The man accused of sparking a forest fire and then ambushing firefighters in a calculated sniper-style attack in Idaho has been identified as 20-year-old Wess Roley, TMZ can confirm.
A law enforcement source tells TMZ Roley's body was not taken to the Kootenai County Coroner’s Office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, because they don’t actually hold bodies. Instead, his remains were transferred to the Spokane, Washington Medical Examiner’s Office, which handles cases from Kootenai County just across the state border.
Since his ID, a haunting photo has surfaced -- showing Roley staring straight into the camera with a chilling, almost sinister glare.
10:35 AM PT -- NBC 4 New York cites a law enforcement source that says the 16-year-old girl who was wounded in Sunday night's shooting may be the initial shooter. She's reportedly believed to have pulled out a gun and fired first.
ABC7 New York said the 17-year-old girl who was struck was not the intended target. The 16-year-old girl was struck in the head by a bullet fired by her alleged accomplice, an unidentified male who's still at large. The 16-year-old is in police custody but is still hospitalized.
We're also learning a third victim was wounded at the scene last night ... a 17-year-old girl walked into a hospital emergency room last night with a stab wound to her stomach, and she was listed in stable condition Monday.
NYC's famous Pride Parade was marred by bloodshed Sunday night ... after at least one gunman pumped bullets into two girls near the Stonewall Inn -- an historic gay bar in Greenwich Village.
The New York City Police Department tells TMZ ... the shooting erupted at 10:15 PM around the corner from the landmark saloon, the site of the celebrated 1969 riots. Back then, the LGBTQ community said they were being persecuted by the government after a violent police raid at the watering hole.
When cops arrived at Sunday's crime scene, they found two girls -- ages 16 and 17 -- with gunshot wounds. Police say the victims were rushed to a local hospital, where one was listed in critical condition and the other was stable.
The suspected sniper who police say fatally shot two firefighters after intentionally setting a blaze was found dead in a mountainous region of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris announced at a press conference Sunday night the alleged shooter got into a gun battle with officers in Canfield Mountain after police traced his cell phone signal during a manhunt involving roughly 300 officers.
BREAKING: Multiple firefighters shot in apparent ambush while responding to brush fire in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, local media reports; suspect at largepic.twitter.com/Yxu4Tz3POK
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz all paid their respects at the funeral for Melissa Hortman -- the Democratic lawmaker shot and killed earlier this month -- and her husband Mark.
The former president, his VP and the governor of Minnesota sat in the front row of the proceedings held at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis Saturday and were pictured standing together solemnly.
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Biden walked through the rotunda of the building during the day ... and crossed himself in a religious gesture himself when he stopped before the caskets. He stood quietly for a time, then kneeled, crossed himself again and moved on.
A busy street in Fresno, California, turned into a shooting gallery after police opened fire at a suspect who had allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and chased her in his car.
The Fresno PD released on Friday bodycam footage and surveillance video that captured the entire May 7 incident, which ended with Martin Campos in handcuffs without so much as a scratch following the hail of police gunfire.
According to cops ... Campos kicked things off that day with a broad daylight attack on his ex as she was in her car with her daughter in a shopping center parking lot.
Viral video shows the moment a sheriff's deputy in Florida accidentally shot his partner in the back with a Taser ... and it looks painful.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says deputies were trying to make an arrest following a Saturday night traffic stop when the suspect, Kheilan Haynes, started resisting.
Footage shows two deputies tussling with a man on the ground next to a Jeep when one of the deputies backs off, pulls out his Taser and fires ... hitting his partner in the backside, causing him to stiffen up and crumple to the ground as the suspect runs away.
The man accused of killing "King of the Hill" voice actor Jonathan Joss is claiming self-defense -- according to his lawyer.
Attorney Nico LaHood says Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez -- known as "Freddy" to friends and family -- is pleading not guilty, and insists he's innocent, adding ... "It’s difficult for anyone who's been accused of something they didn’t do, especially murder."
Alvarez was arrested earlier this month after allegedly shooting and killing his neighbor, Joss, during a heated argument in San Antonio, Texas, according to cops. The late actor’s husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, immediately dubbed it a hate crime -- claiming homophobic slurs were hurled by Alvarez before the fatal shot.
Karmelo Anthony -- the teenager who allegedly stabbed and killed a 17-year-old at a high school track meet back in April -- has been officially charged with first-degree murder.
