Jenelle Evans’ mom, Barbara Evans, called the police to have her grandson Jace committed after he pulled a gun on her, TMZ has learned.
Sources close to the situation tell TMZ ... Barbara called law enforcement on 16-year-old JaceFebruary 27. We’re told Barbara told Jenelle she also planned on filing paperwork in court for help handling Jace.
Los Angeles is still reeling from the terrifying shooting at Rihanna's home Sunday ... and we have video of authorities racing to get to the bottom of it.
Yellow caution tape closed off the block today as an officer at the crime scene told us the investigation is still ongoing.
The woman accused of shooting at Rihanna's home on Sunday seems to have shared multiple videos making incoherent accusations concerning the singer ... even what will happen when Rihanna dies.
Watch the clip ... in a YouTube video posted January 4, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, clutches a 'Praying Woman's Journal' and appears to accuse Rihanna of trying to kill her. Even more disturbing ... Ortiz appears to say that when Rihanna dies, God will take Ortiz to her "future."
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In another video, uploaded to YouTube on January 21, Ortiz seems to give a similar rant while holding the same book. In the second clip, Ortiz appears to liken Rihanna's face to the devil before delving into a tirade about homework.
Rihanna was at home Sunday when shots were fired inside her house ... and now we have the harrowing audio from the incident.
Listen to the clip ... The first dispatcher appears to say there were approximately 10 shots heard, while another dispatcher names a white Tesla Model 3 with paper license plates as the vehicle the shots were allegedly fired from.
As we reported ... multiple rounds were fired into Rihanna's Los Angeles-area home yesterday. While we know the singer was inside, it's unclear if A$AP Rocky or their children -- RZA, Riot Rose, and Rocki -- were with her.
According to law enforcement sources, the suspect has been identified as 35-year-old Ivanna Lisette Ortiz.
3/2/26, 6:40 AM PT -- Marathon Burger tells TMZ ... "The opening was a huge success with strong community support. The incident being reported was NOT connected to our event and the event continued. The opening itself proceeded safely and without issue. The restaurant remains open and customers are still flowing in and out with excitement."
The opening of a new Marathon Burger -- the restaurant chain founded by the late Nipsey Hussle -- was marred when shots were fired near the event ... TMZ has learned.
The incident took place in downtown Long Beach Sunday around 3:30 PM PT ... and video is now circulating online which shows cops picking up a person and placing them in the back of a squad car.
The man who held Paula Deen at gunpoint died from cardiovascular disease, a natural cause ... TMZ has learned.
Eugene Thomas King Jr. died from hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, the New York City Medical Examiner's Officer tells us.
According to the Mayo Clinic, hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease is caused when high-blood pressure damages the arteries and causes plaque to build up. This is considered a natural cause of death by the M.E.
A routine weekend on Austin's West 6th Street turned into a nightmare early Sunday when gunfire erupted, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured.
Buford's Backyard Beer Garden was packed near closing time with hundreds of people out for drinks and dancing when a male suspect opened fire just before 2 AM in the entertainment district near the University of Texas.
Witnesses described an explosion of panic as shots rang out, sending crowds sprinting for cover. Emergency crews flooded the scene within a minute of the first 911 calls.
Four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida are dead after a shootout with Cuban troops in Cuban territorial waters ... according to Cuba's government.
The deadly shootout happened Wednesday morning near an island in Cuba's Villa Clara province on the country's northern coast ... according to a statement from Cuba's Ministry of the Interior.
Cuba says people onboard the Florida-registered speedboat opened fire against a Cuban coast guard vessel that approached them ... the commander of the Cuban vessel was injured by gunfire ... according to the Cubans. In addition to the four people killed, six other people on board the speedboat were wounded in the shootout.
As authorities in Mexico combat the narco gangs terrorizing Puerto Vallarta and other parts of the country, the citizens -- and pets -- are left running for cover.
In a new video shared online, a dog is seen running for its life as blistering rounds of gunshots ring out overhead.
