Crime
Suspect in Custody After Standoff in Beverly, Massachusetts
Update: Individual in custody.
BEVERLY, MA — A large-scale law enforcement response is underway in Beverly as SWAT teams, along with state police, respond to an active standoff situation.
The Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) has been activated, and its SWAT unit has been deployed to the scene.
The incident is believed to be occurring at or near Garden City, specifically in the area of Rantoul Street, where multiple apartment buildings are located.
Law enforcement has advised that emergency and armored vehicles will be visible heading into Beverly as the situation unfolds.
Authorities have confirmed that this incident is unrelated to the ongoing search and vehicle pursuit earlier today for a murder suspect on the North Shore.
The Danvers Police Department, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, K9 units, and aerial support, is actively searching for three suspects who fled on foot following a motor vehicle pursuit that began earlier today in Saugus.
The vehicle was later seen in the area of Mello Parkway, where multiple individuals exited the vehicle and fled on foot.
The suspects are described as follows: a black male wearing a white shirt; a white male with dreadlocks, dressed in all black; a female (race unknown) wearing all black with a pink backpack.
These individuals are wanted for questioning in connection to an incident that occurred in Lynn. It should be noted that these individuals are NOT suspects of a homicide investigation.
Further details, including the nature of the standoff or whether any individuals are armed or barricaded inside a residence, have not yet been released.
Residents in the vicinity are advised to remain indoors and avoid the area until further notice.
This is a developing situation.
Updates will be provided as more information becomes available from official sources.
Crime
Angela Johnson and Her Son DeAngelo Johnson Killed After Shooting Inside Home in Chicago, Mother’s Boyfriend in Custody
CHICAGO — A 47-year-old mother and her 27-year-old son were fatally shot inside a residence in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side late Thursday night, September 24, 2026, according to Chicago police.
The victims were identified as Angela Johnson, 47, and DeAngelo Johnson, 27. Police said a suspect, identified as Angela Johnson’s boyfriend, was taken into custody following the shooting.
The deadly shooting happened in the 800 block of North Parkside Avenue at approximately 10:43 p.m. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots coming from the basement of the residence and called 911.
When Chicago police officers arrived, they found the two victims suffering from gunshot wounds.
Angela Johnson was found in the basement with a gunshot wound to her chest. Police-radio traffic indicated she had been shot on the right side of her chest.
DeAngelo Johnson was found on the first floor with multiple gunshot wounds. Radio traffic indicated that he had suffered two gunshot wounds to his back.
Both victims were initially unresponsive and in critical condition. Emergency personnel performed CPR on DeAngelo Johnson before both victims were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
According to police-radio traffic, one victim was pronounced dead at approximately 11:18 p.m., while the male victim was pronounced dead around 11:21 p.m.
Investigators found extensive evidence inside the residence, including approximately 23 shell casings in a basement bedroom. Additional shell casings were reportedly recovered in other areas of the basement, including the stairway, main room and bedroom.
Officers initially recovered a firearm and shell casings from the basement bedroom. Police later located a second firearm inside the home, bringing the total number of recovered firearms to two.
Authorities have not publicly stated who owned the firearms or confirmed which weapon, if either, was used in the fatal shooting.
Police also reported that DeAngelo Johnson was wearing an empty holster when officers found him on the first floor. That discovery prompted an officer-safety alert as officers searched the residence for the missing firearm.
Chicago police said the shooting appeared to be domestic-related and identified the alleged offender as the mother’s boyfriend.
Radio traffic indicated that a person had been detained by approximately 11:26 p.m. The official police report later confirmed that the known offender was taken into custody.
Two witnesses were reportedly available to identify the alleged offender, and officers conducted a show-up identification procedure near the scene.
Police have not released additional information about potential charges against the suspect.
The investigation into the Chicago Austin neighborhood double shooting remains ongoing. Detectives are continuing to examine the circumstances that led to the shooting, the relationship between the people involved and the role of the two recovered firearms.
The deaths of Angela Johnson and DeAngelo Johnson are being investigated as a double homicide.