A violent sex fiend abducted a 12-year-old boy from a Miami street early Saturday — then sexually assaulted & shot the child.
The victim was walking on 43rd Terrace near 30th Avenue in the Brownsville neighborhood at about 2 a.m., when a man forced him into a black car, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The suspect drove a few blocks away, where he sexually assaulted the boy & shot him, police said. He then forced the victim from the car & drove off.
A man who was riding on a bike near the scene of the crime told a local news station that he pulled over to help the boy after he heard the child screaming.
“He was screaming. ‘Help, someone, help me, please,’ ” the man, who said his name was Johnny.
“I bring him to the store so they can call the police for him,” Johnny added. “He was conscious, then he fell on the sidewalk & said he had been shot.”
Surveillance video obtained by the station shows the boy stumbling up to a street corner while bleeding from his head before he collapsed to the ground.
Another passerby offered him water & a towel, the video shows.
Police showed up a short while later & rushed the critically injured kid to a local hospital.
Johnny, the good Samaritan, told WSVN he was grateful he was there to help the boy — but added that the disturbing scene weighed on his mind.
“I couldn’t sleep at all that night, you know?” he said.
Memphis rapper NLE Choppa was arrested over the weekend in Broward County, Florida, on burglary, gun & drug charges. The arrest of the 18-year-old rapper — real name Bryson Potts — was first reported by hip-hop outlet XXL.
According to a police report posted online, Potts was arrested in the town of Davie, Florida, on Sunday, March 28. The details & circumstances surrounding the arrest are limited, but the Davie Police Department has charged Potts with Burglary of an Unoccupied Structure (Unarmed), Carrying a Concealed Firearm, Possession of Cannabis (20 Grams Less/Synth Cann 3 GMs Less) & Possession of Alprazolam (Xanax).
According to reports, Potts is being held at the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Fort Lauderdale on a $4,500 bond.
The news of his arrest comes two years into Potts' whirlwind rise from promising prep basketball player to viral hip-hop sensation to major label signed star.
Jamal Gasol is a fast rising emcee from Niagara Falls, New York. He's quickly establishing himself as one of the top artists in the game with the projects "Angela Flowers," "The Ghost of Fritz," "The World Is Piff 2," "Jamal Gasol is the Future" and more.
He's collaborated with 38 Spesh, Benny the Butcher, Quis Star, Che Noir, Dark Lo, M.A.V. of Da Cloth, Manzu Beatz, Rome Sreetz, Big Twins and many more.
"Stir The Pot Freestyle Part 1212s," is his latest collab with producers The Standouts. It's a part of their series titled The Cookout Season. This is The Cookout Season 2.
Rapper & singer Lil Nas X is launching a controversial pair of "Satan Shoes" featuring a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross & a drop of real human blood.
The black & red sneakers, part of a collaboration between Lil Nas X & New York-based art collective MSCHF, were made using Nike Air Max 97s, though the sportswear brand has distanced itself from the design.
In an emailed statement to CNN, Nike said it was not involved in creating the modified sneakers. "We do not have a relationship with Lil Nas or MSCHF," the company said. "Nike did not design or release these shoes & we do not endorse them."
Launching as a limited-edition "drop" of 666 pairs, each shoe's air bubble sole contains 60 cubic centimeters of red ink & "one drop" of human blood. They are priced at $1,018 a pair, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18 that reads: "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."
A MSCHF spokesperson said the blood had been provided by members of the art collective, adding: "We love to sacrifice for our art." The group also confirmed to CNN that Nike was "not involved in this in any capacity."
The shoes sparked outrage online over the weekend & attracted criticism from a number of high-profile political and religious figures, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem & the evangelical pastor Mark Burns. The latter described the sneakers in a tweet as "evil" & "heresy." Some fans of the rapper tweeted their support & desire to own a pair.
In response, Lil Nas X, posted a video to his YouTube account titled "Lil Nas X Apologizes for Satan Shoe," which has now been viewed over 1.8 million times. But after a few seconds, the apparent apology cuts to a scene from his new music video, "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)," showing him dancing with a devil character. The rapper is then pictured snapping the devil's neck, before removing his horned crown & assuming it himself.
