Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting
Man Killed, Another Critical After New Brunswick Shooting A 23-year-old New Brunswick man was killed and a second man is in critical condition after a targeted shooting, authorities said. Numi Simmons died in the attack, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo. On Tuesday, March 12, at approximately 9 p.m., police responded to Throop Avenue and Delavan Street for the shooting. Police found two victims, both sustaining gunshot wounds, who were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for treatment, they said. Simmons succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. Th…
UPDATE: One Dead, Two Wounded In Jersey City's First Homicide Of '24: Prosecutor UPDATE: One Dead, Two Wounded In Jersey City's First Homicide Of '24: Prosecutor
Update: One Dead, Two Wounded In Jersey City's First Homicide Of '24: Prosecutor UPDATE (March 27): A Hoboken man was charged with murder and aggravated assault in a triple shooting in Jersey City earlier this month. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday, March 27, that Joseph Del Valle, 36, was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit the day before. He remained held in the Hudson County Correctional Facility along with a second accused gunman, Francisco Salcedo, 42, of Jersey City, they said. City resident Christoph Terrero Marte, 33, was gunned down on Jordan Avenue off Mercer Street near McGinley Square shortly before 6:30 a.m. …
Man Admits To Deadly Shooting In Crowded Atlantic City Hotel Lobby: Prosecutors Man Admits To Deadly Shooting In Crowded Atlantic City Hotel Lobby: Prosecutors
Man Admits To Deadly Shooting In Crowded Atlantic City Hotel Lobby: Prosecutors A Cumberland County man pleaded guilty in the shooting death of a man at an Atlantic City hotel, authorities said. Leon Green, 33, of Millville, entered a plea on Friday, Mar. 8, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was charged in the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Yusef Abdullah on Friday, June 1, 2018. Investigators said Green entered the now-closed Fox Manor Hotel on Pacific Avenue and fired into the crowded lobby. Abdullah, who was not the intended target, was shot and died weeks later. The plea deal calls for Green to serve 30 years in state prison. He wo…
Teen's Friends Rush Him To Hospital After Shooting In Ocean County: Police Teen's Friends Rush Him To Hospital After Shooting In Ocean County: Police
Teen's Friends Rush Him To Hospital After Shooting In Ocean County: Police A teen boy was injured in a late-night shooting in Ocean County, authorities said. Lakewood police said the Toms River Police Department reported a 16-year-old boy was brought to Community Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his leg just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. The teen is expected to survive his injuries. Investigators said the shooting happened near Davina Court in Lakewood. Neighbors told police they heard something that sounded like gunshots about 30 minutes earlier. The victim told police he and several other people were in a vehicle going to meet another person when s…
Monmouth County Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors Monmouth County Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
Monmouth County Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors A 29-year-old Howell man was fatally shot in Newark on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 13, authorities said. At 9 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 900 block of South 16th Street in Newark and found Tyquane Steed inside the home suffering from a gunshot wound, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. My heart is hurting 💔 please pray for my family 🙏🏾my baby boy 😥 Tyquane Steed love you always ❤️. 😭😭😭 Posted by Anthony Steed…
PA Man Shoots, Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities (UPDATE) PA Man Shoots, Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities (UPDATE)
PA Man Shoots, Kills Wife Of NJ Friend Who Took Him In, Dies Soon After: Authorities (Update) 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A Pennsylvania man shot and killed the wife of a friend who took him into their northwest New Jersey home, then died of a medical emergency moments after fleeing, authorities said. Cheryl Schilling and her husband, Kevin, ran to an upstairs bedroom and closed the door after Armond Anthony Avitable grabbed a pump-action shotgun during an argument at their home in the Knowlton Township community of Columbia shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, they said. Avitable then kicked open the door and fired two shotgun blasts, both of which wounded the 58-year-old woman, Warren County P…
Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Atlantic County Shooting Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Atlantic County Shooting
Man Hospitalized After Shooting In Atlantic County Shooting Police in one Atlantic County city are investigating after a man was hospitalized in a late-night shooting, authorities said. Egg Harbor City police responded to 911 calls about shots fired near Havana Avenue and Arago Street at around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 31, the department said. Officers found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds. The victim was rushed to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, in Atlantic City. to be treated for his injuries. Anyone with information about the shooting should call the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7666. You can file an anonymous ti…
UPDATE: 'Police Activity' That Caused Heavy Delays On Route 1 Was Shootout With Fugitive UPDATE: 'Police Activity' That Caused Heavy Delays On Route 1 Was Shootout With Fugitive
Update: 'Police Activity' That Caused Heavy Delays On Route 1 Was Shootout With Fugitive UPDATE: "Police activity" that caused heavy delays Wednesday afternoon on southbound Route 1 in South Brunswick turned out to be a shootout between members of a U.S. Marshals task force and a fugitive, authorities said. South Brunswick police issued a traffic alert as the highway was shut down around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24. Ex-con Shamar Leggette was the subject of a manhunt following the infamous 2022 gunpoint robbery of "Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead of Paramus during a live-streamed church service in Brooklyn. Leggette, 41, also shot a man in Providence last September, authorities there said…
'Scary:' NJ Costco Shopper Shoots Themself Accidentally, Police Say 'Scary:' NJ Costco Shopper Shoots Themself Accidentally, Police Say
'Scary:' NJ Costco Shopper Shoots Themself Accidentally, Police Say Police are investigating after a shopper accidentally shot themselves inside an Ocean County wholesale store over the weekend, they said. Brick Township police officers responded to the Costco warehouse on Route 70 at around 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, local police said. The owner of the gun is expected to survive their injuries. One person who replied to the police department's Facebook post about the incident said they saw what happened. "I was right next to him when it happened," the commenter said. "It was terrible and scary. The bullet landed 5 feet from my daughter.  "If you're …
Teen Killed, Another Injured In Atlantic City Shooting Teen Killed, Another Injured In Atlantic City Shooting
Teen Killed, Another Injured In Atlantic City Shooting An Atlantic City teen was killed and another was injured in a late night shooting, authorities said. City police responded to reports of shots fired on the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 11 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 8, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. When officers arrived, they found two teen boys on the sidewalk and in the road with gunshot wounds. The two teens were rushed to AtlantiCare Medical Center, City Division. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head and died on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 3:27 p.m. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg and was released fro…
Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor
Teenager Killed, 2 Others Injured In Central Jersey Bar Shooting: Prosecutor A 19-year-old man was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a New Brunswick bar, authorities said. On Thursday, Nov. 30, at approximately 11:10 p.m., police responded to Lla Famosa Bar & Liquors at 117 Remsen Ave., according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo. Enger Abreu, 19, of New Brunswick, succumbed to his injuries, Ciccone said. Two others were taken to the hospital for treatment, she said. Initial investigation has revealed that this does not appear to be a random act of violen…
14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson 14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson
14-Year-Old Shot In Paterson A 14-year-old was wounded in the first of two shootings in Paterson just hours apart, authorities said. Police found the shot teen near the corner of Halpine and North 2nd streets shortly after 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement on Sunday. He was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, they said. It was less than four hours later when a 25-year-old man was found shot in the chest at the corner of Belmont Avenue and North 8th Street less than a dozen…