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Wednesday, 12 January 2022

3 children under the age of 8 found dead in Merced County apartment, deputies say

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - An investigation is underway after three children were found dead inside of an apartment in Le Grand on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office.

Around 2:00 p.m., deputies were called out to an apartment near Brice and Cook streets for a welfare check.

When deputies arrived, they went into the apartment, where they found three children dead and a woman with life-threatening injuries. Officials say all three of the children were under the age of 8.

The woman was taken to a local hospital, where her condition is currently unknown.

Deputies have not said how the children died, but say they believe the woman's injuries were self-inflicted.

It is unknown at this time how the children and the woman are related.

Authorities say the incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.

No other details have been released by investigators at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Merced County Sheriff's Office at (209) 385-7445.

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Friday, 30 July 2021

Florida 7-year-old shot by younger sibling while caregiver slept, deputies say

SOUTHPORT, Fla. (WFLA/WMBB) -- A 32-year-old woman is facing several charges in Florida after deputies say a child in her care was shot by a younger sibling.

According to the Bay County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a home in the northeast Florida community of Southport around 2 a.m. Thursday for a medical emergency. When they got to the scene, deputies say they found a 7-year-old child with a gunshot wound, bleeding on the bathroom floor and being held by a caregiver.

A post on the sheriff's office Facebook page identified the caregiver as 32-year-old Kayla Tully. Deputies say Tully told them the dog started barking at some point, and she left a 20-gauge shotgun leaning against the back door of the home as she went to the front door to check why the dog was barking.

Tully said she then "dozed off" on the couch and was later woken up by another child telling her the 7-year-old had been shot, the sheriff's office says. Deputies say Tully told them she did not hear the gunshot.

According to deputies, there were five children under the age of 10 in the home when first responders arrived. Tully told officials she regularly kept a loaded gun by the back door of the home, the sheriff's office says.

Investigators believe Tully's 7-year-old daughter was shot by a younger sibling with the unattended gun while Tully slept, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by WMBB.

The injured girl was rushed to a nearby hospital with severe and life-threatening injuries, WMBB reports, but was listed in stable condition Thursday.

The girl told investigators that her brother accidentally shot her while they were playing with the gun and she didn't want to get him in trouble "by saying something."

She was arrested and charged with cruelty toward a child – aggravated abuse, four counts of child neglect and unsafe storage of a firearm.

The affidavit states that Tully confessed to smoking marijuana earlier in the day and also tested positive for methamphetamine in a urinalysis, but said she hadn't used the drug for several days, according to WMBB.

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Monday, 30 November 2020

Florida librarian dies after teens ran her over with vehicle, deputies say

POLK CITY, Fla. (WFLA) -- A beloved librarian from Polk City, Florida has died, weeks after deputies say a group of teenagers intentionally ran over her with a van.

A spokesperson for the Polk County Sheriff's Office said Suzette Penton died last week. Penton was rushed to the hospital earlier this month in "severely critical condition" after being run over.

According to an arrest affidavit, Penton suffered a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones on Nov. 9 when a group of teenagers ran her down. Deputies said the group included 18-year-old Elijah Stansell and three other teens aged 14, 15 and 16.

The teenagers were charged with attempted murder, but deputies say upgraded charges are now pending.

According to deputies, the Nov. 9 incident stemmed from a dispute between people in the group of teenagers and Penton's son over a "romantic entanglement." Polk County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Carrie Horstman said the group showed up at their home and attacked the boy who lived there.

Penton then went outside to confront them and take pictures of the van, according to Horstman. That's when Horstman says Penton was hit.

"They purposely and intentionally ran her over and critically injured her," said Horstman. "They had ample opportunity and space to get out of that area as she stood there in the street to take pictures of them to give to law enforcement. Instead, they ran her down in the road."

Suzette Penton (Courtesy: City of Polk City)
Suzette Penton (Courtesy: City of Polk City)
Suzette Penton (Courtesy: City of Polk City)

Coworkers said earlier this month that Penton was a "mama bear" who was fiercely protective of her kids.

"I can understand her putting herself in harm’s way to protect her children,” said Patricia Jackson, city manager of Polk City.

Jackson said Penton was passionate about the library and would stop at nothing to get kids in Polk City to pick up a new book.

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