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Florida sheriff: New video shows deputy fighting armed shoplifting suspect, fatally shooting suspect as he runs away with gun
Newly released bodycam and surveillance videos show a Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy fighting an armed shoplifting suspect last fall and then fatally shooting the suspect as he runs away with a gun, authorities said.
The incident took place at a Walmart in southwest Miami-Dade on the morning of Nov. 6, WFOR-TV reported.
‘We are grateful at this time. The circumstances could have gotten so much worse.’
Deputies were notified that a male allegedly was shoplifting inside the store, the station said, adding that surveillance video shows the suspect walking through the aisles before exiting the building, the station said, citing the sheriff’s office.
Authorities said a deputy tried to stop the male as he left the store, WFOR said, citing the sheriff’s office.
The male in question later was identified as 36-year-old Kennedy Graham, the station said.
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Body camera video shows Graham running from the deputy as a struggle breaks out. In the footage, the deputy can be heard yelling, “Don’t resist, don’t resist,” as the two wrestle on the ground.
Deputies say the officer called for backup while trying to detain Graham.
Investigators say the video was slowed down to show Graham was armed during the encounter. Store surveillance video shows the deputy pinning Graham to the ground and holding him by the neck with his legs as Graham continued to fight back.
At one point, Graham dropped the gun, then picked it up again and ran, investigators said. The deputy is then seen pointing his weapon and firing.
Graham was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the station said, adding that no one else was hurt.
Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz back in November defended the deputy’s actions, WFOR said: “I will say this, this individual had an extensive criminal past. We are grateful at this time. The circumstances could have gotten so much worse.”
Investigators also displayed the weapon they say Graham was carrying at the time of the shooting, the station said, which added that the deputy involved has not been identified. WTVJ-TV reported that Graham’s gun was loaded.
“We recognize that incidents of this nature raise questions and concerns within our community, and I believe the public has the right to see critical incidents involving law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office said in a Thursday statement, according to WFOR.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is still investigating the incident, which is standard practice in police shootings, WTVJ added.
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PHOTOS: Winter storm forecast turns Dallas grocery stores into a war zone
Everyone who lived in Dallas five years ago remembers the record-setting snowstorm in February 2021, and with a forecast that suggests similar weather coming up this weekend, many people aren’t taking any chances.
The storm in 2021 shut down the city for nearly a week, thanks to the roads icing over and limited equipment to respond to a weather event of that magnitude. Power outages shook the state, and disastrous accidents were caused by ice on the highways.
These factors, among others, led to shortages at the grocery stores, a fact many people have now recalled as they look at the upcoming forecast.
I found myself on a quest to find fruit, primarily apples and bananas, for smoothies on what could likely be one of the busiest days for area grocery stores this year. Here are some of the photos I took, which reminded me not so much of February 2021 as of March 2020, the beginning of the pandemic — yes, including carts full of toilet paper.
These photos were taken at an Aldi and a Walmart in Irving, Texas, on the evening of January 22, 2026.
Aldi
The shelf usually stocked with bread was almost entirely bare at AldiCooper Williamson
The bagel shelf, opposite the larger bread shelf, was similarly picked clean. Cooper Williamson
Before Aldi, I got most of my other groceries at Sam’s Club, which was packed but largely well stocked — except for the shopping carts. There were no shopping carts in the reserves at the entrance; they were all being used or in the parking lot.
As I waited in line for a slice of pizza before I began my shopping, I watched helplessly as a man snuck up and grabbed the cart that I had parked near the cafe. Back to the parking lot for another one.
The meat aisle was nearly empty.Cooper Williamson
Luckily, I had done most of my shopping at Sam’s Club and didn’t need any sandwich materials. Aldi was nearly clean out of all of them.
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The bacon, butter, and yogurt sections.Cooper Williamson
But Sam’s wasn’t immune to the panic-buying hive mind that had overtaken all of Dallas. I was at Aldi because Sam’s too had been raided of all of its apples and bananas.
The best the stores had to offer at this point were some of the worst relatives of these coveted fruits.
There was not a single case of bottled water left in the store. Cooper Williamson
From a distance, I thought I had found the key ingredient for my smoothies after much searching. However, to my disappointment, what I thought were bananas turned out to be plantains — and there were no bananas in the store whatsoever.
