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Update
: Hackensack Man Charged With Murder Of Paterson Woman, 22, Gunned Down Outside Her Home
Authorities on Wednesday captured one of a group of men who they said purposely shot and killed a 22-year-old Paterson woman last fall. Ex-con Christopher Thomas, 26, of Hackensack was charged with murder and weapons offenses, as well as with conspiracy, for his role in gunning down Mary “Tink” Taylor on Oct. 1, 2023 outside a bar across from the apartment building where she lived with her mom. Five men jumped into a car that sped off following the shooting shortly before 9:30 p.m. in the city’s Great Falls Historic District, witnesses told investigators. It wasn’t clear how many fired. A…
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Believed Killer's Final Facebook Post Prompted Support From Friends Before NJ Murder-Suicide
An alleged killer's final Facebook post attracted support from friends and family in the days before and after a murder-suicide. "Bye [till] we meet again I love y’all," Alex Morales wrote on Feb. 29, shortly after 11 p.m. The post garnered 20 comments, some people checking in, others sending love. "What's up with you Alex Morales , how are man, hope you are feeling well, if not right now, just think things will get better bro. hang in there," one person wrote. "Alex, I hope u are well brother. If u ever just need to talk ... reach out," another said. "If u need help or a referral please …
Police & Fire
Update
: NJ Police Officer Wounded, Domestic Violence Suspect Killed In Shootout
A gunman was killed and a local police officer in Mercer County wounded multiple times in a shootout following a domestic violence incident Friday night, New Jersey's top law enforcement official confirmed. A 911 domestic violence call brought Hamilton Township police to an Orchard Avenue home around 10 p.m. March 8, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said on Saturday. "During the encounter, a civilian armed with a rifle exchanged gunfire with two officers," Platkin said. "The civilian was fatally wounded and pronounced dead at the scene. One officer was also struck and is being tr…
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Downtown Atlantic City Shooting
An Atlantic City man was shot and killed downtown about two blocks from the boardwalk in the city's Ducktown section, authorities said. City police responded to a 911 call about a shooting on South Florida Avenue at around 5:58 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced the details in a news release on Friday, Mar. 1. They found a 37-year-old man identified by the initials "H.C." with gunshot wounds at 26 South Florida Avenue. H.C. was pronounced dead at the scene and his official cause of death was pending. The county prosecutor's office is helping A…
Police & Fire
Man, 44, Shot Dead On Camden City Street: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old man was shot dead on a Camden City street early Saturday, Feb. 24. At 2:36 a.m., the Camden County Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for gunfire in the 3000 block of South Congress Road in Camden City, according to the county Prosecutor's Office. The Camden County Police Department also received 911 calls for a person shot in the area of the 3100 block of South Congress Road. Officers responded and located a male victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Cooper University Hospital, and he was&…
Police & Fire
Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In Willingboro: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Willingboro man who was shot at an apartment complex then got behind the wheel of a car, which he crashed, and died 30 minutes later, authorities said. Christian Kurtz was found having suffered a gunshot wound in a vehicle around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, when police were called to the scene of a car crash at the intersection of Hedding-Jacksonville Road and Welsford Way, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti said. An investigation found he'd been shot at the Eastampton Gardens apartment complex…
Police & Fire
Camden Man, 33, Fatally Shot: Prosecutor
A 33-year-old Camden man was shot and killed, authorities said. Terrance Dickerson died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday night, Jan. 24, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. At 9:05 p.m., the Camden County Police Department received a ShotSpotter activation for gunfire in the 700 block of Ramona Gonzalez Street in Camden, they said. Shortly thereafter, Camden County Police Department received notification that a male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds had arrived at Cooper University Hospital…
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North Jersey Man Captured By
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After Shooting Dad, 70, Killing Two Family Dogs: Authorities
