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Bergen County Road Rage Attack: NJ Turnpike Shooting Probed By State Police Bergen County Road Rage Attack: NJ Turnpike Shooting Probed By State Police
Bergen County Road Rage Attack: NJ Turnpike Shooting Probed By State Police New Jersey State Police are asking for the public’s help after gunfire broke out following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike late Thursday night, Sept. 11. Troopers from Troop “D” Newark Station responded around 11:41 p.m. to a motor vehicle accident and aggravated assault on the northbound side of the Turnpike at milepost 121.2 in Leonia, Bergen County, police said. According to a preliminary investigation, a white Acura TL with New York license plates was rear-ended by another vehicle in standstill traffic.  Two suspected Black males got out of the striking vehicle armed with a han…

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis
New Update: 2 Killed, 17 Injured In Mass Shooting At School In Minneapolis This story has been updated. A suspect is dead, two children were killed and 17 other people and have been injured after an active shooter incident at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. The incident unfolded around 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 27 at Annunciation Church and School. An all-school mass had just gotten underway when the incident happened, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said, calling the incident an "unthinkable tragedy" at a midday news conference. The two children who were killed, ages 8 and 10, were seated in a pew when they were shot from outside th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured
NYC Restaurant Shooting Leaves 3 Dead, 8 Injured A night of celebration turned into tragedy overnight when gunfire erupted inside a crowded New York City restaurant, leaving 11 people shot, with three of those dead. The shooting broke out just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in Brooklyn, at Taste of the City Lounge on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, according to authorities. Officers responding to frantic 911 calls found chaos inside the establishment, with victims ranging in age from 27 to 61, eight of whom were men and three women, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. The violence followed a dis…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Times Square Shooting: 3 Injured, Teen Suspect Apprehended Times Square Shooting: 3 Injured, Teen Suspect Apprehended
Times Square Shooting: 3 Injured, Teen Suspect Apprehended A burst of gunfire broke out overnight in Times Square, leaving three people wounded and a teenage suspect in handcuffs in the heart of midtown Manhattan, police said. The violence erupted just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 at the bustling corner of 44th Street and 7th Avenue. Investigators say the shooting began with a dispute between a 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man, who was shot in the foot.  During the chaos, stray bullets also struck a 65-year-old man in the leg, and grazed an 18-year-old woman. All three victims were hospitalized and are listed in stable condition. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Shooting Armed Robbery Investigated In Fair Lawn, Prosecutor Says Shooting Armed Robbery Investigated In Fair Lawn, Prosecutor Says
Shooting Armed Robbery Investigated In Fair Lawn, Prosecutor Says Authorities are investigating an armed robbery and shooting that took place in Fair Lawn early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, officials said. Fair Lawn police responded to Henderson Boulevard and 11th Street at approximately 4:55 a.m. after receiving reports of gunfire, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. Officers arrived at the scene and found ballistic evidence, confirming that shots had been fired. Investigators determined the shooting was connected to an armed robbery, but no injuries were reported, officials said. Shortly after the incident, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Off…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gunman Charged In Deadly Shootout Held In Bergen County Jail Pending Trial: Prosecutors Gunman Charged In Deadly Shootout Held In Bergen County Jail Pending Trial: Prosecutors
Gunman Charged In Deadly Shootout Held In Bergen County Jail Pending Trial: Prosecutors An arrest has been made in a shootout that left one man dead over the weekend. Uvaldo Mora, 28, is accused of exchanging gunfire with the 33-year-old man at Straight Street and Park Avenue around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The 33-year-old man was struck in the head and throughout his torso, and died at the hospital.  Meanwhile, Mora was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Weapon and Certain Persons Not to Possess a Weapon. Mora was being held in the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Proc…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In PCTI Football Game Shooting, Teen In Custody Details Released In PCTI Football Game Shooting, Teen In Custody
Shooting Reported At Lenape High School, Pcti Football Game Details have been released in the shooting following a football game at the Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) Friday night, Aug. 30. A 16-year-old has been arrested in the shooting a 15-year-old and 16-year-old around 7:30 p.m. at PCTI school in Wayne, where the football team had faced Lenape High School, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic County Acting Sheriff Gary F. Giardina said. Police found a 15-year-old juvenile and a 16-year-old juvenile suffering from non-fatal gunshot wounds. Both were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson.&n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fight Breaks Out On Glen Rock Basketball Courts Months After Shooting Fight Breaks Out On Glen Rock Basketball Courts Months After Shooting
Fight Breaks Out On Glen Rock Basketball Courts Months After Shooting A boosted police presence was reported at basketball courts at a Glen Rock park following a fight on Tuesday evening, July 30, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. Police were called to the courts at Wilde Park off Maple Avenue around 7 p.m. on reports of a fist fight with a gathering crowd, Loving said. By the time officers got there, one of the two fight participants had apparently left. Back in May, gunfire erupted on the exact same courts, striking a 23-year-old Paterson man. Arrests in the shooting have yet to be made. Following Tuesday evening's fights, officers remained at …

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by Cecilia Levine