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Police & Fire
Two Teenagers Injured From Separate Shootings In Central Mass, Police Say
Two teenagers were hospitalized in two separate shootings that happened over the weekend in Worcester, authorities said. First, a 15-year-old boy was shot on Vernon Street around 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, Worcester Police said. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening. Then, 17-year-old boy was shot in the area of Orne Street after police responded to a ShotSpotter activation just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, police added. He was also taken to the local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both investigations are ongoing. An…
Police & Fire
Two Shot On Roadway In Western Mass
Police are investigating after two men were shot on a street in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Springfield around 3:30 p.m., Sunday, June 5 in the 100 block of Massachusetts Avenue. When Springfield police arrived on the scene to investigate a Shotspotter activation, they found two men who had received gunshot wounds, said Ryan Walsh, a spokesman for the Springfield Police. Both men were transported to Baystate Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Walsh said. The Springfield detective bureau is investigating.
News
Doctor Shot, Killed By Disgruntled Patient In Tulsa Has Ties To Northeast
One of the victims in the mass shooting at the Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital has ties to the Northeast. Dr. Preston J. Phillips was a Harvard Medical School graduate who worked at the Yale New Haven Hospital for years during his residency before ultimately landing as an orthopedic surgeon at the hospital where he was murdered. Phillips, age 59, was one of four people who were shot and killed by Michael Louis - also known as Michelet Louis - on Wednesday, June 1, when the gunman purchased an assault rifle and gunned them down at the Warren Clinic Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine. Poli…
Police & Fire
Massachusetts Woman Five Months Pregnant Killed In Double Murder
Details have been released in the Memorial Day Weekend double murder in Pennsylvania involving a woman from Massachusetts. Mamadou Kallie, 23, took his 22-month-old child out of the Toyota Corolla after killing the boy's mother and a woman who was five months pregnant Sunday, May 29, Coatesville, Chester County DA Deb Ryan said. Kallie gave the baby to relatives and then carjacked someone he knew before leading police on a pursuit in a bloodied shirt just before 11 p.m. He was found holding a gun to his head before being arrested in Valley Township in Pennsylvania. He was later ch…
Politics
Hochul Wants To Raise Legal Age To Buy Some Types Of Guns In NY After Buffalo, Texas Shootings
In the wake of the latest mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas, Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation making it more difficult for young New Yorkers to purchase some types of guns. Hochul proposed several proposals to close loopholes and strengthen gun laws in New York, including raising the age to purchase rifles to 21. “How does an 18-year-old purchase an AR-15 in the State of New York, State of Texas? That person's not old enough to buy a legal drink,” she said. “I want to work with the legislature to change that. I want it to be 21. I think that's…
Police & Fire
Man Found Shot Dead On Driveway, CT State Police Say
Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help after a man was found shot to death in a driveway. The incident took place in Tolland County in Hebron on Grayville Road around 5:10 p.m., Saturday, May 21. The man was found when troopers responded to 158 Grayville Road for a report of a dead man lying in the driveway of the home, said the Connecticut State Police. A man on the scene told troopers he found the man in the driveway of the home, state police said. An investigation determined the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead by EMS. The man's identity has…
Police & Fire
Teen Trio Nabbed After 18-Year-Old Shot In Western Massachusetts
Three teenagers were apprehended following a shooting in Western Massachusetts that sent an 18-year-old to the hospital. Officers in Berkshire County responded to a report of a shooting on Brierwood Lane in Pittsfield at about 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, the Pittsfield Police Department announced on Tuesday, May 17. More than a dozen shell casings were found at the scene, police said. Investigators found that an 18-year-old Pittsfield man had been shot multiple times, authorities reported. Police said the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries and is sti…
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Western Mass Man Nabbed For Shooting Car, Police Say
A Western Massachusetts has been arrested on firearms charges in connection with a shooting where bullets hit a car. The arrest took place in Hampden County in Springfield around 8:45 a.m., Thursday, May 12. Victor Aytche, age 29, of Springfield, was arrested on a warrant by members of the Springfield Police investigative unit in connection with a shooting that took place on Wednesday, May 4, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. Aytche became a suspect during the investigation into the May 4 shooting in which a car was shot, Walsh said. He was charged with: Carrying a …
Police & Fire
CT Man Nabbed In Connection To Fatal Shooting Of 21-Year-Old
A Connecticut man has been arrested for the shooting death of a 21-year-old Western Mass man. The murder took place in Hampden County in Springfield on Worthington Street around 10 p.m. on Friday, April 15. Hartford resident Andre Wise, age 21, was arrested on Wednesday, May 4, for the shooting of Karmari Alexander, of Springfield, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. Following the homicide, Wise was identified as a suspect and a warrant was granted for his arrest, Walsh said. On Wednesday, around 3:30 p.m. Wise was nabbed near the intersection of Hall and Dic…
News
Teen, Woman Injured In Shooting On CT Street
Two people were injured, one critically, in a shooting on a busy Connecticut street. The shooting took place in Hartford around 7 p.m., Sunday, April 24, at 18 Townley St., next to Saint Francis Hospital. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police, officers responded to the area after receiving calls of shots fired and found evidence of a shooting, but no victims. While on the scene, two victims arrived at an area hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, Boisvert said. The first victim, a woman in her 30s, was suffering from a single gunshot wound and is liste…
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Woman Killed In Shooting At CT Condo Complex
A Connecticut woman was shot and killed outside a condominium complex. A 37-year-old woman was found in New Haven County around 9:25 p.m., Sunday, March 20 in Meriden after police received multiple 911 calls. The woman was found lying in the entryway to the Atrium Condominium/apartment complex when officers responded to the scene at 1274 East Main St., reported WTNH News 8. Medical personnel were called to the scene, however, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the news channel said. A preliminary investigation confirmed that shots were fired in the area, officials told …
Police & Fire
Flurry Of Arrests Made In Area Of Western Mass 'Deluged With Narcotic Sales,' Police Say
Police arrested five people after increasing intervention measures in an area of Western Massachusetts that authorities say "has been deluged with the sales of illegal narcotics." The five arrests were made in Hampden County in the area between 291 and 298 Elm Street in Holyoke, according to the Holyoke Police Department. Police said that area has seen numerous illegal narcotics sales, assaults, and instances of gun violence. At about 5:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, authorities saw illegal narcotics sales taking place in the area of 291 Elm St., police said. Officers responded and …
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