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Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano Murders 4 In Irondequoit

Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano is an alleged killer who has been charged in the murders of four people in Irondequoit New York

According to police reports Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano would go to a home in upstate New York and stab to death Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2. Pimentel-Soriano would set the home on fire before fleeing

When firefighters were putting out multiple blazes in the home they would discover the body of the two adults and two young children.

Police have also said that Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano is wanted for a 2019 murder in the Dominican Republic. Pimentel-Soriano fled from being arrested to Puerto Rico where he obtained a fake New York drivers license which allowed him access to travel in the United States

Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano has been charged with four counts of second degree murder and police are also looking to see if others were involved in the brutal quadruple murder

Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano News

Police announced Friday they have arrested the man believed to be responsible for an attack that killed a family of four in Irondequoit last month.

Julio Cesar Pimentel-Soriano, 34, from the Dominican Republic, was arrested Saturday and charged with second-degree murder for the Aug. 31 deaths of Fraime Ubaldo, 30, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, 26, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, 4, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno, 2.

Firefighters found the victims’ bodies while putting out multiple fires at their home on Knapp Avenue that morning. Police said it was quickly apparent they had been killed by something other than the fire.

“It seems like this family was very well liked and very active in their community, so obviously my condolences go out to their family, friends, and neighbors who had to suffer through this,” Assistant District Attorney Perry Duckles said.

According to the felony complaint, Pimentel-Soriano is accused of using a sharp object to fatally stab each victim in the neck and chest multiple times.

“Obviously, the allegations are troubling,” Duckles said. “They are difficult to deal with. They are difficult to see.”

Police are trying to locate other individuals in connection to the deaths.

“We do believe there is at least one other actor that Irondequoit police is currently looking for,” Duckles said.

Police said Pimentel-Soriano is also wanted for a 2019 murder in the Dominican Republic. He allegedly entered Puerto Rico illegally and obtained fraudulent New York identification, which made him free to travel to the mainland U.S.

Duckles said he hadn’t confirmed that information — but said Pimentel-Soriano also used the name Rafael Jose Vargas and had ties to the Rochester area.

“At this point, I can’t tell you if he is here legally, illegally, or how long he has been here,” Duckles said.

The homicide remains under investigation.Duckles said that includes the relationships of everyone involved.

“I think that the community, the direct community in that neighborhood, should be rest assured that A, I don’t think this was something random that happened,” Duckles said. “I do think there is a motive. What that motive is, we are still looking into, and I can’t tell you what that is at this point in time.”

The case has been waived to a grand jury. Pimentel-Soriano is being held in Monroe County Jail without bail.

https://13wham.com/news/local/man-charged-with-murder-for-attack-that-killed-family-of-4-in-irondequoit-knapp-avenue-homicide-ubaldo-moreno-dominican-republic-puerto-rico-rochester-new-york

Collin Griffith Murders Mother In Florida

Collin Griffith is a teen killer from Florida who is charged with the murder of his mother who bailed him out of jail after he allegedly murdered his father

According to police reports Collin Griffith was arrested and charged with the murder of his father a year ago after his father was fatally shot. Collin mother would bail him out of jail and later the charges would be dropped as Collin claimed it was self defense

However on Sunday Collin Griffith would call police and tell them that his mother, Catherine, had fallen on a knife. When EMS arrived at the scene they would find the woman dead with two stab wounds including one to her neck. When police began investigating neighbors would tell them that two hours prior Collin had dragged his mother out of the house by her hair

Collin Griffith has now been charged with the murder of his mother and authorities are going to revisit the death of his father.

Update – Colin Griffith was found not guilty of the murder of his mother

Collin Griffith News

Polk County deputies in Florida arrested a 17-year-old Sunday for allegedly murdering his mother.

Police said the Collin Griffith killed 39-year-old Catherine Griffith, of Port Charlotte, on Sunday evening, at a home in Auburndale.

The teen called 911 and when investigators arrived, he said that during an argument with his mother, she lunged at him with a knife and fell on it, causing a deep stab wound to her neck.

The sheriff’s office stated that when deputies questioned Collin Griffith at the scene, he then became uncooperative and requested a lawyer. Police later noted inconsistencies between his 911 call and the evidence at the scene.

Witnesses said they saw him arguing with his mother outside the home and dragging her inside by her hair, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses also reported hearing Catherine Griffith repeatedly plead with her son to “let me go.”

The sheriff’s office stated that Collin Griffith’s grandmother was not present during the stabbing, but told police about previous instances where her grandson had been physically and verbally confrontational with his mother.

Sheriff Grady Judd with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office called the defendant a “psychopath” during a Wednesday afternoon press conference.

A 2023 affidavit from by Lincoln County News in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, indicated that Collin Griffin, 15 at the time, shot and killed his father, Charles Robert Griffith, during a Valentine’s Day altercation.

