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18-Year-Old Killed Man, 22, In Sayreville Shooting: Prosecutors
A Sayreville teen was accused of shooting and killing another man, authorities said.
Daniel Adediran, 18, was arrested in the case, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a news release on Friday, Aug. 30. Jeremiah Brown, 22, died in the shooting on Tuesday, Aug. 20.
Sayreville police responded to a 911 call about the shooting on Swider Drive at around 9:49 p.m. Officers found Brown with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said Adediran knew Brown and the shooting wasn't a "random act of violence."
Adediran was …
Police ID Man Killed In Shooting After Vigil Held At Maryland HS For Football Players (Updated)
What started as a peaceful vigil to remember three former football players from Wise High School who were killed in a crash turned deadly when gunshots rang out in Prince George's County, according to police.
On Friday night, hundreds gathered outside the Upper Marlboro school, after which, shots were fired in the area, sending a man and woman to the hospital, where the former was later pronounced dead, officials say.
The vigil was held for former football stars Khyree Jackson, 24, who was drafted earlier this year by the Minnesota Vikings, Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton, Jr., 24, who…
Cause Of Death Released For Popular Actor, 50, Who Grew Up In Region
The cause of death has been released for a popular actor who was born and grew up in the region.
The death of Alec Musser, age 50, was announced last weekend on Instagram by his fiancée Paige Press, who lived with Musser in Del Mar, California, north of San Diego.
According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Officer, Musser died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"His fiancée last knew him to be alive on the evening of Friday, Jan. 12 when she had gone to bed," the medical examiner said. "On the morning of Saturday, Jan. 13, she awoke and went to find the decedent seated …
Man Found Shot Dead A Week After Killing His Wife In South Jersey: Prosecutor
A man wanted in the Nov. 3 killing of his wife in Gloucester County died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday, Nov. 10, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Nov. 8, a warrant was issued for Laurence D. Conner, 67, of Franklin Township, charging him with homicide and weapons offenses in the death of his 62-year-old wife, Karen, according to Chief Thomas Gilbert of the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
"Wide-ranging efforts to locate and arrest Conner commenced without delay once charges were filed," Gilbert said in a press release.
Conner was discovered dead from a self-inflict…
Man, 25, Shot Dead In Cumberland County: Police
A 25-year-old Bridgeton man was shot and killed, authorities said.
On Sunday, Sept. 3, at approximately 9:25 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to Mount Vernon Street on for a report of a gunshot victim, Bridgeton police said.
Police found the victim, identified as Brian Pineda, who resided at the residence, suffering from gunshot wounds, tney said.
Officers immediately attempted live-saving efforts until Bridgeton Fire Dept. EMTs arrived. The victim did not survive and was pronounced dead a shot time later.
No arrests had been made.
Detectives from the city police dep…
Springfield Killing: Man Charged In Shootout That Left 1 Dead, 1 Wounded
A 37-year-old man recovering from a gunshot wound at Baystate Medical Center is charged with a Thursday, Aug. 31, killing, authorities said.
Thomas Whitlock, of Springfield, is charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and discharging a gun within 500 feet of a building, Springfield police said.
The shooting happened at 9 a.m. on Leland Drive, where police found a man bleeding from a bullet wound, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.
Police have not …
Ohio Man Convicted In Double-Fatal Shooting In Cumberland County: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Ohio man has been convicted in connection with a double-fatal shooting in Cumberland County, authorities said.
Michael R. Loftin, Jr., of Cincinnati, OH, was convicted after a 12-day jury trial of first-degree conspiracy to commit murder, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
Loftin was acquitted on Wednesday, Aug. 9 of two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and weapons offenses, she said.
On March 8, 2015, around 12:20 a.m., Vineland Police Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of West Grape Street for several …