Suspect remains at large after deadly shooting at Natomas High School, officials say

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Richard Ramos

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    SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Sacramento police said a suspect remains at large after a deadly shooting at Natomas High School on Friday.

A Natomas High parent called in to CBS News Sacramento late Friday afternoon to report that their child, who is a student at the school, had informed them that the campus was on lockdown due to a shooter.

CBS News Sacramento then reached out to the Sacramento Police Department, which confirmed that just after 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the school after learning of the shooting. Police have since confirmed the suspect is a current Natomas High student.

CBS News Sacramento obtained a letter Natomas Unified sent out to families following the shooting, which stated that the victim had died and was a former Natomas High student enrolled at another local high school. Officials previously stated that the victim was a student of Natomas High. Neither the victim nor the suspect has been identified.

“Our hearts are with the student’s family, friends, and the entire Natomas High School community impacted by this devastating loss,” the district said in the letter. “Natomas is a close-knit community, and when something like this happens, it affects us all. We know this news is difficult and may bring a range of emotions for our students, staff, and families.”

City Councilmember Karina Talamantes, who represents the area, said the shooting happened after school got out for the day.

“Our hearts are with the victim and with the students, staff and families impacted,” Talamantes said.

Natomas Unified stated in its letter that law enforcement officials said the victim was intentionally targeted and that this appeared to be an isolated incident.

Anthony Gamble, a spokesperson for Sacramento police, said no one has been detained at this time as the search continues for the gunman.

Talamantes confirmed the school was put on lockdown while law enforcement officials continued processing the scene.

Natomas High School is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Truxel and San Juan roads. Officers were also seen in the parking lot of the Natomas Village Apartments, directly across the street from the school. A Sacramento Sheriff’s Office SWAT vehicle was also seen moving through the complex.

Micah Grant, a Natomas Unified School District board member, called it a “horrific tragedy” and said the district was working with police to have “a heightened safety presence on our campuses.”

“We can never treat tragic situations like this as being unavoidable and we will never accept it,” Grant added. “I’ve confirmed that the district has mobilized our safety and safe schools department as well as our school psychologists and counselors to support our kids, staff, and community through this difficult time.”

California Senator Angelique Ashby, whose district includes Natomas, said her office would be cooperating with Sacramento’s police and fire departments, as well as the Natomas Unified School District.

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Burglar kills dog, stabs 2 more at cemetery

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Nicole Comstock

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    COMPTON, California (KCAL, KCBS) — After enduring years of thieves stealing headstones, the owner of a Compton cemetery decided to sell the property after a person stabbed her three dogs on Friday.

“I have given Woodlawn every bit of me, but when you get to the point of causing injury,” owner Celestina Bishop said.

Bishop said someone trespassed onto the cemetery and stabbed her three cane corsos named Zeus, Ghost and Ro Ro, who were guarding the property.

Ro Ro died. The two others are still recovering from surgery.

“My dogs yesterday, perhaps me tomorrow,” Bishop said. “That’s my worry. Is Woodlawn worth me dying?”

She said the violent attack was the final straw that convinced her to put the cemetery on the market, even though she has a close connection to it.

Bishop’s mother, Billie Collier, is buried at the site. Collier and Bishop’s sisters were murdered in 1977, when Bishop was just a baby. She was rescued by her grandmother.

Over time, the cemetery fell into disrepair. Bishop acquired the property, intending to preserve the inactive cemetery as a memorial site for the military veterans buried there, some dating back to the Civil War.

She tried but hit roadblocks at every corner. With the thieves and vandals digging up gravestones and stealing plaques made of precious metals, Bishop has spent an extraordinary amount of money on repairs, security and maintenance.

“We wanted people to respect the grounds, and it seems like that is the most far-fetched thing that has happened to Woodlawn,” Bishop said. “These dogs didn’t deserve that. They’re good dogs.”

The suspects left behind a cell phone, gloves and mace. Bishop believes they might have bite marks from the dogs.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said they are investigating the case.

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Deputy caught scrolling apparent dating app during SWAT operation

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Matthew Rodriguez

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    RIVERSIDE COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A deputy on a SWAT operation in Riverside County was caught scrolling on what appeared to be a dating app during a standoff with an armed suspect on Wednesday.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement released on Thursday that it is investigating the incident.

