16-year-old suspected driver arrested after store worker, 60, run over repeatedly, killed while trying to stop shoplifting



A 16-year-old suspected get-away driver was arrested Friday after a Southern California store worker, 60, was beaten up, run over repeatedly, and killed while trying to stop a robbery earlier this month.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators are trying to identify several other suspects seen in the vehicle during and after the April 9 incident that took the life of Kourosh "Steve" Yaghoubi, who was helping at his brother's store in South El Monte, KABC-TV reported.

'I was there at the last minute of his life. I saw his face. I saw his eyes.'

The suspect reportedly asked Yaghoubi for a $10 box of masks and then walked out of the Giant Discount store in the 2000 block of Durfee without paying, the station said.

Yaghoubi chased after the shoplifter, KABC said, after which Yaghoubi was physically attacked in the parking lot.

"Doors open, two other guys exit the car, and one of them punches my brother in the head, he holds his head, and he goes down," Yaghoubi's brother Jim told the station.

The three males then got back into the car and ran over Yaghoubi, KABC said — first as they backed out of the parking space and again as they sped off.

"The body under the car was turning, all the way from the front tire to the back tire," Jim recalled to the station, which said he watched his brother's life get taken away.

"I don't know why this happened," Jim also told KABC, adding that "I was there at the last minute of his life. I saw his face. I saw his eyes."

Paramedics pronounced Yaghoubi dead at the scene, KTLA-TV reported.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office will determine if charges are filed against the 16-year-old male suspect, whose identity was not released, KABC said.

You can view KABC's video report here. You can view initial video reports here and here.

Those with information about this incident are asked to contact the LASD's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, KABC said.

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Watch wild dashcam video of hit-and-run crash that led to bizarre chain of events culminating in arrest of rock star's wife



Newly released dashcam video shows the moment of a crazy hit-and-run accident involving multiple vehicles in Southern California last week that led to a bizarre chain of events culminating in the arrest of the wife of rock band Weezer's bassist.

As Blaze News previously reported, 51-year-old best-selling author Jillian Lauren Shriner was arrested last Tuesday and charged with attempted murder of a peace officer.

'It’s crazy how just one man can cause so much chaos.'

Shriner exited her home in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles at the same time police swarmed the area to search for three suspects involved in a hit-and-run incident. Police say Shriner was armed with a handgun.

“The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun multiple times; however, she refused," according to the police report obtained by KNBC-TV. "Shriner then pointed the handgun at the officers, and an officer-involved shooting occurred."

Citing Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Jennifer Forkish, the Los Angeles Times reported that Shriner "pointed her gun at officers" and "opened fire."

Cops allegedly returned fire and shot Shriner in the shoulder, and then she fled into her home.

Shriner then purportedly exited her house and surrendered to the police. She was transported to a hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Police reportedly recovered a 9mm handgun from Shriner's home.

Shriner — the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner — was taken into custody but released after posting a $1 million bond.

Police officers reportedly apprehended the alleged hit-and-run driver in a neighboring back yard. Video seemingly shows the suspect attempting to blend into the neighborhood by watering a garden and wearing only his boxers.

The man was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor hit-and-run. He allegedly got into a car crash with two other vehicles on a nearby freeway.

KABC-TV released wild dashcam video of the crash, as well as the suspect fleeing the crime scene with clothes and a guitar.

Video shows a gray sedan swerving across multiple lanes, slamming into a black car, and then a Tesla crashing into the other vehicles from the rear.

David Gonzalez was driving his brand-new Telsa when he was involved in the three-car collision.

“I thought I was in an episode of 'GTA,'" Gonzalez said of the crash, referring to the Grand Theft Auto video game. "Honestly, that stuff just doesn’t happen."

Gonzalez suffered an injured back and broken arm in the crash and will require surgery.

His Tesla, which he purchased just two weeks ago, was totaled.

Gonzalez said of the events following the car crash, "Ripple effect. At the moment, I had no clue what happened after, but it’s crazy how just one man can cause so much chaos."

Shriner is scheduled to return to court on April 30.

