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Update, 11:30 a.m. Sunday: Anchorage police identified the woman who died after being shot early Saturday as 37-year-old Jaclyn Welcome, the department said in an updated alert.

Update, 11:50 p.m. Saturday: A 21-year-old man has been taken into custody after a Saturday morning shooting near downtown Anchorage left one woman dead and four others critically injured, police said in an alert.

Anthony Herring faces charges of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder, first-degree misconduct involving a weapon, second-degree misconduct involving a weapon and tampering with evidence, according to police.

Police said homicide detectives identified Herring as a suspect through the course of the investigation. He was taken into custody and taken to jail after detectives questioned him, according to police.

Police did not provide further details about the shooting or an update on the condition of the victims in the alert.

A woman died and four people were critically injured after an early Saturday morning shooting near downtown Anchorage, police said.

It remains unclear whether the five people including two women and three men were specifically targeted or caught in the crossfire, Anchorage Police Chief Kenneth McCoy told reporters Saturday afternoon in the parking lot at Northway Mall.

No arrests have been made so far.

Police are still trying to determine the motive behind the shooting, which occurred in an area where a large group of people had gathered near Fourth Avenue and Gambell Street, McCoy said.

What we know at this point is there were two vehicles with individuals who had some sort of altercation, McCoy said. Shots were fired and multiple people were injured.

APD Chief Kenneth McCoy gave an update on a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning, June 19, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Officers arrived at the scene around 2:45 a.m. and found two women and three men shot, police said in a 3:45 a.m. alert. One of the women was declared dead at a hospital, police said.

As of midday Saturday, a heavy police presence continued to occupy several blocks in the area, where officers had put up crime scene tape and were gathering statements from witnesses. A vehicle used for crime scene investigation was on Gambell between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue.

People in the surrounding area said they heard what sounded like rapid gunshots early Saturday morning. Some also said they heard screaming.

When asked whether police had any suspects or could provide details about the weapon or weapons involved, McCoy said the investigation was still in its early stages. Police are investigating whether shots came from multiple vehicles, he said.

McCoy noted that the shooting marked Anchorages ninth homicide of the year.

He urged anyone with information about the shooting to call police at 311.

Police investigate the scene of an early morning fatal shooting along Gambell Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue near downtown Anchorage on Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Officer Wallace moves crime scene tape closer to Fifth Avenue as Anchorage Police investigate the scene of an early morning fatal shooting along Gambell Street near downtown Anchorage on Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Gambell Street had reopened open by 3:30 p.m. An hour and a half later, people began gathering in The Raven parking lot on the corner of Gambell and Fourth Avenue, across the street from where the shooting appeared to have occurred. Just hours before, part of the bars parking lot was blocked off with police tape.

Rob Cupples owner of Cupples Cottages Vacation Rentals and a member of Third Avenue Radicals, a group focused on revitalizing east downtown told the crowd at the summer block party that the planning committee spoke Saturday morning about whether to go forward with the event.

This location and this neighborhood is no stranger to struggle, Cupples said. Its because of that struggle that (the Third Avenue Radicals) formed, its because of that struggle that we have invited you here today, tonight to be part of creating positive change within this neighborhood.

There was a moment of silence at the event to recognize the victims of the shooting.

Police investigate the scene of an early morning fatal shooting along Gambell Street between Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue near downtown Anchorage on Saturday, June 19, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

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A man died in Pittsburg early Wednesday following a shooting, police said.

Officers still were on the scene past 8:30 a.m. after responding to El Dorado Drive and Shasta Circle at about 3:15 a.m. According to a police statement released by spokesman Capt. Steve Albanese, officers responded to reports that a vehicle had been involved in a collision.

Authorities did not immediately identify the man.

When they arrived, officers found that the car had hit a telephone pole and several parked cars and that its driver had been pulled out onto the street by a by-stander who was doing CPR, Albanese said.

As they observed the CPR, officers also noticed the man being treated had a single bullet wound in his torso, Albanese said. The man died at the scene.

Pittsburg police have investigated three previous homicides in 2021. Two of them were the result of a fatal car crash on E. Leland Road on April 12. A 25-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder in that case.

