(AP) Four people are dead including a mother still cradling her now-deceased baby after a massive gunfight early Sunday with a former Marine a Florida sheriff said was “ready for battle” & so aggressive he tried to wrestle a gun from police from his hospital gurney after being captured.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said 33-year-old Bryan Riley appeared to be suffering from mental health issues & had been slowly unraveling for weeks, repeatedly telling his girlfriend that he could communicate directly with God.
After a gunfight with police & deputies — where dozens “if not hundreds of rounds” were exchanged outside a Lakeland home, Judd said, authorities found an 11-year-old girl shot multiple times, plus four deceased victims. They included a 33-year-old mother still holding her 3-month old baby boy & the infant’s 62-year-old grandmother who lived at a neighboring home & a 40-year-old man.
Riley, who served as a sharp shooter in both Iraq & Afghanistan, seemingly targeted the family at random, Judd said.
Preliminary evidence shows the 40-year-old Justice Gleason just happened to be an unlucky stranger out mowing his lawn Saturday night when Riley drove by, saying God told him to stop because Gleason’s daughter was going to commit suicide.
A second person came to confront Riley, telling him that story wasn’t true & warned they would call police if he didn’t leave, Judd said. Authorities responded to the scene but never found Riley.
About nine hours later, around 4:30 a.m., Riley returned to the home, laying out glowsticks to create a path leading to the house to draw officers “into an ambush,” Judd said.
By chance, a lieutenant far in the distance, heard popping noises & immediately put the agency on active-shooter mode, bringing all state & local law enforcement in the area to the scene.
Following the sounds of gunfire, authorities arrived at the home & found Riley’s white truck ablaze & an unarmed Riley outside, dressed in camouflage.
Riley immediately ran inside, where authorities heard another round of gunfire, “a woman scream & a baby whimper,” Judd said.
Officers tried to enter the front of the house, but it was barricaded. When they circled to the back, they encountered Riley, who appeared to have put on full body armor including head and knee coverings & a bulletproof vest.
Authorities exchanged heavy gunfire, before Riley retreated back into the home, according to the sheriff.
Everything fell silent, Judd said, until a helicopter unit alerted authorities on the ground that Riley was coming out. He had been shot once & was ready to surrender.
Meanwhile, officers heard cries for help inside the home, but were unsure whether there were additional shooters & feared the home was booby-trapped. A brave sergeant rushed in & grabbed an 11-year-old girl who had been shot at least seven times.
She told deputies there were three dead people inside, Judd said, adding that she was rushed into surgery & was expected to survive.
Deputies sent robots into the home to check for explosives & other traps. When it was clear, they found the unidentified mother & baby, Gleason & the family dog all dead from gunshot wounds. The baby’s grandmother was also found dead in a home out back. Authorities did not say if or how Gleason was related to the other people in the home.
“They begged for their lives & I killed them anyway,” Judd said Riley told them during an interrogation, adding Riley was playing mind games during the interviews with detectives.
Authorities declined to say how many times the victims had been shot or where they were in the home, but said they were all hiding & huddling in fear.
Authorities said Riley’s girlfriend of four years, who he also lived with, had been cooperative and was shocked, saying he was never violent but suffered from PTSD & had become increasingly erratic.
She said he’d spent the previous week on what he called a mission from God, stockpiling supplies that he said were for Hurricane Ida victims, including $1,000 worth of cigars.
“Prior to this morning, this guy was a war hero. He fought for his country in Afghanistan & Iraq,” said Judd. “And this morning he’s a cold-blooded killer.”
Riley, who had no criminal history, also told authorities he was on methamphetamines. His vehicle had also been stocked with supplies for a gunfight, authorities said, including bleeding control kits.
While being treated at the hospital, Riley jumped up & tried to grab an officer’s gun. “They had to fight with him again in the emergency room,” Grady said, before he was ultimately tied down & medicated.
He is expected to recover and will be transferred to jail to face charges.
“The big question that all of us has is, ‘Why?’” State Attorney Brian Haas said. “We will not know today or maybe ever.”
Multi talented vocal artist, entrepreneur, label owner/CEO Ty Webb, AKA Ryte Eye Ty, who had taken the YouTube and Socal Media world by storm last year at this time with the release of his inspiring and highly emotional track and companion video FREEDOM has come full circle with the newly released lyric video for his new beat-fest power track Swing Baby.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
SOP: Ty, first off, thank you for making this interview possible, my first question.. If you were to explain who you are to one who is not familiar with your music, how would you introduce yourself and your music?
