By Dan Rascon, KSL via CNN Newsource

OREM, Utah (KSL) – Students from a school in Utah are traumatized after a classmate brought a gun on a field trip and shot themselves in front of others.

Police said the ninth grader from Canyon View Junior High shot themselves while on a field trip at South Fork Park.

That student was flown to a local hospital, where they died.

KSL does not normally report on suicides, but because the student brought a gun to school and fired it in front of other students, it brings it to another level.

A group of ninth grade students put up a memorial outside the school in memory of the student who died.

They didn’t want to talk on camera, but said they heard the gunshot, which shocked and scared everyone.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man was executed Thursday for killing his girlfriend’s 13-month-old daughter in a torturous ordeal the couple said was part of an “exorcism” to expel a demon from the child’s body.

Blaine Milam, 35, was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m. following lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. He was condemned for the December 2008 death of Amora Carson at his trailer in Rusk County in East Texas.

Asked if he wished to make a final statement, Milam thanked supporters as well as the prison chaplaincy for opening its faith-based programs to death row inmates.

“If any of you would like to see me again, I implore all of you no matter who you are to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and we will meet again,” he said from the death chamber gurney. “I love you all. Bring me home, Jesus.”

As the lethal dose of the sedative pentobarbital began flowing into his right hand and left arm, at 6:19 pm CDT, he grunted and gasped once, then began snoring quietly. After about two minutes, all sounds and movement stopped. Minutes later, he was declared dead.

It was one of two executions carried out Thursday evening in the U.S. Geoffrey West was put to death in Alabama with nitrogen gas for fatally shooting a gas station employee during a 1997 robbery. The two executions brought the year’s total to 33 death sentences carried out nationwide.

Milam had blamed then-girlfriend Jesseca Carson for the killing and alleged she was the one who claimed the girl was possessed by a demon. She was tried separately from Milam and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of capital murder for helping Milam. Both were 18 at the time.

Prosecutors said Milam savagely beat the girl with a hammer and also bit, strangled, and mutilated her over a period of 30 hours.

A forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy found the child had multiple skull fractures along with broken arms, legs, ribs and numerous bite marks. The pathologist testified at trial that he could not determine a specific cause of death because the girl had so many potentially fatal injuries.

Hours earlier on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Milam’s last appeals.

Rebuffed previously by state and federal appeals courts, Milam’s attorneys had asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop his execution, arguing his conviction was based in part on “now-discredited” bite mark evidence and other unreliable DNA evidence. They also argued he was intellectually disabled and thus ineligible for execution.

The Texas Attorney General’s Office has said Milam’s claims he was intellectually disabled had been rejected in previous court rulings. The attorney general’s office also said in court documents that even if bitemark and DNA evidence were excluded, there was other evidence pointing to his guilt, including his efforts to hide evidence and a confession he made to a nurse after his arrest.

The use of bite mark evidence has been called into question in recent years, with a 2016 report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology saying bitemark analysis “is clearly scientifically unreliable at present.”

Rusk County District Attorney Micheal Jimerson, who tried the case along with the Texas Attorney General’s Office, told The Associated Press in 2019 that authorities initially treated Milam and Carson as grieving parents.

But Carson later told investigators Milam told her Amora was “possessed by a demon” because “God was tired of her lying to Milam,” according to court records.

Jimerson said he still couldn’t pinpoint a motive, believing the exorcism claim was just a way for Milam and Carson to cover up their crime.

“It’s … very hard to confront the idea that someone would derive their gratification from the torture of a baby. That is really something that diminishes all of us and it’s just a very, very hard thing to face,” Jimerson said at the time.

Milam was the fifth person put to death this year in Texas, historically the nation’s busiest capital punishment state. Florida leads the nation this year with a record 12 executions conducted to date in 2025 with two more scheduled in the state by mid-October.

On Tuesday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles had denied Milam’s request to commute his death sentence to a lesser penalty. Milam’s previously had executions dates in 2019 and 2021 that were stayed.

Varun Suresh, 29, of Fremont was arrested on Thursday after Fremont Police Department officers were called around noon to a home in the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle on reports of two people fighting.

