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20-06-2025
Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting
Prosecutors in Utah charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people, including an infant and pregnant woman, in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival. In all, five people, including two teens wounded in the arm, were shot late Sunday at WestFest in West Valley City, a Salt Lake City suburb. The shooting happened a day after one at a 'No Kings' protest the day before, making for an unusually violent weekend for the Salt Lake City area. Two of those killed were bystanders: the 8-month-old boy and 41-year-old pregnant woman, Fnu Reena, 41, of West Jordan, Utah. An 18-year-old man slain, Hassan Lugundi, of West Valley City, was the apparent intended target, according to a police affidavit filed in the case. 'I'm gonna tell you guys right now, I know what I hit because I know where I was aiming, and I know where I was shooting. I did not hit no baby,' the teen allegedly told police soon after the shooting. Police learned later that Reena was eight weeks pregnant, resulting in the fourth murder count under Utah law. Shot in her head, Reena had just been in for a medical checkup that day, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said at a news conference Friday. The infant, also shot in the head, was in a stroller with his twin sibling, who was unhurt. The infant was unrelated to the other victims. A 17-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were each shot in the arm, and a pregnant woman was injured while trying to flee over a fence, according to police. Besides the murder charges, the alleged shooter faced nine felony counts of discharging a firearm resulting in serious injury. Each murder charge could bring a life sentence if not the death penalty for an adult. As a juvenile, the suspect was ineligible for the death penalty or life in prison. Prosecutors asked that the teenager remain jailed without bond. Court documents did not identify an attorney for the youth who could speak on his behalf. The gun used in the shooting was a Taurus G2C 9 mm handgun reported stolen in Louisiana, according to police. The alleged shooter was a member of the Titanic Crip Society, a rival of the Bloods gang. Lugundi was friends with Bloods members, according to the affidavit. The WestFest carnival, a celebration of the establishment of West Valley City and of its cultural diversity, was winding down after drawing as many as 10,000 people over the weekend. Between 1,000 to 2,000 people were still present when the shooting happened. The apparently unrelated shooting at the 'No Kings' protest the day before happened when a man believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the rally shot at a man brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander. The rifleman had relatively minor injuries, but the bystander died at a hospital.
Winnipeg Free Press
20-06-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Teen charged with 4 counts of murder in Utah carnival shooting
Prosecutors in Utah charged a 16-year-old boy with four counts of murder Friday for allegedly shooting to death three people, including an infant and pregnant woman, in an apparent gang confrontation at a carnival. In all, five people, including two teens wounded in the arm, were shot late Sunday at WestFest in West Valley City, a Salt Lake City suburb. The shooting happened a day after one at a 'No Kings' protest the day before, making for an unusually violent weekend for the Salt Lake City area. Two of those killed were bystanders: the 8-month-old boy and 41-year-old pregnant woman, Fnu Reena, 41, of West Jordan, Utah. An 18-year-old man slain, Hassan Lugundi, of West Valley City, was the apparent intended target, according to a police affidavit filed in the case. 'I'm gonna tell you guys right now, I know what I hit because I know where I was aiming, and I know where I was shooting. I did not hit no baby,' the teen allegedly told police soon after the shooting. Police learned later that Reena was eight weeks pregnant, resulting in the fourth murder count under Utah law. Shot in her head, Reena had just been in for a medical checkup that day, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said at a news conference Friday. The infant, also shot in the head, was in a stroller with his twin sibling, who was unhurt. The infant was unrelated to the other victims. A 17-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were each shot in the arm, and a pregnant woman was injured while trying to flee over a fence, according to police. Besides the murder charges, the alleged shooter faced nine felony counts of discharging a firearm resulting in serious injury. Each murder charge could bring a life sentence if not the death penalty for an adult. As a juvenile, the suspect was ineligible for the death penalty or life in prison. Prosecutors asked that the teenager remain jailed without bond. Court documents did not identify an attorney for the youth who could speak on his behalf. The gun used in the shooting was a Taurus G2C 9 mm handgun reported stolen in Louisiana, according to police. The alleged shooter was a member of the Titanic Crip Society, a rival of the Bloods gang. Lugundi was friends with Bloods members, according to the affidavit. The WestFest carnival, a celebration of the establishment of West Valley City and of its cultural diversity, was winding down after drawing as many as 10,000 people over the weekend. Between 1,000 to 2,000 people were still present when the shooting happened. The apparently unrelated shooting at the 'No Kings' protest the day before happened when a man believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the rally shot at a man brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander. The rifleman had relatively minor injuries, but the bystander died at a hospital.
