Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Triple Shooting 16-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Triple Shooting
16-Year-Old Charged With Attempted Murder In Triple Shooting A 16-year-old is being charged with attempted murder in connection with a triple shooting Wednesday. On Nov. 11, around 9:30 p.m. police were alerted by a ShotSpotter activation to the area of Madison Street in Worcester. Upon arrival, Worcester Police found two gunshot victims - a man and a boy, both of Worcester. Soon after, police were informed that a gunshot victim had been dropped off at a local emergency room, police said. The shooting took place following a confrontation between two groups, police said. All three victims were charged with crimes in relation to the shooting. The 1…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud
Sixth Person Arrested For Savage Beating, Shooting Of Rival In Long-Standing Feud An 18-year-old man is the sixth person to be arrested for an August shooting and beating that police believe arose from a long-standing feud. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Vernon Police arrested Trenton Merrill, 18, 157 Union St., Vernon, on the charges of attempted murder, operating a drug factory, and several other felonies, police said. Merrill is the suspected shooter, police said. He’s being held on a $1.6 million bond.  A few days earlier, on Sept. 22, Vernon Police arrested five people connected to the same incident - an Aug. 27, daytime-shooting on Prospect Street, downtown Rockville. …

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by Kristin Palpini
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9 UPDATE: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9
Update: Cranford Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Double Shooting On Route 1&9 A Cranford man was being held in the Union County Jail in connection with Sunday's double shooting on Routes 1&9, authorities said Monday. Andrew C. Johnson, 50, was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder and four related weapons offenses, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Linden Police Chief David Hart said jointly. Linden police officers responding to a shooting on the northbound lanes of Routes 1&9 near Avenue C found two victims inside a vehicle stopped on the highway around 9:40 a.m., according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Colleen R…

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by Cecilia Levine