15-year-old Juvenile Male Identified Only As Junior Arrested In Connection With The Murder Of His Mother, Aime Salinas-Alvarado In Dallas

Dallas police took into custody a 15-year-old juvenile identified only as Junior "Jr" by a sibling,  Jr confessed that he shot his own mother over the weekend.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 29, 2021

Dallas, Texas - On Friday, Dallas police responded to a child abandonment call at the 1200 block of McLean Ave. around 4:34p.m. and later on a welfare check assignment discovered a homicide female victim at the 4700 block of Lynnacre Drive. Police identified the deceased victim on Lynnacre Drive as Aime Salinas-Alvarado, 47, who died from a single gunshot wound to the head.

The homicide investigation led to the arrest of her 15-year-old son who was later taken into custody at a friend's house.

According to the criminal complaint, an unknown individual had dropped off a 2-year-old girl at her great-grandparents home and left. One of the great-grandparents then called police and reported a 2-year-old child had been abandoned and were worried about her grandmother who was supposed to be taking care of her at the 4700 block of Lynnacre Drive. When police went to the home at Lynnarce Drive, they found the body of Salinas-Alvarado. Salinas-Alvarado's husband is Mario Salinas.

Salinas-Alvarado's 15-year-old son was identified only as Junior by a sibling on Sunday in social media. He was taken into custody shortly after the homicide, Jr confessed to fatally shooting his own mother. No motive was released by police at the moment.

Through the course of the investigation, police determined that the victim's 15-year-old juvenile son had shot and killed her and took the child to the great-grandparent's home after committing the homicide offense. The juvenile suspect took the victim's vehicle and went to a friend's home. The juvenile suspect was taken into custody by Dallas Police officers without incident and provided a full confession to the Homicide detective. He was arrested and transported to Henry Wade Juvenile Detention Facility and will be charged with Capital Murder, according to the Dallas police criminal complaint.

Two Henry County Police Officers And Three Hampton Police Officers Indicted For Murder In The 2019 Homicide Of Fernando Rodriguez, 24, In Georgia

Five White Georgia police officers, two from Henry County and three from the Hampton Police Department were charged with malice murder and other charges for the September 2019 homicide of a 24-year-old Hispanic male.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 24, 2021

Hampton, Georgia - A Henry County grand jury indicted two Henry County Police Officers Robert Butera and Quinton Phillips, and three Hampton Police Officers Mason Lewis, Marcus Stroud and Gregory Bowlden were each charged with one felony count for malice murder, two counts of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault including violation of oath in connection with the September 2019 homicide of Fernando Rodriguez, 24, outside of the Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was hosting the Imagine Music Festival.

If convicted of all charges, each officer is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. Butera, Phillips, Lewis, Stroud and Bowlden turned themselves in to the Henry County Sheriff's Office for booking on Monday and were released after posting $100,000 cash bail each.

Stroud, Bowlden and Lewis have resigned as officers.

The criminal indictment says that police were called about an unidentified man walking naked just outside of the festival event. The officers responding to the scene noticed Rodriguez walking in the middle of the road while being naked and was ordered to stop. Rodriguez wasn't combative, but seemed disorientated, uncooperative and confused as the officers tased Rodriguez at least 15 times. He was then handcuffed and was rolled over and an officer pressed Rodriguez to the ground. Other officers also knelt on Rodriguez's arms, neck and back making it hard for him to breath.

Rodriguez, on September 20, 2019 was taken to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries on September 23, 2019. His death was ruled a homicide and cause of death was asphyxiation, according to the Henry County Coroner's Office.

Rodriguez's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Hampton Police Department and reached an out of court settlement for $3,000,000.

39-year-old Darrell E. Brooks Jr. Charged With 5 Felony Counts Of Intentional Homicide For The Waukesha Christmas Holiday Parade Drive-thru Vehicular Massacre

Brooks Jr. is facing a six felony count for 1st-degree intentional homicide in the recent death of an 8-year-old child who has died from the injuries incurred on Sunday when the suspect drove an SUV through police barricades and ran over at least 53 Waukesha Christmas Holiday Parade spectators and participants including children. Five adults died on Sunday.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 23, 2021

Waukesha, Wisconsin - On Tuesday, Jackson Sparks, 8, became the latest victim to died from last Sunday's downtown Waukesha Christmas Holiday Parade vehicular massacre that resulted in the deaths of five adults and 48 injured participants and spectators when Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39, drove through police barricades and drove along the parade route striking victims.

