Miami — Five people are dead and five people are injured after an Amazon Air cargo plane from Puerto Rico overran a runway at Miami International Airport, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a news conference Sunday evening.
The names of the deceased and the injured have not been released.
The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is sending a team, led by NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy, to investigate the incident, which took place Sunday afternoon.
Both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Amazon confirmed the incident in separate statements.
“21 Air Flight 7598 overran the runway after landing at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. local time on Sunday, Sept. 6. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft departed from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico,” the FAA statement said.
“We can confirm that an Amazon Air plane operated by 21 Air experienced an incident while attempting to land at Miami International Airport today,” Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for Amazon, said in a statement, adding that it was a “fast-moving situation” and that Amazon was “working closely with local authorities and officials to understand exactly what happened.”
“Right now, our absolute priority is the safety, well-being, and care of everyone involved. We’re doing everything we can to support those affected,” the statement added.
Preliminary data from Flightradar24 shows the plane was going approximately 128 mph as it went off the runway.
A ground stop at Miami International Airport was lifted around three hours after the incident, with two of the four runways now reopened, according to officials.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Severe, damaging thunderstorms targeted parts of the Southeast on Saturday, with more severe weather possible on Sunday.
Several homes were damaged due to fallen trees in Rogersville, Tennessee and the community of Persia, Tennessee, and injuries were reported. In North Carolina, Fayetteville Airport reported a 72 mph wind gust from thunderstorms.
On Sunday, a level 2 out of 5 “slight risk” for severe weather is in effect for parts of Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, including Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia, Charleston and Charlotte.
Damaging winds and flash flooding are the main threats, but some hail is also possible.
The same “slight risk” for severe weather exists Sunday in parts of Montana, including Great Falls and Butte. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats with storms later today in the area.
While portions of the Southeast faced severe weather for the first part of the holiday weekend, it’s important to note that overall, much of the country is experiencing quiet conditions weather-wise for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
For the Labor Day holiday on Monday, there is no organized severe weather threat as much of the country continues to enjoy rather tranquil weather. Some areas could still see scattered thunderstorms which could bring lightning, gusty winds and downpours in spots.
Triple-digit heat scorches the Southeast
Dangerous heat persists for millions as the holiday weekend continues, with more than 40 million Americans under heat alerts Sunday from Kansas to Georgia.
Heat indices are soaring into the triple digits across this large swath of the country later Sunday afternoon.
Cooler and more comfortable conditions continue to settle in for much of the Northeast and will do the same farther south along much of the East Coast later Sunday.
Afternoon high temperatures will be in the mid-80s in Washington, D.C., Sunday and in the 70s in New York City Sunday and on Monday.
Raleigh, North Carolina will see highs decrease to the mid-80s Sunday after a long stretch of brutal heat.
However, parts of the Plains and South will remain very hot through the new workweek. An Extreme Heat Warning remains in place for Kansas City through Tuesday. Highs will be in the mid-90s each day, with feels-like temperatures up to 105 degrees during the afternoon.
Flash flood threat
On Sunday, the potential for flash flooding returns to parts of the Southwest, with a level 2 of 4 risk over parts of southern Nevada, northern Arizona and Utah.
This includes many national parks in Arizona and Utah on Sunday, including Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park, all which recently experienced significant flash flooding impacts from monsoon storms.
A Flood Watch has been posted for Sunday across portions of Utah, including Cedar City, Beaver Richfield and Price, as well as Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park.
While the threat is not as widespread and intense as the previous event, scattered thunderstorms later in the day could bring downpours and frequent lightning. Flash flooding is possible where the heaviest rain develops.
Any burn scar areas from recent wildfires in Utah and Arizona will be especially vulnerable to any heavy rain that falls on Sunday.
Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Hawaii
Hurricane Lowell and Tropical Storm Karina will bring high surf impacts to the Hawaiian Islands through the holiday weekend, while Lowell is expected to bring heavy rain to Hawaii.
The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning for Kauai County on Sunday, saying tropical storm conditions were expected for Kauai Northwest Waters, Kauai Windward Waters, Kauai Leeward Waters and Kauai Channel on Monday morning and lasting through Tuesday afternoon.
Lowell has weakened slightly back to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph. It’s moving to the north-northwest at 6 mph with the center currently located roughly 600 miles southwest of Honolulu.
