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Accused Murderer Ranted About Pronouns, Trump Before Ex-Wife, Her BF Were Slain In St. James
New details are offering insight into the mind of an accused murderer just hours before he allegedly gunned down his ex-wife and her boyfriend inside their New York home.
The Long Island killings happened in St. James, at a residence on Brasswood Road, at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Suffolk County Police said Daniel Coppola, age 50, put his 15-year-old daughter into his car before going inside and shooting his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman.
Earlier Report: Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say
Both vic…
Suspect Nabbed After 30-Year-Old From North Babylon Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight
A suspect has been apprehended after a fatal shooting in broad daylight outside a Long Island residence.
It happened around 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 in Brentwood.
Joshua E. Jasmin, age 30, of North Babylon, was transported via Brentwood Legion Ambulance to South Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Following an investigation, Romeo Campbell, age 23, of Brentwood, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
He was held overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday, Aug. 31.
Man Kills Ex-Wife, Her BF At St. James Home, Police Say
A man is accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend at their Long Island home.
Suffolk County Police were called to a St. James residence on Brasswood Road for a disturbance at around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28.
Homicide detectives determined that Daniel Coppola, age 50, shot his ex-wife, 50-year-old Kelly Coppola, and her boyfriend, 53-year-old Kenneth Pohlman, police told Daily Voice. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The Coppolas were in the middle of a contentious divorce at the time, according to investigators.
Prior to the killings, Coppola picked up the cou…
'Mistaken Identity' Led To Father's Killing In Backyard Of Long Island Home, DA Says
A case of mistaken identity led to a husband and father being gunned down in the backyard of his Long Island home, prosecutors said.
Oliver Schor, age 22, and Christopher Fernandez, age 28, both of Sound Beach, were formally arraigned on murder charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 9, in the fatal shooting of Michael Hartmann.
According to prosecutors, Fernandez and Schor were armed with rifles when they showed up at Hartmann’s Bohemia residence, located just south of the Sunrise Highway on Smithtown Avenue, at around 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2022.
Earlier Report: Duo From Sou…
29-Year-Old Charged In Ambush Killing Of Man Outside Long Island Home
Three years after a man was shot and killed in an ambush attack outside a Long Island home, the alleged gunman was formally charged.
Paulin Cerisier, age 29, of Pennsylvania, was indicted on murder and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the death of Maresse Decherson-Stevenson.
Prosecutors said Cerisier drove to Amityville shortly before 3 a.m. on July 18, 2021, and entered a backyard party being attended by Decherson-Stevenson, the uncle of his ex-girlfriend.
He then snuck up to the man and shot him in the shoulder without warning, prosecutors said. The 41-ye…
Trio Indicted For Murder In 'Brazen' Daytime Kidnapping, Beating Of Long Island Man
Three men were formally charged with murder in connection with the broad-daylight kidnapping and beating death of a Long Island man.
Gustavo Hernandez, age 38, and his nephews, Walter Ramirez Jeronimo, age 19, and Wilson Ramirez Jeronimo, age 18, all of Farmingdale, were indicted for murder and kidnapping in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Aug. 2.
According to prosecutors, the trio drove up to 48-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Jeronimo as he was walking in Farmingdale on Broadhollow Road on the evening of Friday, June 21.
Earlier Report: Trio Nabbed For Murder Of Long Island 48-Year-Old …
Fatal Shooting: Suspect Nabbed, 23-Year-Old Victim ID'd In Freeport
A suspect from Connecticut has been apprehended after a person was shot and killed on Long Island.
The incident happened around 2 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, in Freeport.
Police responded to a shot spotter activation on West Seaman Avenue.
When Freeport PD officers arrived, they discovered a 23-year-old man who had been shot.
The victim, identified as Nassau County resident Tyrone Williams, 23, of Baldwin, was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead by a hospital physician.
Late Friday morning, Aug. 2, the Nassau County PD reported the arrest of 20-year-old F…
Salon Crash: Alleged Drunk Driver Who Killed Off-Duty Cop, 3 Others In NY Charged With Murder
An alleged drunk driver who crashed his SUV into a New York nail salon, killing four people, including a police officer, was charged with murder.
Long Island resident Steven Schwally, age 64, of Dix Hills, was formally indicted on four counts of second-degree murder, plus 24 other felonies and nine misdemeanors, in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug. 1
District Attorney Raymond Tierney said Schwally had just left a liquor store and was intoxicated when he crashed his SUV into Hawaii Nail & Spa, located in Deer Park on Grand Boulevard, going nearly 80 miles per hour on Friday, June 28…
Duo From Sound Beach, Miller Place Nabbed For Fatal Backyard Shooting At Bohemia Home
Two suspects have been apprehended after a Long Island man was shot to death outside his home.
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Late Tuesday night, July 30, Suffolk County Police announced the arrests following an investigation that lasted more than a year-and-a-half after the incident in the fall of 2022.
The suspects, Christopher Fernandez, age 28, of Sound Beach, and Oliver Schor, age 22, Miller Place, were both charged with second-degree murder.
Fernandez is being…
Trail Killing: Couple Confesses To Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Bike Path
A couple formally confessed to their roles in the fatal stabbing of a man on a Long Island walking and biking trail.
Jose Martinez-Vazquez, age 25, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, July 25, in the death of Benjamin Flores-Mendez.
It came months after his girlfriend, Tiffany Diaz-Cabrera, age 21, of Port Jefferson Station, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the same case.
Earlier Report: Duo Nabbed In Fatal Stabbing Of Man On Long Island Trail
According to prosecutors, Martinez-Vazquez followed the 39-year-old Flor…
Trio Nabbed For Murder Of North Amityville 48-Year-Old In East Farmingdale
Three men have been charged with murder after a victim was found dead on the side of a Long Island roadway.
Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers in East Farmingdale responded to Garity Place after a passerby called 911 to report a man on the side of the road at approximately 1:35 a.m. Saturday, June 22.
The man, Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo, age 48, of North Amityville, was pronounced dead at the scene by the East Farmingdale Fire Department.
It was determined that Diaz Geronimo, 48, of North Amityville, was strangled, according to police.
On Monday, July 22, Suffolk Coun…