The backstory:

When officers arrived, they located 71-year-old David Brimmer unresponsive on the ground. Police said Brimmer, who was suffering from stab wounds, died at the scene, despite their efforts to administer trauma care.

Suresh was detained at the scene and police said a knife was recovered. He is being held on suspicion of murder.

Dig deeper:

According to court documents released on Monday, Suresh allegedly said that he wanted for years to kill a sex offender because “they hurt children,” adding that he thought they “deserve to die” and allegedly sharing with investigators a quote that Suresh believed to be relevant to the alleged crime: “It is not your duty to decide whether Heaven will accept them, it’s your duty to send them to the gates.”

Court documents reported that Suresh did not know Brimmer prior to the alleged killing, and instead found his information on the California Megan’s Law Website. Brimmer is listed on the registry as residing on Solstice Court, near the 600 block of Upper Vintners Circle, and the website details that he was convicted in 1995 of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a child, for which he was incarcerated for about nine years.

A search of Suresh’s phone showed that he had taken screenshots of several profiles listed on the Megan’s Law website, which included names, addresses, physical descriptions, photos and lists of convictions. Investigators noted that the screenshots on Suresh’s phone of Brimmer’s profile were taken about 45 minutes before the first 911 calls reporting the stabbing were placed.

UPDATE: “Sounded like 2 ppl were attacking each other. (Caller) says that they were about to die.” I’ve learned Varun Suresh,29,held by @FremontPD on suspicion of murder in deadly stabbing on Upper Vintners Cir,busted by dept in ‘21 false bomb threat,has prior @walnutcreekpd case pic.twitter.com/RplL0uTOK8

— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) September 19, 2025

Authorities allege Suresh armed himself with a knife and decided to “pose as a CPA going door-to-door looking for new clients” as a ploy to approach and attack Brimmer at his home. He reportedly carried a bag, notebook and coffee during the ruse in order to “appear authentic.”

“Suresh thought [Brimmer] may be ‘monitoring’ his residential street ‘thinking someone was going to kill him,’” authorities alleged in court documents. “So, Suresh used the same ruse at [Brimmer’s] neighbors’ houses prior to going to the victim’s address. This… would make Suresh appear legitimate.”

Suresh eventually made his way to Brimmer’s home and knocked on his door. He told investigators that, when Brimmer answered the door, Suresh recognized him from the Megan’s Law website.

Suresh told authorities that he spoke with Brimmer and “tried to appear as non-threatening as possible.” After speaking with Brimmer, Suresh shook his hand and asked his name to confirm his identity.

 

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When Brimmer responded, Suresh said he “knew I had the right guy” and “that’s when we both knew it was on,” according to court documents.

Authorities alleged Suresh then dropped the items he was carrying and grabbed Brimmer to force his way into his home. Brimmer ran from the home away from Suresh and down the street, reportedly trying to flag down a vehicle for help, but it did not stop.

Suresh allegedly chased after Brimmer and pulled out his knife. Suresh alleged that Brimmer grabbed a rock during the chase to defend himself, but that he ultimately “didn’t fight back.”

Suresh also reportedly told authorities that during the chase, he asked Brimmer if he “believes in God” and told him that he should “get his last words in.”

Brimmer ran two blocks from his home into an open garage and began pounding on the door leading inside while yelling for help. A neighbor opened the door and Brimmer told them to call the police, but Suresh quickly followed and said to authorities that he also told the neighbor to call police in order to pretend “like [Brimmer] was the crazy one.”

Suresh said Brimmer pushed his way into the neighbor’s house and tried to shut the door, but Suresh pushed through the door and began chasing Brimmer again until he eventually caught him in the kitchen and stabbed him in the neck.

Suresh told authorities that he saw blood begin to pour from Brimmer’s neck, and he told the man, “It’s over, you have to repent,” according to court documents. He allegedly told investigators that he was prepared to kill Brimmer inside the home, but he hesitated when an uninvolved witness at the house screamed “not to do this in here.”