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Hit-and-run suspect apprehended by UFC fighter Henry Cejudo after allegedly crashing into house and assaulting elderly man



Two-time UFC champion Henry Cejudo apprehended an individual after the suspect allegedly crashed into a house and assaulted an elderly male.

Cejudo, an Olympic gold medalist who once held the UFC bantamweight and flyweight titles simultaneously, spoke to reporters outside his home in Phoenix, Arizona, after a loud crash interrupted his morning workout.

"All of a sudden, I see this car. Our neighborhood's kinda like a U. So I see this car coming in, you know, with a huge right turn, probably going 80-100 miles an hour. Next, you know what? I hear this big sound and a boom. I knew he had hit something or somebody, but I knew something had happened," Cejudo recalled.

Cejudo said the car, which was driven by a group of at least four teenagers, crashed right into his neighbor's house and narrowly missed hitting the residents.

"If you see inside this room, like, if somebody was standing, they'd be dead," Cejudo claimed.

The suspects exited the car one at a time, at which point Cejudo allegedly said, "You guys got to be held accountable for what just happened."

'He ends up cold-cocking my neighbor.'

The driver was confronted by the owner of the house but allegedly punched the homeowner multiple times and began to flee. The victim was a 65-year-old male, according to Cejudo's producer Dylan Rush, who posted a video of the report on his Instagram page. A video from MMA Junkie showed the elderly man bleeding from his head from the apparent assault.

"He ends up cold-cocking my neighbor. And you know, that's when I had to step in," Cejudo said.

The wrestler then allegedly ran down the suspect and apprehended him.

"Ended up dropping him — lifting him, dropping him, slapped him around a little bit, and just pretty much control him with one arm," the fighter detailed. "So he wasn't that tough," he laughed.

Rush also stated that the suspect continued to resist until a local resident "pointed a gun at him," which resulted in the suspect cooperating until police arrived.

"I don't know if these guys had guns," Cejudo told reporters. "And then once he hit my neighbor, I was like, all right, man. All in."

According to Bounding into Sports, the driver was just 22 years old and was charged with driving under the influence and assault.

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Disturbing video shows Amazon delivery driver running van over shrieking woman, dragging her, then fleeing scene



A disturbing video has surfaced of a delivery driver running over a woman with an Amazon van in Baltimore, Maryland. The video shows the delivery driver fleeing the scene of the alleged hit-and-run as the woman shrieks in agony.

According to police, the incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The Amazon driver checks on the woman for about 25 seconds before going back into the van and driving away.

Police named Jerome Allan Young Jr. — a 26-year-old of Baltimore County — as the hit-and-run suspect and issued an arrest warrant against him.

Police said in a statement, "Officers learned that Young suspect struck a 29-year-old female pedestrian with an Amazon-branded work van."

Video from a Ring doorbell camera WBFF-TV obtained shows the moment the van rolls through an intersection while a green traffic light is on. However, a woman was in the crosswalk at the same time.

The van driver hit he woman, and she was dragged several feet before falling under the vehicle. The van driver then stops with the victim underneath the vehicle. The driver then pulls forward and runs over the woman a second time with the rear tires.

The woman is heard crying, shrieking in pain, and begging for help during the incident.

The driver then stops the van, exits the vehicle, and walks to the woman in the middle of the intersection.

The Amazon driver checks on the woman for about 25 seconds before going back into the van and driving away.

A driver behind the Amazon van pulled over, and that female motorist rushed to assist the woman.

The female driver is heard asking, "Are you OK?"

Emergency personnel arrived at the scene shortly after the incident.

A Baltimore Police Department spokesperson told WBFF the victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police added on Thursday afternoon that Young turned himself in at a Baltimore County Precinct and was taken into custody.

Young was transported to the Baltimore Central Booking Intake Facility, where he was charged with negligent and reckless driving. Police noted that "additional charges are pending."

Before Young turned himself in to authorities, Amazon spokesperson Austin Stowe released the following statement: "We were made aware of this terrible incident today. The driver in question has been suspended from delivering on our behalf, and we're working with his employer and law enforcement as they investigate."