“This behavior does not reflect the standards, expectations, or policies of our department,” the Sheriff’s Office wrote. “We have initiated an internal investigation and will take appropriate action based on the findings. The Sheriff’s Office remains committed to professionalism and holding our employees accountable.”

The hours-long standoff happened after an armed pursuit suspect crashed into a wall near a Jurupa Valley school. Aerial footage captured by CBS LA showed the deputy scrolling through his phone while taking cover behind an armored vehicle parked a few feet from the suspect’s car.

The suspect, who was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher during the standoff, refused to surrender after deputies deployed pepper balls and robots. After several hours, deputies approached the suspect and pulled his body out of the car. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect had “injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.”

Riverside County Fire Department paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Authorities have not identified him.

The standoff happened after the suspect led deputies on a stop-and-start pursuit for a few hours. After stopping at an intersection near Jurupa Valley High School, the driver sped away as a deputy closely followed. The deputy attempted to use a pursuit-ending tool called a Grappler, but it appeared to cause the suspect to lose control of the car, which then slammed into a brick wall.

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Coal mine debris in Colorado extinguished after burning for 20 years

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Logan Smith

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    COLORADO (KCNC) — The state announced Thursday the completion of a nearly year-long effort to extinguish a burning pile of century-old coal mining debris near Florence.

The pile of rock, dirt and low-quality coal began slowly burning two decades ago, according to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (DRMS). The fire ignited by spontaneous combustion.

In May 2025, the agency measured temperatures above 300 degrees Fahrenheit inside the roughly 35-foot tall, 150-foot wide, and 300-foot long pile. Temperatures had previously stayed in the 100-200 degree range, according to an DRMS press release.

The spike was deemed concerning enough to address. State crews began turning the mixture less than a month later. Inside the pile, they found coal pockets reaching 1,000 degrees, per DRMS.

The first phase of the Corley Mine Surface Burn Mitigation Project started with an additional eight acres of “fire barrier” established around the 1.5-acre pile. Once surrounded and isolated from vegetation, the pile was excavated. The refuse pile consisted of coal waste, carbonaceous shale, and coal ash. Approximately 82,000 cubic yards in total, per DRMS.

Crews spread the debris out, sprayed water on it when needed, then rolled in an identical amount of “non-carbonaceous material” like gravel into it. They waited until the remnants of the pile measured less than 90 degrees before covering it with another 164,800 cubic yards of dirt and rock.

That phase of the project was completed in November, per DRMS. Since then, crews have worked on reclamation, or returning the site to aesthetic state similar to its surroundings. Another 30,000 cubic yards of fill were moved in to improve drainage and reduce erosion, then native seed mixes were planted over the entire 9.5 acres.

The Corley Mine operated between the 1920s and 1990s about nine miles south-southwest of Florence. A total of 15 mines were dug over that time at the site. The old refuse was collected into a single pile in the 1950s and newer operations continued to accumulate waste there, per DRMS.

Old, abandoned coal mines have slowly burned underground in other parts of the state. Two such sites south of Boulder were once considered the possible causes of the wind-driven Marshall Fire in 2021, the state’s costliest wildfire. Those sites were later eliminated as the cause, but DRMS dug up the burning remains of those coal mines, treated them, and reburied them.

DRMS crews continue to mitigate another underground coal mine site near Glenwood Springs. A coal seam there has burned since 1910. It was blamed for igniting the Coal Seam Fire which burned more than 10,000 acres and destroyed 28 homes in 2002. Surface measurements there reached 600 and 900 degrees in 2025.

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Minnesota lawmakers looking to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, create therapeutic use program

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Esme Murphy

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    MINNESOTA (WCCO) — Psychedelic mushrooms were widely known as a recreational and illegal drug in the 60s and 70s. Now, two bills at the Minnesota State Capitol would make it easier to access the fungi.

One of the bills would create a pilot program for psychedelic or psilocybin mushrooms to be used in medicine for the treatment of mental health conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder and severe depression. The other bill would decriminalize the substance, removing the current legal penalties that exist for anyone caught with some.

Both bills are recommendations from Minnesota’s Psychedelic Medicine Task Force.

“Psilocybin has been showing incredible promise as a treatment for many mental health conditions,” Democratic state Sen. Clare Oumou Verbeten said.

Verbeten introduced her bill at the Senate Judiciary Committee, and there were a lot of questions.

“Oh, we are just decriminalizing it. That is a pretty gigantic step,” Republican state Sen. Michael Kreun said.

