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Man Shoots, Kills Cab Driver Moments After End Of Shift In Westchester: Here's His Sentence
A man will spend decades in prison for fatally shooting a cab driver in Westchester during a robbery right after the victim's work shift ended, officials announced. Covington, Virginia resident Percell Ross Blakely, age 54, was sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison for the October 2021 murder of 62-year-old Andres Valenzuela in New Rochelle, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, April 18. Earlier Report - Man Indicted For Murder In Westchester For Fatal Shooting, Robbery According to the DA's Office, on Oct. 14…
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Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus
New information has emerged on the 20-year-old college student from Connecticut who was shot and killed while trying to enter the wrong house near the campus of the University of South Carolina. Nicholas Donofrio's LinkedIn profile says he was a junior studying exercise science, and transferred to the university in 2022, after playing basketball as a freshman for the University of New England in Biddeford, Maine. His UNE bio says he graduated from Daniel Hand High School in Madison, Connecticut. Donofrio was found dead having suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body, on the fro…
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20-Year-Old College Student From CT Shot, Killed After Trying To Enter Wrong Home, Police Say
New update: Details Emerge On Nick Donofrio, College Student From CT Killed Entering Wrong Home Near Campus A 20-year-old from Connecticut who attends college in South Carolina was shot and killed after attempting to enter the wrong home, according to authorities. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia Police Department officers were dispatched to the 500 block of South Holly Street for a reported home burglary. While en route, the emergency call for service was upgraded to a shots fired call. When officers arrived on the scene, …
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large: Double Shooting Leaves 19-Year-Old Dead In Westchester
Authorities are searching for the suspect involved in a fatal double shooting in Westchester that killed a 19-year-old and left a second teenager injured. The incident happened on Wednesday, May 31 around 8:20 p.m. in Yonkers in the area of 55 Morris St., according to Yonkers Police. At that time, two victims in a black sedan were shot at through the car's driver's window. This resulted in a 19-year-old Yonkers man being hit at least two times, including once in the chest, and an 18-year-old Yonkers man being struck at least once in his leg. First responders soon arrived …
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New Update: Fatal Shooting Victim ID'd, Suspect Caught In Westchester
Authorities have located a suspect in a fatal shooting that left a 53-year-old man dead in Northern Westchester. The arrest stemmed from a fatal shooting that happened on Sunday, May 21 just after 7:30 p.m., when police responded to a report of shots fired in the area of Sherman Avenue and McKinley Street in Peekskill, according to Peekskill Police Lt. Adam Renwick. Earlier Report - Shooting Leaves Victim Hospitalized In Peekskill: 'Not Random Act,' Police Say When officers arrived at the scene, they found 53-year-old Ernest Wilson of Peekskill with numerous…
Police & Fire
Murder Of Teen In Mount Vernon: 33-Year-Old Suspect Apprehended
A suspect has been apprehended in connection to the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Westchester. Tomani Turner, age 18, died on Thursday night, April 6 after he was shot twice in the chest in Mount Vernon on Garden Avenue near East 4th Street just after 12:30 p.m. earlier in the day. On Friday, April 7, 2023, detectives arrested 33-year-old Akeem Grant, of Mount Vernon for the murder of Turner. Earlier report: 18-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Mount Vernon Was High School Student On Spring Break More information on the arrest will be released on Monday, April 10, Mount Vernon Police sa…
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'Did Not Deserve To Die': Mother Of Fatally Shot Teenager In Mount Vernon Speaks Out
The mother of a teenager who was the victim of a fatal shooting in Westchester is urging city officials to improve safety and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. The shooting, which happened in Mount Vernon on Thursday, March 9 around 10:35 a.m. in the courtyard of the Levister Towers complex at 215 South 9th Avenue, left 14-year-old Zyaire Fernandez dead. Earlier Report - Arrest Made After Teenager Shot Dead In Mount Vernon: ID Of Victim Released Days after the shooting, on Tuesday, March 14, Mount Vernon Police arrested 21-year-old Tyr…
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Police Offering Cash Reward For Suspect In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In Westchester County
Police are offering members of the public a cash reward for anyone with information regarding the suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Westchester County. Earlier Report - Have You Seen Him? Suspect ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In New Rochelle A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered by New York State Crime Stoppers for anyone with information on the whereabouts of 29-year-old Stamford resident Mtayari Dixon, according to New Rochelle Police. Dixon is suspected of killing 29-year-old New Rochelle resident James Caldwell Jr. on Wedn…