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'It's a zoo out here, man': Teen girl killed after driver plows into crowd following late-night fight in downtown Minneapolis



A teenage girl was killed after a hit-and-run driver plowed into a crowd following an after-midnight fight involving multiple teens over the weekend in downtown Minneapolis — and business owners and residents are fed-up with the lawlessness, WCCO-TV reported.

Officers responded to a report of a hit-and-run crash on Fifth Street North at Hennepin Avenue around 12:23 a.m. Saturday, the station said, citing police, who said the female suspect drove in reverse on Hennepin and then drove the wrong way on Fifth Street into the crowd.

Chief O'Hara added to WCCO, presumably in reference to the involved teenagers, that 'I'm not their parent, right? So I can tell you my kid isn't gonna be hanging out on Hennepin Avenue at 12:30 at night in the middle of all this stuff going on here with bars.'

Six people were taken to Hennepin Healthcare, including a 16-year-old girl who later died, the station said, adding that another victim sustained life-threatening injuries while a handful of others suffered less serious injuries.

"The video of this incident is absolutely horrific," Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said, according to WCCO. "There aren't words to describe how tragic and senseless it is."

The station interviewed residents and business owners who expressed outrage and frustration over what they call an out-of-control environment that plays out on a weekly basis.

"It's a nuthouse out here, man," one downtown resident told WCCO. "That's every weekend. I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner." The resident added to the station off camera that "it's a zoo out here, man, and it's not getting any better."

Daniel Stensgaard, a business owner, added to the station that city leaders "should have their asses down here starting at 11 o'clock at night and let them walk around and watch the shortage of police officers and what's happened."

Chief O'Hara added to WCCO, presumably in reference to the involved teenagers, that "I'm not their parent, right? So I can tell you my kid isn't gonna be hanging out on Hennepin Avenue at 12:30 at night in the middle of all this stuff going on here with bars."

The police report added that the suspect drove out of downtown but that witnesses followed her, the station said. Police noted that representatives from multiple law enforcement agencies stopped the suspect on the 2300 block of Bryant Avenue North and arrested her, after which she was booked into Hennepin County Jail, WCCO said, adding that charges are pending.

You can view a video report here about the incident, which includes interviews with concerned locals and business owners as well as a brief clip of the hit-and-run, which appears to end prior to the moment of impact.

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2 Nevada state troopers conducting wellness check die after inebriated suspect crashes into them on Las Vegas expressway



Two Nevada state troopers were killed earlier this week after an intoxicated man allegedly struck them while they were conducting a wellness check on another Las Vegas motorist.

Just before 3:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, Nevada Highway Patrol Sgt. Michael Abbate and Trooper Alberto Felix were checking on a driver who had reportedly fallen asleep on the northbound I-15 interstate near D Street, located just a few blocks northwest of Downtown Las Vegas. While the troopers were attending to the sleeping driver, another driver in a white Chevrolet HHR struck them and sped away.

Sadly, one of the troopers died at the scene, while the other perished at a nearby hospital soon after, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, devastating the Nevada law enforcement community. In a moving tribute to their fallen brothers, members of agencies at both the state and local levels gathered as officers on motorcycles with flashing lights but no sirens led a solemn procession to transport Abbate's and Felix's remains from the Clark County Coroner's Office to the funeral home.

Part of that procession can be seen in the clip below:

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Abbate had been with the Nevada Highway Patrol for nearly a decade and was promoted to sergeant just a few weeks ago. Trooper Felix joined NHP in 2019 after serving honorably in the Air Force.

"Both Sergeant Abbate and Trooper Felix dedicated their careers to serving the State of Nevada with exceptional commitment and pride," said a statement from Nevada State Police Public Information Officer Kim Yoko Smith. "The Nevada State Police extends its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of our fallen heroes. We respectfully request that the media maintain the privacy of the families and the Department during this challenging time."

