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18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident 18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident
18-Year-Old Gets Jail Time For Fatally Shooting Westchester Resident An 18-year-old will spend several years in prison after fatally shooting a Westchester man as he was leaving a store.  Maliki Johnson, age 18, of Dover, Delaware was sentenced to nine years to life in state prison on Friday, May 5 for the 2020 murder of Yonkers resident Javon Merrill, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced.  Earlier Report - Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident On the day of the shooting, Oct. 27, 2020, just after 9:30 p.m., the then-15-year-old Johnson shot the 27-year-old victim in the chest with a .38 pistol …

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Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident
Teen Arraigned For Shooting Death Of Westchester Resident A months-long investigation into a fatal shooting in Westchester last fall led to the arrest of a teenage suspect who was arrested and charged, authorities announced. First responders were dispatched to the Triangle Deli on Ashburton Avenue in Yonkers at approximately 9:35 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, where there was a report of a man who had been shot inside the store. Upon arrival, officers from the Yonkers Police Department found city resident Javon Merrill, age 27, inside the store with a gunshot wound to his chest. Merrill was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital…

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by Zak Failla
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16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video 16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video
16-Year-Old Charged In Westchester Murder Caught On Video A 16-year-old has been indicted for allegedly fatally shooting a man in Westchester County in an incident caught on video. The Yonkers Police Department reported that the Delaware teen was booked by police on Monday, Aug. 9 on the charge of second-degree murder in the death of Javon Merrill, age 27, of Yonkers.  Police said the teen, who was not identified because he is classified as a juvenile offender, is accused of shooting Merrill in the chest shortly before 9:40 p.m. Oct. 27, 2020, inside the Triangle Deli at 286 Ashburton Ave. Investigators used surveillance video, int…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Suspects At Large Following Fatal Shooting At Westchester Deli Suspects At Large Following Fatal Shooting At Westchester Deli
Suspects At Large Following Fatal Shooting At Westchester Deli A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by two men outside a Westchester deli overnight, police said. Officers from the Yonkers Police Department responded to the Triangle Deli on Ashburton Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, where there was a report of a shooting inside the store. Police said that upon arrival, officers found Yonkers resident Javon Merrill down inside the store with a gunshot to his chest. Merrill was treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation by the Yonkers Police Major Crime Squad and Crime Scene Uni…

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by Zak Failla