed card to each person, congratulating them and welcoming them to the party. "That touched people, and it showed them that they matter," Gonzalez said. Bauman also worked for Gov. Gray Davis and insurance commissioner John Garamendi and as a consultant to several Assembly speakers, including Anthony Rendon of Los Angeles and Toni Atkins of San Diego. He is survived by his husband and partner of 42 years, Michael Andraychak, and his father and sister, Richard and Roya Bauman. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Los Angeles Times
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Former California and Los Angeles Democratic Party chair Eric Bauman dies at 66
Eric Bauman, a gruff and tireless political operative who led two of California's most powerful Democratic organizations before resigning amid misconduct allegations, died Monday. His family said in a statement that Bauman died at UCLA West Valley Medical Center after a long illness. He was 66. Born in the Bronx to an Army doctor and a registered nurse, Bauman went to military school and moved to Hollywood just before he turned 18. He became a nurse and met his husband, also a nurse, in a hospital cafeteria during an overnight shift in the early 1980s. Motivated in part by the AIDS crisis, Bauman became active in the Stonewall Democratic Club Los Angeles, a progressive political group, and was elected president of the organization in 1994. Bauman grew L.A. County Democratic Party into a political force as chairman from 2000 to 2017 and expanded the number of Democrats winning elections at every level of government, from water boards to the U.S. House of Representatives. 'I turned the L.A. Democratic Party from a $50,000-a-year organization into a $1.5 million-a-year organization,' he told a reporter in 2011. With a Bronx affect and a gold signet ring on his pinkie finger that he twisted when he was under pressure, Bauman built a reputation as an old-school party boss who would give you the bad news straight. Democrats compared him to Ray Liotta, and some called him the 'Godfather of Democratic politics.' 'People come up to me on the street all the time and think I'm Joe Pesci,' he told the Times in 2017. 'I try to work with that.' Bauman ran for state Democratic Party chair in 2017. After a bruising election that exposed the fractures between the progressive and establishment wings of the party, Bauman was elected by a mere 62 votes. He was the first openly gay and first Jewish person to chair the party. 'I don't wear a button that says, 'Look at me, I'm gay,'' Bauman said in a 2009 interview with the UCLA Film and Television Archive. But, he said, 'I never fail to recognize my partner from any podium. It is in my bio. It is a part of who I am.' The high point of his tenure was the 2018 midterm elections, when California Democrats flipped seven seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and won back a veto-proof supermajority in the state Legislature. Bauman said he wanted to overturn California's voter-approved 'jungle primary' system, which allows the top two vote-getters to advance to the general election, regardless of party. Bauman argued that Democrats should pick their own nominees, rather than spending millions of dollars fighting in the primaries. In late 2018, The Times reported that Bauman had made crude sexual comments and had engaged in unwanted touching or physical intimidation in professional settings, citing 10 party staff members and political activists. Bauman resigned, saying he planned to seek treatment for health issues and alcohol use. The state Democratic Party fired top staffers in the wake of the allegations and eventually paid more than $380,000 to settle a sexual misconduct lawsuit brought by three of his accusers. A party spokeswoman did not respond to requests for a statement on Bauman's death Tuesday. After his resignation, Bauman disappeared from public life for several years. More recently, he began hosting a radio show called 'The UnCommon Sense Democrat' on the Inland Empire's KCAA-AM 1050. In the mid-2000s, when Republicans still represented many outlying areas of Los Angeles County, Bauman set up a 'red zone program' at the L.A. County Democratic Party that funneled money and volunteers to Democrats running for seats in GOP strongholds. The investments were a gamble, but they built relationships and better candidates — and sometimes, a long shot candidate actually won, said former state lawmaker Miguel Santiago, who first got involved with the party in the early 2000s. 'He was really hungry for Democratic wins,' Santiago said. 'There was no seat that that guy left on the table, whether it was a community college seat, a school board race, a water board race.' Bauman also worked to strengthen ties with organized labor, now the California Democratic Party's most powerful ally, and build voter registration and turnout. State Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, who chaired the county party after Bauman, said he spent countless hours as a young volunteer entering information about newly registered voters into the party database. The data came from a booth that the Democratic Party set up outside citizenship ceremonies where newly eligible voters could register to vote as Democrats, he said. Bauman sent a signed card to each person, congratulating them and welcoming them to the party. 'That touched people, and it showed them that they matter,' Gonzalez said. Bauman also worked for Gov. Gray Davis and insurance commissioner John Garamendi and as a consultant to several Assembly speakers, including Anthony Rendon of Los Angeles and Toni Atkins of San Diego. He is survived by his husband and partner of 42 years, Michael Andraychak, and his father and sister, Richard and Roya Bauman.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Teen fights after Birmingham Village Fair sparks concerns