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Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) — a former sheriff of Clark County, where Las Vegas is located — ordered all state and U.S. flags to be lowered to half-mast until the sunset after Abbate and Felix are interred. "This is a devastating loss for Nevada law enforcement, the city of Las Vegas, and our entire state," the sheriff turned governor said in a statement. "As we mourn these troopers, we will never forget their bravery, courage, and sacrifice."

As Nevada troopers prepared to bury two of their own, local officers with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department began the work of tracking down the driver who killed them. By 8 a.m. Thursday morning, just hours after the deadly hit-and-run, police discovered the white HHR in the parking lot of an area apartment complex and soon afterward arrested 46-year-old Jemarcus Williams in connection with the case.

Williams has a long history of traffic violations in Las Vegas dating all the way back to 2007, the LVRJ reported. That year, Williams pled no contest to a DUI charge. In the following three years, he was arrested for allegedly driving without a license on four separate occasions. He also pled no contest to failing to yield the right of way in 2020.

This time, the charges against Williams are much more serious. He now faces six felonies: two counts of reckless driving resulting in death, two counts of DUI resulting in death, and two counts of failing to stop at the scene of a crash. When he is scheduled to appear in court and whether he has retained an attorney are currently unknown.

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Search underway for driver seen on doorbell video casually dislodging victim from his windshield then driving away



A driver fatally struck a 28-year-old Maryland man northeast of Washington, D.C., over the weekend. A doorbell camera caught the suspect add posthumous insult to injury — casually exiting his car, yanking Franklin Membreno Mendez's body out of his windshield, then driving away.

Price George's County Police Department indicated that the victim was mowed down early Saturday morning.

Investigators determined that Mendez had been involved in an unrelated minor accident in the 8900 block of Annapolis Road. He is believed to have been struck after exiting his car to check the initial damage, becoming "lodged in that car's windshield."

The suspect then drove roughly 2.6 miles with the victim's body dangling out the front window before stopping, smoking a cigarette, then dumping the body.

The resident whose doorbell camera caught the callous act told WTTG-TV, "All his clothes was gone from his waist down and I called the police."

"When we looked at the camera, the camera was showing that he came up in here like four or five in the morning. Like I said, he took his time," said the resident. "That's the reason why I figured that he probably knew the neighborhood. He took his time getting out of the car. He walked around and then he was around there for a couple of minutes. And when he came back, he got in the vehicle, lit a cigarette or whatever, and then he made a U-turn in front of my house."

The resident suggested that the suspect's U-turn may suggest he is a local, granted outsiders might not know that the road leads to a dead-end.

The suspect then speedily fled the scene, driving what is believed to be a 2011-2017 gray Honda Civic with a large white decal on the rear window. Police indicated that extra to a hole in the passenger's side of the windshield, the suspect's car will have damage to the passenger side front bumper and fender.

Officers responded to the 7500 block of Ardwick Ardmore Road for a welfare check around 4:05 a.m. Saturday, finding Mendez's dead on the side of the road.

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As the suspect has yet to be found, police have asked those with tips to call the Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit at 301-731-4422.

VIDEO: Victim gets lodged in windshield after hit-and-run in Marylandyoutu.be

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Footage shows a Las Vegas teen in a stolen car laughing manically while fatally running over a retired police chief. Prosecutors intend to try suspect as an adult.



A 64-year-old retired police chief was riding his bike near his northwest Las Vegas home when the driver of a stolen 2016 Hyundai Elantra targeted him and fatally ran him over. Footage taken by the perpetrators later revealed this bloody incident was no accident.

Two thugs inside the stolen car filmed the incident as well as a previous hit-and-run, documenting how they cackled manically and expressed their intention to "hit his a**" ahead of mowing down Andreas Probst, whose daughter suggested he had been everyone's dad, "like being next to a ray of sunshine."

Prosecutors do not appear keen on handling the alleged murderer with kid gloves. Instead, they have noted their intention to try him as an adult. Although there have been no executions in Nevada since 2006, it is nevertheless a death penalty state.

The Clark County District Attorney's Office stressed in a statement Monday that it is "taking this matter very seriously. ... The District Attorney's Office is seeking certification to adult status of the juvenile perpetrator."