Vanessa Bryant has asked a judge to give her mom the boot in her lawsuit to win lifetime support.
Vanessa's mom, Sofia Laine, has filed a lawsuit against Kobe's estate, claiming Kobe promised to take care of her financially for the rest of her life.
In new docs, Vanessa points to a legal fight Sofia was having against her ex-husband in 2004 & 2008 over spousal support. Sofia's ex-husband claimed he should not have to pay her because she was being supported by Kobe & Vanessa. Sofia fired back that her daughter & son-in-law had no obligation to support her, & whatever they gave her was simply out of the goodness of their hearts.
Sofia's ex also pointed to tabloid stories which claimed Vanessa bought a $1 million home for her so she wasn't in need of support. Sofia shot back ... the stories were "absolutely false" & "I would never permit Vanessa to do such a thing. I have not & do not (nor should I be required to) rely on Vanessa for my support."
And, Vanessa has other reasons why she wants the lawsuit dismissed. Among them ... Sofia argues Kobe made an oral promise to "take care of her financially." Vanessa's legal team says even if Kobe said that, it's too vague to be enforced.
And, there's this ... Sofia also says Vanessa & Kobe violated California labor laws by not giving her meal breaks, rest periods & giving her minimum wage for babysitting services. Vanessa fired back in legal docs, "[Sofia] was never an 'employee' ... [she] is a grandmother who, at times, helped her daughter & son-in-law by spending time with her grandchildren."
And, Vanessa's legal team argues, in order for Sofia to go after Kobe's estate, she had to file a creditor's claim within a year of his death & she did not do that.
Speed Dollaz aka The King of Delaware is back like he never left as he borrows Quilly's "Haines and Money" instrumental, produced by Jahlil Beats for his latest freestyle and accompanying music video.
Directed by Fight Against Evil Films
Be on the lookout for the official visuals for Speed's new single titled "No Cap," produced by Jahlil Beats, dropping sooner than you think.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City police officers fatally shot an inmate who took a correctional officer hostage at a county jail Saturday, authorities said.
Officers had tried to deescalate the situation at the Oklahoma County Detention Center, but authorities fired their weapons after the suspect held something against the neck of the hostage, Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III said during a news conference.
The correctional officer was then rescued safely and taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officials did not give details about the officer’s injuries, but Oklahoma City Police Chief Wade Gourley said, “I’m just glad the detention officer wasn’t more seriously hurt.”
The inmate had overrun the officer while medications were being distributed, officials said. The suspect then used the officer’s keys to free other inmates on the jail’s 10th floor.
Authorities did not immediately release the names of either the inmate or the officer who had been taken hostage.
As the incident unfolded, demonstrators went to the jail to protest how inmates are treated within the facility, KOCO-TV reported.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Francis Ngannou has been the next big thing in the UFC heavyweight division for several years. Just about everyone believed greatness was within the powerful Cameroonian challenger’s reach if he could ever put his prodigious talents together.
All that potential was realized in six sensational minutes Saturday night when Ngannou took the belt away from the most accomplished fighter in the division’s history.
Ngannou stopped Stipe Miocic with ferocious punches early in the second round to claim the heavyweight title at UFC 260.
Ngannou (11-2) avenged his blowout loss to Miocic in 2018 by demonstrating everything he has learned in the ensuing three years. The first UFC heavyweight champion from Africa flattened Miocic (21-3) twice early in the second, finally buckling the champ’s knees and ending the bout 52 seconds into the round.
“Man, it’s amazing,” Ngannou said. “The feeling of it is just great. Imagine something you’ve been waiting for your entire life, and struggling to have it. Sometimes I felt like I was drowning and I had to struggle back, but now we’re here.”
Ngannou won a fairly quiet first round with superior striking and ground work, but there was nothing quiet about the finish.