A 34-year-old North Jersey man was captured by State Police after shooting his 70-year-old father and killing two family dogs, authorities said. Donald Simpson was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times at his home on County Road 628 in Sussex County's Wantage Township shortly before 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Responding NJSP troopers also found two dogs dead of multiple gunshot wounds, the sergeant said. Donald Simpson was airlifted to Morristown Medical Center. Meanwhile, state troopers searched various areas, i…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man, 20, Killed In Weekend Shooting: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old man from Camden was killed in a weekend shooting, authorities said. On Saturday, Jan. 13, at about 6:30 p.m., Camden County police received a ShotSpotter activation for gunfire in the 800 block of Grant Street in Camden, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. Police found Joel Maldonado suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, they said. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 7:15 p.m. This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with informatio…
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Pennsauken Shooting Victim, 35, Dropped At Emergency Room Dies
A 35-year-old Pennsauken man died of gunshot wounds after he was dropped off outside a Camden County emergency room on Wednesday Dec. 27, authorities said. Esterlin Torres was identified as the victim shot on the 1400 block of Louis Street just after 6:05 p.m., Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Police responded to the area on a ShotSpotter activation and, a short time later, Torres was brought outside the emergency room entrance of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital with an apparent gunshot wound, MacAulay and Rodrigu…
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News Story About NJ Christmas Shooting Is Fake, Made With AI, Police Say
There was no Christmas shooting in Bridgeton, despite what you might have read online, police said. An article published on Newsbreak claims a person was shot on the 100 block of West Broad Street and the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office was investigating was all fake. The report goes on to bemoan the state of gun violence in small towns in America. But the article was written by artificial intelligence and a disclaimer at the end said "it may contain errors." According to police, it was "entirely false." "Nothing even similar to this story occurred on or around Christmas, or e…
Police & Fire
Update
: Newark Woman, 21, Cops Plea In Robbery, Shooting Spree
A 21-year-old Newark woman hoping to avoid an extended federal prison sentence admitted participating in a violent robbery spree in Jersey City last month in which a fast-food clerk was shot in the chest. Siobhan Chandler, was with ex-con Rodney Williams when he robbed a gas station and store at gunpoint and then shot a restaurant clerk during a third holdup the night of Nov. 14. Police captured both of them after Williams, 31, crashed the getaway car during a pursuit a little over an hour after the spree began. Chandler immediately took a pre-indictment deal from the government in exchang…
Police & Fire
Convict In 9-Robbery Spree In NJ, NY Gets Whopping 34 Years in Federal Prison, No Parole
Three Elizabeth men who committed nine armed robberies in less than four months in New Jersey and New York were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The most severe went to ex-con Vincent Chan-Guillen, 33, who was sentenced to nearly 34 years in federal prison – longer than he’s been alive -- following his conviction of a host of charges. Meanwhile, Jamie Fontanez, 45, got a plea-bargained 14½ years, while 33-year-old Paul Jimenez managed to get 10. All must serve out their terms because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Store video shows Chan-Guillen pointing a gun at an empl…
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Feds Charge NJ, PA Firearm Companies With Illegally Storing, Selling Ghost Guns
Three New Jersey and Pennsylvania-based firearms dealers and vendors are being charged with civil complaints for failing to comply with New Jersey’s firearms public nuisance law, federal officials announced. The charges come against FSS Armory, a New Jersey licensed gun dealer, and two Pennsylvania-based gun companies, Patriot Enterprises Worldwide LLC, a gun show company known more commonly as Eagle Shows, and Not An LLC, a ghost gun products vendor doing business as JSD Supply, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said on Tuesday, Dec. 12. FSS Armory, in Pine Brook, stored …
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Pleasantville Man Convicted In Murder Of Teenager