The 17-year-old is facing an open murder charge, which the DAO indicated was filed in the juvenile system. More charges may be forthcoming.

If tried and convicted of first-degree murder as an adult, the teen could face 50 years in prison, life in Nevada State Prison, or the death penalty. If convicted of second-degree murder, the teen could face 25 years or life in prison.

"I am confident that justice will be served in this matter once the investigation is complete and the appropriate charges have been filed," said Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department indicated Monday that police are still searching for the second person who was in the stolen car and who appears to have captured the slaying on video, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

TheBlaze previously reported that in the video captured by the second perpetrator, taken around 6 a.m. at North Tenaya Way near West Centennial Parkway, the teens can be seen purposely targeting a white sedan. The teen driver accelerates, pulls up next to the sedan, then abruptly maneuvers into it, sending it careening into the median.

One of the two perpetrators gleefully yells, "B**h a** n*****! Stop talking s**t, b***h!"

Just moments later, they spot Probst minding his own business and riding his bike in the designated bicycle lane.

"Ready?" says one of the teens.

The other enthusiastically replies, "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Hit his a**."

Laughing maniacally and honking the horn, the driver slams into Probst, sending him flying.

"Damn, that n**** got knocked out," says the passenger, filming the grisly aftermath behind them.

The New York Post indicated that after mowing down Probst, the perpetrators sped off on North Tenaya Way.

Probst was taken to University Medical Center after the hit-and-run, where he was pronounced dead.

Las Vegas-based criminologist Dr. Scott Bonn told the Review-Journal that the video reminded him of the so-called "knockout game," where punks viciously assault random strangers, sometimes with lethal consequences.

Bonn suggested that trying the 17-year-old driver as an adult "makes sense, absolutely, because this is a particularly heinous act."

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Probst was the former police chief of Bell, California, and retired in 2009 after 35 years in law enforcement.

Taylor Probst, the victim's daughter, told the Review-Journal, "Being around him, it was like being next to a ray of sunshine. ... He was always laughing, always smiling, offering you support, life advice, career advice."

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Crystal Probst, the victim's widow, noted on LinkedIn, "Andy was a great father, loving husband and brother. He dedicated 35+ years to law enforcement and worked his a** off to improve his community."

Probst's widow told Fox News Digital that her husband's murder was further evidence of the anarchy that takes hold when criminals are not held to account and police are demonized.

"It's not just about one victim. We as a nation are victims. We are victims of senseless crimes," said the widow. "We all need to show up and show our outrage in the courtrooms."

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'Hit his a**'!: Video shows teens giggle in stolen car as they intentionally run over, kill retired police chief on bicycle, Las Vegas authorities say



A retired police chief was bicycling when he was run over by a car in Las Vegas. The 64-year-old man later died from his injuries. Police in Nevada suspect that the fatal hit-and-run was intentional after viewing a video that the teens recorded of the deadly collision.

Police say an appalling video uploaded to social media is the smoking gun in a fatal hit-and-run on Aug. 14 that took the life of Andreas Probst.

The shocking video features two teens in a car – which police say was stolen. Video taken by the passenger in the vehicle shows the driver of the car purposely rear-ending a white sedan, and causing it to careen into the median.

One of the teens screams, "B***h a** n****! Stop talking s**t, b***h!"

Then a bicyclist in the bicycle lane is spotted by the teens, and one says, "Ready?" The other eagerly replies, "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Hit his a**."

The teens are heard on video giggling.

The driver pilots the stolen 2016 Hyundai Elantra into the bicycle lane and directly smashes the bicyclist near Tenaya Way and Centennial Parkway. Probst is thrown off his bike, then onto the hood of the car before slamming and shattering the windshield.

The passenger looks out the window and records Probst violently tumbling on the pavement before coming to a motionless stop.

After the driver slams into Probst, one teen says that the man was "knocked out." The other replied, "S**t, we gotta get out of here."

The driver then accelerates, and the video ends.

The bicyclist's daughter, Taylor Probst, got an alert from her dad's Apple Watch that he had fallen.