No bananas to be found in the grocery store; only some ripe plantains. Cooper Williamson
Despite my failure to find bananas at Aldi, I had come too far and would not be denied. I ventured to Walmart, which proved to be even more chaotic than Aldi.
Walmart
Forced to park all the way in the back of the parking lot due to the crowds, I didn’t know what to expect as I walked into Walmart. Walking in, however, I quickly surmised that it would be similar to, if not worse than, Aldi. I ended up looking around the aisles to see what people were grabbing at the highest rate. Here are some of the Dallas snowstorm preppers’ favorites.
The poultry section was cleaned out. Cooper Williamson
Several varieties of milk were missing. Cooper Williamson
Like Aldi, the usually full aisle of bottled water packages was barren. Cooper Williamson
Americans love their vegetable oil. Cooper Williamson
Finally, I circled back to the produce section. At first, I was worried that I wouldn’t find any bananas when I saw entire shelves that looked like they had been raided hours before.
Crates of assorted fruits, some entirely empty. Cooper Williamson
The vegetable display showed which vegetables Americans would be willing to part with for a week or so. Cooper Williamson
However, in the midst of the empty shelves sat a display of bananas. Even this display, though stocked, was missing half of its capacity.
Caught up in the exciting moment of discovery, I forgot to get a photo of them, though I gladly spent the 86 cents for a bunch and readily made my way home after a long five hours of shopping.
The panic consensus
As I sit here writing this article on the morning of January 23, sipping on a green smoothie (bananas, apples, and all), I wonder whether this is the new reality. I wonder whether every time the forecast warns of a snowstorm, Southern states like Texas will overreact like the last few times we have gotten a storm forecast.
I complained earlier that it took me most of an evening to get all of my shopping done. While it’s true that I am a picky eater and not a very efficient shopper, it is astounding that it took going to four stores (yes, I also went to the Kroger near the Aldi to get romaine and apples for the smoothie) over the course of five hours to find a bunch of bananas.
In bad weather, it is true that the roads are only as safe as the people driving the cars. Growing up in Colorado, a place that gets a lot more snow, I always found it strange that Texas can’t handle a few inches of snow. And I also don’t remember people panic-buying food and water like they were preparing for a hurricane before the pandemic.
Perhaps this is just another reminder that the preppers aren’t as crazy as people make them out to be. I certainly don’t want to repeat my quest to the grocery store on the eve of the next cold front moving through Dallas.
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How a Walmart employee helped rescue a woman who said her boyfriend strangled her multiple times that day
Nebraska law enforcement officers said a 47-year-old woman early last week informed them that her 31-year-old boyfriend had strangled her five to six times that day and had been preventing her from contacting authorities and leaving his presence.
It turns out the alleged victim was able to finally get the attention of police — with the help of a Walmart employee.
Barnhouse didn’t let her leave for the previous two days, as she was trying to get her belongings from the camper and return home to Kansas, officials added.
Gage County Sheriff’s deputies around 5:45 p.m. Oct. 28 responded to the Diamond T Truck Stop Camper Row on US HWY 77 just north of Beatrice for an assault that had occurred earlier in the day, the sheriff’s office said.
Image source: Gage County (Neb.) Sheriff’s Office
Upon arrival, deputies made contact with the 47-year-old woman from Hutchinson, Kansas, who told deputies that her boyfriend — 31-year-old Justis Barnhouse — had strangled her five to six times that afternoon, officials said.
Barnhouse took the woman’s cell phone so she couldn’t contact police about the incident, officials said. Barnhouse didn’t let her leave for the previous two days, as she was trying to get her belongings from the camper and return home to Kansas, officials added.
However, officials said that when the woman and Barnhouse went to the Walmart in Beatrice, she got the attention of a Walmart employee and asked the worker to follow her to the restroom.
The sheriff’s office said that allowed the woman to give the employee details about the strangulation — and the employee notified law enforcement.
When deputies arrived at the Diamond T Truck Stop Camper Row, officials said Barnhouse was there — and deputies arrested Barnhouse for assault by strangulation as well as third-degree domestic assault with two priors.
Barnhouse was lodged at the Gage County Detention Center on his charges, officials said. Jail records indicate Barnhouse was still behind bars Wednesday morning.
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