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Wendys manager arrested after attacking customer, Volusia County deputies say
Read full article: Wendys manager arrested after attacking customer, Volusia County deputies sayDELTONA, Fla. A 22-year-old woman is in custody Tuesday after deputies say she attacked a customer while working at a Wendys in Deltona. According to an incident report, the victim had pulled up to the drive-thru to order three double cheeseburgers. The employee at the drive-thru asked the customer to pull up to a parking spot as they prepared his order. When the victim asked why he needed to move, he told deputies the employee gave him a smart (expletive) answer. The man told authorities the attack had gone on for several minutes with Martin walking away at one point and returning to deliver more blows.
Police charge suspect in slaying of 8-year-old Atlanta girl
Read full article: Police charge suspect in slaying of 8-year-old Atlanta girlPolice issued warrants a day earlier for 19-year-old Julian Conley in the slaying of Secoriea Turner, police spokesman Anthony Grant said. Patterson said Conley was peacefully protesting and witnessed the shooting but did not open fire himself, though he was armed. Why would you want to charge a man who saw a crime but did not participate in a criminal act? The man got up and opened fire at the vehicle, Patterson said his client told him. Conley said everyone thought somebody in the SUV was shooting and other armed people opened fire at the vehicle, Patterson said.
Atlanta Mayor: No need for troops, despite governor's order
Read full article: Atlanta Mayor: No need for troops, despite governor's orderFile- In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020 file photo, Nikita Gleen, raises his hand towards the sky near a Wendy's restaurant, in Atlanta. The Guard troops will provide support at sites including the Capitol and governors mansion, freeing up state law enforcement resources to patrol other areas, according to a statement from Kemp's office. There was no visible presence of Guard troops at either site Tuesday morning. His choice to deploy National Guard troops for todays selfish purpose is outrageous and will endanger lives, she said in a statement. It happened near the Wendys restaurant where a Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by a white police officer June 12.
'Senseless crime': The victims of July Fourth shootings
Read full article: 'Senseless crime': The victims of July Fourth shootingsFrom San Francisco to South Carolina, a spate of shootings claimed the lives of people celebrating or just taking a drive over the Fourth of July weekend. ___SHE DIED IN MY ARMSSecoriea Turner should have been making TikTok videos on her phone Sunday evening, her mother said. The fast-food restaurant was burned during protests the following night and became a gathering place for demonstrations against police brutality. We knew he was going to be something," the boy's uncle told the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday. "Were protesting for months, for weeks, saying, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter. Black lives matter it seems like, only when a police officer shoots a black person.