Brooks Jr. was charged with five felony counts of 1st-degree intentional homicide and an additional homicide charge is pending in the death of Sparks.

If convicted on all counts, Brooks Jr. is facing five life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. A $5,000,000 cash bail was set for Brooks Jr.

Police say that Brooks Jr. had been involved in a domestic dispute with another individual before fleeing the scene and then breaking through police barricades and striking multiple people along the parade route.

Police also say that there is no evidence of a domestic terrorist act and that Brooks Jr. acted alone.

Brooks Jr. was out on bail since November 11, 2021 on multiple felony charges that include 2nd-degree endangering safety and bail jumping and three misdemeanor counts for disorderly conduct, resisting or obstructing an officer, battery and domestic abuse enhancers on the 2nd-degree endangering safety, disorderly conduct and battery charges, according to court records.

In July 2020, Brooks Jr. was charged with two felony counts for 2nd-degree reckless endangering safety with a dangerous weapon and one felony count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

The 6 deceased victims were identified as: 

• Virginia Sorenson, 79-year-old female 

• LeAnna Owen, 71-year-old female 

• Tamara Durand, 52-year-old female 

• Jane Kulich, 52-year-old female 

• Wilhelm Hospel, 81-year-old male

• Jackson Sparks, 8-year-old child

Multiple individuals from the alt-right White nationalist (MAGAs/Make Amerikkka Great Again/Keep Amerikkka Great) social groups that support Trump and consider themselves as Republicans began to spread false information in social media that Brooks Jr. had taken retaliation against the "Not Guilty" verdict of the alleged White supremacist vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, who murdered in cold blood two unarmed White social justice protesters and injured a third with an AR15 in Kenosha, Wisconsin who were seeking justice for Jacob Blake, 29, a Black man who was shot in the back 7 times by a White Kenosha cop who wasn't charged in the incident.

Rittenhouse became known as crying Kyle during the trial after crying several times and only shedding one tear during his testimony at a Kenosha County court whose judge seemed bias and an alleged Trump supporter for having a cellphone ring tone of a song played at Trump rallies. It also draws concern, if the jury members were allegedly Republicans or MAGAs as well that wouldn't convict one of their own.

Kenosha like Waukesha are MAGA/Republican strongholds in Wisconsin.

Waukesha is also known to have one of the most corrupt legal systems in the domestic family divorce court on Branch 9 including the County Clerk and the Waukesha County D.A. who wouldn't investigate the alleged corruption and illegal acts by a judge that was exposed by a female victim in a divorce case whose children were unjustly taken away and not allowed to see them. 

Fatalities And Multiple Christmas Holiday Parade Spectators And Participants Including Children Injured In The City Of Waukesha

A 39-year-old driver has been arrested and Waukesha police say, that he was a lone suspect involved with the crash through of a downtown Christmas Holiday Parade crowd leaving several spectators and participants dead and multiple injured including children.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 21, 2021

Waukesha, Wisconsin - On Sunday after 4:39p.m., a suspect was arrested in connection with a plow through crash along a downtown Waukesha Christmas Holiday Parade on Main Street leaving multiple spectators and participants dead and numerous injured including children, according to police.

Waukesha police confirmed that 5 people were killed and 48 others were reported injured.

The Waukesha Fire Department reported that 11 adults and 12 children were transported to 6 area hospitals for treatment of injuries. 

Dramatic videos posted on social media shows a red Ford Escape (SUV) going through a crowded parade route at a high rate of speed causing several fatalities and numerous injures.

A Waukesha police officer fired his weapon at the SUV and the SUV was later abandoned by Brooks Jr. near Carroll University.

