After 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shoots and Kills Mom, Illinois Dad Is Facing Gun Charge

Photo: Getty A 3-year-old boy playing with a handgun he found in his parents' car accidentally fired and killed his mother, and the boy’s father who was licensed to own the weapon is now facing a misdemeanor charge of unlawfully transporting it. “This is as much as we can do to hold this man responsible,” Dolton, Ill., Police Chief Robert M. Collins Jr. tells PEOPLE, when asked why a stronger charge didn’t apply.

After 30 Years, Police ID Calif. Woman Who Was Stabbed to Death, but Her Daughters Remain Missing

Marina Ramos.Photo: Mohave County Sheriff’s Office A mom of two discovered naked and fatally stabbed on an Arizona road in 1989 has finally been identified, but her daughters remain missing. The Mojave County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that through DNA analysis, investigators were able to identify the woman found dead from multiple stab wounds on Dec. 12, 1989, as then-28-year-old Marina Ramos of Bakersfield, Calif. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

After 39 Years in a Coma, Former Soccer Player Jean-Pierre Adams Dies at 73

Jean-Pierre Adams.Photo: AFP via Getty Images Jean-Pierre Adams, an ex-soccer player in France, has died afterbeing in a coma for 39 years. He was 73. On Monday, Adams' former clubs —Nimes Olympique,Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)andNice— confirmed his death in various statements. In their ownstatement, Nice added that the club would pay tribute to Adams before their next home game against Monaco on Sept. 19. Jean-Pierre Adams.AFP via Getty Images Born in Dakar, Senegal, on March 10, 1948, Adams began his career in Fontainebleu before he later moved to Nimes,CNN reported.

After 4-Year-Old Mo. Boy Is Found Dead, Dad's Ex-Girlfriend — Who Reported Him Missing — Is Charged

The woman who reported4-year-old Darnell Gray missing from his Missouri home last weekis now charged in his death, PEOPLE confirms. Quatavia Givens, Darnell’s father’s ex-girlfriend who was taking care of him when he went missing, is charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death. Givens called police on the morning of Oct. 25, saying Darnell had gone missing. Jefferson City police originally believed Darnell had wandered off from home late Wednesday night.

After 5 Killed in Newsroom Shooting, Reporter Vows to Press On: 'We Are Putting Out a Damn Paper Tomorrow'

Amid thehorror of Thursday’s mass shootinginside a Maryland newsroom that killed five people and “gravely” injured others, the journalists did their jobs. Phil Davis, the crime reporterforThe Capital Gazettein Annapolis, dove for cover when the gunfire erupted after 3 p.m. Soon after,he began tweetingabout the violence in his office. “Gunman shot through the glass door to the office and opened fire on multiple employees. Can’t say much more and don’t want to declare anyone dead, but it’s bad,” he wrote.