Author: Voxtrend News
Hyattsville, Maryland — The close-knit community here is grieving the loss of Gustavo Escamilla, a cherished friend, son, and spirited presence whose passing has left many hearts heavy with sorrow. Gustavo, originally from Washington, D.C., was known across Hyattsville for his unwavering loyalty, warm energy, and the genuine way he made people feel seen and valued in his life and in his loss. Gustavo graduated from Parkdale High School, where he built deep friendships that would last decades. Those early bonds, forged through shared experiences and neighborhood faith gatherings, became the foundation for lifelong relationships that were more family than…
Charlotte, N.C. — Just after midnight early Sunday, a violent burst of gunfire along Interstate-77 near Remount Road left a young man dead and two others seriously wounded, authorities say. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department rushed to the scene after hospitals alerted them that shooting victims were arriving in the early hours of Jan. 11. Police later identified the man who died as 20-year-old Trevohn Maleek Marshall. He was brought to Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health Main with critical injuries and was pronounced dead after staff fought to save his life. At nearly the same time, two other people wounded in…
GREENVILLE, Mich. — The Greenville community was rocked on Saturday when 26-year-old Daniel Evans died in a tragic workplace accident at Greenville Steel, leaving family, friends and coworkers in deep sorrow. Evans, a tow truck worker from Belding, was helping deliver a scrapped forklift to Greenville Steel around 11:45 a.m. when the accident happened, according to Michigan State Police. He and another employee were handling a rollback flatbed truck owned by J&A Towing when Evans ended up on the ground between the cab and the flatbed during the unloading process. Initial reports indicate he became caught between the two parts…
Sarah Johnston vanished quietly, and for days, Knox County held its breath. The 22-year-old was reported missing in the early hours of January after she failed to return home. On Monday, authorities confirmed the outcome many feared but hoped would never come. Johnston has been found deceased, ending a search that gripped her family, friends, and neighbors across the county. Johnston was last seen on January 7, 2026, in the 1100 block of Copperwood Lane in Knox County, Tennessee. According to investigators, the report of her disappearance was made shortly after midnight on Friday, triggering a public alert and an…
Patricia “Shea” James, 28, died in a fiery solo crash early Saturday near the busy junction of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40 in Oklahoma City, authorities confirmed in a preliminary report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. James was driving north on I-35 just before daybreak when her car suddenly veered off the roadway while in the left lane and slammed into a concrete barrier wall near the interchange that stitches together two of the region’s busiest highways. Moments after the impact, her vehicle burst into flames. Troopers later found her inside the wreckage and pronounced her dead at the scene.…
Thunder Bay, Ontario — The tight‑knit real estate community here is grieving the loss of Sandy Herron, a well‑known and deeply respected local realtor who passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2026, while in Florida. Her sudden death has left colleagues, clients and friends remembering her warmth, compassion and steadfast commitment to helping others. Sandy was 61 years old, born on November 17, 1964, and raised in Thunder Bay. She grew up in a loving family alongside her siblings Donna, Jimmy and Andrew, and always proudly said, “I’m from Westfort, Ontario.” Her early years in the community shaped her genuine and approachable nature that…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The city awoke Saturday to heartbreaking news after a late-night crash near the Sparkman Drive overpass above Interstate 565 claimed the life of 26-year-old Fidelis Hayden and injured another man. What should have been a routine Friday night trip ended in tragedy for Hayden and rattled friends, family and residents across the Huntsville community. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday, Huntsville Emergency Medical Services Inc. (HEMSI) received reports of a serious collision involving two vehicles near the Sparkman Drive overpass. Emergency responders rushed to the scene at around 9:45 p.m., where they found two men amid the…
SALISBURY, N.C. — The Salisbury community woke up Saturday to heartbreaking news as 28-year-old Brandon Ulysses Flores died in a devastating crash on Airport Road. The young man, known locally and cherished by family and friends, was killed when his car ran off the road and struck a tree in an area near the Village Creek Way intersection. Just after 8:30 a.m., state troopers say Flores was driving east toward U.S. Highway 29 in a blue Nissan Sentra when his vehicle suddenly left the roadway. The car plunged into a roadside ditch and then crashed into a tree with enough…
STOVALL, N.C. — A close-knit community in Granville County is trying to make sense of sudden, senseless violence after 22-year-old Ryan Ellington was shot and killed outside the Family Dollar store on U.S. Highway 15 Friday evening. The gravity of the moment rippled through neighbors and loved ones, turning a familiar place into the scene of deep grief and unanswered questions. Just after 7:40 p.m., Granville County Sheriff’s Office deputies rushed to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of the small store. When they arrived, they found Ellington suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Despite the efforts of responding officers…
East Point, Ga. — A community that had come together for mourning and remembrance is now shaken by the heartbreaking loss of Ina Chambers, 55, who was fatally shot in a drive-by just outside Gus Thornhill Funeral Home on Friday afternoon. The tragedy unfolded as she stood near the entrance dropping off her daughter for a scheduled viewing. The calm of a grieving crowd turned to terror when multiple shots rang out near the intersection of Gus Thornhill Jr. Drive and South Bayard Street. Police say suspects inside a vehicle opened fire on the property while four families were gathered…