Tag:

Fatal Shooting

Man Who Killed Uncle Found Dead In Atlantic City: Cops Man Who Killed Uncle Found Dead In Atlantic City: Cops
Man Who Killed Uncle Found Dead In Atlantic City: Cops A New Jersey man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of his uncle in Maryland was found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Atlantic City, police say. On Monday night, Nov. 20, 62-year-old Lewis Parker, Sr. was found inside his Brandywine home, and during the course of the investigation, his nephew, 29-year-old Somers Point, NJ resident Elijah Drew was identified as a suspect. A warrant was issued for Drew's arrest, but the investigation came to an unexpected ending when the Prince George's Police Department was told on Tuesday, Nov. 21, that Drew had died by suicide, they sa…
Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG
Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG UPDATE: What witnesses said was a fatal shooting involving law enforcement at West Side Park in Newark is being reviewed by state authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office confirmed Wednesday night, Aug. 30, that members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and "additional local law enforcement agencies" were involved in the death of a man at the park on Tuesday. Attempts were made to revive the man, who the attorney general said was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m. at nearby University Hospital. Platkin didn't identify the man. He also …
NJ Amazon Driver's Killer Gets 25 Years Behind Bars: Prosecutor NJ Amazon Driver's Killer Gets 25 Years Behind Bars: Prosecutor
NJ Amazon Driver's Killer Gets 25 Years Behind Bars: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an Amazon driver in 2021. Quahif Lane's sentence for aggravated manslaughter was handed down on Friday, May 26, by Union County Superior Court Judge Stacy Boretz, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel said. In September 2021, Plainfield Police responded to the 200 block of Garfield Ave and found Jamar Harris, a 36-year-old Newark resident, suffering from a gunshot wound, Daniel said. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene, Daniel said. 
Teen Killed Golf Club-Wielding Man In Newark During Argument Over Money: Sources Teen Killed Golf Club-Wielding Man In Newark During Argument Over Money: Sources
Teen Killed Golf Club-Wielding Man In Newark During Argument Over Money: Sources A 16-year-old boy has been charged in a fatal shooting a golf club-wielding man in an argument over money in Newark, according to authorities and sources with direct knowledge of the incident. Kyle Eley, 50, of Irvington, was carrying a golf club when he went outside to discuss money with the juvenile on the corner of South Orange and Munn avenues on Wednesday, Sept. 14, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Daily Voice sources. Eley's girlfriend reported hearing shots fired soon after, sources say. The teen shot Eley, who was taken to&n…
Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, NYPD Says
Newly Transplanted NJ Boy, 14, Shot, Killed In Harlem, Nypd Says A 14-year-old boy who'd just moved to New Jersey with his family was identified by authorities as the victim shot and killed on a Harlem street. Justin Streeter of Plainfield had just stopped at an East 128th Street deli with a friend and was riding a push scooter when gunfire erupts around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the NYPD said. "As they're walking towards the corner of Park Avenue a male emerges on the corner and fires a volley of gunshots at the two young men," said Jeffrey G. Maddrey, the department's chief of patrol. It was unclear why, the chief said. The boys ran between two vehicles, b…
MURDER: Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Restaurant MURDER: Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Restaurant
Murder: Man Gunned Down In Jersey City Restaurant UPDATE: The victim was identified as a 16-year-old Jersey City boy, authorities said Friday. One person was shot and killed in a Jersey City eatery Thursday around lunchtime, authorities confirmed. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head around noon at 600 Communipaw Ave., which comes up on Google Maps as an empanada shop. The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Unit and JCPD are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred this morning in the area of 600 Communipaw Avenue in Jersey City in which one man was killed. More information to follow. — ProsecutorSuarezHCPO (@H…
Jersey Shore Woman Apparently Drove Herself To Atlanta Hospital Before Dying Of Gunshot Wounds Jersey Shore Woman Apparently Drove Herself To Atlanta Hospital Before Dying Of Gunshot Wounds
Jersey Shore Woman Apparently Drove Herself To Atlanta Hospital Before Dying Of Gunshot Wounds Justine Bernard of Matawan died after being shot in Atlanta last Wednesday.. She was 19 years old. Nyasia Reeves, 20, had been arguing with Justine in an apartment before she pulled out a gun and shot her, CBS46 reports. Justine apparently drove herself to the ambulance entrance at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta- Hughes Spalding Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, the news outlet said. Reeves was being held in the Fulton County Jail on weapons and murder charges. Atlanta police have arrested a suspect in last week's fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman from Monmouth County,…
Newark Police Lieutenant Shoots, Kills Ex-Wife, Authorities Say Newark Police Lieutenant Shoots, Kills Ex-Wife, Authorities Say
Newark Police Lieutenant Shoots, Kills Ex-Wife, Authorities Say A 24-year veteran of the Newark Police Department has been charged in the fatal shooting of his ex-wife at the family home in Jefferson Township around 11:20 p.m., authorities said. Lt. John Formisano, a 24-year department veteran, was arrested in Livingston about a half hour after the shooting,  according to authorities in Morris and Essex counties.  Formisano recently was suspended for an unknown cause, News 12 New Jersey reported. Officers responded to the Mirror Place home in the Oak Ridge section of the township on reports of shots fired, the Morris County Prosecutor's Offic…
Newark Man Shot And Killed Tuesday Morning Newark Man Shot And Killed Tuesday Morning
Newark Man Shot And Killed Tuesday Morning A Newark man was fatally shot early Tuesday morning on 20th Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.  The victim, 47-year-old Niles L. Mayo, was shot in the 700 block around 2:30 a.m. and was rushed to University Hospital. He was pronounced dead a half-hour later.  No arrests have been made in the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to call the prosecutor's Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.