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Deadly Week: 3 Men Killed In Separate Shootings In Region
Three men are dead following a week of gun violence in the region.
Albany Police officers were called at around 12:45 a.m. Sunday, June 25, with reports of a shooting near Myrtle Avenue and Philip Street, one block east of the governor’s mansion.
When emergency crews arrived, they found 28-year-old Deandre Morrison, of Albany, suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso.
Morrison was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
A little over an hour later, just after 2 a.m., officers learned of another shooting in the Pine Hills …
Man Pleads Guilty In Killing Of 15-Year-Old From Region Remembered As 'Beacon Of Light'
More than a year after a 15-year-old New York girl was gunned down during a robbery, a man has pleaded guilty in her killing.
Branden Rivera, age 20, of Albany, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree attempted murder in the death of Destiny Greene Thursday, Nov. 17, in Albany County Court.
Greene, a sophomore at Latham’s Shaker High School, was shot at around 9 p.m. Monday, May 24, 2021, near Wilbur and Philip streets in Albany, according to police.
She later died from her injuries at Albany Memorial Hospital.
According to prosecutors, Rivera shot the teen while robbing her during a…