NDTV
12-06-2025
- NDTV
Jealous Man Says He "F****D Up" After Killing Ex-GF For "Hurting His Feelings"
A Southern Illinois man confessed to shooting his ex-girlfriend in 2023 after a bad breakup. Emmet Metzger has been sentenced to "natural life in prison," state prosecutors announced on Monday. On April 7, the 27-year-old pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexis Maki. He shot Ms Maki multiple times in her apartment, The Belleville News-Democrat reported. Metzger then reportedly contacted 911 shortly after the murder, confessed to the shooting, and begged to be taken into custody. "I f**ked up. I did something so bad. I shot my girlfriend. I need to be arrested, please?" Metzger said in the 911 call on November 4, 2023, according to First Alert 4. He made the frantic call around 4:20 pm and surrendered to the New Baden Police. He told authorities that he had shot his ex-girlfriend at their shared Hanover Street apartment, per KSDK. The former couple had broken up around a month before the shooting, according to the family. Police discovered Ms Maki unconscious at the apartment, and Metzger was taken into custody. He claimed to have loaded and discharged the gun at her after taking it from a case in the bedroom. He then claimed to have thrown the gun to the ground, rushed downstairs and dialled 911. The man further admitted to having dated Maki earlier and had a tense breakup. He admitted to using a 9 mm Taurus G2C pistol to shoot her his former partner. Maki was a college student and about to graduate at the time of her murder. She worked as a bartender at Grit and Tonic and studied radiography at Kaskaskia College, per KSDK. According to JD Brandmeyer, Metzger was distraught over his and Maki's separation and had been consuming cocaine, THC, and alcohol in the hours before the shooting. Clinton County State's Attorney JD Brandmeyer told the judge, "There is no excuse for killing someone in cold blood after a breakup". Maki's mother, Lisa Brock, claimed that Metzger was "really jealous of her not spending all of her time with him. He was making her life miserable." The Clinton County State's Attorney's office announced on Monday that Metzger was sentenced to life in prison without any credit for the 583 days he was already in jail, per Law and Crime.
Toronto Sun
06-06-2025
- Toronto Sun
Guilty plea sheds light on 'big city crime in small Ontario city'
The mystery surrounding Victoria Dill's violent death last summer has lingered since she was found gunned down near her burning Hiawatha Street home. St. Thomas police investigators talk outside a building at 20 Hiawatha St. in St. Thomas on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Police were investigating a homicide and an arson at the multi-unit building. (Dale Carruthers/The London Free Press) ST. THOMAS – The mystery surrounding Victoria Dill's violent death last summer has lingered since she was found gunned down near her burning Hiawatha Street home. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Dill, 39, was only the second homicide victim in St. Thomas in the last nine years and her death and a suspected arson on July 3, 2024, sent shockwaves throughout the community. But on Thursday, some of the questions were answered when Keegan Harvey, 21, one among three men charged in the case, pleaded guilty to possession of a loaded, prohibited handgun, specifically a Taurus G2C 9-millimetre handgun, that was used to shoot Dill. Ontario Court Justice Glen Donald was told Thursday Harvey wasn't the shooter or the firebug who set her apartment unit ablaze, but he and others identified in the case were involved in St. Thomas's drug culture. Outside court, Harvey's lawyer Jim Dean characterized the homicide as 'big city crime in a small Ontario city.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Keegan Harvey There were some precautions taken in court to make way for the guilty plea. Harvey appeared by teleconference from a provincial jail outside the London-St. Thomas area, an unusual step given the violent, high-profile nature of the crime. Elgin County Crown attorney David Rows told Donald 'the Crown has some concerns with respect to the intimidation of witnesses and parties involved in this particular proceeding.' Dean said 'there have been some threats' at past appearances and during one video appearance there were comments made to his client and 'there was someone who made a gesture of the finger across the throat.' Dean said outside of court, there have been 'some credible threats against my client and his family to dissuade him from taking responsibility for his part in this,' both through third parties and social media, and at least one person has been charged with uttering threats. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Uttering threats and intimidation of justice participants are serious allegations and demonstrate the serious and dangerous nature of this type of lifestyle,' Dean said. 'And sending such threats through one's own social media account just defies logic to me,' he said. In the courtroom, Donald ordered anyone observing the court through the teleconference link to turn on their cameras to show their faces online to the court. An agreed statement of facts was read into the record by Rows, who told Donald that on July 2, 2024, Harvey was driving his father's grey Chevrolet Malibu and had three men with him. One of them instructed Harvey to take them to a gas station to buy gas he said was to fill up a motorcycle. Shortly before midnight, the Malibu was caught on video surveillance driving into the Petro-Canada on Wilson Avenue in St. Thomas. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. One of the rear-seat passenger side got out and walked to the driver's side. He was wearing dark clothing, tan shoes and a mask. Harvey, who also was wearing a mask covering his face, got out and was given money by the passenger, Rows said. Harvey went into the gas station store and bought a 12-pack of water and about 16 litres of gasoline, paying $30 in cash. While Harvey was in the store, the other rear-seat passenger got out. He was not wearing a mask but he used his left hand to pull his T-shirt up over his face. He got back in the car. Harvey left the store and popped open the car's trunk. The passenger took out a red gas can and filled it with gas. Harvey got back into the driver's seat and the passenger put the filled gas can into the trunk. A fourth man in the front passenger seat never left the Malibu. The car left the gas station and headed north on Sunset Drive. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Rows said the car stopped briefly at a residence and the rear passenger who filled the gas can gave Harvey directions to where the motorcycle was that needed filling. Surveillance video from a business captured at about 1 a.m. on July 3 shows the Malibu travelling east on Curtis Street and entering a parking lot at 96 Curtis St. The car was backed into a parking spot at the north end of the lot. But there was no motorcycle to fill with gas, Rows said. St. Thomas police investigate a woman's death near a fire-damaged apartment building at 20 Hiawatha St. in St. Thomas on July 3, 2024. (Jack Moulton/The London Free Press) Instead, one of the two rear seat passengers asked Harvey for his loaded handgun. Harvey first said no, and told the man to take the gun he believed the other rear passenger had in his possession. But that passenger 'directed' Harvey to turn over his gun to the man. 'Keegan Harvey complied,' Rows said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. More surveillance video from a business captured the killing. Rows said a rear passenger is on video retrieving the gas can from the trunk of Harvey's car and carrying it south to the entrance of Unit 4 at 20 Hiawatha St. where Dill lived. He poured the gasoline around the north wall and entrance of the residence and lit the gas 'causing an explosive fireball,' Rows said, and setting the building on fire. The man ran north toward Harvey's car. Dill was making her way home and was at the intersection of Hiawatha and Curtis streets just as the fire was lit. She chased the man, but as she got closer to the car, the man 'turns back toward Victoria (Dill) and shoots her in the head, causing her to fall to the ground, deceased,' Rows said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Harvey was directed by the other rear passenger to drive away. He put the car into drive, but waited for the man who fired the gun to get back in the rear driver's side of the car. The four men went their separate ways and Harvey 'did not retain the firearm used to kill Victoria Dill,' Rows said. Rows said Harvey admits he was in possession of the gun and he knew it was loaded. The gun is a prohibited weapon and Harvey didn't have a licence for it. He also admits he provided the gun to the shooter at the direction of the other rear passenger 'and that this firearm was used to cause the death of Victoria Dill.' Harvey said he didn't disagree with any of the facts read into the court record. No pre-sentence report was requested. Harvey's original charge of accessory to murder remains before the court until his sentencing date that Rows said is 'down the road.' The case was adjourned to Sept. 16 for an update on plans surrounding the next steps. Two other people charged in connection with the case remain before the court. jsims@ World Olympics Toronto & GTA Columnists Music
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Yahoo
Clinton County man pleads guilty to murdering his former girlfriend
The man accused in the shooting death of his estranged girlfriend pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in a Clinton County courtroom Monday. Emmet E. Metzger, 27, admitted to retrieving a 9mm Taurus G2C pistol from his bedroom on the evening of Nov. 4, 2023, and shooting Alexis Maki multiple times in the living room of their shared apartment on Hanover Street in New Baden. 'I commend the New Baden Police Department, the Clinton County Sheriff's Department and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigation Unit for their thorough investigation of this horrendous crime,' said Clinton County State's Attorney J.D. Brandmeyer in a statement. 'While no sentence can undo the devastating act committed that evening, I hope this conviction and the forthcoming sentencing will help provide some measure of closure to the many friends and family of Alexis.' Metzger could face a sentence of 45 years to life in prison, Brandmeyer said. Sentencing is scheduled for June 9. According to court records, Metzger called 911 on the night of the shooting and told dispatchers that he had shot Maki. Police later found her body with multiple gunshot wounds to her neck, chest, shoulder and hip. During an interview with investigators, Metzger said he and Mati had previously been in a dating relationship. After the shooting, he told them, he dropped the gun on the living room floor, ran down the stairs of the two-story apartment building and called 911. 'I (expletive) up,' Metzger told the dispatcher. 'I did something so bad. I shot my girlfriend. I need to be arrested, please.' According to police, just hours earlier, Metzger assaulted one of Mati's co-workers in the parking lot of Grit and Tonic in Lebanon, where Mati worked. In addition to the gun, police recovered a security camera in the apartment that recorded footage of the shooting. Maki was employed as a mixologist at Grit and Tonic on the weekends and attended classes at Kaskaskia College during the week to study radiology. She was a graduate of Wesclin High School in Trenton. 'Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing Alexis knew she loved to spend quality time with her family and friends,' her obituary stated. 'Alexis also had an undeniable passion for bartending, traveling, gaming and caring for animals in need. On top of that, she was a proud pet parent of her beloved dog, 'Echo,' and her cats, 'Scout' and 'Honey.'' Maki's mother, Lisa Brock, said there was 'something different' about her daughter. 'She was just so special that people were drawn to her,' she said in an interview with the BND in November 2023. 'They would comment about her, just the smile on her face and the light that she radiated. She was truly … just the kindest, sweetest person.'