Taylor and her mother, Crystal Probst, drove to the scene of the crash.

Crystal told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, "I come from law enforcement as well in my younger days. I was able to ascertain, there’s his bike, his helmet is way over there, his phone is way over there. I’m like, 'This is not good.'"

Police officers and firefighters told the Probst's wife and daughter that he had been rushed to the University Medical Center. Four hours later, a representative from the Clark County Coroner's Office told family members that Probst was dead.

The driver left the crime scene, but was reportedly arrested nearby.

The 17-year-old driver was taken to a juvenile detention center. Police have not released his identity because of his age.

Late last month, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department found the disturbing video on social media.

After reviewing the video, police believe the fatal hit-and-run was intentional. The minor will now be charged with murder.

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On Thursday, a ceremony was held to celebrate the life of Andreas Probst.

Taylor Probst said of her deceased father, "He was honestly like a ray of sunshine. That just bled through your life."

"He was always laughing, always smiling, offering you support, life advice, career advice," Taylor recalled.

She continued, "Everybody who ever knew him, loved him."

Crystal Probst added, "He was an amazing man, a husband, a father, a brother."

During the ceremony, a memorial bicycle was erected at the crash site as a tribute to Probst.

Pat Treichel, founder of Ghost Bikes Las Vegas, said, "I've never heard of anybody being intentionally hit."

Numerous members of law enforcement paid their respects to the retired police chief from California.

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Man with lengthy record arrested on suspicion of murder in crash that killed 5 young women; suspect is son of expelled lawmaker
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Man with lengthy record arrested on suspicion of murder in crash that killed 5 young women; suspect is son of expelled lawmaker



Authorities have charged and jailed a man in connection with a high-speed crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis Friday, KTTC reported.

Derrick John Thompson, 27, of Brooklyn Park, was booked Monday into the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of murder, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported, citing a spokesperson from Minneapolis police.

Thompson blew past a Minnesota State Patrol trooper in an SUV just past 10 p.m. He was driving at 40 miles above the 55 mph speed limit on Interstate 35 West at the time, Howie Padilla, a Minnesota Department of Public Safety spokesman, told the Star Tribune.

After exiting the highway and running a red light, Thompson broadsided the car carrying the five young women, the outlet also reported. He then reportedly fled on foot to a nearby Taco Bell and was later arrested and taken to a hospital for treatment of his injuries.

The women killed in the horrific crash were Sabiriin Mohamoud Ali, 17, of Bloomington; Siham Adan Odhowa, 19, of Minneapolis; Sagal Burhaan Hersi, 19, of Minneapolis; Sahra Liban Gesaade, 20, of Brooklyn Center; and Salma Mohamed Abdikadir, 20, St. Louis Park, the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reported.

"These are pearls of our community. They leave a big void," Khalid Omar, director of Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, told the Star Tribune. The young women attended services and volunteered for many years at the Center.

Thompson's record includes a string of driving-related offenses in Minnesota as well as a felony convection in California involving a hit-and-run, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press.

Derrick Thompson is the son of former Minnesota state Rep. John Thompson, Fox News Digital reported.

The elder Thompson, a Black Lives Matter activist, was expelled from the Minnesota House Democratic-Farmer-Labor Caucus September 2021 over "credible reports of abuse and misconduct," according to a joint statement from Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Horman and Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, as reported by KMSP.

Alpha News reporter Liz Collin shared video of the moment of impact.

The elder Thompson participated in a BLM protest outside the home Collin shared with Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll in August 2020, WCCO News reported. The elder Thompson later apologized for his "inflammatory rhetoric."

Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman released a statement calling release of a video of the crash caught on a traffic camera "deeply concerning and unacceptable." In the statement, Osman says the women were "murdered."

Osman's statement did not specify to which video he was referring. Video and screenshots of the crash and the moments before the crash have been shared by the Daily Mail.

A fundraiser to support the grieving families has raised $402,616 of its $500,000 goal as of Tuesday morning.

Watch video from WCCO below covering the aftermath of a crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis.


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