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Texas teen died of ‘homicidal violence,’ medical examiner rules

The Bedford teenager who was found dead at an Arlington landfill in June died of “homicidal violence,” the Tarrant County medical examiner has ruled. Kaytlynn Cargill, 14, was found June 21, two days after she went missing from her family’s apartment complex in Bedford. No arrests have been made in Kaytlynn’s death, and police have not revealed whether a suspect or person of interest has been identified, according to a news release Thursday . The news release acknowledged that the homicide ruling “may raise concerns with the public for their safety,” but that “based on the information we have at this time, there is no threat to the public.” Officers immediately began searching for the girl after she was reported missing about 8:15 p.m. on June 19 at the Oak Creek West Apartments , near Pennington Field in Bedford, where she lived with her parents. Kaytlynn had taken her dog on a walk about 6:20 p.m. and was last seen at the apartment, where she tied up her dog in the dog park. A fr...

One woman killed, another injured in South Richmond

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RICHMOND, Va. -- One woman was killed and a second woman was hurt after an argument led to a shooting outside a South Richmond apartment complex . The fatal shots were fired on Green Cove Drive , outside the Blue Ridge Estates apartment complex , at about 10:40 p.m. Thursday. Two women were heard arguing in the parking lot when the shots were fired, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett . "Officers responded and located the female with a gunshot wound to the leg, but also found a female nearby in a vehicle who was unresponsive with an apparent gunshot wound ," a Richmond Police spokesperson said. "She was pronounced dead at the scene. The other victim was transported to a local hospital with an injury that was not considered life threatening ." Police have called the incident a "death investigation" and said the Medical Examiner will determine cause and manner of death. Crime Insider sources indicated the death was being investigated as a homicide. The ...