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced the news just minutes ago ... explaining a grand jury indicted Anthony earlier Tuesday.
The 17-year-old athlete, as you know, has been accused of taking the life of Austin Metcalf during a dispute over a seat at the University Interscholastic League's (UIL) District 11-5A championship on April 2.
Zunilda Hoyos Mendez -- a 43-year-old Colombian bodybuilder known as "She Hulk" -- was found beaten to death with a hammer this week ... and her husband was also discovered deceased from self-inflicted knife wounds, according to reports.
Local outlets say cops visited a rental home in the Spanish town of Fuengirola on Thursday after Mendez was reported missing by a friend a day prior. When officers arrived ... they discovered Mendez and her husband, Jarrod Gelling,dead in the house.
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Canarias7 stated cops determined the wounds on Mendez's body showed "clear signs of violence" ... and the wounds on Gelling suggest he died by suicide. An autopsy will determine his official cause of death.
The Diddy trial went dark Thursday to observe the Juneteenth holiday ... but prosecutors were working overtime, releasing new exhibits showing a cache of weapons and ammo, as well as drugs -- and, of course, baby oil!
Federal prosecutors released the trove of photos that appear to paint a much fuller picture of what federal agents confiscated inside Diddy's Los Angeles mansion during the March 2024 raid.
Homeland Security Investigations agents snapped the images as they recovered pistols, long guns and rifles from inside the security office, as well as bullets, body-armor-piercing ammo and a high-volume ammunition magazine.
Never-before-seen footage from the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally has just been released ... including drone overviews, close-ups of crowd reactions and the Secret Service response.
The previously unreleased videos are featured in the latest episode of Fox Nation's "Art of the Surge: The Donald Trump Comeback" ... and there's drone footage showing the roof where alleged shooter Thomas Matthew Crookssqueezed off shots at Trump.
Footage shows the chaos in the crowd after the gunshots rang out ... there are new angles from the crowd close to the stage, where panicked Trump supporters duck for cover.
Rapper Skilla Baby is giving thanks and praise after he was shot multiple times in Detroit last month ... and after some humble words, he gets defiant against unnamed haters in some new rhymes.
Wednesday night, the "Leave It in the Streets" rapper posted a video on Instagram thanking his fans, supporters, and God for his recovery ... with his right hand in view, still bandaged up. Sitting inside a vehicle, he says he never would question God's reason why he was shot -- and then he breaks out with some new bars.
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"I don't fear n****s, I fear God / That n**** shot my truck up 20 times, I never cried" ... "They pushed up on a millionaire, they havin' too much pride." Check out the full video to catch the rest.
A Los Angeles police officer opened fire on a man holding what appeared to be a rifle ... and in the bizarre aftermath, the cop got a marksmanship compliment from the dude who was writhing in agony.
Here's the deal ... Last month, LAPD responded to a domestic disturbance call of a possible suicidal man -- and one of the officers unloaded on the suspect when he came at them while holding a gun.
On Tuesday, the department released pics and body cam footage that shows the intense shooting when the suspect got hit in the leg -- and randomly told the cop afterward ... "That was a good shot." Then he repeated his praise for emphasis.
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, a fashion designer famous for appearing on "Project Runway," was fatally shot at a "No Kings" protest over the weekend in Utah.
Police in Salt Lake City say Arthur was shot during Saturday's demonstration ... and he was rushed to a hospital, where he ultimately died from his injuries.
Based on a preliminary investigation, cops say Arthur was not the intended target of gunfire and appears to have been an innocent bystander.
12:50 PM PT --Vance Boelter appeared in federal court Monday afternoon, where his bail was set at $5 million. His next hearing is scheduled for June 27.
Vance Boelter -- the suspected killer of Minnesota State Senator Melissa Hortman and her husband -- allegedly went to the homes of four different politicians with the intent to kill them ... according to the state's top prosecutor.
Joseph Thompson, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota, says Boelter made a bunch of stops early Saturday morning ... first going to the home of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman in Chaplin, where he shot the politician and his wife before fleeing the scene. Boelter was posing as a police officer, wearing a uniform and driving a vehicle resembling a police SUV, authorities have said.
Thompson says Boelter then went to Maple Grove and rang the doorbell at the home of an unnamed State Representative's house ... but the lawmaker was NOT home as she was on vacation with her family.
