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Gang Members Convicted Of Killing Beloved South Jersey Teen With Autism, Prosecutors Say Gang Members Convicted Of Killing Beloved South Jersey Teen With Autism, Prosecutors Say
Gang Members Convicted Of Killing Beloved South Jersey Teen With Autism, Prosecutors Say Two Pemberton Township men were found guilty of murder in the 2021 killing of a Willingboro teen with autism, authorities said. A jury convicted 27-year-old Kavon Carter and 22-year-old Sylas Young on Tuesday, Dec. 17, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. They were indicted in the death of 18-year-old Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson. Willingboro police responded to Barrington Lane just before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Apr. 22, 2021. Robinson, a senior at Willingboro High School, was shot several times and pronounced dead at the scene. Investig…

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by Chris Spiker
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Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum
Pair Indicted In Slaying Of Innocent Victim, Beloved NJ Teen On Autism Spectrum Two men have been indicted on charges in connection with the April 2021 shooting death of Yahsinn "YaYa" Robinson, an innocent victim on the Autism spectrum, right outside of his South Jersey home, authorities announced. The indictment was returned against Sylas Young, 20, and Kavon Carter, 24 — both of Pemberton — and signed by Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina on Tuesday, March 1. Young was charged with murder (first-degree), conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and weapons offenses, while Carter was charged with conspiracy to commit murder, gang criminality and pro…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor
NJ Pair Charged In Fatal Shooting Of High School Senior -- An Unintended Victim: Prosecutor One of two Burlington County men charged in the fatal shooting of a Willingboro high school senior, was also charged in the shooting of a woman and 2-year-old. The teenager was an unintended victim who was shot outside his home during a neighborhood dispute, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Acting Public Safety Director Captain Ian Bucs. Sylas Young, 19, of the Sunbury Village section of Pemberton Township, was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree conspiracy to commit murder first-degree gang criminality and weapons offenses, Co…

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by Jon Craig
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Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home
Willingboro High School Senior Gunned Down Outside His South Jersey Home An 18-year-old high school student from Burlington County was fatally shot outside of his home late Thursday, authorities said. Yahsinn Robinson, who was a senior at Willingboro High School, was shot at about 11:30 p.m., according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Willingboro Township Public Safety Director Kinamo Lomon. Police from Willingboro Township were called to the first block of Barrington Lane.  Robinson had been struck by gunfire multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene, Coffina and Lomon said. Authorities did not release any more details on …

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by Jon Craig