Month: March 2026

By Metia Carroll & Jasmine Franklin

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    NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — The New Orleans Police Department have taken a suspect into custody, during a SWAT roll in the St. Roch area.

According to police, a man wanted in connection with two shootings and an aggravated assault with a firearm has reportedly barricaded himself inside a home in the 2400 block of North Galvez St.

The SWAT team has arrived at the scene and has blocked off North Galvez to St Roch, St Roch to Miro, Miro to Arts Street and Arts to N Galvez, creating a large square.

New Orleans police have evacuated homes in the area and are asking residents to avoid the area until further notice.

The SWAT roll was declared at 5:24 p.m.

No injuries have been reported and no shots have been fired at this time.

No other information has been provided at this time.

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By Eric Graves

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    KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Behind the bar at Fern Bar in Kansas City, Diana Condori is focused on more than just making drinks.

“You just slap it, opens up those aromatics,” Condori said while preparing a cocktail.

But for Condori, a great cocktail is about more than what’s in the glass.

“How you make people feel. It is, I think, going to stay with them more than sometimes what the cocktail is going to taste like,” she said.

As bar manager at Fern Bar along Southwest Boulevard, Condori has built her approach around relationships, something she says starts with energy.

“I think energy is everything,” she said.

That connection shows up in small, personal moments with customers.

“You don’t have to even talk to them. I just pour it. Here you go. And I think it makes them feel special to, you know, to not even have to say anything,” Condori said.

And for new customers, she keeps things simple.

“I’m not doing anything special. I’m just making him laugh. I’m making a daiquiri, which is a very simple lime, sugar, and rum,” she said.

What’s not simple is what she’s built behind the bar.

“My most important thing is making sure that the culture that I work in is a positive and fun environment, and I take care of my people,” Condori said.

That philosophy has earned her national recognition. Condori is now a semifinalist for the James Beard Award for Outstanding Professional in Cocktail Service.

“It’s scary,” she said, laughing.

Condori said the honor, one of the most prestigious in the culinary industry, came as a surprise.

“And to be on that list, I was like, I have so much work to do. Still, There is so much work to be done I want to keep learning and growing,” she said.

The recognition also carries meaning beyond the bar.

As the daughter of Bolivian immigrants, Condori said she’s heard from others who see themselves in her success.

“A lot of people have reached out to me who, you know, have looked like me, and they’re having a Latina in a space like this is pretty cool,” she said.

As for winning the award, she isn’t thinking too far ahead.

“That would be, I don’t know, that would be a fluke,” she said.

For now, Condori is staying grounded.

“We’re not saving lives here. We’re just making cocktails,” Condori said.

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By Terri Parker

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    LAKE WORTH BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Twenty years after Cynthia Moffett was shot and killed while working at a Lake Worth golf course pro shop, detectives are renewing their call for the public’s help in solving the case.

Moffett was killed on March 23, 2006, at the Forest Oaks Golf Club pro shop on Lucerne Lakes Boulevard in what investigators believe was a robbery.

One clue has lingered for two decades.

According to investigators, the killer fled the shop with wrapped coins taken from the register. Some of those coins were later found scattered outside, suggesting a hurried escape.

Detectives believe the shooting happened between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Moffett’s body was later found outside the south door of the pro shop.

Despite years of investigative work, no one has been arrested.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the homicide case remains active and detectives are still hoping someone with information will come forward.

The case has left a lasting mark on those who knew Moffett.

Friends and loved ones have described her as someone who helped others and volunteered at St. Jude Catholic Church in Boca Raton, teaching English to migrant workers. After Hurricane Wilma knocked out power in the area, they said she used the pro shop’s gas power to cook hot meals for people looking for food.

Now, 20 years after her killing, investigators say even a small tip could make a difference.

Crime Stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS. Tips can remain anonymous. Information can also be submitted through the PBSO app using the “See Something” feature.

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By Rachael Perry

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    RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Anthony Evans was driving to work when he says a man ran out in front of his truck and tried forcing him out of his vehicle. Seconds later, Evans told WPBF 25 News he was rushing himself and his coworker to the hospital after they were both shot.