A 34-year-old man from Pleasantville has been convicted of killing a teenager in 2020, authorities said. Lewis Johnson has been convicted in the murder of 17-year-old C.W. on the 2000 block of Blaine Avenue in June 2020, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Johnson drove down to Atlantic City from Easton, Pennsylvania to help his then-girlfriend Shaquana Lewis confront the parents of her daughter’s boyfriend after a physical fight between the kids the night before, the prosecutor said. But when they arrived at the boy’s house in the early afternoon on J…
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: Ex-Con Who Shot Two Victims Five Days Apart In Newark Takes Guilty Plea
UPDATE: There’s no trying to present a defense in court when the prosecutors have a video of you shooting someone, as well as the loaded gun you were carrying when they arrested you. So ex-con Antoine Hawkins, 31, of Newark, took a deal from the government, admitting in federal court in Newark this week that he shot two victims five days apart in the Brick City in August 2020. Hawkins also pleaded guilty to possessing a 9mm Springfield Armory XDM pistol loaded with 19 rounds and 626 heroin folds for sale when they arrested him a month later, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger …
Police & Fire
Grandparents, Uncle Believed Killed By 23-Year-Old Family Member In NJ Remembered
A Middlesex County family torn apart by tragedy is remembering those they lost. Dilipkumar and Bindu Brahmbhatt were shot and killed by their 23-year-old grandson, Om Brahmbhatt, who also killed his 38-year-old uncle, Yashkumar Brahmbhatt, Monday, Nov. 27 in South Plainfield, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The three Brahmbhatts were found dead with gunshot wounds at the Traditions condo complex on Coppola Drive around 9 a.m. 🙏🏽😭It is with an inconsolable deep heavy heart that I share this devastating and shocking tragic news of the passing of…
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NJ College Student Jillian Ludwig Dies After Being Shot In Head: Nashville Police
Jillian Ludwig, the 18-year-old college student from New Jersey who was shot while walking on a track in Nashville earlier this week, has died, police said. Ludwig, a Belmar native, was in critical condition ever since Tuesday, Nov. 7, when she was struck by a stray bullet fired by 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor, who was shooting at a car from a public housing complex across the street, Metro Nashville police said. The Belmont University freshman, an avid runner and musician, died less than two days later, the police department said on Thursday, Nov. 9. Bond for Taylor was set at $280,000…
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'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg
Friday the 13th of last month started as a night Selwyn Torres had been looking forward to for months. The 36-year-old Roxbury dad went to his first-ever concert: Eladio Carrión at Madison Square Garden. Having been suffering from PTSD and depression since he lost his job during the pandemic, Torres finally had something to be excited about. And it was a great night, Torres said. His only regret was becoming friendly after the show with the people who he said ended up costing him his right leg in a struggle for a high-powered assault rifle they used to rob him at the Roxb…
Police & Fire
Man Dead, Woman Wounded In Camden Shooting
A man was killed and a woman was wounded in a Camden shooting Friday, Oct. 27, authorities said. Akeem Jenkins, 33, and a 32-year-old woman, both city residents, were found with gunshot wounds just before 8 p.m., on the 2800 block of Hull Road, Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Both victims were taken to Cooper University Hospital, where Jenkins died and was pronounced dead at 8:41 p.m. The woman has been released from the hospital. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact …
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Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over'
An urgent manhunt that began after 18 people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, ended overnight with the discovery of the 40-year-old suspect's body. Robert Card was found dead in Lisbon, Maine, about a mile from where a white Subaru Outback he was believed to be driving was located at a boat launch. Lisbon is located about 7 miles southeast of Lewiston. Card died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a box trailer in an overflow parking lot at the Maine Recycling Corporation, which is where he once worked, according to authoriti…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Pleads Guilty To Robbing Metro PCS Store: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old man from Pleasantville has pleaded guilty to robbing a Metro PCS store, authorities said. Victor Goldman is expected to be sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. During his guilty plea, Goldman admitted to robbing a Pleasantville Metro PCS store at gunpoint on December 18, 2022, the prosecutor said. He demanded money from the store clerk. Police later located Goldman with $940 cash which were the proceeds from the robbery. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 13.
