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An unspeakable tragedy occurred in Minnesota: Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in a politically motivated assassination. The state lost a great leader, remembered as a dear friend, who served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor, and a sense of service. Hortman was a formidable public servant, a fixture and a giant in Minnesota. She woke up every day determined to make the state a better place. She is irreplaceable and will be missed. Minnesota's thoughts and prayers are with her family, loved ones, children, and parents.

Gay men from the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago were found dead, including Donald Young, who was openly gay. The speaker suggests that powerful individuals may have been involved in their deaths. They also mention Barack Obama's grandmother, who passed away without publicly praising her grandson. The speaker implies that there may be something suspicious about her silence, possibly due to Obama's alleged drug use.

A man named Donald Young, who worked as a choir conductor and schoolteacher, was found shot to death in his Southside home. Young was known for living life to the fullest and making a positive impact on those around him. He was a choir conductor at Trinity United Church of Christ and was deeply involved in the church community. Young's death came as a shock to many, and when the news broke during Sunday morning services, parishioners immediately went to his home. Young was also a 5th grade teacher at Guggenheim Elementary and had recently completed a double masters in early child education and math. His death has been ruled a homicide.

Earlier today, just before 08:30AM, our city experienced an unthinkable tragedy. Minneapolis police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a mass that was happening at the Annunciation Roman Catholic Church on the block behind me. During the mass, a gunman approached on the outside on the side of the building and began firing a rifle through the church windows towards the children sitting in the pews at the mass. The shooter was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and a pistol. This was a deliberate act of violence against innocent children and other people worshiping. Two young children, ages eight and 10, were killed where they sat in the pews. 17 other people were injured, 14 of them being children. We will stand together to protect our children, our schools, and our houses of worship.

A 63-year-old man, George Levin, was found unresponsive in a basement bedroom by his sister shortly before 11 PM on Sunday night. She called emergency services, reporting that her brother was tied up and not breathing. Despite attempts at CPR, first responders arrived too late. The incident occurred in their two-unit home in Norwood Park, near Talcott and Olympia. A homicide investigation has been launched due to the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

Days ago, a former member of the Doge staff was savagely beaten by a band of roving thugs after defending a young woman from an attempted carjacking. He was left dripping in blood. He thought he was dead with a broken nose and concussion. Can't believe that he's alive. He can't believe it. In June, a 21 year old congressional intern was tragically killed after being hit by a stray bullet in a drive by shooting. A former Trump administration official named Mike Gill, fantastic person, was murdered last year in cold blood in a carjacking blocks away from the White House. We all knew him. Great person.

We are devastated by the senseless murder of Andy, who lived a life of honor and integrity. He spent over 35 years in law enforcement, was involved in community activities, and was known for his sense of humor. We believe his murder was a random act of violence, not based on race or profession. We ask that his death not be politicized or used to fuel political agendas. Let's remember Andy for the way he lived, with honor and integrity.

The latest information from CNN indicates that the person of interest in the shooting is identified as 24-year-old Benjamin Erickson of Wisconsin. The report notes that he is the individual authorities are focusing on as the suspect in connection with the incident, and that he is currently in custody with charges not yet disclosed as authorities continue to prepare them. According to the sources cited, Erickson grew up in the Milwaukee area and attended high school there. After high school, he went on to attend the University of Wisconsin. The timeline suggests that he left or altered his course of study sometime after completing high school, with indications that this transition occurred in the period following the end of the COVID-19 shutdowns. In addition to his time at the University of Wisconsin, Erickson served in the United States Army. The reporting specifies that his service took place at Fort Myer, which is located just outside Washington, D.C. The account characterizes his role as part of an elite ceremonial unit and an honor guard. It describes his duties as involving marching presentations and work with horses, rather than deployment to any combat or war zone, based on information checked with official contacts at the Department of Defense. The report also notes that there appeared to be no criminal background on Erickson. This aspect is highlighted by the sources as part of the summary of his record prior to the incident in question. There is some discussion in the reporting about Erickson’s academic status. According to his own posts, he switched from the University of Wisconsin to Brown University for the year 2025. This detail has become a point of contention because officials previously stated that he was not a student at Brown University. The reporting suggests there is a possibility that he was suspended or had been moved out and was not enrolled at the time of the shooting with which he is allegedly connected. Regarding the investigation status, authorities have not publicly disclosed the charges at this time. The report states that Erickson is in custody, and that authorities are in the process of drawing up or confirming charges, though the specific legal actions have not been made explicit in the information available to the public at this moment. In summary, the key facts presented are: Benjamin Erickson, 24, of Wisconsin, identified as the person of interest; Milwaukee-area high school background; studied at the University of Wisconsin and later associated with Brown University for 2025; Army service at Fort Myer as part of an elite ceremonial unit and honor guard with horse-mounted duties; no known criminal background; currently in custody with charges not yet disclosed as investigations proceed.