Hi thanks for having me on your platform once again I’m grateful. Yes I would introduce myself as a regular guy whose passion is everything music and I think that it reflects in the many different ways that I write. My music no matter which genre, it always tells a story.
SOP: let’s take a moment to rewind; last year at this time, you released Freedom, a track that was both powerful and spiritually moving, what was the inspiration behind it, and now, one year later, what has been the result of that creativity.
The inspiration behind Freedom was the death of Michael Brown, I wanted to write something that I felt like all people, and especially my people could understand and relate to. See you may not understand what it feels like to be black but I know you know the pain of loss and that’s what I wanted to reach that very thing that everyone could relate too. The song actually brought a lot of light to us and propelled us onto another level.
SOP: Ty, you are aMulti talented vocal artist, entrepreneur, label owner/CEO with a list of creative credentials that would be a list of lifetime achievements for many, but for you, just a starting point, a warm up, what is next for you, both as an artist and more.
Well we are excited to announce that we (our company, One Way Up Entertainment) just inked a distribution deal with.. get this, Vall Bungalo / Universal Music Group. We are very excited that the Bungalo/Universal family has welcomed us in and we are looking forward to releasing some really great music and signing artist eventually to our label
SOP: Where did it all start for you, what was the moment you realized you were destined for this life in creativity?
It started at an middle school bus stop with my cousin Angel Morgan and Gene Cochran in Pompano Beach to what the world knows as 1800 block but the moment I truly knew is when I wrote my first song “Don’t Go” at the Pompano mall (pompano city center)
SOP: Moving forward, tell us about the new track Swing Baby, it is phenomenal, what’s the back story?
Swing baby has a two part back story first I wanted to write about the edgy side of our Miami Streets but it’s also a song about a cute little dance my wife does and I promised her that when I found the right beat I would create a song for her . Little did we know it would be Swing Baby but we’re grateful it is. Swing Baby will be released Sept 3rd of this year.
SOP: You created the track featuring the talents ofKlubjumpers, but who is the voice in the lyric video, sounds so ethereal, so mystical?
The young lady on the tracks name is Tyler Royale she’s a phenomenally gifted singer out of Atlanta Georgia. Definitely watch out for her.
SOP: What is next to come from the music lab?
We are going to be releasing more singles through One Way Up Entertainment/Bungalo Records/Universal Music Group. Our next release will feature Tyler once more, she is a pleasure to be working with.
SOP: What would you tell someone who is aspiring to become a creative mind like yourself, what words of inspiration can you present?
I would say your “Nay Sayers” will be many and your supporters very few, just keep believing always be grateful and thankful, always be open to foster healthy relationships in this business. You will experience every emotion that comes with this just enjoy the process because even in difficult times there’s lessons to be learned. Always be willing to go outside of the box, stay true to your beliefs receive what you’re believing for even If it hasn’t appeared and remember right outside of fear lies your destiny.
SOP: Anything you may wish to tell our readers? I just want to say thank you thank you thank you from the depths of our hearts we are grateful you give us a platform to show our gifts and talents to the world. We understand that without you we couldn’t be as creative as we like so thank you for every stream, every save, every share like and any and everything you do to support us thank you so much. You only get to see our lives from one perspective but I want to show you another. Blessings, Positivity, Love , and Light.
Find Ryte Eye Ty Online and take a visit to his magical musical world of creative genius.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men, according to a report in the New York Times.
The newspaper said the video was posted by a tabloid in June and showed Black men in altercations with white civilians and police officers. After the video ended, an automatic message popped up that said “keep seeing videos about Primates,” according to the Times.
Facebook turned off the artificial intelligence feature that showed the message, the Times said, and apologized for what it called “an unacceptable error” and told the newspaper that it would investigate further so that it doesn’t happen again.
Facebook on Saturday did not respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. But a company spokeswoman told the Times that even though Facebook has made improvements to its artificial intelligence, “it’s not perfect” and has “more progress to make.”
Artificial intelligence has mislabeled people of color before. In 2015, Google apologized after it labeled a photo of two Black people as gorillas.
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Mally Mall got the judge's message loud & clear ... TMZ has learned he's already surrendered to the feds after his last-ditch effort to delay his prison sentence was shot down in court.
According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a judge said the hip-hop producer failed to articulate any reason why his health condition couldn't be adequately treated while he's behind bars.
