Coroner's Office

A body was recovered from the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois, after authorities responded to a report of a deceased subject. The fire department and coroner's office worked together to recover the body early Thursday morning.

A shooting in East Baton Rouge Parish resulted in one fatality, as confirmed by the coroner's office on Monday morning.

Patti Wilson, a Grand Junction resident, was shot by law enforcement and taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to the coroner's office.

A woman was killed by an airborne umbrella at a South Carolina restaurant while dining on the patio with her husband. A sudden strong wind lifted the umbrella from a table, causing it to strike her, according to the coroner's office.

A 12-year-old girl died after being crushed by a falling branch while playing on a rope swing, and the coroner has ruled it as an accident. Council officials who failed to inspect the tree have been cleared of blame. The incident resulted in no blame being assigned to the council officials.

Martha Odom, a 16-year-old high school senior, was killed in a mass shooting at a mall in Louisiana's capital city on Thursday afternoon. The incident, which occurred in the food court, involved two groups exchanging gunfire and resulted in five additional injuries. The coroner confirmed her death from a gunshot wound to the chest.

A California sheriff’s detective was killed during an ambush while serving an eviction notice on a repeat offender, David Morales, in Porterville. Morales, who had not paid rent for 35 days, opened fire with a high-powered rifle, leading to a standoff and the detective’s death at the hospital.