Brimmer ran out of the front door of the home, where Suresh said he cornered him on the lawn. Brimmer then collapsed to the ground, which Suresh told investigators he believed to be due to the blood loss from the initial stab wound.

Suresh told investigators that he then knelt over Brimmer, using his legs to pin the other man’s arms to the ground. He then allegedly began to stab Brimmer in the throat several more times, according to court documents.

Suresh told investigators that Brimmer was able to turn on his stomach and attempt to escape, but Suresh then allegedly cut the man’s throat.

“I just wanted to make sure it was done,” Suresh told investigators, according to court documents.

The Aftermath:

After his arrest, Suresh allegedly told investigators that he “wasn’t planning on getting away with it,” and said he would have called police himself if “he didn’t already believe they were coming.” He added that he wanted to be arrested for the alleged crime.

“I’m hoping that because [the victim is] a pedophile… like, everyone hates pedophiles… so like, it should be cool. It should be cool,” Suresh allegedly told investigators, according to court documents.

Investigators reported in court documents that Suresh, following his arrest, said he “didn’t feel sad at all” and was “not sorry” for the alleged murder. Authorities alleged that, at some points during their interview, Suresh laughed when describing the murder and described it as “honestly really fun.”

“I’m shocked, I don’t expect something like this to happen in Fremont because I have never experienced something like this in my 30 years,” said Fremont resident Manny Singh. “This kind of vigilante justice is not the right thing. I think it’s more of a mental health issue.”

Suresh was charged on Monday with murder in connection to Brimmer’s stabbing. A court date in his case has yet to be scheduled.

Previous run-in:

KTVU also learned Suresh was arrested in 2021 for making a false bomb threat, criminal threats and burglary for leaving a suspicious bag at Hyatt Place where Fremont police had shot and killed a suspect in an unrelated incident the night before.

Suresh told police in an interview following his 2021 arrest that he believed the CEO of Hyatt Hotels “was a pedophile, that he wanted to kill him, that he was ‘hunting’ the CEO and had been for a while,” according to court documents.

A high school teaching assistant has been charged with ‘malicious injury to property’ after unleashing canistered odours on the premises.

Alexander Lewis of Florence High School in South Carolina was arrested just recently for using what police labelled an ‘internet-acquired spray designed to imitate fecal odour’, per a press release published by the County Sheriff’s Office on social media.

His rather silly endeavour cost his place of work an eye-popping $55,000 in damage and even risked several students’ health.

The stink-releasing item was purchased online and used multiple times between August 25 and September 19.

When the school kids raised concerns about the continuous smell, maintenance inspected the gas and propane lines before testing for air quality issues.

Yet it was the air conditioning system that took the big hit – leading to that extensive repair job.

Alexander’s prank left a number of students needing medical attention, as one anonymous parent told WKRC: “My son has, his asthma has been triggered multiple times because of this and I had to take him to the doctor three times.”

It’s not yet public knowledge as to how the 32-year-old was identified as the perpetrator – or ‘poo-petrator’ if you’re down for a giggle – but he was placed in cuffs last Friday (September 19) and taken to Florence County Corrections Facility on a $9,000 bond before being sent home a day later.

Alexander is now expected to appear in Florence Magistrates Court for a school disruption charge on October 15, followed by a November 19 hearing in general sessions court for the malicious injury to property charge.

Part of the County Sheriff’s Office announcement reads: “Between the dates of August 25 and September 19, 2025, Alexander Paul Robertson Lewis, a teaching assistant to West Florence High School, is alleged to have sprayed an internet acquired spray designed to imitate fecal odour at the school.

“Investigators allege that Lewis used the spray on multiple occasions and over time resulting in a disruption of the school, children requiring medical attention for respiratory issues and requiring the school to incur an expenditure of over $55,000 for inspection and damage to the school air conditioning system. The investigation into this matter is ongoing and additional charges are possible.”

If he’s found guilty on the malicious injury to property front, Alexander faces at least $10,000 in fines.

As you’d expect, plenty of the online comments have been of a humorous nature, but others were happy to see justice being served.

