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Jaahnavi Kandula died after she was struck by a Seattle police officer in January. On Monday, SPD released body cam video of an officer seemingly joking about her death The family of 23-year-old Northeastern University graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula, who died after being struck by a Seattle police officer in January, is speaking out just days after body camera video appears to show a different officer joking about the incident. Jaahnavi Kandula died after being struck by a Seattle police officer who was responding to a call earlier this year. Courtesy The Kandula Family “Jaahnavi was a brilliant student with a promising future. Her radiant smile and bubbly personality warmed the hearts of everyone she met, and she had a natural ability to connect with people from all walks of life. Jaahnavi's untimely and tragic accident has left her family with an unfillable void in their lives,” the student’s family told ABC News in a statement. “It is truly disturbing and saddening to hear in...

Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, agreed to a $4 million settlement with the family of a man who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell last year. Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, agreed to a $4 million settlement with the family of a man who died in a bed bug-infested jail cell last year. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 6-0 to approve the $4 million settlement related to LaShawn Thompson during a meeting on Wednesday, a Fulton County spokesperson confirmed. Thompson, 35, died in the Fulton County Jail on Sept. 13, 2022. Attorneys for his family claimed Thompson was "eaten alive by bed bugs." MORE: Georgia man found dead in bed bug-infested jail cell died of 'severe neglect': Independent autopsy The family and their legal team are not making a statement on the settlement, an attorney for the family, Michael Harper, told ABC News. "The Fulton County Commissioners' vote speaks for itself," Harper said in an email. LaShawn Thom...

In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles LOS ANGELES -- In 1969, Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles. The killings remain etched in the American consciousness. On Tuesday, Leslie Van Houten was released after spending more than 50 years in prison for two of those murders. She's the only one of Manson's followers who participated in the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders to go free. Members of the Manson “ family ” arrived at the Hollywood Hills home of Sharon Tate on Aug. 8, 1969, where they stabbed, beat and shot to death the young actress and her friends — Celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and aspiring screenwriter Wojciech Frykowski. As they made their way to the house, they encountered a teenager, Steven Parent, who had been visiting an acquaintance at the estate’s gue...

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed by cinematographer Halyna Hutchins' family over her death on the movie set of the film "Rust." A settlement has been approved in the wrongful death suit filed by Matthew Hutchins and his son following the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of "Rust." The cinematographer died in October 2021 after allegedly being shot by a prop gun that Alec Baldwin, also a producer for the film, was holding during rehearsals on the set, according to police. The actor was practicing a cross-draw when the gun fired, striking Hutchins. The film's director, Joel Souza, was also injured in the shooting . A judge issued an order approving the settlement for a minor, Hutchins' son, on Thursday. All the parties have agreed to settle all claims against the defendants, according to court documents. MORE: Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dies after prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin fires live round Hutchins' 10...

A mother has died after rushing back into her burning home in an attempt to rescue her 6-year-old daughter stuck inside who also ended up dying in the fire. A mother has died after rushing back into her burning home in an attempt to rescue her 6-year-old daughter stuck inside who also ended up dying in the fire. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, according to ABC News’ New York City station WABC, when flames began to envelop a single family home in Hazlet, New Jersey, that housed the Montanaro family. MORE: 12-year-old girl stabs 9-year-old brother to death, police say William Montonaro, along with his 40-year-old wife, Jackie Montanaro, their two daughter s -- 8-year-old Elena and 6-year- old Madelyn -- and their Goldendoodle named Duchess were all sleeping inside their home approximately 40 miles south of New York City when the fire erupted. William Montonaro, his wife Jackie and 8-year-old Elena were able to escape from the burning home but when t...

Ten people have died as a result of a shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, a suburb of Los Angeles. Ten people have died following a mass shooting at a dance studio in Southern California. Five men and five women were killed in the shooting, which took place near a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park Sunday night, a suburb of Los Angeles. An additional 10 people were injured in the mass shooting, police said. A "night of joyful celebration" transformed into "a horrific and heartless act of gun violence," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement in response to the shooting. "Our hearts mourn as we learn more about the devastating acts of last night," Newsom said. The motive for the shooting is unclear, including whether it is "a hate crime defined by law," Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna told reporters during a news conference on Sunday. MORE: Monterey Park mass shooting updates: 10 dead, possible suspect's van s...