The judge said Mally failed to show he couldn't get a CT scan or biopsy from the prison's Health Services Division. Remember, he says he discovered a mass on his thigh that could potentially be cancerous.
In her response to Mally's request to postpone, the judge said she wouldn't "entertain any further meritless delay tactics." Translation -- if ya need it, get it while you're doing time.
So, Mally turned himself in to the Federal Correctional Institution in Sheridan, Oregon. His release date is currently slated for December 15, 2023. Mally pled guilty in late 2019 to running an illegal prostitution service for more than 12 years.
The feds say he owned, operated & managed several of these sorts of businesses in Clark County, Nevada.
The producer's lawyer, Steve Sadow, tells TMZ ... "Mally Mall over the last several years had dedicated his life to music & helping people. He has fully recognized the error in his ways & has gone out of his way to try to make amends. He intends to take full advantage of each & every program offered by the Federal Bureau of Prisons."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 5, 2021 at 11:36am
A batch of fentanyl-laced cocaine killed a comedian and two others, and left the ex-girlfriend of Darius Rucker in a Los Angeles hospital, a report said.
Fuquan Johnson, writer for "Comedy Parlour Live," died after overdosing at a Venice home Friday night, according to TMZ. Two other victims were pronounced dead at the scene, the outlet said.
Comedian Kate Quigley, who lives next door to the house and recently dated the Hootie & the Blowfish singer, was hospitalized in critical condition, according to the report.
The medical examiner will officially determine what killed Johnson, 42, and the other unnamed victims, but sources tell the outlet all four people were ingesting coke tainted with the super powerful opioid.
Fentanyl, a synthetic painkiller that is up 100 times more potent than heroin, has been a factor in the deaths of Prince, Mac Miller and Tom Petty.
In 2019, fentanyl was involved in more than two-thirds of all New York City drug overdoses, data showed. Social media users have been warning of tainted coke making the rounds in the city’s party scene this spring and summer.
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LAKELAND, Fla. (WESH) — A man has been arrested after three people were found shot dead Sunday morning in Lakeland.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, the incident began around 4:30 a.m. in the area of North Socrum Loop Road.
A deputy on another call began hearing gunfire and responded, and multiple 911 callers began reporting an active shooter.
Lakeland police and Polk County Sheriff deputies respond, discovering a truck on fire and a man in full body armor.
Police saw the man run inside a home and then heard gunfire, followed by a woman and baby screaming.
Deputies entered the home and the suspect opened fire. Deputies returned fire before the suspect surrendered.
Judd said the suspect had been shot and was taken to Lakeland Regional, where he attempted to grab an officer's weapon.
Inside the home, officers discovered a man, woman and infant shot to death. The infant was in the mother's arms. An 11-year-old girl had been shot multiple times. She was taken to Tampa General and taken into surgery. Deputies discovered another woman dead in a separate house on the property.
Judd said the suspect is a self-described "survivalist" and told deputies he was on meth.
Deputies are still searching for a fifth child, they are hoping the child is at a friend's home.
The suspect will be treated and arrested, Judd said.
(NBC Miami) A South Florida ice cream shop owner is facing multiple charges including video voyeurism after authorities said he put a camera in the store's bathroom to film a 17-year-old employee.
Sergio Khorosh, 55, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated stalking, video voyeurism and impersonating a law enforcement officer, Broward County jail records showed.
Khorosh, the owner of "Moo Moo Scoops" in Coral Springs inside the Coral Square Mall, appeared in bond court Friday where Judge Tabitha Blackmon detailed the charges against him.
According to the judge, Khorosh filmed a 17-year-old employee in the shop's bathroom and then stalked her at her new job and at home.
An arrest report said the teen had found a black USB cellphone charger plugged into the wall and facing a toilet in the employee bathroom that had a camera in it.
According to the arrest report, Khorosh had hired the teen in July and would tell her how beautiful she was and at one point, kissed her forehead and told her he loved her.
After the teen told Khorosh she didn't want to work for him anymore, he sent her multiple text messages in which he professed his love for her, threatened her and showed photos of gifts he wanted to give her, the report said.
Khorosh also allegedly harassed the teen and her family, and at one point told her he was a deputy chief with the Broward Sheriff's Office and would lock her and her family up in jail, the report said.
He also claimed to have a K-9 that he would let "shred" her and her family, the report said.
Khorosh, who lives in Lighthouse Point, was given a $76,000 bond and ordered to stay away from the alleged victim. Blackmon appointed a public defender for him.