Lowell is forecast to remain a major hurricane over the next 24 hours but a weakening trend is expected to take over as it continues its turn to the north. The tropical system is still forecast to pass west of the main Hawaiian Islands late Monday into Tuesday.
Lowell is already bringing high surf to the south- and southeast-facing shores of the islands. A High Surf Advisory in effect for waves up to 12 feet along these shorelines.
While landfall is not expected, some of the outer bands of Lowell could impact the western Hawaiian Islands early this week.
(NEW YORK) — The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who killed her three young children while in the family’s home on Jan. 24, 2023, has ended in a mistrial after seven days of juror deadlock.
Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, claims she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she strangled her children and attempted to take her own life. The prosecutors, Jennifer Sprague and Shanan Buckingham, argue that Clancy — who pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder — is criminally responsible for her children’s deaths.
Judge William Sullivan, who is overseeing the trial, has set a court date of Sept. 29, 2026, to reconvene and determine next steps.
(NEW YORK) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who is accused of shooting a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January and then lying about the incident was charged with six federal counts of making materially false statements, according to a copy of the federal indictment unsealed Friday.
The charges mark the first federal case by the Trump administration against an ICE officer involved in its nationwide immigration surge enforcement operations.
The charges come just one week after Christian Castro, 52, was released from jail by authorities amid an extradition dispute over separate state-level charges leveled against him by officials in Minnesota.
The federal case stems from statements Castro allegedly made following shots he fired on Jan. 14 at the front door of a home in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the city, one of which hit the leg of Venezuelan immigrant Julio Sosa-Celis, according to the indictment.
Sosa-Celis was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota following the shooting based on allegations leveled by Castro that Sosa-Celis and another individual in the residence attacked him, but the case was dropped after ICE said that video evidence surfaced showing Castro lied about the encounter.
The indictment accuses Castro of falsely claiming to the FBI that he only fired shots into the residence after being violently attacked by individuals using a broom and shovel to strike him. He is further accused of lying to the FBI after the shooting by claiming he fired one of the rounds while sitting after being attacked and claiming his scuffle with the man he was trying to apprehend prior to the shooting lasted “approximately three minutes,” according to the indictment.
“This statement and representation was false because, as Castro then and there knew, the following facts were actually correct: The interaction described by Castro occurred over a period of approximately eleven seconds,” the indictment stated.
Castro self-surrendered Thursday after being charged, according to sources familiar with the matter. He is expected to make his initial appearance before a federal judge in Texas on Friday.
An attorney for Castro could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday afternoon.
In May, Castro was separately charged by Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty with four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime, leading to a bitter fight between state officials in Minnesota and Texas, where the ICE agent was arrested.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seeking to force Castro’s extradition, but last week a federal judge ruled he had no authority to intervene in extradition disputes between the states.
Castro has not yet entered a plea to the state or federal charges.
Career prosecutor involved in probe fired: Sources
The federal investigation into Castro has also led to new fallout between career prosecutors in Minnesota and officials at the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.
A career prosecutor who had previously helped lead the investigation was fired Thursday, sources told ABC News, after ProPublica published a letter they obtained in which he claimed he was being stymied by senior DOJ officials in bringing a more significant civil rights charge against Castro.
According to ProPublica, the assistant U.S. Attorney, Matthew Evans, said in the letter to Sosa-Celis’ lawyer that the agent would likely only face lower-level false statements charges despite Evans’ “strongest possible” objections.
According to ProPublica, Evans said he believed the office had sufficient evidence to charge Castro with a more significant civil rights offense known as “deprivation of rights under color of law,” but claimed U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and officials at Main Justice headquarters overruled him.
Sources familiar with the matter told ABC News on Thursday that Evans has since been fired from the department and disputed his characterization of the investigation, saying the civil rights probe into Castro is still ongoing, and a determination still hasn’t been made whether he’ll face additional charges.
ABC News was not immediately able to reach Evans for comment Thursday, and received an auto-reply from his office email stating he was now “on leave.”
A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Cordon tape blocks off a daytime emergency scene. (Getty Images stock photo/MattGush)
(MINNEAPOLIS) — A man who allegedly shot and killed two residents and wounded several other people, including police officers, at his Minneapolis apartment building opened fire on the victims following a custody exchange, authorities said.
