New Mexico authorities have filed murder and other charges against the mother of a 10-year-old boy who shot and killed a teenage neighbor in a dispute over loud music. Elaina Gomez-Villeda is facing an open count of murder and other charges ahead of a first court appearance scheduled later Monday. Police say Gomez-Villeda asked her neighbor and the woman's daughter to turn down their music Saturday and a fight ensued. A criminal complaint states that during the fight, Gomez-Villeda allegedly told her son to go get her handgun. Police say the boy returned with the gun and fired once, killing the teen. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing and that the boy has not been charged.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says President Donald Trump has agreed to grant a visa to the mother of a 15-year-old immigrant from Ghana who was shot to death earlier this week. New York City police said the teen was shot in the abdomen Thursday morning. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. No arrests have been made. Mamdani wrote Saturday on X that Javits Frimpong’s mother deserves to say goodbye to her son in person and that he had spoken with Trump, who agreed to grant her a visa. U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres from the Bronx says Frimpong arrived in the borough from Ghana a year ago to be with his father.
A federal judge has ruled that a teen accused of planning a terror attack on the Mall of America in Minnesota will remain in custody. Authorities have said the attack was thwarted by FBI agents after they monitored the 18-year-old for nearly two years and ultimately supplied him with the AK-47 he planned to use. The judge said Monday that Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud poses a risk to the community. Authorities say he was arrested on Oct. 6 after paying an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of the Islamic State group $600 for the rifle and ammunition.
A Norwegian teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing for an international crime gang linked to Iran. The 19-year-old Johannes Kongsnes Natland was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros last year. He was arrested at a hotel in northern England with two guns and ammunition two days after arriving in the U.K. Natland was recruited by a Swedish organized crime group known as the Foxtrot Network while playing a game online. The U.K. government has sanctioned it for violence against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe. Natland was sentenced on Friday.
Police in a Chicago suburb say they have thwarted a potential mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship. Alexandros Paporakis, a 19-yearold Taco Bell cashier, faces felony charges of making a terrorist threat and unlawfully possessing weapons. Co-workers said Paporakis openly identified as a white supremacist at work and told them he couldn’t wait to kill Indian people, according to prosecutors. Prosecutors also allege Paporakis sent one coworker a manifesto describing Indian, Jewish and African American people as “subhumans” and outlining a plot to kill as many of them as possible. Police arrested him Sunday, the same day they believe he aimed to carry out an attack.
New York City is moving toward a ban on the more-than-150-year-old horse-drawn carriage industry, with local lawmakers poised to approve a proposal to wind down the iconic, old-timey attraction following the death of a teenage tourist in Central Park. The City Council is expected to approve a bill next week that would shutter the practice by 2028. A spokesperson for Julie Menin, the council speaker, on Wednesday confirmed the incoming vote and said the proposal had enough support to pass. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X that the industry is coming to an end in the city.
Greta Thunberg has thrown her support behind high school protesters in France. On Tuesday, she joined hundreds of teenagers demonstrating outside their school north of Paris. Thunberg, known for her climate activism, praised the students for demanding more resources for their run-down schools. The protests have been ongoing for over three weeks, despite mass arrests and injuries. Outside the Paul Éluard high school, Thunberg said these students are reclaiming their future and inspiring others globally. She emphasized that Gen Z is determined to fight for their rights when adults fail to protect them.
Police have detained a 14-year-old pupil suspected in a rare school shooting in France. The incident occurred Monday at Joseph Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, east of Marseille. The suspect, who was carrying a gun, wounded the principal and a teacher. Police say their injuries aren't life-threatening. No pupils were injured. The motive remains unknown. Mental health counseling is being offered to pupils. Authorities say there's no indication the shooting is connected to ongoing protests by high school pupils in France. The middle school wasn't affected by the protests on Monday.
Police have arrested thousands of young people in France during protests demanding better school funding. A 15-year-old lost a hand to a stun grenade. The Interior Ministry has suspended the use of the stun grenade model involved. An officer who fired a gas grenade at a 14-year-old whose jaw was shattered faces charges of violent mutilation. Critics say police tactics have been excessively violent, politicizing young protesters. The protests started in mid-September, with many teens experiencing police crowd-control methods and arrests for the first time. The government defends police actions as necessary to combat rioting.
The FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle. Authorities announced Wednesday that the 18-year-old had been under investigation for nearly two years, trading messages with a confidential informant. A federal complaint says Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud was arrested Tuesday in a public park after he paid $600 to an undercover FBI employee posing as a member of ISIS for an AK-47 and 200 rounds of ammunition. It accuses Mohamud of repeatedly telling the informant that he wanted to kill non-Muslims. It was not immediately known if he has a lawyer to speak for him.