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Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home
Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In NY Home New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home. The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman. Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say Both vic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA
Osamah Al Kherat Is Accused Of Killing His Wife, Daughter Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (UPDATE) 4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (UPDATE)
4 Family Members Dead After Apparent Murder/Suicide In Lynn (Update) Four family members are dead following an apparent murder/suicide in Lynn, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  Authorities said a 31-year-old woman shot and killed her father, age 66, and brother-in-law, age 34, at 98 Rockaway Street around 2:53 p.m. She then proceeded to shoot and kill the father of her brother-in-law, outside of a home at 44 Laighton Street, the office reports. The woman was then found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside her vehicle at the nearby Stop & Shop parking lot at 35 Washington Street.  Authorities believe 31-year-old…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say
CT Boy Critically Injured After Being Shot By Father, Police Say A 15-year-old Connecticut boy was critically injured after being shot by his father. The incident took place around 5:45 a.m., Monday, March 8, when Hartford Police responded to an address in the south end of the city on a report of a party shot. Upon arrival, the 15-year-old male victim was located suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the abdomen, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. The teen was transported to an area hospital for treatment, where he is currently listed in critical, but stable condition. An investigation found the teen was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut
Knife Used In Domestic Violence Homicide In Northern Connecticut Windsor Locks Police are investigating a “family violence” homicide that happened Monday, Aug. 31. Police received a 911 call at around 1 p.m. for a report that someone had been murdered, police said. When officers made it to the reported location, they found an adult woman suffering from fatal knife wounds, police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The caller, an adult male, was arrested and charged with the murder of an adult female relative, police said. He is being held on a $1.5 million bond and will be arraigned on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in Hartford court. Due to Connecticut’s do…

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by Kristin Palpini