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Murder Trial Begins for Suspect in Deadly Shooting Outside Evansville Lounge

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Evansville, Ind. – A murder trial is underway in Vanderburgh County as Zachary Diaz stands accused of fatally shooting Derrick Merrill Dye Jr. outside a local bar earlier this year. Proceedings are scheduled to commence early Monday morning at the Vanderburgh County Superior Court. Diaz faces charges over the incident which took place outside the Ponytails Lounge in February, where 32-year-old Dye was killed. The case has drawn local attention, particularly on how law enforcement utilized technology to facilitate the arrest. Local authorities were crucial in tracking down Diaz by leveraging flock cameras, a recent … Read more

Verdict Reached: Niyajah Hales Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder in 2021 VooDoo Lounge Shooting Incident

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Wheeling, WV — After a tense three-day trial and a swift deliberation period, Niyajah Hales of Brooklyn, New York, was convicted of second-degree murder in the January 2021 shooting death of Michael J. Jackson on Wheeling Island. The critical distinction jurors made between first-degree and second-degree murder centered around the absence of premediated intent in Jackson’s shooting. The incident, stemming from a heated altercation outside the VooDoo Lounge, a popular local bar, drew to a close Hales’ trial which has gripped the local community due to its dramatic undertones and a surveillance video that captured … Read more