“Glad they found the source….. hopefully he’ll be ordered to pay back that $55,000 that was spent looking for the issue,” wrote one individual.

“Some people never grow up what a waste of tax payer’s money!” added somebody else.

An outlandish theory cropped up too, reading: “I bet this wasn’t a prank… it was payback. I am willing to bet he was bullied in some ways either by students or staff and he wanted them to suffer!”

An Arizona man was charged with multiple counts after he savagely beat his girlfriend inside his apartment because he was angry she used his vape without asking.

Prosecutors said 32-year-old Nicholas Vincuillo beat the victim “beyond recognition,” KSAZ reported.

“She had 36 documented injuries to her head alone. She required significant medical intervention,” prosecutor Dawn Sauer said.

Court records say the victim is now “so terrified that she’s considering leaving the state.”

Vincuillo is accused of grabbing the victim and slamming her into a wall, then punching her and throwing her into a bathroom. He pointed a gun at her forehead and called her a derogatory name, all because she used his vape while he was in the shower.

Investigators said the woman escaped the apartment and went to a nearby fast food restaurant for help. She was taken to a hospital in Scottsdale for treatment.

“She was strangled, she had an orbital fracture, a fracture to her left hand. The forensic nurse described the victim’s injuries as being in the top five worst she has ever seen,” Sauer said.

Vincuillo tried to hide evidence of the assault, even “requiring [the victim] to shower, clean up the blood and disposing of the clothes.”

Investigators found a laptop, a cell phone, the victim’s clothing, and cleaning wipes in a trash compactor.

Court documents also said Vincuillo had a history of domestic violence and had previously told victim he was a member of an outlaw motorcycle gang.

“The officer believes that this is an attempt to threaten and intimidate the victim in this case,” the documents said.

Vincuillo faces seven felony charges, including aggravated assault and tampering with evidence. He’s being held on a $250,000 bond.

The 13-year-old boy shot in the head by a moped-riding youngster in a brazen Monday morning attack outside a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts has died, police said Wednesday.

Sanjay Samuel, a Martin Van Buren High School student, was struck around 8:20 a.m. when the gunman – who sources say was toting a backpack with the “JAWS” movie logo – opened fire in front of the shop at the corner of Linden and Springfield boulevards in Cambria Heights, according to police.

Samuel was rushed to Cohen Children’s Medical Center, where he was placed on life support and ultimately succumbed to his injuries Wednesday.

Sources have said there was some type of dispute between Samuel and his shooter, but it remains unclear what sparked the clash.

A 14-year-old girl who identified herself only as Mora told The Post the day of the violence that Samuel, who she described as “a good kid,” was her elementary school classmate.

“He was a quiet person from when I knew him, but I think he kind of matured a bit… He was still a cool person. He would always be friendly with people and play around,” she said.

“It might have been the group he was with … I don’t know if it was his friends, I just knew it was a little situation that happened that was way before. Not today,” she said, without elaborating.

The youthful-looking suspect — who sported an afro and wore a black hoodie, black pants and white sneakers while carrying the distinctive bookbag — took off after the shooting, sources said.

No arrests had been made by Wednesday.

A man who opened fire at an ICE field office in Dallas, killing two detainees, has been named by officials as 28-year-old Joshua Jahn.

Jahn, armed with a rifle, fired from on a roof adjacent to the facility and rained bullets on the migrants as they were being transported in an unmarked ICE van, police said.

Investigators said that they are still establishing a motive, but believe the horror shooting may have been fueled by anti-law enforcement sentiment.

Director Kash Patel said a bullet casing recovered at the scene was engraved with the phrase ‘anti-ICE.’

Jahn, a Texas native, was a registered independent in the 2024 election, but last voted in the Democratic primaries in March 2020, records showed.

The alleged killer had a criminal record that includes felony charges in 2016 from delivering marijuana in an amount greater than 1/4 ounce.

He had a disturbing poster taped to the side of his car at the time of the attack that showed a map of ‘radioactive fallout’ from ‘nuclear detonations’ across the United States, with most of the blasts depicted on the West Coast.

