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Goff Kit Andrew died Monday evening after a pickup truck hit him on the shoulder of West 16th Street in Odessa. The 42-year-old man from Odessa was walking westbound near North Moss Avenue around 7 p.m. A Ford F-150 coming the same way struck him with its front right side.

The driver kept going west without stopping. Andrew was pronounced dead at the scene. Clear weather did nothing to change what happened that night.

A witness saw the whole thing and followed the truck to a house nearby. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers found the vehicle there and arrested the driver. He is 68-year-old Jesus Sierra, also from Odessa.

Sierra wore his seat belt and walked away unhurt. Troopers booked him into the Ector County jail on suspicion of collision involving death. No bond was set as of Tuesday morning.

Andrew lived in Odessa all his life, from what officials shared. His sudden death hit family and friends hard. The community feels the empty spot he left behind.

Troopers from the Texas Highway Patrol in Odessa keep looking into every detail of the crash. They have not said more about charges yet.

People who knew Andrew now hold onto the times they spent with him. The days ahead will be tough as they try to make sense of losing him so fast.

Jimmy Gramajo Bonilla was only 4. His brother Osmani Gramajo Bonilla was 11. Their grandparents named them after the shooting in Pico-Union on Sunday.

The boys had been with their father, Adolfo Gramajo, 35, for a custody visit. Reports say he took them to McDonald’s before the shots rang out near Venice Boulevard and Catalina Street.

It happened just before 1 p.m. The man believed to be their dad shot them, then shot himself. He lived. The boys did not. Both were pronounced dead at the hospital.

Medical examiner records call the deaths homicides. Jimmy died from a close-range head wound. Osmani died from a gunshot to the head too.

Police have not confirmed the father’s name in public statements. His own parents told reporters it was Adolfo. He remains hospitalized from the self-inflicted wound.

Friends and neighbors left candles, flowers, and balloons at a sidewalk memorial. It sits right by the spot where the two young lives ended. The grief shows in every tribute.

The case stays open. No motive has been given. Tips go to Detective Wilfredo Ortiz at 213-486-0530 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Adolfo Gramajo, 35, took his two boys out for a custody visit on Sunday in Los Angeles. The kids were Jimmy Gramajo Bonilla, just 4 years old, and Osmani Gramajo Bonilla, 11. Family said they grabbed food at McDonald’s first.

Police got the call shortly before 1 p.m. near Venice Boulevard and Catalina Street in the Pico-Union neighborhood. Officers found the boys shot. Their father had a gunshot wound too. He had turned the gun on himself after shooting them.

Both boys died at the hospital. Records show Jimmy took a close-range shot to the head. Osmani also died from a gunshot to the head. The deaths are listed as homicides.

Gramajo survived. He is in the hospital. His condition has not been made public. Los Angeles police have not officially named him yet, but his parents identified him to reporters.

No one knows why it happened. Investigators are still looking into the motive. The boys were with their dad for the visit. He had told their mother his parents would be around.

People in the area set up a small memorial on the sidewalk. Candles, flowers, and balloons mark the spot where the kids were killed. The neighborhood feels the loss hard.

Anyone with information can call Detective Wilfredo Ortiz at the LAPD Juvenile Division at 213-486-0530. Tips can go anonymous to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Adoree MeMe was one of four named dead after the hit at Hickory Hill Road and Raines Road. It went down around 12:26 a.m. Sunday in Memphis. A police car on a person shot call smashed into the vehicle carrying six people.

Ce Muney. Slimey Syriaa. Rodney McNeal. Those three joined Adoree MeMe on the list of the five killed. One person from their car stayed critical. The two officers also stayed critical after the wreck.

Anger rose quick across Memphis. Many pointed straight at the police for rolling too fast and skipping a real check at the intersection. Officials gave almost no extra facts. That left people filling in the blanks themselves.

The car with six occupants took the worst of it. Four died on the spot. The fifth passed later. Lives changed in seconds at that corner. Families now deal with the sudden empty spots.

Police hold the job of protecting folks every hour of the day. This crash put that job under a hard light. Two officers hurt bad. One civilian from the other car still hanging on in critical shape.

