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Boy Declared Dead, Found Breathing Hours Later In Morgue: What Is Lazarus Phenomenon?
Some medical stories sound almost impossible until they force a closer look.
An Arizona case involving an 18-month-old boy who was declared dead after a drowning incident, then later found breathing in a hospital morgue area, is drawing new attention to the rare medical occurrence known as the Lazarus phenomenon, or autoresuscitation.
The child was found face-down in a pool during a Super Bowl gathering in Gilbert, Arizona, in February, ABC News reported on Tuesday, July 7, citing a newly released police report.
He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m., a…
Bloodied Man Sleeping In NJ Hotel Hallway Had Hollow-Point Ammo, Illegal Gun: Cops
A Virginia man was arrested after police in New Jersey, responding to a welfare check, found him allegedly carrying an illegal handgun, hollow-point bullets, and a high-capacity magazine at a local hotel, authorities said.
Officers in Fairfield (Essex County) were dispatched to the Ramada Inn, 38 Two Bridges Rd., in Fairfield at approximately 2:19 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, after receiving a report of a man lying unconscious in a hallway with lacerations who might need medical attention, according to Chief Anthony G. Manna.
When officers arrived, they found Matthew Grant, 45, of Spotsylvania,…
NJ Teen Charged In Shootout With Nypd, 2 Cops Hospitalized: Officials
An 18-year-old New Jersey teen has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he exchanged gunfire with NYPD officers during a Fourth of July violence reduction operation in Brooklyn.
Camani Bartletto, 18, of 22 Dean St., was arrested at approximately 8:10 p.m. on Monday, July 6, within the confines of the 77th Precinct, the NYPD said.
The charges stem from an incident at approximately 4:14 a.m. on Sunday, July 5, near St. Johns Place and Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, where officers assigned to a Mobile Field Force detail were parked in an unmarked police vehicle, an NYPD …
Newark Man Gets 100 Years For New Year's Eve Robbery, Murder Of 67-Year-Old
A Newark man who robbed two people at gunpoint before killing one of them on New Year's Eve 2023 has been sentenced to 100 years in prison, authorities said.
Jarell Riles, 35, of Newark, was sentenced after a jury convicted him on Feb. 18, 2026, of first-degree felony murder, first-degree murder, robbery, and weapons offenses in the killing of Jose Gaona, 67, of Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said.
Superior Court Judge Ronald Wigler, who presided over both the trial and sentencing, imposed the sentence.
Riles first robbed a man at gunpoint on Vessey Str…