The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

The 5 deceased victims were identified as: 

 • Virginia Sorenson, 79-year-old female 

 • LeAnna Owen, 71-year-old female 

 • Tamara Durand, 52-year-old female 

 • Jane Kulich, 52-year-old female 

 • Wilhelm Hospel, 81-year-old male  

Update: The suspect detained in the Waukesha Christmas Holiday Parade fatal incident has been identified as Darrell E. Brooks Jr., 39, aka, MathBoi Fly, of Milwaukee, according to sources. 

Brooks Jr. is facing 5 felony counts of 1st-degree intentional homicide and other related charges are pending.

Brooks Jr. was out on bail since November 11, 2021 on multiple felony charges that include 2nd-degree endangering safety and bail jumping and three misdemeanor counts for disorderly conduct, resisting or obstructing an officer, battery and domestic abuse enhancers on the 2nd-degree endangering safety, disorderly conduct and battery charges, according to court records.

In July 2020, Brooks Jr. was charged with two felony counts for 2nd-degree reckless endangering safety with a dangerous weapon and one felony count for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 

Police say Brooks Jr. might have been fleeing from a crime when he went through a crowed Christmas Holiday Parade route killing five people and injuring more the 40 victims including children.

Videos: Social Media/Facebook 

Courtesy of Jesus Ochoa, Angela O'Boyle, WXANDNEWS, Cody TheSequal and Brandon D. Vorkapich

Deceased 16-year-old Giovanni Florentino Identified In Stolen SUV Fatal Crash In Milwaukee's Southside, 13-year-old Brother Sustained Critical Injuries

16-year-old Florentino was ejected on impact after a stolen SUV he was a passenger in crashed into a tree, his 13-year-old brother who was also a rear seat passenger in the SUV suffered critical injuries. The driver of the reported stolen SUV and a front seat passenger that the Florentino brothers accompanied fled the scene leaving Florentino to die on the street without calling 911 or rendering aid.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

November 16, 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Police reported that on Friday, November 12, 2021, around 8:16p.m., a stolen SUV with four individuals inside including a driver who was driving recklessly at 90 mph in a 30 mph speed limit heading eastbound at the 3600 block of W. Lincoln Ave. lost control and crashed into a tree. The SUV split in half on impact with the tree and both Giovanni Florentino, 16, aka, Chucho, and his brother, Sebastián Florentino, 13, who were rear seat passengers were ejected in the impact. Giovanni suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sebastián suffered critical injuries and was hospitalized.

Police say that the SUV was reported stolen a day before the fatal crash and the driver of the stolen SUV and a front seat passenger fled the crash scene leaving the Florentino brothers at the scene without rendering any aid.

Police are looking for both suspects that fled the scene.

Update: On Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the mother of Giovanni Florentino released Facebook photos of the two alleged young suspects (juveniles) that fled the scene of the crash on Friday, November 12, 2021, that left her 16-year-old son deceased and his 13-year-old brother critically injured in the hospital. 

The family is seeking justice for the Florentino brothers and want both DeWayne Widmer Jr., 15, and his cousin Aiden to turn themselves in to Milwaukee police.

12 Year Murder Case Dismissed Against Vidal Rodriguez-Alvarez Because Primary Witness Deported By ICE

Rodriguez-Alvarez was arrested in Mexico by Mexican federal authorities who extradited him to Wisconsin in late May for the murder of a 15-year-old girl in 2008.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 14, 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Thursday, November 8, 2021, Vidal Rodriguez-Alvarez, 32, homicide case was dismissed without prejudice by  Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Glenn H. Yamahiro. According to court records, the primary witness that could identify Rodriguez-Alvarez in the murder case had been deported 10 years ago by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office (D.A.'s) who failed to protect the primary witness from being deported by ICE learned of his deportation several months ago and can't locate him, since they don't know the country that he was deported too. The D.A.'s office could charge Rodriguez-Alvarez again, if they locate the deported witness or find another witness to identify the suspect in Razo's murder.

Rodriguez-Alvarez faced a one felony count for 1st-degree reckless homicide for the 2008 murder of Liliana Razo, 15, in the Southside of Milwaukee. Rodriguez-Alvarez had fled to Mexico in 2008 shortly after allegedly throwing a screwdriver inside a vehicle where Razo was seating in the passenger's side resulting in her death. 

