Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A woman was killed and a man was wounded in an attack in Central Jersey, authorities said. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 9:12 a.m., police responded to Juliet Street in New Brunswick after receiving the report that there were two injured people, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Police found two victims, a female who had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene and a male who has been transported to the hospital where he will be treated for his injuries, she said. The woman's name had not been released. Initial investigati…

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by Jon Craig
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say
Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a Fort Washington apartment late on Monday afternoon, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. Elijah Fletcher, of Fort Washington, has been identified by officials as the victim who was found dead inside an apartment building on Indian Head Highway. Officers were called at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 to the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway, where there was a reported shooting. Once at the apartment complex, they found Fletcher suffering from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead inside one of the units by first respon…

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by Zak Failla
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police 'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police
'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police Police in Chelsea are investigating a shooting at an intersection over the weekend that left a 23-year-old Chelsea man dead.  Santos David Canizales was found shot near the intersection of Congress Avenue and Shurtleff Street just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, following a Shot Spotter alert, Massachusetts State Police said.  Paramedics rushed Canizales to General Hospital in Boston, where doctors pronounced him dead soon after. “Once again we’re looking at a young life cut short and a family forced to live with eternal grief, all due to illegal guns too easily ob…

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by Josh Lanier
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On Route 7 In Norwalk Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On Route 7 In Norwalk
Ex-Girlfriend Arrested After Man Found Shot Dead In Driver's Seat On Route 7 In Norwalk Months after a 35-year-old man was found shot dead in the driver's seat of a car on Route 7 in Norwalk, his ex-girlfriend has been accused of helping to kill him, police said. Liliana Mejia, age 24, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 4, and charged in connection to the death of 35-year-old John Gavilanes of Norwalk, state police announced.  Earlier Report: 35-Year-Old Found Dead In Driver's Seat Of Car On Route 7 In Norwalk According to state police, Gavilanes was found dead on Saturday, Feb. 4 around 3:20 a.m., when troopers were notified of a motor vehicle wreck on&…

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by Ben Crnic
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Death Investigation Under Way: Northampton Double Shooting Killed Man, Injured Woman Death Investigation Under Way: Northampton Double Shooting Killed Man, Injured Woman
Death Investigation Under Way: Northampton Double Shooting Killed Man, Injured Woman A 51-year-old Pennsylvania woman was injured and a 53-year-old man killed by a gunshot wound in Northampton County Saturday, Sept. 30, police said. Troopers were called to a home on the 300 block of East Ninth Street in Northampton around 11:35 a.m., where a man and woman had been shot.  The man was pronounced dead by coroners while the woman was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg, Pennsylvania State Police said. The female was transported from the scene by Northampton Regional EMS to Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. This investigation remains ongoing and road…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING) Woman Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (DEVELOPING)
Woman Found Shot To Death Inside Maryland Home, Police Say (Developing) An investigation has been launched after a woman's dead body was found inside a Prince George's County home on Thursday afternoon. At around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, officers were called to the 200 block of Harry S Truman Drive to investigate a reported shooting, according to a Prince George's County Police Department spokesperson. Upon arrival at the Upper Marlboro residence, they found a woman inside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.  No information about the victim or possible shooter has been released by the department as they continue to investigate the fatal incident. …

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police
Baltimore Man Dead, Second Shot Early On Friday In Glen Burnie Apartment: Police One person was killed and a second was hospitalized in a double shooting in Anne Arundel County early on Friday morning. Lamarge Antoine Prettyman, Jr., 20, was shot and killed in the hallway of an apartment complex in the 7800 block of Bruton Court in Glen Burnie by an unknown assailant who immediately fled the area after firing multiple shots, police say. The shooting was reported at approximately 12:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A second person, 23, was also struck and suffered a non-life-threatening injury, while a third person with the group was uninjured. Both victims are from Baltimo…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case
New Update: 34-Year-Old Who Went Missing In 1996 ID'd As Jane Doe No. 7 In Gilgo Beach Case This story has been updated. Police investigators have identified another victim in the Long Island Gilgo Beach murder investigation. The name for a victim who had been known as Fire Island Jane Doe No. 7 was revealed to be Karen Vergata, age 34, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney and the Gilgo Beach Investigative Taskforce announced in a news conference late Friday morning, Aug. 4. Vergata went missing on Feb. 14, 1996 and had been living in Manattan where she was believed to be working as an escort, Tierney said. It's unknown if Vergata is connected to suspected serial…

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by Kathy Reakes
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police
Two Bodies Dropped In Same DC Block Days Apart: Metropolitan Police Gun violence in DC reared its ugly head for a specific street in Southwest DC this week. The unit block of Forrester Street SW has been ground zero for shootings this week, after a man and woman were killed days apart in the same area. The nightmare for residents began at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, when 26-year-old Southwest DC resident Darnell Gibson was pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting. Days later, at around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 3, officers were called again to the same block of Forrester Street, where they found Ebone Lavender, 42, suffering from guns…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators COLD CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators
Cold CASE: 1980 Murder In Surburban Philly Haunts Investigators More than four decades have passed since Mark Barocas was found dead in his Bristol Borough apartment, and authorities are still searching for clues.  Barocas, a 24-year-old forklift operator who moonlighted as a rock drummer, was found in his Cedar Street home with multiple stab wounds to his arms and chest on July 29, 1980, said Pennsylvania State Police in a release.  Authorities were called to the home by an anonymous tipster, according to contemporaneous reporting by the Philadelphia Inquirer, and detectives believed the 24-year-old might have been dead for up to 12 hours whe…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities
Victim Shot Dead In Broad Daylight On Philly Street: Authorities Philadelphia police are investigating after a man was shot dead in the middle of a city street on Monday, July 31, the department told Daily Voice.  It happened on the 2500 block of North Reese Street, police said. The victim, 31, was found at the scene by first responders with gunshot wounds to his neck, back, and hand, investigators said.  He was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later, according to authorities.  No arrests had been made and no weapon recovered as of Monday afternoon. The investigation is ongoing.  PPD did not report the victim's name. 

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by Mac Bullock
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Man Killed, Woman Critical After Being Shot Inside MD Home, Police Say Man Killed, Woman Critical After Being Shot Inside MD Home, Police Say
Man Killed, Woman Critical After Being Shot Inside MD Home, Police Say Police in Baltimore are investigating a double shooting that left a man dead on Monday morning. Officers from the Western District were called to the 1600 block of Delano Court at approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, July 17, where there was a reported shooting inside an area home. Upon arrival, police say that the officers found a 34-year-old man and 35-year-old woman inside, both suffering from various gunshot wounds. Paramedics were called to the home, where the man was pronounced dead and the woman was rushed to an area hospital, where she was listed in critical condition later on Monday mo…

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by Zak Failla