Sadness covers the whole deal. So many got pulled into this one night. Condolences reach every family involved. The dead deserve peace after what hit them.

Talk keeps going about the speed and the intersection. Memphis watches for more answers while the names of Adoree MeMe and the others stay front and center.

Rodney McNeal sat in that car with five others early Sunday. The clock hit about 12:26 a.m. at Hickory Hill Road and Raines Road in Memphis. A police car came through responding to a person shot call. The two vehicles hit hard.

Four of the five who died got named right away. Adoree MeMe. Ce Muney. Spimey Syriaa. And Rodney McNeal. One more person from their car stayed in critical shape at the hospital. Two officers from the police car also landed in critical condition.

Folks around Memphis got mad fast. They said the police drove too fast. They said the officers never checked the intersection proper. Authorities stayed quiet on most details. That quiet only made the talk louder on the streets.

Rodney and the others rode with six people total in their vehicle. Four died right there at the scene. The crash cut short whatever plans they had that night. Families now face empty chairs and hard questions.

The police carry a duty to keep regular people safe at all times. This wreck showed how quick that can go wrong. One wrong turn at that corner and five lives ended. The remaining survivor from the car still fights in the hospital.

People keep saying the same thing. No matter how the crash started, too many families got hit hard. Condolences go out to every one of them. May those who died rest easy.

The whole city feels the weight. Young names like Rodney McNeal now sit at the center of talks about how police handle late-night runs. The intersection stays marked by what happened there.

Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell closed the Goliath roller coaster Monday after Hassan Jihad Kariem, 42, of Atlanta got ejected and died. Cobb County officers arrived shortly before 4 p.m. on October 12. They found him under the attraction with no pulse and not breathing.

Early talks with witnesses and employees showed he left his seat, struck other riders, then dropped beneath the tracks. Emergency crews rushed in. The ride stopped and people on it had to climb down with help.

Four more people suffered injuries. Details on how serious those hurts are remain under wraps. The Cobb County Police Major Crimes Unit took the lead on the case. State insurance and safety fire officials opened their own review the same day.

Six Flags called the event deeply saddening. They sent thoughts to Kariem’s family and promised full help for guests and staff caught up in it. The company is working hand in hand with investigators and has kept extra facts private to respect the family.

Kariem served as IT manager at Wesley International Academy. He held a master’s in instructional technology and spent close to a decade rolling out tech programs for schools in the area. In his two years at the academy he steered projects that matched computer setups to classroom needs.

His day-to-day work meant building systems that kept learning open and interesting. He handled shifting tech demands and tight schedules without missing a beat. Friends in education knew him as the guy who made complicated tools simple for teachers and students.

Right after the fatality Six Flags pulled nine matching coasters offline across six parks as a safety step. The park itself sits in Austell, Cobb County, roughly 15 miles northwest of Atlanta’s center.

Hassan Jihad Kariem, 42, from Atlanta, died Monday after getting thrown from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Cops in Cobb County got the call just before 4 p.m. on October 12. They found him under the ride, not breathing and unresponsive.

Witnesses and park workers told police he came out of his seat on the coaster. He hit other people on the ride before falling down below. The whole thing stopped the Goliath cold. Riders had to get evacuated right away.

Four other folks got hurt in the mess. Authorities have not said how bad their injuries were. The Cobb County Police Major Crimes Unit is looking into every detail of what went wrong. The Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire is digging into it too.

No one has said yet what made Kariem fly out of that seat. Six Flags put out a statement saying they feel deep sadness over what happened. They offered condolences to his family and loved ones. The company is helping guests and workers who were there and working with the cops.

Kariem worked as an IT manager at Wesley International Academy. He had a master’s degree in instructional technology. For nearly ten years he helped schools bring in new tech tools. At the academy he spent two years lining up the school’s computer systems with teaching goals so kids and teachers could learn better.

He liked solving problems in creative ways. He kept up with new gadgets and juggled lots of jobs in a busy school setting. His focus stayed on making education tech work smoother and more fun for everyone.