The suspect — who was armed with a handgun — is dead and an autopsy is underway, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said at a news conference Thursday. His cause and manner of death are not clear but investigators believe he “died in an exchange of gunfire” with officers, Evans said.
Wednesday afternoon’s shooting began outside the suspect’s apartment building during what appeared to be an arranged custody exchange, Evans said. The gunman allegedly shot and wounded his child’s mother, Evans said, adding that the child was able to escape and was not physically harmed.
As the gunman went inside the apartment building, he shot and wounded two building employees, Evans said.
The suspect then took the elevator to ninth floor — where his apartment was — and he allegedly shot and killed two men in their 60s who also lived in the building, Evans said.
Responding officers heard the gunfire and followed the sound to the ninth floor, where they encountered the suspect and exchanged gunfire, Evans said.
The suspect died and two officers were shot and injured, Evans said, noting that a third officer was not shot but also wounded.
When officers arrived on the ninth floor they “encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,” Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson Garrett Parten said Wednesday.
Four officers “experienced adverse effects” from the hazy unknown substance, police said, and two additional officers were injured when their squad car was involved in a crash while responding to the shooting.
A motive is not clear, interim Minneapolis Police Chief Bill Peterson said Wednesday. Law enforcement sources told ABC News investigators are probing whether the suspect had some connection to the building, including whether he was a former or current tenant and whether he was under an eviction notice.
Asked about the potential eviction notice, Evans told reporters Thursday, “That will all be part of our investigation.”
“The residents that were shot and killed on the ninth floor, the exact relationship he had with any of them, and whether or not they were a part of some of the information that was leading up to the eviction process that was underway by the building, is something that we will unpack, and I don’t have specifics right now,” Evans said.
Evans added, “This is once again a situation where domestic violence is center and central to a really terrible situation with multiple people shot. And the role that domestic violence continues to play in mass casualty incidents … continues to be a problem.”
ABC News’ Luke Barr and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.
Barry Morphew is shown in this booking photo released by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. (Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office)
(NEW YORK) — A Colorado judge ordered that Barry Morphew be confined to his home after the murder suspect was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run incident while out on $3 million bond, according to the judge’s order.
Morphew is set to go on trial next year after being indicted on first-degree murder over the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, whose body was found more than three years after the mother of two was reported missing. He pleaded not guilty and has denied any involvement in her death.
In her order issued Wednesday, District Court Judge Amanda Hopkins said that earlier that day, a “concerned citizen” alerted her that Morphew was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Denver on Aug. 26, in which he is alleged to have been “driving aggressively prior to striking two vehicles.”
One of the drivers filmed her encounter, according to the filing, which cited a CBS News Colorado report on the incident that included some of the footage.
In the video, a “person who is very clearly” Morphew “refused to provide his name or identification,” the judge stated. He then offered to pay the driver $300 for the damage and is seen buffing scratches on her vehicle with his shirt and hand, according to the filing.
The truck involved in the incident had the same Indiana license plate that Morphew is “alleged to have used on more than one vehicle,” according to a motion the prosecution filed in his murder case, the judge said.
“When the other driver refused the Defendant’s offer of cash and indicates that she was calling the police, the Defendant leaves the scene, almost striking another individual and driving over a curb to do so,” the judge stated.
Hopkins ordered Morphew’s GPS provider to submit its monthly report and provide her with all information related to permissions he may have had to be away from his home at the time of the incident, though the judge said the provider did not comply. Prior reports have shown no violations of Morphew’s conditions of release, the judge said.
The terms of that release included that Morphew only leave his home for medical appointments or emergencies, work, meetings with his legal team and court, and that he not commit any felony offenses, the judge said.
In the order issued Wednesday, the judge said Morphew must now remain in his home at all times, “no exceptions.”
“If the Defendant has a medical emergency during that time, he can call 911 and be transported by ambulance,” Hopkins stated.
She said a hearing will be set for next week to discuss his bond.
The judge noted that while there “may potentially be felonious conduct implicated by the actions of the Defendant during the traffic incident,” Morphew has not been charged in the incident by the local jurisdiction.
Following the judge’s order, prosecutors filed a motion to modify Morphew’s bond conditions, including that he no longer be given exceptions from his house arrest and that the financial conditions of his bond be increased, “given the increased flight risk demonstrated by his behavior in the hit and run incident.”
