He died like an animal : Some police still hogtie people despite risks msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tamika Haynes, a 27-year-old pregnant mom-of-one, was fatally shot in the head while sitting in a car in Hemet, California, on Tuesday, when a fight broke out between a group of women.
/ After four-and-a-half years leading the Houston Police Department, Art Acevedo has stepped down to take the role of top cop in Miami. Longtime HPD officer Troy Finner is the current chief. Ahead of Finner s swearing-in ceremony, Acevedo removed his badge and pinned it onto Finner s uniform.
In recent months, five of the largest cities in Texas have seen their top cop leave. The reasons for their exits are varied. But one thing is known: The average tenure for some big-city chiefs in Texas is in decline.
Troy Finner, a 30-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, became HPD’s new leader this April. That makes Finner the fourth new big-city police chief appointed in Texas since January. Finner was preceded by Al Jones in Arlington, Eddie Garcia in Dallas and Neil Noakes in Fort Worth.
An eight-year-old girl was wounded in the arm in drive-by shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, Tuesday
Occupants of passing car opened fire as the girl s mother, who is a nurse, stopped to see if anyone in a wrecked red Jeep SUV needed help
Police say occupants of the Jeep and the second car were involved in earlier gun battle
No one was found inside the red SUV, but two people later showed up at a hospital with gunshot wounds