After the death, Six Flags shut down nine similar roller coasters at six different parks for safety checks while the probes go on. The park sits in Austell in Cobb County, about 15 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.

Detectives still dig into the Monday crash that killed Robert Haufler on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley. The Holbrook man, 55, rode his 2007 Yamaha southbound near Ridgewood Drive about 1:20 p.m. He lost control, slammed the driver’s side of a parked 2016 Jeep, and flew off the motorcycle.

Medics took him to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. Officers impounded the bike for a full safety check as the investigation rolled on.

Haufler owned Monster Lending Inc., the Long Island mortgage firm he launched in early 2022. His work focused on real estate investors who needed refinancing, money for investment houses, or funds for new construction. He spent years climbing the ranks in local lending and sales jobs.

Past roles included branch manager at Nationwide Mortgage Bankers in Melville and executive director of sales at QuikFund Inc. in Garden City. He started Ear-Flung Interactive Corp. and ran it over a decade. Before the mortgage days he did business development for the Law Offices of Thomas Moonis in Smithtown.

College years took him to Southern Connecticut State University from 1989 to 1992 for business administration, management, and operations. Football showed up on his activities list. His profile stressed skills in investments, finance, sales, and marketing. The motto he posted read “Doing the right thing, Even when no one is looking.”

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad handles the probe. Call 631-852-8752 with any tip. The crash site sits in Shirley, a Suffolk County hamlet on eastern Long Island inside the New York metropolitan region, specifically on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive.

The parked Jeep took the hit on a busy stretch of road. Investigators keep checking every detail to piece together why the motorcycle went out of control that afternoon.

Robert Haufler died Monday after his motorcycle hit a parked Jeep in Shirley. The 55-year-old from Holbrook lost control of his 2007 Yamaha around 1:20 p.m. on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive. He struck the driver’s side of a 2016 Jeep and got thrown from the bike.

Police rushed him to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue. Doctors pronounced him dead there. The motorcycle sat impounded for a safety check while detectives looked into what happened.

Haufler ran Monster Lending Inc., a mortgage business he started in February 2022. He helped real estate investors refinance properties, buy investment homes, and get money for new builds. Folks on Long Island knew him from years in the lending world.

He worked as a branch manager for Nationwide Mortgage Bankers in Melville. Before that he served as executive director of sales at QuikFund Inc. in Garden City. He also founded Ear-Flung Interactive Corp. and stuck with it for more than ten years. Early on he handled business development for the Law Offices of Thomas Moonis in Smithtown.

Haufler studied business administration, management, and operations at Southern Connecticut State University from 1989 to 1992. He played football in college. His LinkedIn page talked about investments, finance, sales, and marketing. He lived by the words “Doing the right thing, Even when no one is looking.”

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives keep working the case. They want anyone who saw anything to call 631-852-8752. Shirley sits as a hamlet on eastern Long Island in Suffolk County, part of the New York metro area. The crash took place right there on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive.

Neighbors and business contacts remembered a man who built his own path in mortgages. The sudden loss hit hard for those who worked with him over the years.

A day at Six Flags Over Georgia turned deadly for Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem when the 42-year-old Atlanta man got ejected from the Goliath roller coaster. He hit other park guests and landed under the ride.

Police officers assigned to the park showed up about 3:58 p.m. Monday. They found Kariem beneath the coaster tracks. He was unresponsive and had stopped breathing.

Cops secured the whole area fast. The Major Crimes Unit got brought in to handle the probe from there.

Early talks with witnesses and employees painted a clear picture. Kariem came out of the roller coaster seat. He struck other guests during the fall. Then he ended up under the attraction.

The whole scene left visitors shaken. This park packs in families looking for fun and people chasing thrills. What happened on the Goliath stood out as something no one expected to see.

Investigators keep working the case. They are collecting more accounts and reviewing what led up to the fatal drop.

No final cause has been named yet. The probe remains active. People with information can reach the Major Crimes Unit at 770-499-3945.

Authorities stay locked on understanding every step that took Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem’s life that afternoon at the park.