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Westchester Native, 18, Shot, Killed Near Chicago Campus While Walking With Friends: Reports Westchester Native, 18, Shot, Killed Near Chicago Campus While Walking With Friends: Reports
Westchester Native, 18, Shot, Killed Near Chicago Campus While Walking With Friends: Reports A Hudson Valley native and college freshman was shot and killed while walking with friends near her Chicago campus early Thursday morning, March 19, according to reports.  New, updated report - Hunt For Gunman Continues After Westchester Teen Slain By Chicago Campus, Family Seeks Answers Sheridan Gorman, 18, a graduate of Yorktown High School in Westchester County and student at Loyola University Chicago, was killed in a shooting near Lake Michigan around 1:30 a.m., according to CBS News and WGN-TV.  Chicago Police said Gorman was walking with a group in the 1000 block of We…
Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials
Missing 5-Year-Old With Autism Found Dead In Pennsylvania River: Officials A 5-year-old boy with autism who vanished from a McKeesport housing project on Monday morning was found dead in the Youghiogheny River hours later, authorities announced. Malik Patterson disappeared from the Harrison Village Housing Projects around 10:04 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, according to police. He was last seen behind the 13 building wearing only a pull-up diaper. Emergency responders, volunteers, and community members launched an urgent search after the boy — described as 4 feet tall, weighing about 50 pounds, and loving “Baby Shark” — was reported missing. By the afternoon, search c…
Officer Ryan Kingerski Dies Suddenly At 26: Penn Hills Police Officer Ryan Kingerski Dies Suddenly At 26: Penn Hills Police
Officer Ryan Kingerski Dies Suddenly At 26: Penn Hills Police A Penn Hills police officer has died suddenly, the department announced. Officer Ryan J. Kingerski, 26, of Monroeville, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, according to his obituary. “It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the sudden passing of Officer Ryan Kingerski, a dedicated member of our police family,” the department said in a statement. Kingerski served with the Penn Hills Police Department for the past three years, earning a reputation for his unwavering commitment and professionalism in protecting the community, police said. It is w…
MURDER-SUICIDE: PA Teen Kills Parents, Younger Brother Then Turns Gun On Himself, DA Says MURDER-SUICIDE: PA Teen Kills Parents, Younger Brother Then Turns Gun On Himself, DA Says
Murder-suicide: PA Teen Kills Parents, Younger Brother Then Turns Gun On Himself, DA Says A family of four has died in a quiet Pennsylvania town in what the Beaver County District Attorney Nate Bible believes is a murder-suicide.  Clifford Hunt Junior, 19, supposedly shot his father Clifford, 51, mother Michelle, 48, and his 16-year-old brother Cody before turning the gun on himself in their home in the 200 block of Schaffer Road in Beaver Falls, North Sewickley Township on Sunday, Jan. 12 around 8:30 p.m., according to the DA and  North Sewickley Township Police Chief Jeff Becze. The call about the shooting to 911 came from inside the home, authorities said, but who m…
Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police
Florida Man Struck Dead On I-78: Pennsylvania State Police A 49-year-old Florida man has died following a hit-and-run on Interstate 78, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 24.  Jymel Dejuan Smith of Clermont is a trucker, according to his social media, he had pulled his tractor-trailer over on I-78 West near mile marker 41.5 in Greenwich Township at 4:54 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 13, PSP Hamburg Trooper Brian Roland detailed in the release.  While standing next to the tractor-trailer another vehicle struck him and fled the scene, Roland wrote. That vehicle was located nearby by Pennsylvania State Police and they arrested the driver 42…
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police
Airborne 21-Year-Old Killed In 4 Vehicle Crash: PA State Police A 21-year-old man was killed in a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 on June 17, the Pennsylvania State Police announced in a release the following Monday. Shortly after the crash, Preston Mowery, of Ephrata, was found seatbelted but unresponsive in the driver’s seat of a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu along the side of Route 30/Lincoln Highway around 7 a.m. on Monday, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office and the Pennsylvania State Police.  Three other vehicles were involved: a tractor-trailer, a Tesla, and another sedan—  all only drivers in the vehicles, according to the PSP release on J…