Investigators spoke to the shooter's father, who said the shooter was in a romantic relationship; they were living together, but the shooter recently moved out and was living with a friend. The Minneapolis police chief has been trying to reach the shooter's mother, who once worked at the church; she hasn't been cooperating and has retained a criminal defense attorney. The attorney told me, 'she is completely distraught about the situation and has no culpability.' Police say the shooter fired more than 100 rounds through the windows of Annunciation School Church as children on their first week of school were praying at a morning mass. Investigators have been going through disturbing manifestos with anti religious references. Officials say the shooter had a deep hatred toward almost all groups and people, including African Americans, president Trump, and Jewish people. 'More than anything, the shooter wanted to kill children, defenseless children. The shooter was obsessed with the idea of killing children.' The father of eight-year-old Fletcher Merkel remembered his son as a young boy who loved his family, friends, fishing, and sports. 'Please remember Fletcher for the person he was and not the act that ended his life. Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today. We love you, Fletcher.' The second victim who passed away has been identified as 10 year old Harper Moyski. Her family said her, 'laughter, kindness, and spirit touched everyone who knew her.' Eighteen other people were injured and six remain in the hospital.

Seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a track meet at Kuykendall Stadium. According to police, 17-year-old Carmelo Anthony stabbed Metcalf in the chest after a fight. Austin's twin brother, Hunter, was with him and tried to save him as he died. Anthony is facing first-degree murder charges. Austin Metcalf was a leader on the football field, MVP of the Frisco Memorial High School varsity football team, and a scholar in the National Honor Society with a near-perfect GPA. His father, Jeff Metcalf, said he was proud of his son, who was on the right track. Jeff Metcalf hopes his son's death brings changes to security. Memorial High School will honor Austin, and counselors will be available for students and staff. The family's church held a prayer vigil. Jeff Metcalf, a cancer survivor, said his faith is keeping him strong and that he knows his son is with the Lord.

Barack Obama’s rise from little-known state senator to Democratic nominee is framed in the discussion as a culmination of a small group of Chicago donors backing him, funding his campaign, and paving the way for his ascent, with two years in the U.S. Senate spent preparing to run in 2008, culminating in his victory. The interviewer notes that the news media avoided answering basic questions about Obama’s life, beliefs, and origins during the 2008 campaign, instead labeling inquiries as conspiracy theories. Larry Sinclair, who would later claim to have met Obama, appears in the studio. Sinclair recounts meeting Obama in 1999 in Illinois through a limousine driver he hired in Chicago. He explains he was in town for Lee Duke’s Naval Academy graduation and was seeking a party night in Chicago, specifically asking the driver if he knew anyone available. The driver, Jamere Motani of Five Star Limo, allegedly introduced Sinclair to a man whom Motani said was Barack Obama. Sinclair says he had never heard of Obama before and did not know he was a politician at the time; he asserts the driver knew Obama and described him as liking the same kind of partying Sinclair was seeking. Sinclair describes going to a bar in Chicago with Obama, where Sinclair asked for something to wake up and was directed to cocaine. He states Obama said he knew where to get it, and they left to obtain it. He pays $250 for cocaine, and in the limo, Obama allegedly pulled out a pipe and began smoking crack; Sinclair says he then performed oral sex on Obama after initiating a physical advance. Sinclair recounts the driver’s partition being up and that the driver did not object. The night continued with another encounter the next day when Obama supposedly returned to Sinclair’s hotel, the Comfort Inn in Gurnee, Illinois, with more cocaine, and the pair repeated the same program, including another sexual encounter and further cocaine use. Sinclair says he later left and Obama dropped him off at his hotel, but Obama then showed up the next day at Sinclair’s hotel for another encounter. Sinclair emphasizes he did not know Obama’s identity or political status at the time, and only realized who Obama was when he saw him at the Democratic National Convention in Boston in 2004 and again in 2008. He asserts Obama used his real name, Barack, at the time of the encounters. Afterward, Sinclair sought to contact the Obama campaign in late 2007, urging Barack Obama to acknowledge his cocaine use in the past, asking that Obama simply state, “I did coke and I’ve done it as recently as 1999.” He says he contacted David Axelrod’s office in Chicago with three letters but never mentioned the sexual encounter in 2007. He recounts receiving a call from someone he identifies as Donald Young, a gay choir director from Jeremiah Wright’s church, who claimed to be with the Obama campaign and said that the campaign would not acknowledge the sex and drug interaction. Young allegedly told Sinclair that he had known Obama for years and had an intimate relationship with him, and warned him to be careful because the Obama campaign would not acknowledge anything. Sinclair describes Donald Young’s death in Chicago as a key piece of the narrative, stating Young was shot dead in his 2nd-floor apartment, with details that he says were publicly documented, and that Jeremiah Wright announced Young’s death early that morning. Norma Jean Young, Donald Young’s mother, is described as a former Chicago Police Department employee who believed Young’s death was to protect Barack Obama, and Lorraine Young, Donald’s sister, reportedly supported the claim that Young and Obama had been intimately close for years. Sinclair asserts that he disclosed his full story in a YouTube video in January 2008, but that the video was deleted after YouTube gave access to his account to someone else, and his emails and Hotmail were allegedly compromised. He contends that reporters avoided the story due to pressure from Axelrod to destroy him and because outlets did not want to lose access to the Obama campaign. Sinclair claims Greta Van Susteren and Ben Smith covered the story unfavorably; he labels Ben Smith a “grifter” and accuses Politico of misrepresenting his career and status as a fugitive, while insisting he never hid his past. In reflecting on Obama, Sinclair maintains Obama is a “grifter” who is power-hungry and believes Obama has influenced the Biden administration; he argues Obama’s presidency has pushed race relations backward and that Obama’s public persona masks transactional and sexual behaviors. He asserts that he grew up as a gay man in rural South Carolina and believes Obama’s campaign rhetoric contrasted with reality, noting Obama’s comments to supporters about fights and displaying a willingness to use race as a tool. The conversation closes with Sinclair acknowledging the complexity of the situation, reiterating his claim that he had sex with Obama and that Donald Young’s calls and subsequent death are connected to the broader narrative about Obama’s past.

