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'I Shot Him In The Head': Erie Council President Says NJ Mafia Got Him Off
Erie City Council President Mel Witherspoon stunned residents during a heated public meeting on Wednesday, July 16, by recounting how he once shot a man in the head—and walked free thanks to alleged ties to the New Jersey mafia. “I said, ‘Nick, you know I can blow your head off.’ He said, ‘Go ahead.’ And I did. I shot him in the head, point-blank. This close,” Witherspoon told the crowd, holding his hand near his temple. Witherspoon, now 80, shared the story as he explained why he had not attended rallies or the funeral for 43-year-old Marchello Woodard, who was shot and killed by a Pennsyl…
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Police ID CT Teen Killed In Early Morning Shooting: Police
Update: Police have identified the teenage girl who was gunned down outside a Waterbury home early Friday morning, July 11, as Carizma Fox, authorities said. The investigation into her slaying is ongoing. Original: A 17-year-old girl in Connecticut who was found shot and bleeding overnight has died from her injuries, authorities said. Police responded to a report of gunfire on Willow Street in Waterbury shortly after 2:45 a.m. Friday, July 11, officials said. Officers discovered the teen with a gunshot wound at the scene. She was rushed to a local hospital, where she was later pronou…
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CT Man Convicted in Deadly Marijuana Deal That Killed Teen: State
A Connecticut man has been convicted of fatally shooting a teenager during a botched marijuana deal in 2022. Jahki Jaheem Clarke, 21, was found guilty on July 3 of manslaughter with a firearm, tampering with evidence, and weapon in a motor vehicle, according to Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese L. Walcott. East Hartford police responded on Jan. 9, 2022, to a report of an unresponsive male in a driveway. Nakhai Grant, 17, of East Hartford, had been shot in the torso and died at the scene, authorities said. Investigators said Clarke and others met Grant to sell marij…
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CT Man Shot While Sitting In Car; Police Asking For Tips
A 37-year-old man drove himself to a Connecticut police department after he was shot while sitting in his car, authorities said. The man rushed into the Waterbury Police Department's headquarters around 10:15 p.m. Sunday, June 6, and said he was sitting at the intersection of East Farms Street and North Main Street when a bullet hit him. Paramedics took him to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. Waterbury police are investigating the incident. Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to contact Waterbury det…
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Mass Officer Shot By Fellow Cop While Being Served Restraining Order ID'd As New Mom
A North Andover police officer is recovering in the hospital after she was shot by a fellow officer during a call to her home involving a restraining order. Officer Kelsey Fitzsimmons was off-duty when three of her coworkers, including a supervisor, came to her house on Phillips Brooks Road in North Andover on Monday, June 30, to serve her with a court-approved restraining order, authorities said. That’s when, authorities say, something went wrong. "When one of the officers was escorting Ms. Fitzsimmons during the service of the court order, an armed confrontation took place," said Essex Co…
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Firefighter Killings: Suspect Found Dead After 'Ambush' Shooting On Idaho First Responders
An armed suspect was found dead following what police described as an ambush shooting that killed two firefighters and injured a third in northern Idaho. The attack unfolded around 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday, June 29, when fire crews responded to a brushfire near the 24-acre Canfield Mountain Park in Coeur d’Alene. After intentionally starting the fire to lure first responders, a gunman armed with a “sporting rifle” opened fire, shooting and killing two firefighters and injuring a third, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office. The injured firefighter was listed in stab…
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Teen Charged In Fatal CT Shooting, Captured 1,100 Miles Away: Police
Police have arrested a Manchester 16-year-old in the killing of Windsor Locks resident Jordan Patterson, who was found shot inside a car last month, officials said. Zion Smith faces multiple felonies in the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Patterson, Manchester police said. Officers were called to Irving and Woodland streets just before 4 a.m. on May 20, where they found Patterson in the driver’s seat with a gunshot wound to the torso. Police and paramedics tried to save him, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation linked Smith to the shooting, but he had fled the state, aut…
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Lawmaker Shooting Suspect's Wife Found With Gun, Cash, Passports; Shooter's Car Found Abandoned
The wife of a man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses—killing two and critically injuring the others— was found with thousands of dollars in cash, a firearm, ammunition, and multiple passports in the truck of her car, according to reports. KSTP in Minnesota reported that Jenny Boelter, the wife of suspect Vance Boelter, was pulled over during a traffic stop in Onamia, Minnesota, roughly 100 miles from their home, on Saturday, June 14. Police detained her for questioning along with three relatives who were also in the vehicle, the Minnesota Star Tribune report…
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Lawmaker, Husband Killed By Suspect Posing As Cop In 'Politically Motivated' Minnesota Shooting
A husband and wife were killed in one of two targeted shootings involving lawmakers that authorities are describing as politically motivated attacks in Minnesota as a manhunt is underway for the suspect or suspects. Click here for a new, updated story - Suspect ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of Minnesota State Representative, Husband; Hit List Found Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman, age 55, and her husband, Mark, have died after the incident at their home in Brooklyn Park, located about 11 miles north of Minneapolis, according to authorities. They were each shot five or six times …
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Man Guilty Of CT Cold Case Murder Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison: State
A New Mexico man has been sentenced to four decades in prison for the murder of a Windsor man 17 years ago. Mark White, 47, was found guilty by a Hartford jury in March for the 2008 shooting of 25-year-old Jumar Joiner, the State Division of Criminal Justice announced. The crime happened on West Morningside Street in Hartford. Police said Joiner was shot several times. After the murder, investigators chased tips but didn't have enough for an arrest for nearly a decade. In 2017, the state’s Cold Case Unit received new leads through its tip line. Two men told police they saw the …
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Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports
A woman was shot outside CIA headquarters in Virginia on Thursday morning, prompting an extensive investigation in the DC area. The FBI confirmed that officers were called to the McLean building in Fairfax County early on May 22 to investigate a reported shooting that left one person injured. Following the shooting, the CIA shut down the front gate at headquarters "until further notice." The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd. — CIA (@CIA) May 22, 2025 According to CNBC, the woman was identified as 27-yea…
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Slain Israeli Embassy Staffers Were About To Get Engaged: Report
Two Israeli Embassy employees shot and killed in a targeted attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. were about to be engaged, multiple news outlets report. The staffers, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were leaving an event for young diplomats at the Jewish Museum when they were shot on the 300 block of F Street NW, right across from the FBI's Washington Field Office at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, the NY Times reports. Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was identified as the only suspect and reportedly chanted "free Palestine" while in custody, The…
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