There was also an acknowledgement from Sen. Judy Seeburger that people need more therapies for mental illness.

“Treatment-resistant depression is a devastating illness. Devastating,” Seeburger said.

Dr. Jessica Nielson, an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota, is the chair of the task force.

“Mental health issues are a huge problem. They’re getting worse and we don’t have enough tools to meet that moment,” Nielson said.

Three other states, Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon, have legalized psilocybin mushrooms for therapeutic use.

It’s unlikely the two bills will pass the Minnesota Legislature this year, but it’s important to remember that bills on medical marijuana and recreational marijuana were debated at the Capitol for over 10 years before lawmakers legalized them

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Athlete with Parkinson’s set to serve as co-captain of team cycling most of Route 66

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Jackie Kostek, Adam Harrington

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    CHICAGO (WBBM) — April is Parkinson’s awareness month, and Bill Bucklew is a shining example of what’s possible with the condition.

In his latest upcoming adventure, Bucklew will serve as co-captain of a team of athletes with Parkinson’s who will cycle most of the length of the historic Route 66.

Parkinson’s is one of the fastest-growing neurological diseases in the U.S., with more than 90,000 Americans diagnosed each year.

The progressive brain condition causes tremors, slow movement, and problems with balance.

Bucklew was diagnosed at 43 years old. He said he had been looking for an answer about some tightness in his leg for five years before that, and finally found out he had Parkinson’s.

“So in some respects, when I was diagnosed ultimately with Parkinson’s in 2012, it was helpful to know what the problem was. But I didn’t really even know what Parkinson’s was,” Bucklew said. “It was like a punch in the stomach — a huge shock for me. my family, my friends, and everybody.”

But Bucklew learned early on that exercise can help slow the progression of the disease.

“I just dove in head first and said, you know what? I’m going to put up some serious challenges in front of me that will cause me to exercise and then get the medicine of exercise, so to speak. So I started that first year off, and I think it was about a month after I was diagnosed, I signed up for the Wisconsin Ironman — the full Ironman in Wisconsin,” he said. “I had no idea if I could do it. Actually, I really wasn’t sure that I could. Ended up doing that, and I got so much better during that process, I felt so much better, that I just kind of started cascading into other awareness campaigns that had exercise involved in them.”

CBS News Chicago talked previously with Bucklew in 2022, as he was running along 11 teammates for Team Synapse. At the time Bucklew and his teammates were also getting ready at the time to run the Blue Ridge Relay, which spans more than 200 miles from southwestern Virginia to Asheville, North Carolina.

Bucklew has also taken part in 11 Olympic triathlons, run close to 50 marathons, and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He has walked across the United States and Great Britain.

“All of that were used as fundraisers to raise awareness for the disease, but also, selfishly, to get the exercise and really force myself to have the discipline of getting that,” he said.

As Bucklew’s Parkinson’s has progressed, he is not as comfortable with walking and running as he used to be — but he’s still taking on athletic feats. CBS News Chicago also caught up with Bucklew in 2024, when he and three friends with Parkinson’s were prepared to cycle some 4,000 miles from Virginia to San Diego — each logging about 70 miles a day for 65 consecutive days.

Now, Bucklew set to get on his recumbent tricycle and set off on a cross-cycle of the length of Route 66, along with a team of others living with Parkinson’s.

Bucklew is a co-captain of Team Route 66, which will also include cyclists from elsewhere in the Midwest and from Toronto. They’ll meet up with other teams along the way.

They’ll pass through a lot of the cities mentioned in the famous song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” — St. Louis; Oklahoma City; Amarillo, Texas; Gallup, New Mexico. They’re not following Route 66 all the way to its terminal at Santa Monica Pier right outside Los Angeles though, as there’s an important event in Phoenix for which they’re headed.

“We’re on a big adventure. We’re going to the World Parkinson’s Coalition in Phoenix, Arizona. This coalition comes together only every three years. It’s in a different country every time. So it happens to be in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 23,” Bucklew said, “and we’re going to hop on our tricycles here in Chicago at the beginning of Route 66 on April 20 and ride all the way to it, arriving the day before.”

Bucklew emphasized how helpful his tricycle is for people whose balance is such that they can no longer ride a bicycle.

“It’s a three-wheeled bicycle that’s fairly low to the ground, so it requires no balance. So people who have quit cycling can really get back into the sport through this,” he said. “This tricycle and TerraTrike, our sponsor, have been very helpful.”

