‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs ‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs
‘I Did It For Gaza’: Gunman Flew In, Killed Israeli Couple Outside DC Jewish Museum: Court Docs He flew in from Chicago with a gun, bought a ticket to a Jewish diplomatic event, waited outside, then opened fire. Moments later, he told police: “I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza.” Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Illinois, is now facing multiple federal charges, including the murder of foreign officials, after he allegedly carried out a deadly ambush near the entrance of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC on Wednesday, May 21, federal officials announced. The attack happened just after 9:00 p.m., outside a ticketed event hosted by the American Jewish Committee that was designed…
Grocery Store Shooting Kills Teen, Leaves Another Critical: Philly Police Grocery Store Shooting Kills Teen, Leaves Another Critical: Philly Police
Grocery Store Shooting Kills Teen, Leaves Another Critical: Philly Police A teenager was killed and another was left in critical condition after a shooting inside a grocery store in Philadelphia, police announced on Wednesday, May 21. Officers with the 19th District responded to the 5400 block of Race Street at 2:16 p.m. for reports of gunfire inside the store, the Philadelphia Police Department said. When they arrived, they found two juvenile males suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was rushed to Lankenau Hospital in critical condition. The other was pronounced dead at the scene by medics at 2:22 p.m. A firearm was recovered, and one person was taken int…
25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA 25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA
25-Year-Old Microbiologist Shot Dead On PA Sidewalk; Boyfriend Charged With Murder: DA A 25-year-old woman was shot and killed on a West Conshohocken sidewalk early Sunday morning, and her boyfriend has been charged with her murder, Montgomery County authorities announced on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Alyssa Rose Wiest, a Quality Control Microbiologist at GSK, was found face-down with multiple gunshot wounds to her torso on the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue around 12:25 a.m., according to West Conshohocken Police and District Attorney Kevin R. Steele. Officers administered first aid before she was rushed to Lankenau Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Wiest, a graduate of the…
$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In PA Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ $22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In PA Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ
$22.5M Gold Heist Suspect Caught In PA Smuggling 65 Guns Into Canada: DOJ A man wanted in one of the biggest gold thefts in Canadian history has admitted in U.S. court to smuggling dozens of guns—including fully automatic machine pistols—back into Canada, federal prosecutors say. Durante King-Mclean, 26, of Cambridge, Ontario, pleaded guilty in Harrisburg on Tuesday, May 14, to conspiracy to traffic firearms after a Pennsylvania traffic stop exposed a shocking weapons pipeline stretching from Florida to the Canadian border. He had 65 handguns crammed into the trunk of a rental car, each one hidden inside a sock, authorities said. Among them were stolen weapons, …
Arrest Made In Park Murder Of NJ Mom 'YaYa' Found Dead By Jogger: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Park Murder Of NJ Mom 'YaYa' Found Dead By Jogger: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Park Murder Of NJ Mom 'YaYa' Found Dead By Jogger: Prosecutor The man accused of gunning down a South Jersey mother in a park last November has been charged with murder, authorities announced Wednesday, May 7. Teaoshia Lakrisha Still, 36, was found shot to death around 5:10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Waltman City Park in Millville, NJ, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. She had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said. The case launched a months-long homicide investigation involving both the Millville Police Department and the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. On May 2, …
NJ Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Trenton man was charged on Thursday, April 17, with murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter last weekend, authorities said. Bahin Lynch faces two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Malika Whiting, 40 and her daughter, Jairah Biggs, 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. At 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 12, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, authorities said. Both were pronou…
Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General
Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Wednesday, April 9, after pleading guilty to murdering a man in Delaware in 2023, authorities said. Deontay Willingham had previously pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and possessing a firearm during a felony, the Delaware Attorney General's Office said. On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Willingham approached Dennis Davis while in Wilmington and proceeded to strike up a conversation, authorities said. Willingham then shot Davis unprovoked, striking him twice, before stealing a necklace pendant from him, authorities said. Davis was …
ROAD RAGE: Driver Fires At Family, Striking Pedestrian While Fleeing In Philly, Police Say ROAD RAGE: Driver Fires At Family, Striking Pedestrian While Fleeing In Philly, Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Fires At Family, Striking Pedestrian While Fleeing In Philly, Police Say A driver fired a gun at a family during a road rage incident in Philadelphia, then struck a pedestrian while fleeing, authorities announced on Thursday, April 17. The complainant told police the gunman pulled a black handgun and fired in his direction during an argument over a lane change at approximately 10:23 a.m. He was driving with his girlfriend and two children at the time. Thankfully, no one in the vehicle was hurt. The complainant quickly flagged down officers and gave them a description of the suspect’s vehicle, police said. Shortly afterward, that vehicle was located and stopped…
NJ Mom Of 3 Shot Through Door In PA; Killer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Decades: DA NJ Mom Of 3 Shot Through Door In PA; Killer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Decades: DA
NJ Mom Of 3 Shot Through Door In PA; Killer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To Decades: DA A man who gunned down a mother of three through her apartment door in Allentown while her children were home asleep has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to decades in state prison, authorities announced on Thursday, April 17. Obadiah Whack, 30, of Allentown, pleaded guilty to Murder of the Third Degree and Possession of a Firearm Prohibited, both felonies of the first degree, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan said. He was sentenced by Judge James T. Anthony to 30 to 60 years in state prison. The plea deal came after three days of trial before a jury and was reached prior to …
ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor
ID Theft Ring Busted With Stolen US Treasury Checks, Gun, Skimmer, And Dogs: NJ Prosecutor A New Jersey couple is accused of running a high-level ID theft ring involving stolen Treasury checks, guns, a skimmer, and stolen dogs, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 16. Peter M. Gittens, 37, and Chambreona J. Williams, 33—also known as Tenisha O. Gittens— both of Raritan Township, have been charged with a slew of crimes, including Forgery, Trafficking in Personal Identifying Information, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Theft of Movable Property, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and more, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Raritan Township Chief of Police Al Payn…
Teen Who Shot One Person, Stabbed Another Learns Fate: Cumberland County Prosecutor Teen Who Shot One Person, Stabbed Another Learns Fate: Cumberland County Prosecutor
Teen Who Shot One Person, Stabbed Another Learns Fate: Cumberland County Prosecutor A 19-year-old Vineland resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday, April 14, after previously pleading guilty shooting and stabbing two different people, authorities said. Tahj'mere Chance had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. in December 2021, Vineland police responded to the 700 block of Wood Street after a person sustained life-threatening injuries in a shooting, authorities said. Surveillance footage showed two men exiting a vehicle and walking in the direction of the vehicle and then firing gunshots,…
No Charges For NJ Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Exchanging Gunfire With Them: Attorney General No Charges For NJ Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Exchanging Gunfire With Them: Attorney General
No Charges For NJ Cops Who Fatally Shot Suspect Exchanging Gunfire With Them: Attorney General A state grand jury declined to file charges against two Hamilton Township police officers who fatally shot a man who was exchanging gunfire with them last year, authorities said. On Friday, March 8, police responded to a home on Orchard Avenue for a domestic dispute, after a caller said she was in a verbal dispute with an intoxicated man, later identified as Vincent Correa, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Upon arriving, officers Derek Fiabane and Paul Piromalli encountered Correa, who was armed with a rifle, Platkin said. Correa then exchanged gunfire with the two officers…