Collin reported that an argument occurred between him and Charles, during which Charles allegedly pulled a knife and chased him through the house. Collin claimed that Charles trapped him in the bedroom, leading him to grab a gun and shoot Charles twice—once in the head and once in the chest.

The affidavit highlighted discrepancies between the scene’s evidence and Collin’s initial statement to dispatch. Although he was initially charged with murder, the charges in the 2023 case were dropped less than a month later, according to Judd.

Following his father’s death, the defendant moved in with his mother in Florida.

Collin Griffith remains behind bars without bail on murder charges.

‘Psychopath’ Florida Teen Accused of Killing Father in 2023 Murders Mother in Brutal Weekend Attack: Police

Colin Griffith Found Not Guilty

A Florida teenager accused of murdering his mother was found not guilty on all charges.

Collin Griffith previously killed his father in self-defense.

In September, Catherine Griffith died from a stab wound, and her son called 911 saying she had fell on a knife.

“He has painted a picture that his mom lunged at him with a knife, tripped, and somehow fell on the knife. That’s preposterous,” the state prosecutor said.

Prior to moving in with his mother, Griffith had also killed his father in Oklahoma, which was ruled as self-defense.

Collin’s grandfather also spoke about a concerning conversation he had with Collin just months before Catherine’s death.

“He said ‘my mom, I keep thinking over and over I want to slit her throat, I want her to bleed out, I want to smell the blood’,” Catherine’s father Robert Walantas testified.

The teen’s defense team told the jury he acted in self-defense the day his mother died, and told the jury that Catherine committed “suicide by son”.

The teen’s grandmother confirmed that Catherine had numerous suicidal attempts.

Ring camera video played during the court hearing revealed that Catherine drove from Port Charlotte to Auberndale to get her son the day she died, because she was afraid of him violating his ongoing court orders.

The defense argued that Collin made it known multiple times that he will defend himself if his mother attacks him.

“He’s telling people ‘I don’t feel safe, I don’t want to go back with my mom’ and they kept making him do that,” Defense Attorney Amy Porinchak Thornhill said.

After less than 12 hours of deliberation Collin Griffith was found not guilty by the jury, on both the murder and kidnapping charges.

Friends of the family said they are unsure of where he will live once he is released.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/florida-teen-collin-griffith-found-not-guilty-killing-mom-catherine-2-years-gunning-down-dad/15873550

Colt Gray Murders 4 In Georgia

Colt Gray is an alleged teen killer who would walk into Apalachee High School in Georgia with a weapon and killed two fellow students and two teachers

According to police reports Colt Gray was in algebra class at Apalachee High School when he would leave the classroom and would return armed however he was unable to enter the classroom that he left and entered a classroom next door and opened fire. Two students were killed as well as two teachers and nine others were injured:

Christian Angulo, a 14-year-old student
Mason Schermerhorn, a 14-year-old student
Christina Irimie, a 53-year-old maths teacher
Richard Aspinwall, a 39-year-old math teacher and assistant football coach

When Colt Gray was confronted by a school resource officer he quickly surrendered. Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of murder along with other charges and if convicted could spend the rest of his life in prison

The day following the shooting Colt Gray father Colin Gray was arrested and charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. According to police reports Colin Gray was charged for providing his son with an automatic weapon knowing he was a threat to himself or others

Colt Gray News

The Georgia teenager charged as an adult with killing four people at his high school made his first court appearance on Friday, and his father later appeared before the same judge on charges of enabling his son to obtain the rifle used in the shooting.

Suspected Georgia high-school shooter Colt Gray, 14, made his first appearance in state court, where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday’s rampage, which killed four people and wounded nine others.

Gray did not enter a plea in front of Barrow County Superior Court Judge Currie Mingledorff. He was being held without bond in the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center.
Mingledorff told Gray that he was charged with four counts of felony murder and that he could face life in prison if convicted by a jury. Gray was shackled as he sat next to his attorney and answered several of the judge’s questions with a nod.

The judge earlier told Gray he could face the death penalty, but later corrected himself, telling the youth he was not eligible for capital punishment given that he is younger than 18.
His father, Colin Gray, came before Mingledorff about 40 minutes after his son left the court. He has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children.

The 54-year-old was shackled and wearing a jail striped shirt and pants. He quietly answered a few questions by the judge and then spent most of the hearing rocking back and forth. The judge said the elder Gray faces up to 180 years in prison.
Georgia state and Barrow County investigators say Colt Gray used an “AR platform-style weapon,” or semiautomatic rifle, to carry out the attack at Apalachee High School, where two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed.

