Springfield, MA
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Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd
Springfield Approaches Homicide Milestone - 18th Victim ID'd In a year in which Springfield may see a record number of homicides, police have identified the city's most recent victim of fatal violence. In the past five years, 2019 was the one with the most homicides committed in Springfield - there were 20 that year. 2020 may set a tragic new record with the number of homicides reported. So far, 18 homicides have been reported in Springfield and there's still a month to go in the year. Violence has been on the rise in major U.S. cities for all of 2020, according to a study by the National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice. In large America…

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by Kristin Palpini
Hamilton Township, NJ
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State Capital Reports 9 People Shot State Capital Reports 9 People Shot
State Capital Reports 9 People Shot There were at least nine people shot over the weekend in Trenton, authorities said. None of the shootings was fatal, according to a spokeswoman for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.  On Sunday night, four people were wounded by gunfire at the intersection of Stuyvesant and Hoffman avenues. Three people were injured in shootings at the same spot on Friday night, police said.  Another Sunday shooting hurt two people at Faircrest and Coolidge avenues, according to initial reports.  The city of Trenton has suffered 37 homicides this year, most of them involving shootings. …

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
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New Brunswick Mass Shooting Victims Identified New Brunswick Mass Shooting Victims Identified
New Brunswick Mass Shooting Victims Identified Two men killed during Sunday's mass shooting in New Brunswick have been identified, authorities said. Lionel Macauley, 28, of Somerset, and Anthony Robinson 23, of New Brunswick, died of injuries they sustained in the early morning shooting, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Director Anthony A. Caputo said on Monday. In addition to the six people previously reported as injured during the 1:20 a.m. shooting, another wounded victim has since come forward, authorities said. The ninth shooting victim received minor injuries which did …

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by Jon Craig