“His driving in this case appears to put others at risk, and were he to flee in the present case, that is a new consideration for the Court as it pertains to community safety,” prosecutors stated. “The fact that the driving appears to be in direct response to impending police involvement indicates a willingness to flee police specifically.”
ABC News has reached out to Morphew’s attorneys for comment on the order but has not yet received a response.
Morphew is set to go on trial for murder in July 2027.
His wife was reported missing on Mother’s Day in May 2020. Her remains were found in September 2023 while investigators were searching in an unrelated case. Her death was subsequently ruled a homicide.
Her death was determined to have been caused by homicide “by undetermined means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication,” according to the autopsy.
Morphew had previously been charged with his wife’s presumed murder in 2021, but those charges were dropped in April 2022, just before the trial was supposed to begin.
(NEW YORK) — Three Pennsylvania youth football coaches were charged Thursday, days after they were part of a massive brawl caught on video during the final minutes of a game, police said.
The clash took place during the final minutes of Saturday’s game between Carlynton and Keystone Oaks, who were made up of 8 and 9-year-old players, in Carnegie, a Pittsburgh suburb. Carlynton coach DeQuay Canton, 24, was seen screaming at the sideline of the opposing team and then confronted one of their coaches, Frank McGrath, 37, the criminal complaint said.
Although referees tried to separate them, the fight escalated as more Keystone Oaks coaches came onto the field and fought with the Canton, according to the criminal complaint.
At one point during the fight, another Keystone Oaks coach, Joseph Kobiak, 35, and the Canton were seen throwing a punch at the other’s head as bystanders looked on and called to watch the kids, according to the video and the criminal complaint.
On Thursday, the Carnegie Police Department charged Canton with disorderly conduct and harassment. The police allege he threw punches “which would have caused substantial harm and most definitely caused serious inconvenience.”
Police also charged McGrath and Kobiak by summons with disorderly conduct and harassment for participating in the fight.
The investigation is ongoing. Attorney information for the coaches wasn’t immediately available.
Steel City Youth Football League, which organized the game, said in a statement Monday that it suspended two coaches involved in the fight indefinitely.
The two teams independently suspended five additional members involved in the clash, according to the league.
“League officials are reviewing video footage, referee reports, and witness statements. The scope of this inquiry is not limited to the ejected individuals; the investigation may expand to include additional personnel, coaches, or spectators found to be involved,” Steel City Youth Football League said in a statement.
Cordon tape blocks off a daytime emergency scene. (Getty Images stock photo/MattGush)
(MINNEAPOLIS) — Two people were killed and several others, including police officers, were injured in a shooting at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, authorities said.
The suspected shooter is also dead, according to interim Police Chief Bill Peterson, who told reporters he was “truly sickened by this level of violence.”
It is unclear how the suspect died, and Peterson said a motive is not clear. Investigators are probing whether the suspect had some connection to the building, including whether he was a former or current tenant and whether he was under an eviction notice, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
One shooting victim died at the scene, and the other died at Hennepin County Medical Center, police said.
Three civilians and three Minneapolis police officers were injured in the shooting, police said.
Some of the victims lived in the building, according to police.
The shooting unfolded Wednesday afternoon, and when responding officers encountered victims in the lobby, they heard additional gunfire, Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson Garrett Parten said.
“Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,” Parten said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey praised the officers, who he said brought people to safety “all while getting shot at themselves.”
“Our Minneapolis police officers acted with incredible bravery and courage,” he said.
Four officers “experienced adverse effects” from the hazy unknown substance, police said, and two additional officers were injured when their squad car was involved in a crash while responding to the shooting.
ABC News’ Luke Barr and Emily Shapiro contributed to this report.
People wait on line to enter Plymouth Superior Court during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial on Aug. 26, 2026, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Mel Musto/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — After 30 hours of deliberations spanning five days, the jury in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy has still not reached a verdict.
The extensive deliberations followed weeks of testimony concerning whether or not Clancy was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she strangled her children and attempted to take her own life in January 2023 and whether she should be held criminally liable for the killings.
On Wednesday afternoon, after the jury reported they were at an impasse for a second time in as many days, Judge William Sullivan read the jury a Tuey-Rodriguez instruction, encouraging them to continue working together toward a verdict.
