A mother of two and her parents were all shot in California, but one of the victims managed to name the suspect before dying. Brenda Morales, 36, and her two young children, William, 6, and Wesley, 1, were shot along with Morale’s parents, 70-year-old Miguel and 56-year-old Marta, according to People Magazine. Before Miguel died, he named his son-in-law, Shane Killian, as the shooter. Killian, 54, was arrested without incident, Alameda Police Chief Nishant Joshi said during a press conference following the arrest. He said police responded to the home on July 10 after receiving a report that someone had been shot. When police first arrived, they found Miguel and offered assistance. Miguel managed to name Killian before succumbing to his injuries, KTVU reported. Police “became focused on a nearby residence,” Joshi said at the press conference, and went to the door. Killian answered and was taken into custody without incident. Afterward, police searched the home where Miguel was and found the bodies of the other four victims. Morales was Killian’s wife, William and Wesley were his children, and Miguel and Marta were his in-laws. Killian has been charged with four counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, corporal injury to a relationship partner, elder or dependent adult abuse, infliction of injury, possession of an assault weapon, and possession of an unconventional pistol, the Alameda County District Attorney said in a statement. Wesley initially survived the incident but died in the hospital, according to a GoFundMe set up to help cover funeral costs and relocating the victims’ bodies to their native El Salvador. Alameda police told People Magazine they expect Killian to be charged with Wesley’s death as well. It is unclear why Killian allegedly killed his family. He is currently being held without bail, according to KRON 4. His defense attorney, Palden Ukyab, told the outlet his client intends to plead not guilty. William, who was just 6, played in the Alameda Little League. An official from the organization told KTVU that his death has impacted the community. “Our heart goes out to them in its fullest,” Alameda Little League President Ron Matthews told the outlet. “This is really harmful to us – hurtful I should say.”

King Charles III and Queen Camilla were rushed out of a royal visit in the Channel Islands on Monday over a security scare. During the royal couple’s first trip on Monday to the country since he took the throne in 2022 — they were visiting the Jersey expo event — they were each pulled away by their security team and ushered into the Pomme d’Or hotel, the New York Post reported. In one clip, the queen is seen enjoying some ice cream when a member of her security gently removes her from the area. Meanwhile, the king was speaking to a local business owner before his security personnel approached the monarch and he was told “he had to leave immediately” over a “small issue of concern,” the Telegraph reported. “He stopped at the stall and said ‘Ooh sea salt’ and I said ‘Come and have a chat, Sir.’ Then his security appeared and grabbed me and said ‘He has to go, now,'” the business owner told the outlet. King Charles III and Queen Camilla have a security scare during a public appearance. pic.twitter.com/hyC1TiImVr — E! News (@enews) July 16, 2024 “His security appeared and grabbed me and said ‘he has to go now,’” the business man added. “He didn’t seem panicked but he was quite stern. They just ushered him out.” Later in the day, their royal visit resumed after what was described as a “brief pause.” The security scare reportedly ended up being a false alarm, but security tensions will reportedly remain high following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one of his supporters dead along with injuring two others. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP ​​Former BBC Royal Correspondent Michael Cole told GB News there was a “heightened sense of security concern” for the king and queen after the assassination attempt on the former president. “I’m sure there’s a sort of heightened sense of security concern because of events in America, which we know about from Saturday night,” Cole said. “But what stands out for me is the coolness of the Queen,” he added. “She was eating an ice cream at the time, one of her aides whispered in her ear that there was a security concern, and she was taken away with the King to a nearby hotel.” On Sunday, Trump published a post to Truth Social that said: “Our love goes out to the other victims and their families. We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed.” In the same message, the former president emphasized that “it is more important than ever that we stand United, and show our True Character as Americans, remaining Strong and Determined, and not allowing Evil to Win.” Related: King Charles III Attends Easter Church Service Following Cancer Diagnosis

As demands for accountability mount, a top House Republican subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Wednesday, compelling her to testify next week on the security failure underlying the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a weekend rally in Pennsylvania. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY), who previously scheduled a hearing with Cheatle for Monday, said in a cover letter that Homeland Security Department (DHS) officials “appear to have intervened and your attendance is now in question” — necessitating a subpoena — amid a lack of “meaningful” follow-ups. “The lack of transparency and failure to cooperate with the Committee on this pressing matter by both DHS and the Secret Service further calls into question your ability to lead the Secret Service and necessitates the attached subpoena compelling your appearance before the Oversight Committee,” Comer wrote. Questions have been raised about how a shooter, identified as a 20-year-old Pennsylvania man named Thomas Matthew Crooks, managed to get onto a nearby rooftop and begin shooting roughly 150 yards away from the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, with an AR-style rifle before the Secret Service could stop him. A bullet ripped through Trump’s right ear, causing blood to pour down his face. The shooter also killed one rally-goer and injured two others. A Secret Service sniper reportedly shot and killed the gunman from another building while other personnel rushed to protect Trump and escort him off the stage. Comer’s panel announced earlier this week that a public hearing with Cheatle would take place on Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. ET on Monday, giving lawmakers and the American people a chance to hear first-hand about the shooting and just what happened when it came to planning to secure the venue of the rally. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), another member of the Oversight Committee, said on X, “I agree with sending a subpoena to USSS director Cheatle. A former president was almost assassinated. She must attend the Oversight hearing on Monday so we can get to the bottom of the security failures that day.” An Oversight Committee spokeswoman told reporters on Tuesday that the Secret Service also had agreed to brief lawmakers, but “Department of Homeland Security took over communications with the Committee and has since refused to confirm a briefing time.” That briefing is now expected on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Cheatle said the Secret Service would “participate fully” in an independent review announced by President Joe Biden. She vowed her agency would “work with the appropriate Congressional committees on any oversight action.” Cheatle also said she would not resign, as pressure grows from the GOP. The FBI is leading an investigation into the shooting as “potential domestic terrorism,” with the agency saying it has gained access to the shooter’s phone, conducted a search of his home and vehicle, and conducted dozens of interviews. And the DHS inspector general is looking into the Secret Service’s process. House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) has invited Pennsylvania state and local police to appear for a hearing “in the coming days.” He also is demanding testimony and documents from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Cheatle.