Ngannou knocked down Miocic 22 seconds into the second round with a crisp left hand to Miocic’s face, but the champion ate several punches to get up. Miocic backpedaled away and even landed a right hand that stung Ngannou, but the challenger loaded up a picture-perfect left hook that bent Miocic’s legs at a gruesome angle and put him on the canvas again, where Ngannou landed one finishing hammer fist.
“When the journey is longer, the reward is always more appreciated,” Ngannou said. “I’m sure I would have been happy three years ago, but I think now, I have a different perspective about it, being happy about my improvement.”
The violence was exactly what Ngannou’s fans and coaches expected when the long-anticipated changing of the guard atop the heavyweight division finally happened in this rematch of two highly likable fighters.
Ngannou tried to call his mother in Cameroon immediately after the fight, but said he couldn’t get through to her because everyone was “going crazy” celebrating his win.
“I can’t talk to anybody in Cameroon right now,” he said. “It’s a good craziness, for a good reason.”
This was the scene in @francis_ngannou’s hometown of Batié, Cameroon at the moment he became a world champion #UFC260
The 34-year-old Ngannou is a former aspiring boxer who discovered mixed martial arts after he left Cameroon for France in his mid-20s. He rose rapidly through his new sport with his fearsome power and growing all-around skill, but Miocic interrupted his ascent by winning every round of their first bout in Boston.
The loss staggered the confidence of a once-dynamic fighter. He barely threw a punch in his next bout, an embarrassing loss to Derrick Lewis.
But Ngannou impressively regained his confidence later in 2018 and kicked off a run of four consecutive knockout victories against veteran heavyweights, putting him back in line for Miocic.
“He was a completely different fighter tonight,” UFC President Dana White said of Ngannou. “We saw things from him we never saw before. He took his time, and even ate that big right hand from Stipe. He looked perfect tonight.”
In the Vegas cage, Ngannou was far too much for Miocic, the firefighter from Cleveland who has been on top of the division for four of the last five years. Miocic’s heavyweight reign has been the best in the history of a notoriously tumultuous UFC division, and he most recently won the final two fights of his trilogy with Daniel Cormier to cement his heavyweight supremacy.
In the co-main event of this pay-per-view show at the UFC Apex gym on the promotion’s corporate campus, former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley lost his fourth consecutive fight when Vicente Luque submitted him with a D’Arce choke late in the first round.
Woodley (19-7-1), who reigned over the 170-pound division for nearly three years until Kamaru Usman took his belt in March 2019, looked sharp early and landed some strong shots before he was staggered and finished by Luque (20-7-1), who has won 13 of his last 15 fights.
Earlier, bantamweight Sugar Sean O’Malley overcame an enormous early mental mistake for a vicious third-round finish of Thomas Almeida.
O’Malley, the thrilling fighter with rainbow-dyed hair, floored Almeida in the first round with a head kick and a big punch — but instead of finishing his opponent on the ground, O’Malley anticipated a stoppage and walked away before realizing the fight hadn’t been stopped.
When he floored Almeida again in the third, O’Malley briefly tried to walk away again before pouncing and throwing a final punch that bounced Almeida’s head off the canvas.
The UFC is headed to Jacksonville for its next pay-per-view show next month because Florida officials will allow White to sell every seat in an arena, but the promotion still welcomed a few dozen fans to the Apex.
The crowd included Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Megan Fox, Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker and former UFC owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta.
Thieves who recently hit Beyoncé’s storage units in Los Angeles walked away with luxury handbags and dresses worth more than $1 million, according to a report.
Three storage units rented by the singer’s Parkwood Entertainment production company were burglarized twice by thieves earlier this month, Los Angeles police said, according to TMZ.
Authorities told the entertainment news site most of the items in the lockers were owned by Beyoncé, who is the latest celebrity to have her storage units robbed. A storage space belonging to Miley Cyrus was hit in January. Thieves made away with clothes, photographs and other personal items, according to the LAPD. In 2018, a storage unit belonging to Cyrus in the San Fernando Valley was also hit and thieves made off with valuable guitars.
No arrests have been made in the Beyoncé burglary, according to TMZ.