Police & Fire
Deadly 2021 Birthday Party Mass Shooting: Charges Upgraded For Suspect In South Jersey
Charges have been upgraded for the gunman now accused of shooting two partygoers dead in an incident that killed a total of three and wounded nearly a dozen in 2021 in South Jersey. Arthur Armstead, 30, of Fairfield Township, has been charged with first degree murder, one count of first degree Conspiracy to Commit Murder, and other related offenses in connection with the deaths of Kevin Elliott and Brailyn Holmes, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Asia Hester, a 25-year-old healthcare worker, was also killed. Kevin Dawkins, of Bridgeton, was previously charged…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Admits Fatal Shooting Of Teen In Shopping Center Parking Lot: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old man from Burlington County has admitted to fatally shooting a teenager in a shopping center parking lot, authorities said. Knowah Crowderparham of Beverly pleaded guilty to the shooting in Willingboro on Wednesday, Oct. 18, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw. The investigation began on Feb. 11, 2022, when officers from the Willingboro Township Police Department were called to the Kennedy Plaza in the 400 block of John F. Kennedy Way just after 7:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they found the body of Adam Janson, 19, in the parking lot i…
Police & Fire
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (
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Following a domestic incident, a man was waiting for officers to arrive so he could open fire, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said in a press conference late on Wednesday night. Standford explained that the domestic situation began when a dad became agitated over his 12-year-old son playing a video game on Oct. 4. The boy and his uncle turned off the game and went to the second floor of their home in the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue. But the dad followed his son and shot the uncle. That's when the boy called 911 — while his dad, with a gun still in his hand, went to the fro…
Police & Fire
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: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting
Paterson was already reeling from three fatal shootings in a single day when a 23-year-old Riverdale man was killed and a 19-year-old Elmwood Park man was critically wounded Tuesday in a hail of gunfire at one of the city's deadliest street corners. Gunfire erupted at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Oct. 3. In addition to the dead and critically injured victims, a 57-year-old Paterson man took a bullet in the leg. He and the Elmwood Park teenager were being treated at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where the third victim was pronounced dead. This…
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Man Sentenced For Shooting Cab Driver: Prosecutor
A 20-year-old man from Atlantic City has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with shooting a cab driver, authorities said. Amir Lampkin was sentenced on Monday, Oct. 2 for aggravated assault and possession of a handgun without a permit, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. On Nov. 12, 2022, at 10:48 a.m. Atlantic City police responded to the 200 block of North Kentucky Avenue for a male shot. The victim was identified as Karmor Dolleh, 32, also from Atlantic City, the prosecutor said. Dolleh suffered a gunshot wound to the le…
Police & Fire
Man, 36, Shot Dead In Camden: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old man was shot dead in Camden, authorities said. Julian Dickerson of Camden was found fatally wounded on Thursday night, Sept. 28, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. At 9:03 p.m., Camden County Police Department officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the 1000 block of Liberty Street in Camden. Police found Dickerson suffering from gunshot wounds on the 900 block of Mechanic Street, they said. Officers took him to Cooper University Hospital where he suc…
Police & Fire
Trenton's Balil Lewis Slain In Street 'Had Heart Of Gold'
A 37-year-old man from Trenton was shot dead in the middle of the street last weekend, authorities said. Balil Lewis was shot dead on Saturday, Sept. 16, according to Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. Those who knew Lewis say he had a heart of gold. RIP Balil Lewis gone too soon💔 Posted by Janice Caldwell on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 This is unbelievable Governor Lewis .. not my boy Balil. 😢😢such a beautiful soul. I just can't stop smh. #BALILbestfriend 💕🙏🏾💕 Posted by Love Grady on Sunday, September 17, 2023 Just before midnight on Saturday, Trenton police responded t…
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NJ Man Among Eight Killed In Philly Over Weekend
Eight people were killed in eight separate shootings across Philadelphia over the weekend, city police told Daily Voice. The string of murders began just after midnight on Saturday, Sept. 16, and continued through to early Monday morning, Sept. 18 according to the department. Officers were called to the 7300 block of North 19th Street around 12:15 a.m. Saturday to find 26-year-old Andre Moore with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, authorities said. Moore, a resident of the block, was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and pronounced dead just before 1 a.m. Later, around 6:50 …
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South Jersey Man, 31, Found Fatally Shot In Crashed Car
A 31-year-old Camden man was shot dead in that city, authorities said. Alberto DeJesus was found dead late Saturday night after crashing into a utility pole, according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay alongside Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez. On Saturday, Sep. 9, at approximately 11:45 p.m., Camden County Police Department Officers responded to Norris Street and Lansdowne Avenue in reference to a motor vehicle crash. Inside the vehicle, was a male victim suffering from gunshot wounds, they said. DeJesus was pronounced dead …
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