The speaker discusses the murder of Donald Young, a choir master and 4th grade teacher who was openly gay. Two other gay men from the same church were also killed within 60 days. The speaker implies that powerful individuals, like Barack Obama, may be involved in these murders. They express a sense of urgency in speaking out against powerful men, as they believe it could cost them their life.

Medgar Evers, a civil rights leader in Jackson, Mississippi, was assassinated at his home. His body was honored in Mississippi before being buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Evers, a former WWII soldier, was portrayed as a martyr in the fight for African American rights, despite being labeled a communist by some. His burial received widespread media attention.

A picture falsely identified Carmelo Anthony as a knife-wielding murderer, posted by Minister Dominique Alexander, who is allegedly a criminal himself with arrests for child abuse, parole violations, and domestic abuse. The speaker relays a story about a church for sale where the black minister suggested it could be a money-making opportunity. The minister allegedly advised that anyone can be called a minister, regardless of qualifications. When a local kid commits a crime, families will pay the minister to provide character evidence for the accused, falsely testifying to get them lesser charges or released back into the community. This perpetuates a cycle of violence and criminality.

A 911 call from a 12-year-old, Jamari on (spelled J a m a r i o n), reported that he had stabbed someone at 5657 Madison and that he had taken pills to kill himself. He said he was fed up with lights, and that the person he stabbed “just came up by you” and “ran off.” He described the weapon as a knife and said the victim was a male; the knife was in the grass. He also stated that he did not know who the person was, and that the other person had arrived with someone named Quinn. He expressed a wish to die and asked for officers to come quickly. He asked if they could take him to jail or kill him, and repeatedly asserted that he did not want to be on earth anymore. The conversation indicated an attempted self-harm intent and a homicide in progress, with ongoing confusion about the involved individuals and location. Conor Verkerke, a nine-year-old, was killed on a Kentwood playground when he was stabbed multiple times. A 12-year-old has been charged with the attack. The community gathered for a service to remember Conor’s life, described as a life of love and kindness. Fellow scouts attended, including Conor’s little brother, Cameron, who tried to save his life. Conor’s family emphasized compassion over anger. They conveyed that Conor made friends with everyone and urged that the tragedy not deter other kids from being friendly. They expressed empathy for the perpetrator’s family, noting that you cannot always know what children are thinking and hoping the perpetrator receives available help. Conor’s family highlighted that, despite fear, Conor cared for others, and he reassured Cameron that if he died it would not be Cameron’s fault and that he loved him. Six years later, Jamarion Lawhorn, who stabbed Conor Verkerke at age 12, was released from a youth program and moved to Jenison to live with a woman who runs a prison ministry program. He turned 19 soon and had earned his GED at Everett Youth Academy. The judge described him as rehabilitated and low risk for violence, but with conditions: stay on probation, work with a counselor and a mentor, get a job, and remain under supervision with a review in six months that could continue the probation until he is 21. He will have limited contact with his biological mom and siblings, allowed only in public settings such as restaurants or parks, not at their home. Paula Cresswell has served as a guardian figure, acting as a mother to him. The case’s judge and supporters emphasized cautious reintegration into adulthood.