Bette Midler says women everywhere should sing a new tune in the bedroom to protest new, strict anti-abortion laws like the one in Texas.
“I suggest that all women refuse to have sex with men until they are guaranteed the right to choose by Congress,” the famed actress and singer tweeted Thursday.
The idea, though, might not be original with Midler.
Nancy Sinatra told Midler on Twitter that, “My dad actually suggested that decades ago.”
One commenter told Midler, “Did you know you’re my Shero?”
Actress Rosanna Arquette, however, was not so upbeat about Midler’s not so modest proposal.
“but then again men with angry Guns and rape not being a much of a crime in Texas .watch this space,” [sic] she tweeted back to Midler.
The US Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Wednesday denying an emergency appeal filed by abortion providers in an attempt to block a Texas abortion bill that went into effect the same day.
Signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in May, the new law prohibits women from getting an abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, roughly around six weeks and before most women know they are pregnant.
The law lets private citizens sue anyone who assisted in terminating the pregnancy, including those who drive a woman to an abortion appointment.
Former wrestling star Daffney Unger died from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest ... according to a police report obtained by TMZ.
As we reported, Daffney was found dead Thursday after she appeared on her IG Live the night before in what appeared to be a suicidal state, stating ... "Do you guys not understand that I am all alone? Do you not understand that?" And then she said, "Remember, my brain goes to Boston."
Police went to Unger's home in Norcross, GA Thursday for a welfare check. According to the police report, they were met by Daffney's mom, Jean. They knocked at the door but there was no answer, so they left without trying to gain entry.
They came back a second time a few hours later, and this time they saw Daffney's car parked near the apartment. A maintenance man gave cops a key but it didn't unlock the deadbolt. So, the fire department was called and they broke open the door and found Daffney's body on her bed ... a gunshot wound to her chest and a gun within reach.
The medical examiner has yet to determine the official cause and manner of death.
Daffney was battling mental health issues for weeks before her death and had urged others who were in the same predicament to get help.
The 46-year-old wrestled in the WCW and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
It's no secret that Kanye West and Drake are currently throwing shots at each other. That cycle continues with a new song titled "Life of the Party" by Ye featuring Andre 3000.
The strangest thing about this diss song is that Drake is the one who leaked it Friday night via the Sound 42 Sirius XM show.
From the production to the bars this sounds like the old Kanye, as he claims to be a Gangster Disciple while telling Drizzy to "stop it with the funny sh*t."
Subliminal raps are played out. If you got a problem with another artist say his or her name. That's exactly what Kanye does on "Life of the Party," which is one of his better songs in recent memory in my opinion.
Peep a sample of the lyrics:
"I put Virgil and Drake on the same text/And it wasn’t about the matching arc’teryx or Kid Cudi dress/Just told these grown men stop it with the funny sh*t/I might hire the whole team from ACG/So don’t text me like I’m Juanita JCV/Or more important, Monica Corgan, who was there for me/Somebody really there for me, was rare for me/That was new air to breathe/When I was underappreciated, undervaluated/Stockholders told me, "Board rooms will bore you"/And remember going by your rules, try to follow the Lord's rules/Thought we was the new Abu Dhabi/Told Drake don’t play with me on GD/And he sent that message to everybody/So if I hit you with a “WYD”/You better hit me with, “Yes sir, I’m writing everything you need”/I told you I was gonna take the summer back/So any of the cap, won’t take none of that/Where my motherf*ckin' red hat?" - Kanye West.
The new album "Wake Ups" from Rigz of Da Cloth is the gift that keeps on giving. Buoyed by stellar production and backed by features from Ransom and fellow Da Cloth members Mooch, MAV, Rob Gates, Times Change and ILLanoise, the 14-track project is a testament to Rigz's elite lyrical skills and why he's at the forefront of Rochester, New York's power move on the game of hip hop.
Which brings us to the 4th official music video off "Wake Ups" titled "Throw It Away."
01. Rigz – Coconut Water 02. Rigz x Mooch; Times Change & Illanoise – Wipe Da Timbs Off 03. Rigz x Rob Gates – Trophies 04. Rigz – Show You 05. Rigz x Ransom – Da Predicament 06. Rigz – Sobrinos Skit 07. Rigz – Get Urs 08. Rigz x Rob Gates – Let Me 09. Rigz x Mooch – Beach Chairs in Marcy 10. Rigz x Times Change – Misled 11. Rigz x MAV & Symph – No Mercy Rule 12. Rigz – Swole Hearted 13. Rigz – Throw It Away 14. Rigz – Grateful
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Rapper Drake dedicated his highly-anticipated new album to Miss Mercedes Morr, a Houston Instagram influencer & model killed in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide.
Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, shared the dedication in the footnote about the album on streaming services such as Apple Music & it's there where the 33-year-old woman's name is mentioned.
Drake also shared the description in his Instagram story.
"A combination of toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth which is inevitably heartbreaking. Executive produced by me, Noah "40" Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib & Noel Cadastre. Dedicated to Nadia Ntuli & Mercedes Morr. RIP - Drake."
The description on Drake's social media page was flanked by a heart & dove emoji.
Complex reports that Ntuli, also honored, was an Instagram model & friend of Drake's who died in a car accident earlier this year.
Miss Mercedes Morr, whose real name is Jenae Gagnier, was found dead inside her Richmond apartment on Sunday. Police said another body, later identified as 34-year-old Kevin Accorto, was also located inside Gagnier's home.
Investigators believe Gagnier was strangled & beaten by Accorto before the man took his own life.
While police have not disclosed a motive in the case, Gagnier's father, Mark Gagnier, talked about finding rambling scribbles on the walls inside the apartment in the moment that he discovered his daughter's lifeless body, suggesting Accorto may have been a crazed follower of her social media account.
A public memorial service will be held for Gagnier on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Davis Greenlawn Funeral Chapel at 3900 B.F. Terry Blvd. in Rosenberg. Organizers noted a family-only service will take place before it opens up to friends & other guests.
Meanwhile, a balloon release is planned for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Terry Hersey Park at 15200 Memorial Dr. in Houston.
Oscar De La Hoya announced Friday he contracted coronavirus and was in the hospital receiving treatment, and that he had to pull out of his upcoming fight against Vitor Belfort.
De La Hoya, 48, posted a video of himself on Twitter in a hospital bed. He said he contracted the illness despite being fully vaccinated.
"Wanted you to hear directly from me that despite being fully vaccinated, I have contracted Covid and am not going to be able to fight next weekend. Preparing for this comeback has been everything to me over the last months, & I want to thank everyone for their tremendous support," he tweeted.
"I am currently in the hospital getting treatment and am confident I will be back in the ring before the year is up. God bless everyone and stay safe."
De La Hoya fought professionally from 1992 to 2008 and had already stepped away from the ring once. His last bout came in a loss to Manny Pacquiao via a referee technical decision in December 2008. He beat Steve Forbes via unanimous decision in May 2008.
De La Hoya and Belfort were set to square off at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 11. Belfort is a former UFC star. He last fought in a boxing match in 2006 against Josemario Neves and won via knockout. 58-year-old Evander Holyfield has agreed to step in and box Belfort on September 11 on Triller.
Wanted you to hear directly from me that despite being fully vaccinated, I have contracted Covid and am not going to be able to fight next weekend. Preparing for this comeback has been everything to me over the last months, & I want to thank everyone for their tremendous support. pic.twitter.com/0wKEnr5Jzv
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed a more serious charge Thursday against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, but it is not the murder charge that activists were seeking.
Former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter is now charged with first-degree manslaughter, in addition to a prior charge of second-degree manslaughter. Activists had demanded a murder charge during protests in Brooklyn Center and outside a metro-area prosecutor’s home before Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took over the case.
Potter, who is white, has claimed that she meant to use her Taser instead of her handgun when she fatally shot Wright, a 20-year-old Black motorist, on April 11. The amended complaint alleges Potter committed first-degree manslaughter by recklessly handling a firearm and endangering the safety of another when death or great bodily harm was reasonably foreseeable. The second-degree manslaughter count alleges she acted with culpable negligence and took an unreasonable risk when she consciously took a chance of causing death or great bodily harm with a firearm.
First-degree manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 15 years while second-degree manslaughter carries a maximum penalty of 10 years, though state sentencing guidelines call for much less.
I know y'all thought the draft was over right ???? Wrong I guess you didn't consider Chi-raq's (Chicago) 1st round draft pick "Corn Boss Up" who's been making quite a name for himself on the independent scene, now Chi-raq's (Chicago) best kept secret is about to be told.... Kickin' off with the visual for "Crushing Me" which is a tell of who you start with is who finish with, and how he still feels the pain for his lost and fallen comrades.... So play an zone out with "Corn Boss Up" holla on a daily via Twitter @cornbossup_ & IG @itscornbossup
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