After Jahn was identified as the alleged shooter, his brother Noah told NBC News that he did not believe his brother was especially interested in politics and had not voiced his opinions on immigration before.

‘He didn’t have strong feelings about ICE as far as I knew,’ his brother said.

‘He wasn’t interested in politics on either side as far as I knew.’

Noah said his brother was unemployed but had previously worked as a coder, and was planning on moving in with their parents in Oklahoma.

He described Jahn as ‘unique’ without elaborating.

‘I didn’t think he was politically interested,’ he continued, saying he had last seen him two weeks before the shooting on Wednesday and nothing seemed unusual.

The siblings grew up in Allen, Texas, and spent their childhoods attending the Boy Scouts, Noah said.

He added that his brother knew how to use a rifle that his parents owned, but insisted that ‘he’s not a marksman, that’s for sure.’

When asked about the ICE facility shooting, he remarked: ‘He would not be able to make any shots like that.’

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told CNN that the death toll stood at two as of Wednesday afternoon. A third victim was in serious condition.

Witness Arianny Sierra told NBC that she was in her car waiting for her husband to return from an ICE appointment in the facility when she heard shots ring out.

‘The shots began at around 6:10 a.m. There were like 20 shots in a row,’ she said.

The victims were ICE detainees, and no law enforcement were injured in the shooting. Officials said at a press conference on Wednesday morning that the sniper opened fire ‘from an elevated position’ as migrants were inside the transport van.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statement calling the shooting ‘horrific’ and ‘cowardly.’

He said the state will continue to work with federal officials to detain and deport anyone in the country illegally.

‘We will not let this cowardly attack impede our efforts to secure the border, enforce immigration law, and ensure law and order,’ Abbott said.

The Dallas ICE shooter, who was confirmed exclusively by the Daily Mail as Joshua Jahn, had a disturbing poster taped to the side of his car at the time of the field office attack.

The poster showed a map of ‘radioactive fallout’ from ‘nuclear detonations’ across the United States, with most of the blasts depicted on the West Coast.

Jahn’s brother Noah told NBC news Joshua was unemployed at the time of the shooting and was planning to move into his parent’s property in Oklahoma.

Noah claimed that his brother ‘didn’t have strong feelings about ICE’ and never thought he would’ve been involved in a politically motivated shooting.

FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the investigation is ongoing, but an initial review of the evidence shows an ‘ideological motive behind this attack.’ A bullet casing recovered at the scene was engraved with the phrase ‘anti-ICE.’

On Wednesday, Texas Senator Ted Cruz condemned the attack, stressing that ‘politically motivated violence is wrong’ and adding, ‘political opponents are not Nazis. We need to work together without demonizing and attacking each other.’

At least four people were injured and two shot dead at the Texas ICE facility around 6.40am before a suspected sniper was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on a nearby rooftop.

The sniper who killed two migrants and wounded a third in a horror shooting at a Dallas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility has been pictured for the first time.

Joshua Jahn, 29, was named as the gunman who opened fire on the ICE detention center around 7am Wednesday morning, before killing himself as cops descended on him.

Law enforcement said that the sniper perched on a roof adjacent to the facility and rained bullets on the migrants as they were being transported in an unmarked ICE van.

Investigators said that they are still establishing a motive, but believe the shooting may have been fueled by anti-law enforcement sentiment.

FBI Director Kash Patel released images of bullets found at the scene, showing ‘anti-ICE’ scrawled on the shells in blue ink.

After Jahn was identified as the alleged shooter, his brother Noah told NBC News that he did not believe his brother was especially interested in politics and had not voiced his opinions on immigration before.

‘He didn’t have strong feelings about ICE as far as I knew,’ his brother said.

Noah said his brother was unemployed but had previously worked as a coder, and was planning on moving in with their parents in Oklahoma.

Jahn has been pictured in a mugshot from his arrest in 2015, when he was hit with felony charges for delivering marijuana in an amount greater than 1/4 ounce. He was a registered independent in the 2024 election, records show.

The trans boyfriend of Charlie Kirk‘s alleged assassin has fled their former lovenest – and locals tell the Daily Mail they never want to see him again.

