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21-Year-Old Aspiring Pilot Shot To Death In Region; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old Aspiring Pilot Shot To Death In Region; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old Aspiring Pilot Shot To Death In Region; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Accused Of Firing Weapon From Vehicle, Police Say Man Accused Of Firing Weapon From Vehicle, Police Say
Man Accused Of Firing Weapon From Vehicle, Police Say A man was apprehended just minutes after allegedly firing a weapon from his vehicle on a street in the area. The incident took place on Monday, Sept. 6, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a report of a shot fired from a vehicle in the area of Lent Street. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark, responding officers locating a vehicle matching the description of one involved and stopped the vehicle. A handgun was recovered from the vehicle and Rashawn, age 24, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, Clark said. A passenger, Jateek Owens, age 28, …

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by Kathy Reakes