Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Gunman Whose Stray Bullet Killed Trenton Girl Was Fighting Over Facebook Photo: Authorities
A Facebook feud that spilled into the courtyard of a Trenton apartment complex left a 9-year-old girl dead, and authorities say they know the man who fired the shot. Isiah Roberts, 19, has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Friday night shooting that left SeQuoya Bacon-Jones dead, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office announced. SeQuoya was found having been struck by a single gunshot in Kingsbury Square at around 7:30 p.m., authorities said. The shooting began with two women — including Roberts' sister — fighting over parenting styles …
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Trenton Girl, 9, Was Reaching For Mom After Being Struck By Stray Bullet: Report
SeQuoya Bacon-Jones was not crying when her mom found her bleeding on the sidewalk last week. The 9-year-old Trenton girl was laying on the ground, moaning, reaching out for her, Shea Bacon-Jones tells CBS Philly. SeQuoya was playing at the Kingsbury Square courtyard around 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, when she was struck by a stray bullet, authorities previously said in a press release. "I can’t believe what I’m looking at," the girl's mom told the outlet. "It’s not really happening, but it’s really happening." The next day, SeQuoya died. No arrests had been made as of Monday, …
Gettysburg, PA
News
Girl, 5, Dies In ATV Crash: PA State Police
A 5-year-old girl has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash at a private residence, Pennsylvania state police say. Troopers were called to an ATV accident involving a girl at the home in Beccaria Township just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 24 according to a release by the police. Police soon discovered that the girl had suffered life-threatening injuries and she was soon pronounced dead. It is unclear if she was taken to a hospital or if she died at the scene of the crash. The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Authorities have not released the identity of the child.
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot In Coatesville, Police Say
A four-year-old boy was fatally shot in Coatesville, authorities said. Responding officers found the child with a gunshot wound to the face at a home in the 300 block of East Chestnut Street around 5:20 p.m., Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Further details were not immediately known. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Coatesville City's Detective Sergeant Brandon Harris at (610)-384-2300 ext. 3212 or Chester County Detective Keith Cowdright (610)-344-6866. This story is developing.…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
Obituaries
Middle School Student Targeted In Deadly Shooting ID'd By DA
A 13-year-old boy was killed in what is believed to have been a targeted shooting, as stated at a press conference held by Lebanon County officials. Jason “Jay” Rivera, of Lebanon, was shot in the 300 block of Vine Street in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County on Tuesday night, the district attorney said at the conference on Thursday. Rivera died at Hershey Medical Center later that night, the DA said. His family remembers him as a happy, loving boy who liked football, baseball, sneakers, playing Fortnight, and drawing, the DA and his family said at the conference. He was a s…
Cornwall-Mount Gretna, PA
News
Boy Shot Dead In Central Pennsylvania: DA
UPDATE: The boy who was shot and killed has been identified, you can read more about it here. ORIGINAL: A boy has been shot dead in Lebanon County, according to reports by multiple media outlets citing the Lancaster County district attorney’s office. A 13-year-old boy has died after being shot in South Lebanon Township on Feb. 15, abc27 reports citings the DA. Police were called to a report of multiple shots fired in the 300 block of Vine Street Tuesday night, according to CBS 21 citing the DA. The boy was allegedly shot in the vicinity of Vine Street and Park Avenue between 8:30 and …
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Dad Pleads Guilty To Killing Infant Daughter After Beating Young Son: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Jersey Shore dad serving prison time for abusing his 15-month-old son has entered a guilty plea in the death of his 6-week-old daughter, authorities announced. Austin Meli, of Wall Township, pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 10 to charges of aggravated manslaughter, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. Officers responded to a home in Wall Township on March 9, 2019, on reports of an unresponsive infant. Meli's baby was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. In March 2020, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violently abusing his 1…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old NJ Boy Found Unresponsive On School Bus Dies
A 12-year-old boy died days after being found unresponsive on a school bus in Camden County, authorities said. School officials and first responders tried reviving the boy after finding him on a bus in Gloucester Township Jan. 24, a spokesman with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. He died on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The matter remains under investigation by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Gloucester Township Police Department
Paterson, NJ
News
Paterson Man Charged With Murder In Blunt-Force Death Of 2-Year-Old Child
A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old child. Ricardo Rivera, 30, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest the day before, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Her office was contacted by Paterson police after the child was pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 20, Valdes said. An autopsy three days later found the youngster had died of blunt-force trauma, she said. “The subsequent investigation, including numerous witness statements, resulted in the …
Lewisboro, NY
News
Hudson Valley Woman Sentenced For Death Of 1-Year-Old Son
A Hudson Valley mother has been sentenced to nine months in county jail in connection with the death of her 1-year-old son. Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the sentencing of Marie Dorleus, of Spring Valley, on Wednesday, Dec. 15 The child was killed on Saturday, June 19, when Dorleus left her three small children unsupervised in their Spring Valley home for several hours, said Chief Peter Walker, spokesman for the DA's Office. During her absence, a box spring that had been leaned against a wall in the family apartment fell on her 1-year-old son, c…
Gettysburg, PA
Schools
PA Boy, 6, Fatally Shot Brother, 5, Police Say
A 6-year-old shot and killed their 5-year-old brother on Monday night, according to police. The Allegheny County Police Department's Homicide Unit responded to a request for assistance in Penn Hills.At approximately 5:33pm this date, County 9-1-1 was notified of a shooting in the 100 block of Prescott Drive. First responders found a 5-year-old male victim shot. pic.twitter.com/Nh7yYYun66 — Allegheny County PD (@AlleghenyCoPD) November 23, 2021 Penn Hills police were called to a shooting incident in the 100 block of Prescott Drive in Pittsburgh on Monday at approximately 5:33 p.m., accor…
Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
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A 36-year-old New Jersey mom was charged with two counts of first-degree murder after her two young children were found "bound and restrained" -- and dead -- in the back seat of her car, authorities said. A 911 call was received around 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, reporting a disabled vehicle on Mountain View Road in Hillsborough, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office. Responding officers found the driver, Yuhwei Chou, of Skillman, and two children -- one in a booster seat and the other in a baby seat -- bound and restrained in the car's back seats, authorities said. Investigators det…
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