One teacher and eight students were also wounded in the attack, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. Of those, the adult and six of the students were shot, the bureau said.
Colt Gray was arrested moments after the shooting by two sheriff’s deputies assigned to the school.
Investigators have yet to comment on what may have motivated the first mass shooting on a U.S. school campus since classes resumed at summer’s end.
The shooting in Winder, a city of 18,000 some 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Atlanta, revived both the national debate about gun control and the outpouring of grief that follows in a country where such attacks occur with some regularity.
Officials identified those killed as 14-year-old students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo and teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/teen-suspected-georgia-school-shooting-appear-court-2024-09-06

Chad Richards Murders Kara Welsh

Chad Richards is an accused killer from Wisconsin who has been charged with the murder of gymnast Kara Welsh

According to police reports Chad Richards and Kara Welsh were involved in an altercation outside of her apartment on campus at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater when Richards allegedly shot the award winning gymnast several times causing her death. The pair were known to each other however their relationship has not been made public

Chad Richards would be arrested and has been charged with suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety while armed and disorderly conduct while armed

Kara Welsh was a standout gymnast who won an individual title last year for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where she also holds several school records

Chad Richards News

A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a national title-winning University of Wisconsin-Whitewater gymnast near campus, police said.

Whitewater police said Chad T. Richards, a 23-year-old man who knew the victim, shot Kara Welsh, 21, after an altercation at a campus-area apartment late Friday.

Police said they will not be releasing any additional information at this time because this is an active investigation.

University Chancellor Corey King announced Welsh’s death Saturday in a message to students and faculty and staff members.

“We know the news of Kara’s death is heartbreaking for our close-knit university community,” King said. “It is a time when we are all called upon to support one another, to process, and to grieve.”

The suspect was taken to Walworth County Jail and booked on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, endangering safety while armed and disorderly conduct while armed, police said in a statement, adding that they forwarded these charges to the Walworth County District Attorney’s office.

Richards is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, according to police. It’s not clear if he has an attorney at this time.

In an earlier statement, the police department said the 23-year-old suspect was present when officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim Friday. A woman, later identified as Welsh, had been shot multiple times and was dead when officers arrived, police said.

“Through investigation, it was determined that leading up to the shooting, an altercation had occurred between the two,” police said.

The killing took place on the 100 block of Whitewater Street, about a mile east of the school’s main campus, at a residence listed on a university web page as off-campus housing.

Welsh was a business management major from Plainfield, Illinois, who won an individual national title on the vault for the gymnastics team last year, according to the school.

She was a vault “phenom” who holds four of the eight highest vault scores in team history, the university’s athletic department said in a statement Sunday.

“To put into words the impact Kara had on the Warhawk community is impossible,” coach Jen Regan said in the statement. “A powerful athlete, dedicated teammate, and the light in everyone’s dark days, Kara truly lifted each and every one of us up in her time as a Warhawk gymnast.”

USA Gymnastics, the governing body for the sport in the U.S., said on X, “We offer our deepest condolences to Kara’s family, friends and teammates at @UWWGymnastics.”

King said memorial services will be announced when details are available. Flags on campus will fly at half-staff when students and faculty and staff members return Tuesday, and counseling is available to those who need it, he said.

A relative of Walsh’s did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday evening.

Whitewater is about 50 miles west-southwest of Milwaukee

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-arrested-fatal-shooting-college-gymnast-wisconsin-whitewater-rcna169181

Raukeem Cunningham Charged In Triple Alabama Murder

Raukeem Cunningham is an accused killer from Alabama who has been charged in a triple murder at a gas station

According to police reports Raukeem Cunningham allegedly opened fire at the Citgo gas station in Bessemer Alabama killing Christopher Eddins, 25, Ronald Dixon Jr., 20 and Wesley Fowler, 40. All three would die at the scene. Witnesses would say the confrontation would begin in the gas station parking lot and the three victims were chased into the store

Raukeem Cunningham has been charged with three counts of capital murder

Raukeem Cunningham News

Police have charged a 20-year-old Alabama man with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three men at a gas station near Birmingham.

Police in Bessemer said Monday that they have arrested Raukeem Cunningham in the fatal shootings on Friday. Cunningham is being held without bail, local news outlets reported. He is not yet listed in Jefferson County jail records, so it is unclear whether he has a lawyer or has seen a judge.

Police have said they believe there was at least one additional shooter and say they are still looking for possible suspects.

Christopher Eddins, 25, Ronald Dixon Jr., 20 and Wesley Fowler, 40, were all shot, police said. They all died before they could be taken to a hospital.

The shooting started in the parking lot of a convenience store, with the suspects initially shooting from a vehicle and then getting out and chasing the victims inside, said Bessemer Police Det. Justin Burmeister. Store surveillance cameras recorded much of the shooting.

Burmeister said at least two of the victims had come to the store together. He said police believe at least one of the victims was specifically targeted.

It was the first of two multi-victim shootings in Bessemer this weekend. On Sunday night, three men were shot while sitting in a pickup truck in a parking lot next to a different gas station. All three men were taken to a Birmingham hospital, two with life-threatening injuries.

Police haven’t announced any arrests in the second shooting.

https://apnews.com/article/bessemer-triple-homicide-shooting-gas-station-e8bdd8063aa5bd6608eddc47ab9fb2bf