Jeff Metcalf shared memories of his 16-year-old son, Austin Metcalf, who died after being stabbed at a track and field meet at Kuerkendall Stadium. Austin died in his twin brother’s arms, who was trying to stop the bleeding. Austin got his first hog this past weekend while hunting with his father and brother. A fight broke out between Austin and 17-year-old Carmelo Anthony, who is now charged with murder. The student athletes were safely evacuated, but some witnessed the encounter and were interviewed by police. Austin was a student at Memorial High School, MVP of the football team, and a young man of faith. His father questions the upbringing of the suspect, who brought a knife to a track meet and stabbed Austin in the heart after Austin asked him to move.

A father recounts that his son died in his twin brother's arms after being stabbed. The victim, Austin, was born two minutes before his twin, Hunter. Austin is remembered as an outstanding student, his football team's MVP, and a young man of faith. The father describes seeing his son's body and the wound. He questions the upbringing of the person who stabbed his son, stating that the individual brought a knife to a disagreement and murdered Austin by stabbing him in the heart after Austin asked him to move. Despite this, the father states that he already forgives the person in custody, expressing his faith that God will take care of everything.

Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were shot and killed in Minnesota early this morning in what appears to be a politically motivated assassination. Hortman is described as a great leader, a formidable public servant, and a giant in Minnesota. She served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, humor, and a sense of service. She woke up every day determined to make the state a better place. She is irreplaceable and will be missed.

Donald Young was shot dead in his Chicago apartment in 2007. The police report stated that he had multiple gunshot wounds, but there was no forced entry. Surprisingly, no one in the building heard the shots, despite being able to hear street noises. Jeremiah Wright, a pastor, announced Young's death before it was officially declared. Young's mother, Norma Jean Young, who used to work for the Chicago Police Department, believed that her son's death was to protect his friend, Barack Obama. She confirmed that they were close but did not explicitly mention a sexual relationship. While I am not accusing Obama or Wright of murder, it is not unreasonable to question their knowledge of the incident.

Neighbors are shaken after the murder of 63-year-old George Levin in Norwood Park. Police have arrested two suspects, migrants from Venezuela and Ecuador, one in his early twenties. Levin was found unresponsive in his basement apartment, bound with duct tape and an extension cord. His sister discovered him, and an autopsy confirmed he died from multiple injuries, ruling it a homicide. His belongings, including keys, wallet, and cell phone, were missing. Residents express concern about rising violence in Chicago, increasing their vigilance with security measures. One suspect had a prior arrest for child luring, but those charges were downgraded.

The shooter is identified as 20-year-old Phoenix Eichner, the son of a Leon County Sheriff's Deputy who has served for over 18 years. The deputy's service to the community is described as exceptional. Her son had access to one of her weapons, which was found at the scene. The investigation is ongoing to determine how the weapon was used and what other weapons he may have had access to.

A sniper fired a fatal shot at Medgar Evers from a vacant lot, hitting him in the back and killing him within an hour. City detectives believe the shot was fired from a sweet gum tree and have found a rifle they suspect is the murder weapon, along with other clues. Mayor Allen Thompson offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the guilty party. The Negro community is experiencing sullen anger and a desire for revenge. One man stated that after fighting for the country overseas, they are now going to stay and ensure the mayor's words become a reality. Another speaker expressed that this event should cause all persons of goodwill to break down all barriers of racial segregation and discrimination.

"Police officers from the Minneapolis Police Department immediately responded, entered the church, and attempted to provide first aid and rescue some of the children that were hiding throughout building." "Two young children, ages eight and 10, were killed where they sat in the pews." "17 other people were injured, 14 of them being children." "Two of those children are in critical condition." "The coward who fired these shots ultimately took his own life in the rear of the church." "We will stand together to protect our children, our schools, and our houses of worship." "This deliberate act of violence is just an a a sign of cruelty that is beyond comprehension." "Our hearts our hearts are broken for everyone that's been affected by this tragedy." "We believe it is one suspect, a sole shooter." "We believe he is deceased." "He is in his early twenties."

Amanda McCurry, a beloved third-grade teacher at Oak Park Elementary in Decatur City Schools, passed away. She was dedicated to education and youth sports, also working as a volleyball official for the Alabama High School Athletics Association. She leaves behind her husband, Chris, and their daughter. The cause of her death is currently unknown.

There was a shooting near 27th and Wisconsin on Wednesday. Gunshots were exchanged, and a man with a long gun was seen on camera. I returned gunfire and was fatally struck at the scene. Unfortunately, I managed to injure another officer before I died. Why does it matter if someone is gay or trans? Everyone is quick to judge my nephew without knowing what he was going through. This doesn't excuse my actions, but I was a good person. It's unbelievable how white men can commit mass shootings and walk away, while I was killed. People are joking about my shooting skills, but I served in the army and could have killed many if I wanted to.