Ex-Philadelphia officer charged in 12-year-old's killing pleads guilty

NBC News— A former Philadelphia police officer who killed a 12-year-old boy and allegedly fired two of the shots during a foot chase after the boy had discarded his gun pleaded guilty to murder Friday, the prosecutors’ office said. Edsaul Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and possession of an instrument of crime in the March 1, 2022, death of Thomas “TJ” Siderio, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said. “Justice must be even-handed. Everyone must be accountable under the law,”...

WRIC—20-year-old Richmond man charged in connection to shooting that killed 16-year-old in Richmond’s East End. Detectives with the Richmond Police Department have arrested the suspect in connection to the homicide that took place on Deforrest Street last week.

WRIC—Man pleads guilty to amended charges in connection to killing of 16-year-old girl in 2021 Henrico mall shooting. One of three people charged in connection to the deadly shooting of a 16-year-old girl at the White Oak Village shopping center in 2021 pleaded guilty to amended charges earlier this month.

Lake and McHenry County Scanner—Richmond man sentenced to 26 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting 18-year-old. A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an 18-year-old man in the face in 2019 at a home near Richmond. John M. Maki Jr., 52, was charged in May 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded to Maki’s home […]