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New Update - CEO Murder: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Being Held In PA In Connection To Case
The identity has been released of a 26-year-old being held in Pennsylvania in connection with the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Click here for the latest update - Ivy Leaguer From Prominent Family Officially Charged With CEO's Murder, Faces Extradition To NY The man was located in Altoona, about 280 miles away from Manhattan and about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, after a Greyhound bus he was traveling on stopped at a McDonald's, authorities said. The man has been ID'd as Luigi Nicholas Mangione, the NYPD announced. Mangione is from Towson, M…
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Teen Wanted in CT Parking Lot Slaying Remains On The Run
Police in Connecticut are searching for a 17-year-old girl now wanted in connection with a deadly shooting that ended in a parking lot outside of a popular restaurant in New Haven County earlier this year. Desire Aitken is wanted for multiple serious offenses, including assault in the first degree, carrying a pistol without a permit, and criminal attempt at murder, Waterbury Police said. Authorities added that she will be charged with murder once she is arrested. The charges stem from the January 30 shooting of 38-year-old Keno Williams, who was found inside his crashed car …
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New Photos, Video Show Brazen Targeted Killing Of UnitedHealthcare CEO In Manhattan
Police have released photos of the suspect who was lying in wait before the brazen targeted killing of the CEO of one of the nation's largest healthcare companies in midtown Manhattan. Click here for a new, updated story - Unmasked: New Photos Show Face Of Suspect In Targeted Killing Of CEO In Manhattan The executive, Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthcare, was shot outside the the New York Hilton Midtown at 1335 Sixth Ave. at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, the NYPD said. The gunman, wearing a black face mask, a gray backpack, and a dark jacket, approached the victim from behi…
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Man Gunned Down Mom, Infant In Hartford Drive-By Busted In Puerto Rico: Police
A 23-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a young mother and her infant son in Connecticut was arrested in Puerto Rico, authorities announced. Lance Morales, the suspect in the drive-by shooting that killed 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her 4-month-old son, Messiah Diaz, was taken into custody Saturday, Nov. 23, by the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force, the Marshal Service said. He was found at a home in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and is being held on a $3 million bond. The incident unfolded earlier this week when officers responded to Hartford Hospital after a vehicle arriv…
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Man Accused Of Killing CT Father At Posh Irish Hotel To Stay In Jail: Report
A 30-year-old Connecticut native who was arrested last week and accused of killing his father at an exclusive Irish hotel will spend at least two more weeks in jail under medical and judicial supervision, according to a news report. Henry McGowan, who grew up in Greenwich, was charged with the murder of John McGowan, a wealthy New Canaan financier who had flown to Ireland to help his mentally ill son last week, authorities said. Related: New Canaan Venture Capitalist Found Dead At Irish Hotel; Son Charged Henry appeared in an Irish court on Monday, Nov. 18, via videoconference, where his a…
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New Info Released In Search For 23-Year-Old Accused Of Murdering His Dad In Suburban NY Hamlet
Authorities released new details in the search for a man accused of stabbing his father to death on Long Island. The incident happened in Rocky Point, at a residence located on Quail Road, at around 1:25 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. Suffolk County Police arrived to find Joseph Zoll, age 61, suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Earlier Report: Seen Him? 23-Year-Old On Run After Murdering His Father At Suburban NY Home, Police Say On Sunday, Nov. 10, homicide detectives named Zoll’s son, Matthew Zoll, as the pri…
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Quadruple Murder: Mass. Man
Guilty
Of Vicious Slaying Of Cousin's Wife, 3 Young Children
A jury convicted a Massachusetts man of the brutal quadruple murder of his cousin's wife and her three young children at their Worcester County home, prosecutors said. Matthew Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Sara Bermudez, 38, Madison Bermudez, 8, James Bermudez, 6, and Michael Bermudez, 2, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Locke, a cousin of Moses Bermudez, committed the March 1, 2018, murders while Moses was out of town in California, authorities said. The trial lasted four weeks and included…
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CT Man Gets 55 Years In Jail For Fatal Shooting After Girlfriend Testifies: State
A 27-year-old Connecticut man will be 82 when he is released from prison after being sentenced to more than five decades behind bars for a fatal drive-by shooting, state authorities said. Jermaine Scott, of Stamford, who was found guilty of murder during the summer, was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Tuesday, Nov. 12, said Stamford/Norwalk State’s Attorney Paul J. Ferencek. Scott was accused of shooting Johnny Lezeau on July 20, 2017, outside the Sono Mini Market on Ely Avenue in Norwalk in Fairfield County. Scott and his girlfriend Alysia Dantzler were driving to a we…
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Seen Him? 23-Year-Old On Run After Murdering His Father At Suburban NY Home, Police Say
Police are seeking the public's help in locating a man accused of stabbing his father to death on Long Island. The incident happened in Rocky Point at 30 Quail Road on Saturday, Nov. 9, around 1:25 a.m. Officers arrived to find Joseph Zoll, age 61, with stab wounds, according to Suffolk County Police. Zoll was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. On Sunday afternoon, Nov. 10, Suffolk County Police said its Homicide Squad detectives are looking to locate Matthew Zoll, who is wanted for the murder of his father. Matthew Zoll, 2…
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Woman Accused Of Killing Her Roommate In Florida Found Living In Hartford: Police
A Florida woman who is accused of killing her roommate just after Christmas 2022 was arrested this week in Connecticut, authorities said. Gisselle Victoria-Gonzalez, age 42, was busted in Hartford on Wednesday, Nov. 6 on an extradition warrant out of Orlando, the police blotter said. She is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Runyleidy Medina-Pacheco, also 42, Orlando Police said. She also faces one count of tampering with physical evidence and one count of grand theft. Medina-Pacheco traveled from the Dominican Republic in December 2022 for an extended vacation and…
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Suspect In Murder At Hamptons Resort Found Dead 200 Miles Away As Friends Mourn 'Gifted Artist'
A Pennsylvania man suspected of murdering a woman at a high-end resort in the Hamptons was found dead hundreds of miles from the crime scene in New York. Thomas Gannon, age 56, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, according to Suffolk County Police. Gannon was considered the prime suspect in the killing of 33-year-old Sabina Rosas at the posh Shou Sugi Ban House, located in the Long Island hamlet of Water Mill, on Monday, Oct. 28. Earlier Report: Update: Woman Murdered At Water Mill Resort ID'd Rosas, a Brooklyn artist who also went by th…
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Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Shooting Near NY/CT Border That Led To Manhunt, Arrest
This story has been updated. The name has been released of a teenage boy who was killed in a fatal shooting in Northern Westchester that led to a 12-hour manhunt and the arrest of a suspect. Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute at about 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, according to New York State Police. One of the children, a 10th-grade student at Somers High School now identified as Michael Raimondi, age 15, was killed. The boy's brother, a 13-year-…
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