Rodriguez-Alvarez had been a fugitive for more than 12 years. Rodriguez-Alvarez was facing up to 60 years in prison for the reckless homicide. 

Rodriguez-Alvarez had violated probation for a felony theft of up to $10,000 and party to a crime conviction in 2007 when he fled to Mexico and is now being held by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (Milwaukee Secure Facility) for the probation violation. Rodriguez-Alvarez was sentenced in December of 2007 to four years in prison including 2 years of supervision at the time with 6 months months served, but the incarceration sentenced was stayed and was placed on probation.

Rodriguez-Alvarez has 2 years and 9 months to complete his sentence for the 2007 theft conviction. 

According to the criminal complaint, Razo and two males, which the driver of the vehicle was a C-14 gang member confronted Rodriguez-Alvarez, a member of the Mexican Posse gang and another individual at South Division High School on September 5, 2008 about gang related conflicts and allegations of killing gang members. Words were exchanged between them and school security intervene and both groups left the school property.

A while later, Rodriguez-Alvarez who was accompanied by the state witness who was deported spotted Razo and the driver of the vehicle near the 1300 block of S. 13th Street, he walked up to the vehicle where Razo was at and threw a screwdriver inside the vehicle striking Razo in the left temple. Razo died a day later after the screwdriver was removed during surgery by a doctor.

The state witness who accompanied Rodriguez-Alvarez was the primary witness that could identify the suspect in Razo's murder.

Milwaukee Latino And Black Voters Including State Legislators Of Color Unite To Oppose Multiple Proposed State Redistricting Maps That Dilute Minority Majority Districts In Wisconsin

Both members of the Latino and Black communities held a press conference at the César E. Chávez Placita in the Southside of Milwaukee to oppose multiple State proposed redistricting maps including Wisconsin Governor Evers's PMC maps and the GOP maps AB624 that was approved by the Republican controlled State Assembly on Thursday.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

November 12, 2021

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Friday, members of the Latino and Black communities including the Brown Berets, the Black Panthers and Wisconsin State Representatives Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) and Lakesha Myers (D-Milw), State Senator Lena C. Taylor (D-Milw) and and Peter Peckarsky (D), a candidate for the U.S. Senate held a press conference at the César E. Chávez Placita on S. César E. Chávez Drive to oppose multiple proposed State redistricting maps that includes Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers's People's Maps Commission (PMC) redistricting maps and the recently approved GOP gerrymandering redistricting maps AB624/SB621.

All the redistricting maps dilute both the Latino and Black majority minority districts in Milwaukee creating opportunity minority districts, which are not protected by the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. The maps also violated the VRA mandates and used the wrong population data process instead of using the Citizenship voting age population data.

The proposed redistricting maps violate the VRA and dilutes Hispanic and Black VAP in State Senate Districts (SD) 3, 4 and 6, which includes Assembly Districts 7, 8 and 9 in SD 3, 10, 11 and 12 in SD4 and 16, 17 and 18 in SD6.

On Thursday, Governor Evers went to the Democratic Caucus gathering before the State Assembly Session convened in an attempt to get all the Democrats to support the PMC maps that he continues to promote that creates 44 White Democrat Districts at the expense of diluting and phasing out both the Latino and Black majority minority districts, which were instrumental in electing him. 

In Wisconsin politics history, it is unprecedented to have a Democrat governor supporting redistricting maps that dilutes majority minority districts that were instrumental in electing the governor. Governor Evers has yet to publicly redraw the PMC maps, apologize to both the Hispanic and Black communities for the mishap or even condemn the maps for diluting his Latino and Black voting block base that actually got him elected in the first place.

Also making history on Thursday, 17 Democrats including State Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Cabrera and Myers voted with all the Republicans to reject Governor Evers PMC's maps. Only 21 Democrats voted in favor of the PMC maps.

Governor Evers is expected to veto the GOP redistricting maps and most likely the legal battle to determine, which redistricting map will actually be adopted, would have to be decided in a State court or a federal court.

Sen. Taylor says that they will acquire attorneys to represent the Latino and Black communities in a court battle.