Again, Bucklew and his teammates’ 1,600-mile bike ride along the historic Route 66 is set to take off April 20. More information is available through the World Parkinson Congress or via Facebook, and donations are also being accepted.

This year marks the centennial of Route 66.

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Man with machete fatally shot at NYC’s Grand Central after slashing attack, NYPD says

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

By Mark Prussin

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    NEW YORK (WCBS) — A man with a machete slashed and injured three people at New York City’s Grand Central subway station on Saturday before he was fatally shot by police, officials said.

The NYPD said officers encountered the armed man on the 4/5/6 train platform at Grand Central-42nd Street at around 9:40 a.m. after a civilian alerted them and they found a slashing victim.

The man, identified as 44-year-old Anthony Griffin, was armed with a large knife described as a machete and “behaving erratically, repeatedly stating that he was ‘Lucifer,'” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said.

Griffin, who had three prior arrest, refused numerous orders to drop the knife and advanced toward the officers before one officer shot him twice, Tisch said. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.

“The individual refused to comply with at least 20 orders to drop the knife. Officers also attempted to deescalate and offer assistance, saying, ‘We are going to get you help,'” the commissioner said.

The slashings appeared to be random, according to investigators.

Tisch said Griffin boarded a Manhattan-bound 7 train at Vernon Boulevard in Queens at around 9:30 a.m. When the train arrived at Grand Central, he slashed an 84-year-old man on the platform and then went upstairs to the 4/5/6 platform, where he slashed a 65-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, she said.

The victims were hospitalized with serious injuries, but they were not expected to be life-threatening. One victim suffered a skull fracture and severe lacerations, Tisch said.

Officials do not believe the victims know each other.

The NYPD issued an alert to avoid the area around Grand Central and the MTA said 4, 5, 6 and 7 trains were bypassing the station due to the investigation. Passengers were given bus vouchers.

“It’s a little panic under there,” one subway rider visiting from Montreal said.

“We get out and all of a sudden, we’re herded down the aisles. There’s police. There’s dogs,” said another subway rider visiting from Utah.

Subway service at Grand Central later resumed.

“No officers were injured in this incident and the whole incident was captured on body-worn camera. This remains an active investigation and we will provide additional information as it becomes available,” Tisch said.

The NYPD commissioner said the seemingly random attack is “exactly why we recently increased our presence in the transit system.”

“We recently added more than 175 additional officers to subway patrol,” Tisch said.

Transit advocate Charlton D’Souza, with Passengers United, said more mental health resources should be present at transit hubs.

“You need clinicians, you need psychologists, and you need them down there to help them,” he said. “Once passengers have that traumatic experience, they don’t wanna come down to the subway system anymore.”

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement, “I’m grateful to the NYPD for their quick response and for preventing additional violence … The NYPD is conducting an internal investigation and will release body-worn camera footage, as it does in all incidents involving the discharge of an officer’s firearm.”

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was also briefed on the incident and “grateful to our brave officers who acted quickly to stop the suspect.”

“New Yorkers deserve to feel safe every time they step onto a train platform, and we will do everything it takes to protect them,” the governor added.

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Mother of man with special needs attacked by teens in Massachusetts is “absolutely furious” with court ruling

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

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    DANVERS, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The mother of a man with special needs who was attacked by teens in Danvers, Massachusetts in 2024 is “absolutely furious” after her son’s attackers were only given parole.

“I was so mad in the courtroom that I got up and left,” Antoinette Anderson said.

She explained that she thought the attackers deserved “Jailtime because they could’ve killed him.”

Her son, 45-year-old Chris Anderson, was lured into the woods behind Holten Richmond Middle School by four teenagers in October of 2024.

“They knocked him off his bike. Held him down and punched him and kicked him,” Antoinette said.

Anderson explained that the teens grabbed the electric bike that he rides every day and slammed it on top of him while he was on the ground. They broke his ribs and left him with multiple scrapes and bruises.

“I still have pain in my ribs every day. I didn’t get the justice I wanted,” he said. “These kids hurt me a lot. I wish this didn’t happen to me.”

Two of the teens pleaded guilty to assault and battery on a person with an intellectual disability, assault and battery with intent to intimidate resulting in bodily injury, and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Two others pleaded not guilty. All the defendants were sentenced to probation until the age of 19 and ordered to stay away from Chris. One of the teens was ordered to seek counseling and the other was asked to undergo a mental health evaluation.