Lance Twiggs, 22, was led away for questioning when police swooped on the smart three-bed condo he shared with accused gunman Tyler Robinson, 22.

Shaken neighbors say the part time plumber has not been back to the $320,000 property in St. George, Utah – one declaring: ‘Good riddance. I never want to see either of them again.’

His beaten-up Infinity compact is still parked in his space with his work gear tossed across the back seat and a sandwich wrapper and a drink on the front passenger seat.

Upstairs lights have been left on for more than a week and notes and Amazon packages are piling up outside the home owned by Twiggs’s devout Mormon family.

‘If he ever comes back, it will be in a body bag,’ another neighbor grimly predicted.

‘That’s not a threat – I’m just saying that there are so many people who want a piece of him he’d be mad to show his face in public again. This was a generational event.’

Twiggs has not been charged with any crime but speculation has raged over what, if anything, he knew about Robinson’s warped plot to kill conservative firebrand Kirk at a September 10 campus event at Utah Valley University in Orem.

Thus far there’s been no evidence to suggest the nerdish recluse – who was in the process of transitioning from male to female – is anything but a ‘cooperating human source’.

As a ‘significant and essential witness’ in a major criminal inquiry, Twiggs would qualify for federal witness protection, according to an FBI source.

But the source was not able to confirm whether or not Twiggs had accepted protection from law enforcement.

His insurance broker dad Tyler Twiggs, 49, and former college gymnast mom, Amy, 50, live five miles away but have not commented on his whereabouts.

The couple have three more kids and Tyler is the son of prominent pediatrician Jerry Twiggs, 72, who owns multiple homes and lodges around St. George, an upscale desert city close to Mount Zion National Park.

Twiggs was not in handcuffs when he was led from his apartment in the wake of Robinson’s September 12 arrest, an eyewitness told Daily Mail.

Instead, local law enforcement gently sat him in on the ground while sniffer dogs combed the apartment for explosives before FBI agents arrived to conduct a full search of the property in the Fossil Hills apartment complex.

‘He was wearing a white t-shirt and sweatpants. They just sat him on the step and said the FBI are going to be here soon to ask you some questions,’ the source added.

‘He didn’t say anything, no emotion at all really. Tyler and Lance were super reclusive. They just looked like two guys to me.’

Robinson faces the death penalty if he’s found guilty of the aggravated murder of Turning Point founder Kirk, 31.

The father-of-two, an influential Trump ally, devout Christian and vocal opponent of trans ideology, was horrifically shot in the neck as he debated students on the first stop on a 15-leg tour around US campuses.

A lengthy text exchange between Robinson and Twiggs released by prosecutors last week appeared to suggest the latter had no idea of his partner’s plan.

‘You weren’t the one who did it right????’ asked Twiggs.

‘I am, I’m sorry’ came Robinson’s reply, before later urging his partner to ‘delete this exchange’.

However, there was another text from Robinson that raised questions about what Twiggs knew in advance: ‘Remember how I was engraving bullets?’

That is presumed to be a reference to the anti-fascist slogans etched on shell cartridges found with the alleged murder weapon, an antique rifle that belonged to Robinson’s grandfather.

Robinson had been living with Twiggs for the past three years, according to neighbors.

A third roommate moved out of the swish complex, which boasts a pool, hot tub and gym, leaving just Robinson and Twiggs, who became romantically involved and were spotted kissing.

Twiggs studied at Utah Tech University and worked part-time as a plumber.

He also aspired to be a professional gamer and was a fanatical player of Apex Legends, Valorant and Rocket League.

According to a Twiggs family member who wished to remain anonymous, he was evicted by his parents for breaching their religious rules.

The family member claimed that Twiggs had wrongly been portrayed as ‘soft’ by the media.

He was a ‘drug user who almost overdosed, turned up at family Easter clearly high, spouting political slogans and was addicted to the deep web [corners of the internet that can’t be indexed by search engines],’ the relative insisted.

‘He is full of evil and hatred,’ admitted a second family member when approached by local news.