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Have You Seen Him? Suspect ID'd In Fatal Shooting Of 29-Year-Old In Westchester
Police have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man in Westchester County, and are actively looking for him. Earlier Report - ID Released For 29-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting, Suspect On Loose: Police Mtayari Dixon, age 29, originally from New Rochelle but now believed to live in Connecticut, in Stamford, is suspected of killing New Rochelle resident James Caldwell Jr. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to New Rochelle Police. On that day, Dixon is believed to have shot Caldwell multiple times in New Rochelle at the intersecti…
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29-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight At Intersection In Westchester
Police are investigating a fatal shooting at an intersection in Westchester. It happened in broad daylight around 5:55 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 in New Rochelle. Police received multiple calls of shots fired, and that a person was shot near Horton Avenue and Colonel Lee Archer Boulevard, New Rochelle PD Captain J. Collins Coyne said. Upon arrival, officers located a person on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, according to Coyne. New Rochelle Police, Fire, and Ambulance personnel administered first aid and the victim was transported to a local hospital. The victim, a…
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ID Released For NY Dad Killed In Hotel Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend
Click here for a new, updated story: Suspects In Fatal Shooting Tied To Marist College Family Weekend Have Criminal Histories The father who was shot and killed by a stray bullet at a Hudson Valley hotel while visiting his child during Family Weekend at Marist College has been identified as an accountant from Long Island, according to numerous reports. Suffolk County resident Paul Kutz, age 53, of East Northport, was killed while standing in the lobby of the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2…
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1 Dead After Shots Fired At Courtyard By Marriott In Hudson Valley
Updated story: 2nd Suspect Apprehended, New Info Released After Fatal Shooting Tied To Family Weekend At Marist College One person died at the hospital and a suspect is in custody following a shooting at a Hudson Valley hotel. Police in Dutchess County received a report of shots fired at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2641 South Road (Route 9) in the Town of Poughkeepsie, at about 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 2. A victim was found inside the hotel and was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead, according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Po…
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Suspect Nabbed For Targeted Fatal Shooting Of Northwell Health Employee
A suspect has been apprehended for the targeted fatal shooting of a Northwell Health employee who was killed in a parking garage on Long Island. Amelia Laguerre, age 33, of St. Albans, Queens, was found shot in North New Hyde Park around 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 31. She was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead by a hospital physician, Nassau County Police said. See Earlier Story: Northwell Employee Fatally Shot In North New Hyde Park Parking Garage Laguerre, who worked for Northwell for 10 years, had been shot five times by someone who was waiti…
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ID Released For Worker Killed During Shooting At Bar In Westchester
Police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting at a Southern Westchester bar and announced the arrest of a suspect. Antonio Antoine-Filis, age 22,was killed on Sunday, Feb. 6 around 2 a.m. during a shooting at the Duo Tapas Lounge and Bar on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. According to Detective Lt. Dean Politopoulos, of the Yonkers Police, members of the department responded to the bar on a report of multiple victims. Related story: Northern Westchester Man Charged For Murdering Bar Employee Upon arrival first responders located two men at the scene with apparent g…
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Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game
An argument over a college football game led to the fatal shooting of a man after he got in a dispute with another in the final minutes of a massive upset. With the then top-ranked Alabama squaring off against an unranked Texas A&M squad in the final minutes over the weekend, police said that two men got in an argument inside a Sixth Avenue home in Bessemer, Alabama. It is alleged that the two men became combative while arguing over whose team was better, prompting the homeowner to ask them to leave as they were fighting at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Once they were outs…
Police & Fire
One Killed In Shooting During Apparent Robbery In Hudson Valley
Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating the fatal shooting of a taxi driver who was killed during an apparent robbery overnight. In Orange County, investigators from the City of Newburgh Police Department said that city resident Jorge Arbayza de la Cruz, age 51, was shot and killed by a group of men on North Miller Street at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30. Upon arrival at the scene, police said that they found de la Cruz outside of his Express USA taxi on the ground unresponsive with gunshot wounds. He was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced dead from …
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Westchester Teen Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of HS Student Walking Down Street With Sister
A Westchester County teen has been sentenced for the 2019 shooting death of another teen who was simply walking with her younger sister on a street. Jamir Thompson, age 17, of Yonkers, was sentenced to nine years to life in prison on Thursday, Sept. 2, pled guilty in July for the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Marilyn Cotto-Montanez, said District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. On Thursday, April 25, 2019, at 6:30 p.m., Thompson, who was 15 at the time, fired his gun at another male but instead fatally shot Cotto-Montanez, an innocent bystander, in the head, as she walked on Morningside Ave…
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Police Searching For Identified Suspect One Year After Fatal Westchester Shooting
One year later, police in Westchester are still seeking the public's assistance in tracking down a suspect wanted for a fatal shooting. The Yonkers Police Department issued an update as a reward remains unclaimed for information that leads to the arrest of a murder suspect in August 2020. Jerome Wilson, age 27, is wanted for allegedly intentionally murdering Chazz Mitchell, who was 24 years old at the time of the shooting, in front of a multi-family home in Yonkers on Oak Street on Tuesday, Aug. 25 last summer. In response, a $5,000 reward has been issued by the Yonkers Police Department f…
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Police Searching For 'Armed, Dangerous' Hudson Valley Man
Police are alerting the public as they search for a person of interest in a fatal shooting in the Hudson Valley. The shooting took place late last month in Ulster County. The Ellenville Police Department has identified 30-year-old Dominic Naquan King, of Kingston, as a person of interest in the death of Gerald Keith Richardson. Richardson was shot multiple times just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, said photo. King is described as 5-foot-10, 220 pounds, and he has black hair, brown eyes, and tattoos on his forearms. Police said King is considered "armed and dangerous" and should not b…
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Recognize It? Video Released Of Westchester Homicide Suspect's Vehicle
Recognize this vehicle? Police investigators in Westchester have released a new video of a suspect’s vehicle following a fatal shooting in New Rochelle over the weekend. Earlier story - ID Released For Man Shot, Killed At Outdoor Gathering In Westchester Shortly before midnight on Saturday, May 1, officers from the New Rochelle Police Department received reports of shots fired in the area of Horton Avenue and Brook Street. Upon arrival, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that officers found five men who were shot, including MD Anderson Kerny Jr., age 29, of Brooklyn, who was…
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Westchester Man, 20, Sentenced To Prison For Fatal 2018 Shooting
A Northern Westchester man has been sentenced to prison time after admitting to fatally shooting a 22-year-old man two years ago. Peekskill resident Demetrius Bogan, 20, was sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for killing 22-year-old Khalil Lyons in Peekskill in July 2018, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced. Bogan admitted to his role in the fatal shooting that killed Lyons, a Bronx resident, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Park Street in Peekskill on July 13, 2018. Shrub Oak resident Sean Deleon was allegedly also inv…
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Suspects At Large After 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Two suspects are at large after a fatal shooting that happened overnight in Westchester. The male victim was located by responding police officers on Saturday, Oct. 10 at approximately 1:30 a.m. in Yonkers inside the lobby of 19 Lawrence St. with a gunshot wound to his torso. First Responders immediately rendered medical aid and CPR to the victim and he was transported to a local area hospital where he ultimately died from his injury, Yonkers Police said. Officers cordoned off the area and began a criminal investigation. Detectives from the Major Case Squad and Crime Scene Unit…
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Teen Shot, Killed In Mount Vernon
The shooter of an 18-year-old who was fatally shot in Westchester remains at large, police said. Police confirm that the teen was shot in Mount Vernon on South 8th Avenue, between First and Second Street at approximately 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29. The shooter has not yet been apprehended. The 18-year-old was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 30. His name has not yet been released by police. This marks at least the fifth fatal shooting in Mount Vernon since April. “Another life lost to senseless viole…