The D.A. said Massachusetts law prevents them from indicting anyone under the age of 14.

“I understand that she had to act within the law, but I don’t even agree with the law,” Antoinette said.

The whole situation has left Anderson emotionally scarred.

“I’ve been bullied a lot my whole life. My life has not been easy,” he said.

“He’s kind, considerate. Wouldn’t harm a flea. Doesn’t even know how to fight and protect himself,” Antoinette said.

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Dulaney High School community gathers as alum Reid Wiseman makes historic return from space

CNN Newsource on April 12, 2026

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    BALTIMORE (WJZ) — After nearly 10 days of keeping a close watch on the Orion Spacecraft as it completed the longest journey from Earth in history, hundreds gathered at Reid Wiseman’s high school alma mater to watch and welcome his crew’s return to Earth.

“All that he’s brought — the whole crew — to the world. It’s just been a really binding experience,” said Adam Crowley, a friend of Wiseman.

Baltimore County residents, especially, feel a personal connection to Wiseman.

“I knew from many years ago that he was going to do something earth-shattering,” said Brian Frank, another friend of Wiseman.

Friends, parents, and students were humbled by the history that now flows through Dulaney High School’s doors.

“It’s pretty cool,” said N’damona Wheeler, a Dulaney High School student. “It’s a little unreal, but it shows that people that can do great things are just people from where you came from.”

Wiseman has kept up with his Dulaney family over the years, sharing special moments in space with them and offering them advice.

Before returning to Earth, Wiseman checked in with Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, leaving a message for students looking to reach for the stars:

“The students of today, they’ve got to be willing to fail. They’ve got to be willing to take some risks in their school. Straight A’s, that might be important to some, but really expanding your horizons, going out and doing things that are difficult, things that scare you, things that you might have to try a few times before you get them right. That’s all well and good, and that’s a huge part of the learning process. And one of my biggest takeaways from life is, it’s not how well you succeed, it’s how well you fail. And when you have a tough spot, you’ve got to get up and get back on the horse and keep on going. And I think that’s so critical for the youth across the world today. Just keep driving and keep trying and keep innovating.”

Despite the allure of soaring through space, Wiseman’s friends say he’s really just a down-to-earth guy.

“Reid will be the same person that he was, and then he’ll come back and be that same amazing, humble, kind, loving persona, and it’s amazing even though he’s been to the moon and back,” said Kristin Chottiner, a friend of Wiseman.

After this successful mission, many spectators say they can’t wait until the next one and to witness us set foot on the moon once again.

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Detroit works to create safe zones, programs for minors after recent teen takeovers

CNN Newsource on April 11, 2026

By Terell Bailey

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    DETROIT (WWJ) — Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield and Police Chief Todd Bettison are addressing concerns about recent teen takeovers.

Officials are working on creating safe spaces in Detroit for youth because Sheffield says the city is for everyone, including teens.

“Our young people want to be invested in. They need structure and occupied things to do. They want to be heard and feel like they belong,” Sheffield said during a press conference on Friday.

This week, the city met with the organizers of the teen takeovers. Speaking to a room full of city leaders and journalists, the organizers say boredom led to establishing the widely attended meetup.

“I picked downtown because it’s a common space. And everybody can get there,” said organizer Davion Page.

On April 3, police responded to hundreds of teens in downtown Detroit one night during spring break. While the city says it’s working on solutions. Parents will be held accountable if their children are caught violating the city code.

“We do have a curfew – and that’s for people’s safety. We want you to know where your kids are and be accountable,” Bettison said.

The city is working to create a youth advisory board to be a liaison between teens and the city government. This summer, the mayor says recreational centers will begin hosting midnight basketball.

“We have weekly programming prepared for young people during the summer, and we are extending rec hours as well,” Sheffield said.

Teen takeovers have recently occurred nationwide. It’s a sentiment Bettison says other police chiefs in other major cities, like Chicago, have shared. A new website launching in the coming weeks will list activities for minors across the city.

“Some came from Farmington Hills, Taylor, so when everybody is looking, this is a Metro Detroit, because everybody in the region enjoys Downtown Detroit. And we’re going to create a safe space,” Bettison said. The city says enforcement alone isn’t the answer, which is why they’re exploring safe zones citywide for minors.

Bettison says there’s a flyer circulating online about a possible teen takeover on Saturday. Additional law enforcement will be deployed to monitor the situation.

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