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Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50
Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 The rapper DMX, died on Friday, April 9 at the age of 50 following a weeklong hospital stint due to an apparent drug overdose in his New York home. DMX, whose original name was Earl Simmons, was hospitalized a week earlier due to an overdose that led to a heart attack, according to TMZ, leaving him in grave condition in White Plains Hospital. A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, Simmons' family announced that he had died surrounded by loved ones Friday afternoon after being placed on life support for the past few days. Earlier story - Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Gra…

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Fourth-Grader From Fairfield County Killed In Upstate NY Crash Fourth-Grader From Fairfield County Killed In Upstate NY Crash
Fourth-Grader From Fairfield County Killed In Upstate NY Crash A fourth-grade boy from Fairfield County died in a crash while traveling in upstate New York over the weekend, according to the New York State Police. Perrin Delorey, 10, of Westport, died following a two-vehicle crash around 3 p.m. Sunday in Sharon, N.Y., said Trooper Mark J. Cepiel.  Cepiel said it appears the head-on crash occurred after the driver, James C. Delorey, 49, of Westport, was heading eastbound when he crossed the center line in a 2016 Mini Cooper and crashed head-on into a 2018 Chevrolet traveling westbound. He was transported to Albany Medical Center Hospital with an unknow…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Bridgeport Teen On Life Support Following Shooting Bridgeport Teen On Life Support Following Shooting
Bridgeport Teen On Life Support Following Shooting A 19-year-old man shot in the head has been put on life support, according to the Bridgeport Police. The shooting took place around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 in the area of Palisade Avenue and Birdsey Street, police said.  Responding officers found the teen on Price Street, said police spokesman Av Harris. An officer in the area at the time said he heard about eight shots. Initially, the shooting had been reported as the city's second homicide of the year. But Harris reported around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday that the man was still hooked to life support, but would "end up as a homicide.&q…

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by Kathy Reakes