Crime

A pistol-packing bystander turn into a hero during the Idaho In-N-Out mass shooting, blasting away at the suspect as the deadly violence unfolded on video.

The Idaho Stateman reports that Jordan Salinas drove to the In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls for lunch with his girlfriend on Saturday afternoon when, all of a sudden, bullets started whizzing through the air. 

Police say 24-year-old Chad Williams opened fire at the diners with what appeared to be a large rifle, killing three people and injuring seven others.

The search for Nancy Guthrie may have been botched from the very beginning ... with a new report detailing a string of costly blunders in the crucial hours after she vanished.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Pima County Sheriff's deputies initially gave little attention to dried blood on Nancy's front porch -- reportedly wondering whether it came from an unrelated head bump or nosebleed. Testing later confirmed it was Nancy's blood ... and authorities now believe it was connected to her kidnapping.

The outlet reports deputies also failed to immediately tape off the Tucson property ... leaving reporters, livestreamers, and even Amazon and pizza delivery drivers free to approach the porch. Authorities didn't put up crime-scene tape until three days after Nancy disappeared.

A mass shooter opened fire at an Idaho In-N-Out Burger, leaving at least three people dead and seven injured, according to authorities. 

The mayhem began Saturday afternoon at the burger joint in Twin Falls -- a city in southern Idaho -- where the gunman opened fire, officials said.

Twin Falls spokesperson, Josh Palmer, told TMZ ... police received a call of an active shooter and quickly responded, but the shooter had already exited the restaurant and fled the immediate area.

The Sheriff in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case is speaking out after authorities released two ransom notes tied to the disappearance of the 84-year-old, hoping the public can help crack the case as the investigation enters its sixth month.

Pima County Sheriff’s Department Sheriff Chris Nanos says investigators decided to make the letters public because they believe someone may recognize the wording, handwriting style or details inside the messages ... and that could provide the breakthrough they need.

In a video shared Saturday, Nanos explained that releasing the notes was a calculated move designed to spark someone’s memory.

Courtney Clenney has reached a plea deal with prosecutors in the stabbing death of her boyfriend Christian Obumseli ... and his family seems relieved it's over.

The family's attorney, Larry Handfield, confirmed Clenney, prosecutors, and the Obumseli family came to a resolution that will help them avoid a trial. The details will be made public at a sentencing hearing on August 10.

He adds, "Pleading guilty and accepting full responsibility will begin the process of bringing closure to a very tragic life changing event for the Obumseli family."

Savannah Guthrie has issued a new plea for help in the case of her missing mother Nancy ... begging for someone to come forward and saying her family is "desperate" for answers.

The "TODAY" anchor posted the emotionally charged plea on Instagram early Saturday morning to mark the 6-month anniversary of her mom's kidnapping -- you can see her entire statement below.

Savannah says she and her family simply want to be able to celebrate her mother's life ... but they cannot do that until she is found.

She implores, "We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward. Someone knows something. Someone suspects something. Someone recognizes the writing in the ransom demand notes. Someone has noticed something different, strange, troubling or just unusual - perhaps with someone they deeply love."

A delivery driver who claims he was wrongfully detained at gunpoint in the Nancy Guthrie investigation plans to sue over damage law enforcement allegedly caused at his home ... and we've got photos he says back up his claims.

Carlos Palazuelos' legal team provided the images ... which show battered and beaten walls, plus holes in the ceiling.

You can also see scuff marks on doors, what looks to be a fist-shaped hole in the wall, and a cracked door jamb.

Christian Obumseli's family has settled their lawsuit against the Miami apartment complex he and Courtney Clenney were living in when she fatally stabbed him ... TMZ has learned.

Christian's family filed a wrongful death suit against One Paraiso condo … but they ultimately settled before a trial.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, One Paraiso and FirstService Residential will cover the costs of any outstanding hospital or medical bills, as well as any liens of that nature. In return, Christian's family has dismissed the suit with prejudice.

Olympian David Hearn was torched by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, who charged him with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool ... but now she's eating her words and dropping the case, because the pieces that came apart were caused by shoddy installers.

President Trump made sweeping comments shortly after the Reflecting Pool started to fall apart, saying it was the result of "SICK, DERANGED PEOPLE."

Pirro claimed there were witnesses who saw Hearn reach down in the water and tear the lining. He insists he never did such a thing ... he just picked up a piece that was already dislodged.

Trump made all sorts of claims ... including that vandals cut a 300-foot gash with some sort of knife.

A central figure in Netflix's "A Toxic Love Story" told a federal judge Ian Diaz was still "a good man, with an even greater heart" after his conviction ... and revealed she had been barred from contacting him for nearly two years ... TMZ has learned.

In an April 2023 letter obtained by TMZ, Leslie Carlson said bond restrictions cut her off from Ian, his son and his immediate family, calling the separation "devastatingly difficult." The letter was filed with his sentencing materials.

Leslie said she had known Ian for 23 years and considered him one of her closest friends and confidants.

Nancy Guthrie died "shortly" after she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona ... according to a never-before-seen ransom note that cops say was sent days after she was snatched out of her bed in the middle of the night.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department released two notes received by local Tucson news outlet KOLD ... the first is a Feb. 2 ransom demand and the second, received on Feb. 6, claims Nancy "perished."

The note is addressed to the Guthries and it says ... "We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken. We believe it was heart related."

The author says Nancy "is buried in nature" ... and they tell the family, "Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome."

"Love After Lockup" star LaTisha Collier will be serving the next 15 years in a low-security prison ... only a short drive from where her husband Keith Collier lives, TMZ has learned. 

LaTisha is headed to an all-female prison in Iowa, which holds around 900 inmates. The reality star will be allowed visitors from family and friends ... and Keith won't have to move mountains to get there.

The prison is a couple of hours from Davenport, Iowa, where the couple had been living. 

Luigi Mangione is not happy with prosecutors in his state trial ... he says they're doing too much to limit the number of people in court ... and he wants the proceedings broadcast live on air.

Luigi's lawyers sent a letter to Judge Carro on Friday ... and it's clear Luigi is mad that the state plans to partially exclude the public and the press from his trial.

A source close to the case … “The DA’s office never chooses which journalists attend the trial — and they won’t do that in this case either.”

According to the letter, Luigi has a big issue with the fact that the court and the District Attorney plan to hand-pick the reporters who are allowed to attend the trial.

Prosecutors have reached a plea deal with Courtney Clenney in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, TMZ has learned.

Court records obtained by TMZ show Courtney reached a plea deal in the criminal case accusing her of fatally stabbing Christian Obumseli in Miami-Dade County.

The OnlyFans model's lawyer, Frank Prieto, confirmed the deal to TMZ.

She was facing life in prison on a murder charge.

As we reported ... Courtney killed Christian during an altercation in their Miami high-rise back in 2022 ... she claimed self-defense.

Today marks 4 years since Mackenzie Shirilla murdered Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan in a car crash ... and one victim's family member is still reeling.

Dom's sister Christine posted a long Instagram message ... saying she "f***ing hates this day" while talking about how much the 20-year-old was beloved.

She says ... "I want to sleep through today. Four years since my world shattered into pieces that will never fit back together."

Ian Diaz's wife begged a federal judge to show him mercy before he was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars ... warning his imprisonment would tear apart their family and devastate their young son ... TMZ has learned.

In an April 2023 letter obtained by TMZ, Amy asked the court for leniency and revealed she and Ian shared a 5-year-old son. The letter was filed with Ian's sentencing materials.

Amy described Ian as a hands-on father who picked their son up from school almost every day, helped with his homework, played games with him and was teaching him chess.