The Brief Three teen girls were arrested after a brawl happened after the Birmingham Village Fair event Friday. An 18-year-old victim was taken to the hospital afterward. Two other fighting incidents were reported, with one earlier on Friday and one on Sunday. BIRMINGHAM, Mich. (FOX 2) - A violent incident caught on camera broke out after the Birmingham Village Fair event Friday, and organizers are calling out the violence that they don't want associated with their event. "This is kind of a national phenomenon, this growing youth violence," said Joe Bauman, the president and CEO of Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber. The backstory Video of the fight went rival involving what appeared to be several teens. Police say it took place at about 10:30 p.m. near E. Merrill and S. Old Woodward after the popular yearly festival had wrapped up for the evening. Three teen girls from West Bloomfield, Southfield and Sterling Heights were arrested. And an 18-year-old victim from Detroit was taken to the hospital. "We haven't been able to confirm whether the four individuals involved were even at the fair," Bauman said. Birmingham police say a different fight at about 830 p.m. Friday, resulted in two teens being arrested, and is also being investigated. Another fight involved a teen from Commerce Township and was arrested Sunday, after an altercation in the Ferris wheel line took place. "It makes me scared that there are things going on," said one resident. As organizers planned for this year's event, they worked with Birmingham police to take precautions. "Prior to this year on Friday and Saturday nights we used to stay open until 11 p.m.," Bauman said. "We agreed that it would make more sense this year to close at 9 p.m. so we gave up two hours of the fair Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights to stem any problems that might happen after dark." This is not the first festival in Metro Detroit to deal with safety concerns. Last summer a teen was killed and another one hurt in a shooting near a parking lot at the Michigan State Fair in Novi. And after recent fights at Berkley Days, organizers will not hold one this year but are planning one for 2026. Bauman said the Birmingham Village Fair will stay put. "This is our 60th annual Village Fair this year which were very proud of," he said. "It is one of the longest continuous running fairs in the state of Michigan. "We partner with 15 local nonprofit organizations every year and we share the proceeds of the fair with them." As organizers plan for next year, they want Village Fair fans to know violence has no place at, or near the event. The Source Information from the police and the Birmingham-Bloomfield Chamber was used in this report.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Yahoo
Milwaukee apartment fire, displaced residents still can't get in
The Brief Highland Court Apartments residents are still waiting to collect their belongings. A Mother's Day fire at the building killed five people and injured others. The building remains locked and boarded up with no word on when it will reopen. MILWAUKEE - As the investigation into the cause of a Mother's Day fire at Milwaukee's Highland Court Apartments continues, so too does the wait for dozens of residents to collect their belongings. What they're saying It's been nearly two weeks since the fire killed five people, injured others and displaced more than 100. FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android "I want to go back to my apartment, get my things, but I know it's in a better place for right now," said Andy Johnson, who noted he's been patient throughout the process. FOX6 talked with neighbors outside a Red Cross shelter. "I'm here for the resources and to stand with the people, too," said J.R. Grove. SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News Grove said a building worker managed to grab important items, like his ID and social security card, for him days ago. He's planning to move into a new apartment in a different building, but he's feeling for all his neighbors who don't have a permanent place to stay or their beloved belongings. "They still don't know what caused it, what happened," said Grove. "Just sad, you know what I'm saying?" Dig deeper Others are frustrated. Milwaukee Ald. Bauman said law enforcement released the building back to the property owner. In a statement to FOX6 News, Bauman said in part: "…the landlord must now allow those tenants to – where safe to do so – return to their homes as soon as possible…and they should not be traumatized further by any additional delay that keeps them from returning to inspect their homes." SIGN UP TODAY: Get daily headlines, breaking news emails from FOX6 News What's next On Saturday morning, the building remained locked and boarded up. FOX6 could not reach the property owner to get a timeline of when the building would reopen. The Milwaukee Fire Department is working to determine how the fire started. A number of agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are working together on the investigation. The Source FOX6 has done extensive reporting on the fatal fire, and spoke with building residents to produce this story.
