NJ College Student Jillian Ludwig Dies After Being Shot In Head: Nashville Police NJ College Student Jillian Ludwig Dies After Being Shot In Head: Nashville Police
NJ College Student Jillian Ludwig Dies After Being Shot In Head: Nashville Police Jillian Ludwig, the 18-year-old college student from New Jersey who was shot while walking on a track in Nashville earlier this week, has died, police said. Ludwig, a Belmar native, was in critical condition ever since Tuesday, Nov. 7,  when she was struck by a stray bullet fired by 29-year-old Shaquille Taylor,  who was shooting at a car from a public housing complex across the street, Metro Nashville police said. The Belmont University freshman, an avid runner and musician, died less than two days later, the police department said on Thursday, Nov. 9. Bond for Taylor was set at $280,000…
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Points Loaded Gun, Threatens To Kill, Flees In Victim’s Car: Prosecutor A Warren County man was arrested after pointing a loaded gun and threatening to kill, speeding away in the victim’s car and initiating a high-speed chase just as police arrived, authorities said. Khamtoune Singto, 47, of Stewartsville, is accused of pointing a “loaded.22 caliber Mossberg 715T Long Rifle at the victim, threatening to shoot and kill the victim” during a dispute on Monday, Nov. 6, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. As officers from Lopatcong arrived at the scene, Singto allegedly took the victim’s vehicle, drove around their patrol cars, through the lawn, and ont…
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg 'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg Friday the 13th of last month started as a night Selwyn Torres had been looking forward to for months. The 36-year-old Roxbury dad went to his first-ever concert: Eladio Carrión at Madison Square Garden.  Having been suffering from PTSD and depression since he lost his job during the pandemic, Torres finally had something to be excited about.  And it was a great night, Torres said. His only regret was becoming friendly after the show with the people who he said ended up costing him his right leg in a struggle for a high-powered assault rifle they used to rob him at the Roxb…
Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year
Paterson Woman, 19, Becomes Silk City's 16th Homicide Victim This Year A teenage woman who was wounded along with a young companion in a shooting in Paterson last month has become the city’s 16th homicide victim this year, authorities said. Her killer remained unidentified, they said. Zahriya Moore, 19, was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 3, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge. Her companion, William Clyburn, 18, of Paterson flagged down a police car after the 2:43 p.m. shooting in the area of East Holsman and North Bridge Street, responders said. Clyburn had a …
GOTCHA! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By GOTCHA! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By
Gotcha! Accused Shooter ID'd, Murder Charges Filed In Paterson Drive-By UPDATE: The cold-blooded drive-by killing of a 26-year-old Paterson man nine months ago was cracked with the arrest of a city resident, authorities announced Tuesday. The victim, Marvin Lavezarri, was with two other people in a car parked near the corner of Berkshire and Chamberlain avenues shortly before 9 p.m. Jan. 23 when another vehicle pulled up and a gunman opened fire, they said. Lavezarri was taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a…
Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over' Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over'
Maine Mass Shooting Manhunt Ends After Suspect Found Dead: 'Threat To Public Is Over' An urgent manhunt that began after 18 people were killed and 14 injured in a mass shooting at two locations in Lewiston, Maine, ended overnight with the discovery of the 40-year-old suspect's body.  Robert Card was found dead in Lisbon, Maine, about a mile from where a white Subaru Outback he was believed to be driving was located at a boat launch. Lisbon is located about 7 miles southeast of Lewiston. Card died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a box trailer in an overflow parking lot at the Maine Recycling Corporation, which is where he once worked, according to authoriti…
Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County
Drug Store Robbery Spree: Second Suspect Snared In Passaic County A Paterson man was charged by federal authorities with participating in seven drugstore robberies in the Silk City and Passaic, including one in which they said an ex-con partner fired two gunshots. A federal magistrate judge ordered Onijee Burgess, 26, detained following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 17.Burgess, Antonio Rivera and other unidentified co-conspirators went on a robbery spree from November 2022 through April 2023, holding up five different pharmacies -- including two of them twice, authorities said. Rivera demanded Percocet, morphine and oxycodone…
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE) Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (UPDATE)
Man In Critical Condition, 3 Philadelphia Police Officers Shot (Update) Following a domestic incident, a man was waiting for officers to arrive so he could open fire, Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said in a press conference late on Wednesday night.  Standford explained that the domestic situation began when a dad became agitated over his 12-year-old son playing a video game on Oct. 4.  The boy and his uncle turned off the game and went to the second floor of their home in the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue. But the dad followed his son and shot the uncle.  That's when the boy called 911 — while his dad, with a gun still in his hand, went to the fro…
KILLING FIELDS: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting KILLING FIELDS: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting
Killing Fields: Another Dead, Two Wounded In Latest Paterson Shooting Paterson was already reeling from three fatal shootings in a single day when a 23-year-old Riverdale man was killed and a 19-year-old Elmwood Park man was critically wounded Tuesday in a hail of gunfire at one of the city's deadliest street corners. Gunfire erupted at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Oct. 3. In addition to the dead and critically injured victims, a 57-year-old Paterson man took a bullet in the leg. He and the Elmwood Park teenager were being treated at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, where the third victim was pronounced dead. This…
BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die BLOODY SUNDAY: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die
Bloody Sunday: Woman, 22, Becomes Third Paterson Weekend Gunshot Victim To Die UPDATE: A 22-year-old woman became the third victim to die from a daylong weekend shooting spree in Paterson, authorities confirmed. Two 19-year-old men also were gunned down in the series of shootings in three different Paterson neighborhoods. Mary Taylor was hospitalized in critical condition after responders said she was shot in the head during an apparent drive-by near the corner of Van Houten and Cianci Street outside Lou Costello Park shortly before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Police briefly chased the suspected vehicle – a burgundy Hyundai – before the pursuit was terminated out of s…
UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says UPDATE: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says
Update: Homicide Victim, 35, Found In Englewood Home Shot Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says A homicide victim whose body was found in a private home in Englewood over the weekend was identified by authorities as a Bronx resident who'd been shot multiple times. The search for his killer continues. Police asked residents in the Tributary Woods West development near Argonne Park to check their home surveillance cameras for the time period between 5 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30. Meanwhile, they combed the neighborhood, searching drains and other spots after a 911 call at 5:55 a.m. brought them to 6 Mevan Avenue, where they found the body of Jason Hidalgo, 35. He'd been sho…
Mass Casualty: No Victims Cooperating In Jersey City Incident, Police Say Mass Casualty: No Victims Cooperating In Jersey City Incident, Police Say
Mass Casualty: No Victims Cooperating In Jersey City Incident, Police Say Five people were shot early Sunday, Oct. 1 in Jersey City, and none were cooperating with the investigation, authorities said. Police responding to reports of gunfire at 264 Culver Ave. around 2:35 a.m. found a 20-year-old woman with gunshot wounds to her back leg and lower back, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. First responders rendered aid and the female was transported to a local hospital and is stable. Other victims taken to hospitals in private vehicles include: A 33 year old male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to upper back. A 23 year old male with a no…