Evans is just one of five people who were shot in what officials say was a mass shooting in Riviera Beach. It happened on March 16 in the Azure Estates Community on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. According to police, the suspect, Terrell Gibson, then ran into the road and shot three more people as they were driving by, including Evans and his coworker.

Hear in his own words the moment he realized he had been shot and what he remembers from that night here.

Evans and his coworker are both recovering and doing much better.

He told WPBF 25 News he grew up in Riviera Beach and at one point served seven years in prison. After being released, he started R.O.U.T.E (Redirecting Offenders Unemployed to Employment) and focuses on helping at-risk youth avoid the path to incarceration.

“These things have to change. We can no longer glorify that type of behavior. So who else is best to talk to them than someone who’s been there? I must say that I’ve been there. I’ve done that. I’ve got the T-shirt. We need to come together as adults, as parents, and put forth the effort to give these kids an alternative to crime, to violence,” Evans told WPBF.

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By Allison Petro, Madilyn Destefano

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    OCALA, Florida (WESH) — An Ocala woman was arrested after she allegedly stabbed an 83-year-old, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies identified the suspect as 45-year-old Jennifer Michelle Gill.

On Saturday, deputies responded to reports of a stabbing at a home. They were told that the victim, an 83-year-old, had been stabbed multiple times with a knife. He sustained 7 cuts to the back of the head, one on the back of his left shoulder, two cuts on his right hand and three cuts on the other, the arrest affidavit said.

The victim’s wife drove him to the hospital after the attack. The victim’s wife is also Gill’s mother, according to the arrest affidavit.

The reports also claimed that Gill had fled the scene with the weapon. Deputies said they located Gill about 1 1/2 miles from the home and took her into custody.

During the investigation, deputies learned that Gill entered the kitchen and sprayed soapy water in the victim’s eyes before the stabbing.

Gill later admitted to the attack and said she wished the knives had been sharper, according to deputies.

The defendant’s mother, also known as the victim’s wife, told deputies she does not know why her daughter would do this, but that her daughter “hates the victim for unknown reasons,” the report said.

When Gill was asked what her motive was, she told deputies it had been “a lot of years of things building up.”

Gill also alluded to the victim causing “a lot of pain for people” and that she “didn’t want to have to do it,” the arrest affidavit said.

After stabbing the victim, Gill took his cane and began to hit him with that as well.

Gill was arrested and is being held without bond in the Marion County Jail. She was charged with attempted first-degree murder.

According to the report, the victim is in stable condition.

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By Kyle Schmidt

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    CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A chilling 911 call on March 8 described a gruesome scene in Charlotte County where neighbors found Paul Bradley dead, leading to the arrest of his caregiver, Shannon Giblin, who deputies say reportedly confessed to stabbing him.

The caller described the scene, saying, “There’s blood everywhere.” Bradley’s truck was missing, and his live-in caregiver and roommate, Giblin, was also gone.

The caller said, “He was covered with plastic, so I think she did it.” Giblin and Bradley’s truck were later found in Sarasota County that night, where investigators said she confessed to stabbing him.

The crime scene tape has since been removed, leaving only a “No Trespassing” sign. More than two weeks have passed since Bradley was found, and neighbors are still in disbelief.

“Who had the nerve to do something like that?” said Donna Borges, a neighbor from the Ranchettes.

Court records reveal that Giblin told detectives she had been staying at Bradley’s home for nine days, during which time she claimed he was verbally abusive and made sexual advances toward her. However, neighbors described Bradley as a “happy-go-lucky guy” who was friendly to everyone.

Deputies were sent to Bradley’s house on the morning of the incident after he expressed a desire to kick Giblin out. Giblin later told detectives that she confronted Bradley about being kicked out, and the two separated.

Investigators reported that Giblin reportedly said she grabbed a knife and walked toward Bradley, and when he grabbed her wrists, she cut his arm. Following her reported confession, Giblin was arrested and accused of second-degree murder.

Giblin is scheduled to appear in court for criminal arraignment on April 20 and is being held without bond.

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