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Watch the clip ... the footage is shaky, but you can clearly see a canine sprint across the frame as police reportedly fight to take back the entrance to Puerto Vallarta from cartel gunmen.
Vicki Gunvalson, who owns a vacation condo in Puerto Vallarta, is assuring fans she's out of harm’s way as violence rocks the popular Mexican resort town.
"The Real Housewives of Orange County" star took to her Instagram Story Sunday, saying, "I'm safe and not in Puerto Vallarta. Thank you so much for all the messages and concern. It truly means a lot."
VG added, "Please join me in keeping everyone affected in your prayers. Sending love and heartfelt thoughts to all who need them right now."
The armed man shot and killed by Secret Service agents outside President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property Sunday had grown increasingly obsessed with the Epstein files and was also a vocal supporter of Trump … TMZ has learned.
Austin Tucker Martin sent a text message, obtained by TMZ, to a co-worker on February 15, 2026, that read, "I don't know if you read up on the Epstein Files, but evil is real and unmistakable." He continued, "The best people like you and I can do is use what little influence we have. Tell other people about what you hear about the Epstein files and what the government is doing about it. Raise awareness."
Sources who worked with Austin at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in North Carolina tell TMZ ... he became fixated on Epstein following the latest release of information tied to the files. Co-workers tell us he was deeply disturbed by what he believed was a government cover-up and often talked about powerful people "getting away with it."
Rondale Moore died from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound ... TMZ Sports has confirmed.
Chief Todd Bailey of the New Albany, IN Police Department tells TMZ Sports ... the 25-year-old was "found deceased in the garage of the property of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound."
Bailey says the investigation remains ongoing and, due to its active status, no additional information will be released at this time.
Rapper iHeartMemphis -- also known as iLoveMemphis -- was arrested early Tuesday morning after he streamed a dramatic standoff with Florida police during an apparent mental health crisis.
Plantation Police Department confirms to TMZ officers arrived at a residence Monday night, where the rapper -- real name Richard Maurice Colbert -- was armed and barricaded. Authorities successfully took him into custody on an active warrant for written or electronic threats to kill hours after they made initial contact.
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Colbert was evaluated at a local hospital as a precaution and then booked into the clink. He is charged with making written or electronic threats to kill and for resisting an officer.
President Trump is chiming in again on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal Border Patrol agent in Minnesota, saying his administration is looking into the matter while also criticizing Pretti for carrying a "very powerful, fully loaded" gun.
On Sunday, Trump phoned Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Dawsey, telling him federal investigators are "reviewing everything" regarding Pretti's killing before they make a final determination. When Dawsey asked Trump if the Border Patrol agent who shot Pretti was in the right, the president dodged the question.
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Trump then took a swipe at Pretti, saying, “I don’t like it when somebody goes into a protest, and he’s got a very powerful, fully loaded gun with two magazines loaded up with bullets also. That doesn’t play good either.”
A new video of the killing of Alex Pretti shows the interaction between him and a swarm of DHS officers from start to finish ... and, it batters the credibility of Trump officials who came out of the gates swinging, calling Pretti a domestic terrorist
The video shows Pretti directing traffic before it appears he is asked to move out of the street, which he does. As he walks toward the sidewalk, a DHS officer violently pushes a woman to the ground and Pretti moves toward her to help her up. Officers then pepperspray both Pretti and the woman and drag Pretti to the ground. He never pulls a weapon.
As Pretti is swarmed, you see an officer pull a gun — presumably the concealed weapon Pretti was carrying. A second later another officer fires nine shots at Pretti, killing him.
A Homeland Security Investigation officer's finger was bitten off by Minneapolis rioters, the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security says ... and, she shared a picture to prove it.
Asst. Sec. Tricia McClaughlin shared photos of an agent's bloody hand Saturday shortly after Alex Pretti's death at the hands of a DHS agent ... followed by a photo which appears to show the tip of his finger in a plastic jar.
These photos are intense, so click on them at your own risk ... but it's a gruesome and bloody scene -- which McClaughlin writes was caused by "rioters" at the scene.
