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Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James
New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home. The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman. Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say Both vic…
Syosset-Woodbury, NY
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IDs Released For 5 Family Members Killed In Syosset Murder-Suicide
The identities have been released for five family members who were killed in a murder-suicide in a residential Long Island community. The incident happened just before noon on Sunday, Aug. 25 at a residence on a cul-de-sac in Syosset. Nassau County Police say officers who responded to the residence on 76 Wyoming Court for a report of shots fired discovered a man outside the home who "sustained an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound." He has now been identified as Joseph DeLucia Jr., age 59, Nassau County PD Detective Captain Steve Fitzpatrick said at a news conference late Monday morning…
Cambridge, MA
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Teen Found Killed Inside Lowell Apartment ID'd
Authorities have identified the 15-year-old girl who was found shot multiple times inside an apartment in Lowell. Ahliana Dickey was shot and killed on Friday, June 14, by a family member, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Lowell police received a 911 call just after 6 p.m. after the girl was found inside a Lawrence Street apartment with multiple traumatic injuries to her body, authorities said. Investigators found multiple shell casings near her body. The family told Boston25 that Ahliana was supposed to graduate from eighth grade on Friday but died before th…
Springfield, MA
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Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA
Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4. Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Man Kidnaps, Holds Woman At Knife-Point In CT, Police Say
A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges, including assault and kidnapping, after he allegedly held a family member captive for hours. The Tolland County incident began on the night of Tuesday, May 7 in the town of Willington. According to Connecticut State Police, a woman went to visit 29-year-old Jonathan Yokabaskas, her relative, where he lived in a tent off Ruby Road. While visiting his campsite, Yokabaskas allegedly threatened to kill her during an argument and would not let her leave, physically forcing her to the ground to stop her from leaving. Police said that when she t…
Cambridge, MA
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Lowell Murder-Suicide Victims ID'd As Husband, Wife, Child
Police have identified the man who police say killed his wife and their child before turning the gun on himself last week. Steven Johns, 52, is accused of killing his wife Kaydion Dawson, 45, and their 7-year-old daughter at their home and calling people before killing himself before officers arrived, the Middlesex District Attorney said Friday, May 3. Officers were called to the Warren Street apartment on Sunday, April 27, just after 6:30 p.m. The caller said he had just killed his wife and child and had several guns in the home. When police arrived they found all three …
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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New Details Emerge In Deadly East Lansdowne Fire, Shooting
The Delaware County District Attorney's Office unveiled new details Wednesday on the shooting and house fire that left six people dead in East Lansdowne. Five residents of the 58 Lewis Avenue home — Canh, Xuong, Britni, 17-year-old Natayla, and 13-year-old Nakayla Le — died by gunshot wounds, DA Jack Stollsteimer said. Xuong and Britni's 10-year-old son Xavier died from smoke inhalation. Investigators now believe the incident began when Canh Le got into an argument with 13-year-old Nakayla on Wednesday, Feb. 7. "That argument turned deadly" when Canh retrieved a…
Columbia, MD
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Dad Kills Teen Children, Himself In Maryland: Police
A 42-year-old dad killed his two teenage children and then himself in Howard County over the weekend police said. Christopher Zanski is believed to have fatally shot 17-year-old Braden and 15-year-old Hailey on the 1400 block of Triadelphia Road in Glenelg, and then himself Howard County police said. Officers found their bodies while performing a welfare check around 11 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, authorities said. There are no indications that anyone else was involved in the incident and a motive has not immediately been identified.
Edison, NJ
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'It Might Be Me,' Triple Murder Suspect Told NJ Police After Calling 9-1-1: Affidavit
A 23-year-old Philadelphia man arrested in the murder of his grandparents and uncle in New Jersey called 9-1-1 and then told responding officers that he may be a suspect, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. Om Brahmbhatt told South Plainfield police that he shot his three relatives as they slept on Nov. 27 with a firearm he purchased online, according to the affidavit. ALSO SEE: Grandparents, Uncle Believed Killed By 23-Year-Old Family Member In South Plainfield Remembered Brahmbhatt called 9-1-1 in the morning hours saying three people had been shot, the pap…
Manassas, VA
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Investigation Into Sex Assault Of A Minor Leads To Arrest In Virginia: Police
Police in Prince William County have charged a man who allegedly sexually abused a family member multiple times over the course of several months last year, authorities announced on Wednesday. Woodbridge resident Joaquin Rodriguez Melendez, 26, has been arrested following an investigation into alleged sexual assault that was reported in Prince William County between May and November 2022. According to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson, the investigation found that Rodriguez Melendez allegedly sexually assaulted a family member who was under the age of 13 at the tim…
York, PA
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Grandpa Nabbed For 'Strangulation' Of Grandson, PA State Police Say
A Pennsylvania grandfather has been charged after allegedly assaulting his grandson during an argument, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Gregory Allen Moul has been charged with strangulation, aggravated assault, simple assault, and harassment following State Troopers' investigation into the assault. The 72-year-old's 16-year-old grandson was being treated at WellSpan York Hospital when PSP was contacted to investigate on Sept. 22, as detailed in the release. The teen explained to the police that he and his grandfather had an argument at the grandfath…
Yonkers, NY
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Man Kills Father With Meat Cleaver In Yonkers: Police
A 47-year-old man faces murder charges for allegedly killing his 76-year-old father with a meat cleaver in a Westchester residence, police said. Yonkers resident August Velasco, age 47, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 29 for the alleged murder of his 76-year-old father, Jose Raul Velasco, Yonkers Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 30. According to the department, just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Yonkers officers responded to 347 Scarsdale Rd. on a report of an unconscious man. Once they arrived at the home, police found Velasco's father dead with numerous seve…
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