Members of the Pittsburg Police Departments Crime Scene Investigation unit were at the scene, and Albanese said detectives were working to locate any local video surveillance that may have captured the shooting. They also are looking for witnesses, Albanese said.

Police urged anyone with information to contact their tip line at 925-252-4040.

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Police in Pittsburg responding to reports of crash find man shot to death - East Bay Times

MANAHAWKIN, NJ A Manahawkin man was indicted Thursday on an aggravated manslaughter charge in connection with a crash that killed a teenage girl, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Little Egg Harbor Township police responded to Radio Road and Baltusrol Court for a report of a crash on Jan. 30 at 9:45 p.m., authorities said.

Michael Pillarella, 27, of Manahawkin was traveling northbound in a Hyundai Elantra on Radio Road when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway, crossed over the centerline and struck an oncoming Toyota XB travelling southbound on Radio Road, police said.

The Toyota XB was driven by a teenager with another teenager sitting in the front passenger seat. Both teenagers were airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune with serious injuries, the OCPO said.

Pillarella was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Trauma Center in Atlantic City, authorities said. He was treated and released from the hospital, and was initially issued motor vehicle summonses for reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.

On Feb. 9, one of the teenagers died from her injuries in the hospital, the OCPO said. The charges against Pillarella were then upgraded to include aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide.

A draw of Pillarella's blood on Feb. 15 revealed that he was under the influence of alprazolam, methadone and fentanyl at the time of the crash, police said.

Police also determined that Pillarella was driving at an excessive rate of speed around 74 miles per hour at the time of the crash, which resulted in a speeding charge.

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Pillarella was indicted by a grand jury in Ocean County for aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide, strict liability vehicular homicide, aggravated assault and assault by auto on Thursday.

Billhimer acknowledged the efforts of Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Robert Cassidy and Assistant Prosecutor Alyssa Mandara who are handling the case on behalf of the State, as well as the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Victim Witness Advocacy Unit, Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department, New Jersey State Police and Ocean County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, for their collaborative assistance in connection with this investigation resulting in the indictment.

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The older generation does not want to pass the baton. You dont have to die in your seat. Pass the baton on, said Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a 37-year-old Democrat who lives in Hastings district.

I want to make sure that Im not stepping into ageism, but we have a bench problem, he said. We have so many good young elected officials, but theyre on the bench.

DeSantis scheduling move led to howls of protest in the majority-Black district because its residents will go without elected representation for so long. But privately theres a growing realization among Florida Democrats that Hastings refusal to leave office helped enable the outcome.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the end of a legislative session at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla on April 30, 2021. | AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File

Both parties have their share of elderly members (Iowa GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley is considering running again next year for a term that would end when he is 93). But Democrats have been grappling with a noticeable generational divide within their ranks for some time President Joe Biden and top Democratic congressional leaders are all well over 70. Ten of the 12 House members over the age of 80 are Democrats.

The issue has taken on an increased urgency given the partys tenuous hold on Congress. The loss of just one Democrat would tip the balance of power in the Senate, which has heightened scrutiny of its oldest member, California Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who has faced recent questions about her fitness for office. She turned 88 on Tuesday. Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy now 81 and running for reelection to his ninth term had a brief hospital scare in January that alarmed activists.

It was one of the few wake-up calls: Holy s---, we are one stroke or car wreck or Me Too scandal from not having a Senate majority, said Julian Brave NoiseCat, vice president of policy and strategy for the liberal think tank Data for Progress. It is the thinnest majority you can have.

Democrats have a slightly larger margin in the House, but that advantage has been whittled down in recent months by Hastings death and other departures.

Thats led to mounting frustration with the old guard, as well as a feeling of dread that the party is just a heartbeat away from losing control of at least one chamber of Congress.

Progressive activists like NoiseCat are increasingly concerned that issues important to Generation Z and millennial voters such as climate change, voting rights and criminal justice reform are stalled in the hidebound Senate, where the lack of action could depress turnout next year and flip control of one or both chambers of Congress.

Theres a generation of young progressives energized by politics, and a big question in front of the Democratic Party in terms of its ability to channel that energy is whether or not they can deliver on issues that matter to young people, NoiseCat said.