The Tuey-Rodriguez instruction urges jurors to remember it is their “duty to decide this case if you can do so conscientiously,” reminding them “there is no reason to suppose that the case will ever be submitted to six persons who are more intelligent, more impartial, or more competent to decide it than you are, or that more or clearer evidence will be produced on one side or the other.”
Boston-based criminal defense attorney Peter Elikann said sending the jury back to deliberate again may force a hung jury if the deadlock continues.
“At that point, the judge has to declare a mistrial, unless he has the consent of the jury who would want to go out again, and that’s rather doubtful,” Elikann said in an interview with ABC News on Wednesday.
“This is really it. This is kind of the final push,” Elikann added.
If a mistrial is declared, one of several next steps may transpire, according to ABC News legal analyst Brian Buckmire.
“First and foremost, the defense is probably going to ask for bail, some amount of money or release, that she does not have to be incarcerated pending the prosecution decision as to whether or not they’re going to retry her,” Buckmire said in an interview Wednesday.
Buckmire said the prosecution could make the decision to retry her “right then and there” or in the near future following a mistrial declaration.
Elikann said the prosecution could also choose to drop the case, though he added, “That’s not all that likely.”
Buckmire said a second trial is a likely scenario, in his opinion.
The second option, according to the attorneys, could be plea negotiations.
“In many cases, the prosecution, after having a deadlocked jury, will kind of say to the defense, ‘Let’s compromise. We’ll break down the charges to something much lesser, and can we agree on that, that you’ll plead to something, a much more minor charge,'” Elikann said.
Buckmire said it is possible, however, that prosecutors would not want to lessen any of the charges moving forward.
Speaking to the deliberations and the jury’s inability thus far to reach a verdict in this case, Elikann said this sort of result was both rare and, in some ways, predictable.
“Most of the time, probably all the lawyers will tell you the conventional wisdom is that [an] insanity defense almost never works,” he said, adding it usually ends in a conviction.
Elikann explained that Clancy’s case was different.
“Everybody had a sense that they would never get 12 people to convict her of first-degree murder. And it was anticipated, by many people, that this would be either not guilty by reason of insanity or a hung jury,” he said.
Photo of Minneapolis Police Department exterior. (Facebook / Minneapolis Police Department)
(MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.) — Two people are dead and multiple others injured after gunfire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, authorities said.
Two Minneapolis police officers are among those injured by gunfire, according to police.
The suspected shooter is dead, according to interim Police Chief Bill Peterson, who told reporters at a press briefing he was “truly sickened by this level of violence.”
Officers responded to reports of a shooting at the building at 15 E. Grand St. shortly after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Inside, officers encountered victims in the lobby and heard additional gunfire, Minneapolis Police Department spokesperson Garrett Parten told reporters at an earlier press briefing. “Officers followed the sound of gunfire to the upper floor of the building, and on that floor, officers encountered a haze that significantly limited their visibility,” Parten said.
At a follow-up press conference, the interim police said police said they weren’t sure yet what caused the haze.
A total of seven people were shot, authorities said.
One of the shooting victims was found dead at the scene, while a second died at a hospital, police said. Three other shooting victims were transported from the scene, according to police.
Of the wounded officers, one was shot in the leg and another was shot twice in the abdomen, the mayor said.
That officer was undergoing surgery, authorities said. A third officer was being evaluated for an apparent non-life-threatening injury, according to police.
In addition, four officers experienced adverse effects after “being exposed to an unknown airborne substance,” police said in a news release. Two other officers were hurt when their squad car was involved in a crash while responding to the scene.
Peterson said it was his understanding that the officers were expected to make a full recovery.
It is unclear how the suspect died, police said. The interim chief said police were familiar with the suspect but said they do not yet have a motive.
Some of the victims lived in the building, Peterson said, but said police are still sorting that out.
In his remarks, the mayor praised the heroism of officers who he said rescued victims and brought people to safety “all while getting shot at themselves,” Frey said.
“The one thing that is clear is that our Minneapolis police officers acted with incredible bravery and courage,” he said.
In a statement on social media, Minnesota Gov. Tom Walz said he was relieved to hear the officers involved in the shooting were expected to make a full recovery. “We’re keeping all of the victims in our prayers as more information about this tragic shooting unfolds,” he said.