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Former Worker Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Area Funeral Home Director
A former worker has been charged in the fatal shooting of the director of a funeral home in the area. In the incident in Rockland County, Noe Hamer, of New York City, the director of the T.J. McGowan Sons Funeral Home at 133 Broadway in Haverstraw, was killed around 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 6. New City resident Gerard F. "Jerry" O’Sullivan was arraigned by Judge Larry Schwartz Saturday morning, Feb. 8 on charges stemming from the incident, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office said. O'Sullivan was fired from the funeral home hours before the incident and …
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Suspect On Loose After Fatal Shooting At Area Restaurant
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For 23-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed At Area Restaurant A suspect is at large after a fatal shooting that happened overnight at a restaurant in the area. State Troopers and the Town of Wallkill Police Department responded to Made In Puerto Rico Latin Cuisine and Sports Bar located at 505 Schutt Road Extension in Middletown, for a report of a shooting on Sunday, Nov. 3 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Upon their arrival at the scene, troopers and Wallkill Police located a male victim who had sustained at least one gunshot wound. The v…
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Investigation Of Girlfriend's Death, CT Bank Robberies Led To Westchester Motel Fatal Shooting
A string of bank robberies in Connecticut led to the fatal officer-involved shooting of a man wanted in connection with a death investigation and the arrests of two other wanted suspects at a motel in Westchester late Monday night, June 3. Samuel Galberth, 42, of West Haven, Connecticut, was shot dead in the raid at the Ardsley Acres Motel. Police say Galbreath had opened fire as officers approached the motel. Galberth was wanted in connection with an investigation in where his girlfriend was found dead a few months ago in Connecticut, according to a report by ABC 7. A second man, 55-year-…
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Fatal Police Shooting On I-84 To Be Investigated By State Attorney General
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Trooper On I-84 In Orange County The New York Attorney General’s office confirmed it has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of a man walking along I-84 in Orange County by a New York State Trooper. The office of Attorney General Letitia James said on Friday, May 24, that it is investigating the incident that took place around 2 a.m., Thursday, May 23, along the interstate in Montgomery. The incident took place when state police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on I-84 in the town of Montgo…
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Passenger In Car During Fatal Shooting Of Pace Football Player DJ Henry Gets $75K Settlement
A former Pace University teammate of Danroy “DJ” Henry, who was shot and killed by a Pleasantville police officer has reached a settlement with the former officer. Former Pleasantville police officer Aaron Hess, who was off-duty in Pleasantville, called to report a disturbance outside Finnegan’s on Oct. 17, 2010, where members of the Pace football team were celebrating after their homecoming game. Hess remained at the scene, and when Henry was instructed to move his vehicle out of a fire zone, the former police officer alleged that it had struck him, he landed on the hood of the car and he …
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Suspect Caught In Killing That Led To Westchester Manhunt, Lockouts
A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman at a Tarrytown housing complex was captured Tuesday night in Manhattan by Port Authority police as he tried to board a bus for Delaware, authorities said. Cynelle Brown, 28, was spotted by PAPD Sgt. Kevin Cottrell and Officers Brandon Kubic and James Herkenham, in plainclothes, on the lower level of the terminal's north wing at the Greyhound ticketing area, the authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. Brown was waiting on line to buy bus tickets to Wilmington, Delaware with "a woman identified as his aunt and the aunt's child" waiting on onlin…
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Prosecutors Close Civil Rights Probe Into Fatal Westchester Police Shooting
Citing insufficient evidence, prosecutors have closed the civil rights probe into the fatal shooting of a mentally ill African-American man who was shot and killed by a White Plains police officer several years ago. Joon Kim, the acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that there was insufficient evidence to pursue federal criminal charges for officers’ involvement in the death of Kenneth Chamberlain in 2011. Chamberlain was 68 years old at the time of the shooting. Members of the White Plains Police Department were dispatched to Chamberlain’s apartmen…
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