Worries about the make-up of the U.S. Supreme Court where the September death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, enabled President Donald Trump to replace her with conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, 49 are also coloring the debate.

Justice Stephen Breyer, 82 and one of the high courts three liberal justices, faces an organized effort to pressure him to retire and make way for a replacement.

Brian Fallon, a top Democratic operative and executive director of the advocacy group Demand Justice, said Breyers arguments for staying on the court resemble those made by Ginsburg and older politicians like Leahy, who point out that theyre still doing a good job and remain the best choices for their positions.

The big divide in the Democratic Party is as much ideological as it is generational, Fallon said, adding that its not just about policy.

It applies to how politics is conducted, beyond taxes and crime and the war on drugs, he said. Theres no more patience for the idea that the Republicans are going to negotiate in good faith.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 31-year-old progressive who won her New York seat in 2018 by defeating a longtime Democratic incumbent, reminded her Twitter followers earlier this month that the 2009 death of 77-year-old Democratic Sen. Ted Kennedy stymied President Barack Obamas agenda.

During the Obama admin, folks thought wed have a 60 Dem majority for a while. It lasted 4 months, she tweeted. Dems are burning precious time & impact negotiating w/GOP who wont even vote for a Jan 6 commission. [Senate Minority Leader Mitch] McConnells plan is to run out the clock. Its a hustle. We need to move now.

Waleed Shahid, a Democratic strategist and spokesperson for the group Justice Democrats, said he wants the 78-year-old president, 70-year-old Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, 70, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 81, to realize that time is ticking for everyone.

I dont inherently have a problem with a politicians age, Shahid said. The issue is that the Democratic Partys narrow control of the federal government could be upended by illness or death at any moment. That fact should be giving Biden, Schumer, and Pelosi much more urgency to get a broad agenda through Congress as quickly as possible.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, seen here in February 2021, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992. | Greg Nash/Pool via AP

That would require eliminating the filibuster, though, and senators like Feinstein are cool to the idea. In 2018, then-state Sen. Kevin de Len, 54, unsuccessfully challenged her from the left in California, saying it was time for a change. But the powerful senator still managed to hold on to win a fifth term.

There is always going to be an expiration date on the value of seniority, de Len, now a Los Angeles City Council member, told POLITICO. Instead of holding power hostage to our very last days, lets use every ounce of it to help the next generation cut a path to strong leadership both within our party, and in the halls of power.

In Florida, Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, 42, had the same idea when she unsuccessfully challenged Hastings in 2018 and 2020.

Cherfilus-McCormick said she respected Hastings, a beloved figure in the Black community who was first elected to Congress in 1992. But she challenged him because she said he wasnt delivering for the district and we cant sacrifice the community based on the fact that someones an icon.

With Hastings death, Cherfilus-McCormick is now running in what promises to be a crowded primary to succeed him a stark contrast to her two previous solo bids against Hastings.

Theyre jumping in because they believe its an opportunity of a lifetime, because the assumption is that you stay there until you pass. Thats something we have to deal with and confront head on, she said. What we have to deal with as a party is taking succession-planning seriously.

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June 25, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Press Release

Office of the Governor Press Secretary Renae Eze today issued a statement regarding a lawsuit filed by Texas Democrat state representatives and others to halt the execution of the Governor's veto of Article X:

The governors veto power is granted by the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Supreme Court has recognized that the Governor has power to disapprove any bill.Also, the Texas Court of Criminal Appealshas made clear that the Constitution does not 'impose any restriction on the[governors] veto power.More to the point,that court alsoruled that the governors power to exercise a veto may not be circumscribed by the Legislature [or] by the courts. This is not the first time, and undoubtedly will not be the last time, that a governor vetoes funding for government positions and salaries. Any limitation on that authority directly contradicts the Constitution and decades of vetoes by governors.

The Democrats claims about the governors veto cancelling the legislative branch are misleading and misguided. The Constitution protects the legislative branch, and as the Democrats well know, their positions, their powers and their salaries are protected by the Constitution. They can continue to legislate despite the veto.

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