President Joe Biden said during an interview that was released on Wednesday that he will consider dropping out of the presidential race if doctors came to him and diagnosed him with a “medical condition.” The 81-year-old, who has insisted that he does not have any major medical issues, is continuing to face calls from within his own party to drop out of the race following his disastrous debate performance late last month against former President Donald Trump in which he displayed obvious signs of cognitive impairment. In an interview with Ed Gordon of BET News, Gordon asked Biden if there was anything that could convince him it was time for him to reconsider staying in the race. “If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem,” Biden said. He said that he “made a serious mistake in the whole debate,” but then appeared to lose his train of thought and did not say what mistake he made. “I said I was going to be a transitional candidate, and I thought I would be able to move on from this and pass it on to somebody else,” he added. “But I didn’t anticipate things getting so, so, so divided. And quite frankly, I think the only thing age brings is a little bit of wisdom.” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) became the latest Democrat to call on Biden to drop out of the race on Wednesday, telling The Los Angeles Times that he had “serious concerns” about Biden’s ability to beat Trump. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “President Biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history, and his lifetime of service as a Senator, a Vice President, and now as President has made our country better,” Schiff told The Los Angeles Times. “But our nation is at a crossroads. A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November.” He acknowledged that while Biden was the one who had to make the decision, it was time for him “to pass the torch” and “secure his legacy of leadership” by allowing another Democrat the opportunity to beat Trump. “I will do everything I can to help them succeed,” Schiff said. “There is only one singular goal: defeating Donald Trump. The stakes are just too high.” Related: ‘Could Have Diagnosed Him From Across The Mall’: Neurologist Tells NBC Biden Has Parkinson’s, ‘Degeneration Of The Brain’

J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” book sales and viewership of the movie based off his bestseller have soared after former President Donald Trump named the Ohio Senator his vice presidential pick. Following Trump’s announcement on Monday that Vance would be his running-mate in the 2024 election, Amazon sales for the VP nominee’s 2016 book in paperback and hardcover catapulted it to the best seller list, The Hill reported. As of Tuesday morning, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis,” was in the number one and two spot on Amazon, The Hill noted. Before the announcement on Monday, the book was at number 220, the Associated Press noted. By Monday night, the AP reported that sales for  “Hillbilly Elegy” totaled at least 1.6 million copies. By the same note, after Trump’s VP pick was announced, viewership on Netflix for the movie based on Vance’s book increased by 180% to 19.2M minutes watched on July 15, according to data from Luminate, Deadline noted. The day prior, 1.5M minutes had been watched. Translated into individual viewers, that’s 164,000 viewers on Monday compared to the 9,000 the day before. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Netflix views up 1000% since JD Vance named as Trump’s VP pick — No. 1 on Amazon https://t.co/EIxhmt5Cgk pic.twitter.com/XLP3r2b6y5 — New York Post (@nypost) July 16, 2024 The book is described on Amazon as “a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis – that of white working-class Americans. The decline of this group, a demographic of our country that has been slowly disintegrating over 40 years, has been reported on with growing frequency and alarm but has never before been written about as searingly from the inside. J. D. Vance tells the true story of what a social, regional, and class decline feels like when you were born with it hung around your neck.” “The Vance family story begins hopefully in postwar America. J. D.’s grandparents were ‘dirt poor and in love’ and moved north from Kentucky’s Appalachia region to Ohio in the hopes of escaping the dreadful poverty around them,” it added. “They raised a middle-class family, and eventually their grandchild (the author) would graduate from Yale Law School, a conventional marker of their success in achieving generational upward mobility.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “Vance’s grandparents, his aunt, his uncle, his sister, and most of all his mother struggled profoundly with the demands of their new middle-class life and were never able to fully escape the legacy of abuse, alcoholism, poverty, and trauma so characteristic of their part of America,” the description continued. “Vance piercingly shows how he himself still carries around the demons of their chaotic family history.” The book was later turned into a movie by director Ron Howard in 2020 and stars Gabriel Basso, Glenn Close, and Amy Adams. Related: ‘Very Confident Pick’: Ben Shapiro Reacts To Trump Picking J.D. Vance As Running Mate

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