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Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate
Westchester Man Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Roommate A Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for fatally shooting his roommate during an argument, the District Attorney’s Office announced. Mount Vernon resident Akeem Palmer, age 25, was sentenced to 15 years in state prison, followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter, a violent felony, in connection to the 2020 shooting of his roommate. Original story - Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Shooting Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that on April 26, 2020, Palm…

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ID Released For 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester ID Released For 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Police have released the identity of a 20-year-old woman who was shot and killed over the weekend in Westchester. Mount Vernon police officials confirmed that Aliyah Waiters, a city resident, was killed on Saturday, Sept. 25 after being struck in the head by a bullet. Original story - 20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester The shooting happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 on South Third Avenue in Mount Vernon. Waiters was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx and put on life support before she was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made as the invest…

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by Zak Failla
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20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester 20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester
20-Year-Old Woman Shot, Killed In Westchester An investigation is underway after a 20-year-old woman was fatally shot in Westchester. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 in Mount Vernon, on South Third Avenue. Police have not released further information, including the woman's identity. A joint statement on the shooting was issued Saturday afternoon by the following elected officials as well as Darren M. Morton, senior pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church: Rep. Jamaal Bowman,   Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand,  New York State Senators Jamaal T. Bailey and Al…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Second Man Gunned Down In Westchester City This Week Second Man Gunned Down In Westchester City This Week
Second Man Gunned Down In Westchester City This Week A Westchester man was shot and killed in the second fatal shooting in the city in three days, officials said. The Mount Vernon resident - whose name has not been released - was struck by multiple bullets near the intersection of Millington Street and South Columbus Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28. It was the second homicide in the city this week. No other information was immediately available. The investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been made. Earlier story: Westchester Man Charged With Murder For Fatal Shooting Of Area Resident On Sunday, April 26, Mount…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Nabbed After 23-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester Suspect Nabbed After 23-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester
Suspect Nabbed After 23-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Westchester A 23-year-old man was found fatally shot at a home in Westchester and a suspect is in custody, though police have released few other details regarding the incident. Police apprehended a shooter, also 23, in the Bronx on Sunday, April 26, hours after the shooting in Mount Vernon on South Third Avenue, officials said.  The identities of the shooter and victim have not been released by investigators, nor have the charges filed against the shooter. The victim reportedly was a taxi driver and was an acquaintance of the shooter. It is unclear what the motive of the shooting was. The shootin…

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by Zak Failla
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Off-Duty Officer Admits Firing Gun On Westchester Residential Street Off-Duty Officer Admits Firing Gun On Westchester Residential Street
Off-Duty Officer Admits Firing Gun On Westchester Residential Street An off-duty police officer has surrendered himself into custody after pleading guilty to unlawfully firing his service weapon without cause. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced that Orville Kitson, a Mount Vernon Police Officer pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of prohibited use of a weapon after surrendering himself at Scarpino’s office on Friday morning. Kitson was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge. The charge comes from an incident in June 2016, when at approximately 4 a.m., Kitson fired his police service weapon on South Third Avenue in…

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by Zak Failla