28-year old Deshayla Harris -- 1 of the stars of 'Bad Girls Club' -- died after falling victim to one of several shootings that occurred in her home state.
Virginia Beach PD confirmed Deshayla's ID Saturday as 1 of 2 fatalities resulting from 3 separate shootings from Friday night ... which appear to be unrelated, but happened within a short time of one another. The other victim is 25-year-old Donovan Lynch.
Cops say Deshayla was a bystander for the second shooting, in which a stray bullet from the crossfire hit her. Police do not believe this was a mass shooting -- simply shots fired erupting from feuding parties near the beachfront area of town, where all the resorts lie.
Deshayla is said to have died at the scene. Upwards of 8 other people were injured from the shootings & police say they have 3 individuals in custody in connection to at least 1 of those. Ahmon Adams, Nyquez Baker and Devon Dorsey Jr. were arrested & charged with several different counts -- including assault, use & reckless handling of a firearm, among others. VBPD says none of these guys were involved in the shooting that killed Deshayla ... it's unclear if any suspects have been apprehended for that just yet.
Deshayla is known for her appearance on Season 17 of 'BGC' ... which was dubbed 'East Meets West.' They slugged her on the show as the Firecracker Fashionista. Deshayla was portrayed as feisty & a proud East Coaster. She was also a brawler -- getting into a memorable fight with another cast member, Francesca, after spitting in her face.
Despite the bad blood on the show, it appears some of her fellow costars sent their condolences on word that she'd been killed, including Key Marie who posted a tribute to Deshayla on Instagram.
"Everywhere" is the new single from the Benny Boys, cousins Benny Boy Rude and Tally Up. The Mia Jayc-produced song features Benny the Butcher's Black Soprano family artist, Loveboat Luciano.
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas City Council unanimously approved the renaming of a stretch of street after Botham Jean, a Black man who was shot & killed by a white Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own.
The vote Wednesday to rename the stretch of South Lamar Street “Botham Jean Boulevard” came after more than 90 minutes of public testimony & discussion by the City Council.
“I’m imploring this council to seriously think about the message we want to send as a city by letting this come up to the point of actually voting on this, having this family participating in this process, & putting that family through any more pain than they’ve been through,” Mayor Eric Johnson said before the 15-0 vote.
Amber Guyger shot Jean, who was 26, in his apartment after returning home from her shift. Guyger, now 32, testified at her trial that she thought he was an intruder in her apartment, which was on a different floor of the apartment building.
Botham Jean Boulevard will run between Interstate 30 & the South Central Expressway. The stretch of road will be renamed within 60 days & will cost an estimated $20,000.
Guyger, who was fired after shooting Jean, was convicted of murder in his death & was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Jean’s family has a pending federal lawsuit against her & the city.
At least 9 people are shot & 2 are dead following shootings in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Friday night.
Officers patrolling the 1900 block of Atlantic Avenue in a resort area heard multiple gunshots shortly after 11 p.m. local time Friday. At the crime scene at least eight gunshot victims were found, according to Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate.
Some of these injuries range from serious to life-threatening. One Virginia Beach police officer was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. One adult female victim died of her gunshot injuries at the scene.
There is no suspect information for this shooting available at this time, according to authorities.
At a second location, there was another crime scene where a suspect "relating to the above incident" engaged with an officer, which resulted in a police-involved shooting. An alleged male suspect is dead.
Several people are in custody, but it's unclear of their involvement in any of the shootings.
Virginia Beach police initially confirmed there had been a shooting at the oceanfront with "several victims."
"VBPD is investigating a shooting involving several victims with possibly life-threatening injuries. Large police presence at the oceanfront between 17th and 22nd St. Please avoid the area at this time," the department tweeted.
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital confirms to ABC News that it is treating 6 patients with gunshot wounds. Their conditions were not immediately available.
Flint, Michigan native and A.M.I. (Above My Influences) co-CEO, REIN, is on a freestyle run, and shows no signs of slowing down. For his latest effort REIN borrows Conway the Machine's "Jesus Khrysis" instrumental to flex his lyrical skills.
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