Homicide

Decensae White, a basketball player at San Francisco State University, is accused in the 2012 Georgia murder of rapper Lil' Phat, also known as Melvin Vernell III. (Fulton County Sheriff's Office)

San Francisco State Basketball Player Accused Of Murder In Georgia

A star basketball player at San Francisco State University has been arrested on suspicion of a murdering a man in Georgia.

2013/05/25

Annual Vigil Set For Murdered Castro Valley Girl; Case Still Unsolved After 19 Years

Nearly two decades after a Castro Valley teenager was killed in her home, her family is honoring her memory with a ceremony, candlelight walk and art contest Friday night.

2013/05/24

20-year-old Kevin Dahlgren of Palo Alto is suspected of killing four people in Brno, Czech Republic on May 23, 2013. (Handout photo by Czech Police/isifa/Getty Images)

Man From Palo Alto Suspected Of Killing Family In Czech Republic

A man from the Bay Area is suspected of killing a family of four and is on the run in the Czech Republic and likely armed, officials said Thursday.

2013/05/23

Laungatasi Samana Ahio (San Mateo County Sheriff's Office)

Man Pleads No Contest To 2010 Murder Of Teen At Millbrae School

A man charged with the stabbing death of a teenager at a Millbrae high school in August 2010 pleaded no contest to the murder in San Mateo County Superior Court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

2013/05/23

Authorities Say Antioch Shooter Killed Man In Self-Defense

A man whose body was discovered near an Antioch apartment complex last week was killed in an act of self-defense, according to prosecutors and police.

2013/05/21

Lionel Fluker (Nick Lammers/Oakland Tribune)

Felon Charged In Killing Of Oakland Tribune Photographer Pleads Not Guilty

A 10-time felon charged in the shooting death of a former Oakland Tribune freelance photographer who was hit by a stray bullet has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges.

2013/05/21

Teen Arrested In Nevada County For Fatal San Francisco Stabbing

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a man in San Francisco’s Hunters Point neighborhood last week, police said Tuesday.

2013/05/21

15-year-old Jose Quinonez died in a shooting in East Palo Alto on May 19, 2013. (CBS)

East Palo Alto Police Chief Declaring ‘Crime Emergency’

Following the recent violence in East Palo Alto, culminating in Sunday’s killing of a teenager, police Chief Ronald Davis is calling a “crime emergency” for the department, which will take effect on Tuesday.

2013/05/20

Girl Killed, Parents Shot In Gunmen’s Brazen Assault On Sacramento Area Home

Sheriff’s officials say a 10-year-old girl is dead and her parents are hospitalized after gunmen walked up to the front door of a home in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County and started shooting.

2013/05/19