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Friend Finds Pair Dead During Welfare Check In Spotsy, Sheriff Says Friend Finds Pair Dead During Welfare Check In Spotsy, Sheriff Says
Friend Finds Pair Dead During Welfare Check In Spotsy, Sheriff Says A quiet neighborhood in Virginia became the scene of a grisly discovery when deputies found two people dead inside a Spotsylvania home, authorities announced. Deputies responded to the 10800 block of Heatherwood Drive around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, after a concerned friend reported not hearing from one of the residents.  Upon entering the home, the friend discovered the body of a woman and immediately called 911, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, they found both 61-year-old Charles Childress and 59-year-old Kimberly Newcomb dead ins…
Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia
Teen Found Shot Dead In Car In Columbia A quiet Maryland street became the site of heartbreak after 17-year-old Lance Carrington was found shot to death in a parked car, leaving a grieving community grappling with the sudden loss of a bright young life. Police in Columbia made the grim discovery on Tuesday, Jan. 19, after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle near the 9500 block of Quarry Bridge Court. Inside, they found Carrington with gunshot wounds.  He was pronounced dead at the scene, marking the start of an investigation into the crime. Carrington leaves behind his parents, his sister Sydney, his bro…
PA Teen Basketball Player, Top SAT Scorer Noah Scurry Fatally Shot PA Teen Basketball Player, Top SAT Scorer Noah Scurry Fatally Shot
PA Teen Basketball Player, Top SAT Scorer Noah Scurry Fatally Shot A Philadelphia teenager and standout student-athlete was fatally shot outside his home on Rorer Street in the city’s 25th District, police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Officers arrived at the 5000 block of Rorer Street at 7:15 a.m. after reports of an armed male, authorities said. There, they found 17-year-old Noah Scurry suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to police. Scurry was transported to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Philadelphia Fire Department medics, where he was pronounced dead at 7:37 a.m., police said. Scurry was a basketball player and top SAT scorer in the…
NJ Mom Of 4 Found Dead In Coopersburg Dumpster ID’d As Homicide Victim: Coroner NJ Mom Of 4 Found Dead In Coopersburg Dumpster ID’d As Homicide Victim: Coroner
NJ Mom Of 4 Found Dead In Coopersburg Dumpster ID’d As Homicide Victim: Coroner A mother of four from New Jersey was found dead in a dumpster in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, in what authorities have ruled a homicide, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced Monday, Jan. 13. UPDATE: Arrest Made In Killing Of Elizabeth Mom Found Dead In PA Dumpster Lucrecia Elizabeth Jadan Sumba, 39, of Elizabeth, NJ, was discovered in the 200 block of South 3rd Street on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 5:55 p.m., according to Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. An autopsy completed Monday revealed she died from sharp force injuries. The case has been classified as a homicide, Buglio said. Authorities fr…
High School Football Player, 14, Killed In Aberdeen Shooting: Police High School Football Player, 14, Killed In Aberdeen Shooting: Police
High School Football Player, 14, Killed In Aberdeen Shooting: Police A community is mourning after a 14-year-old high school football player from Harford County was shot in the head and died from his injuries. Jai'den Alexander Winchester has been identified by the Aberdeen Police Department as the person who was found shot shortly before midnight on Saturday night. ‼️ SHOOTING INVESTIGATION - The Aberdeen Police Department is on the scene of a shooting in the 200 block of Center... Posted by Aberdeen Police Department on Saturday, November 2, 2024 Officers were called to the 200 block of Center Deen Avenue on Nov. 2 to investigate a reported shoot…
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Landover Shooting Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Landover Shooting
Police ID 18-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Vehicle Blocks From Reported Landover Shooting Police investigators have identified the 18-year-old who was found with a fatal gunshot wound in a vehicle not far from a Prince George's County funeral home on Tuesday. Officers were called to the 7400 block of Old Landover Road at around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 to probe a reported shooting, and further investigation led to the grisly discovery of Kesean Pollard's body in the 7100 block. He was pronounced dead at the scene. According to the initial investigation, investigators are searching for multiple suspects who arrived at the initial scene and opened fire before fleeing in a vehicle. N…
Cumberland Co. Prosecutor's Office Detective Killed In Bridgeton Home Invasion Cumberland Co. Prosecutor's Office Detective Killed In Bridgeton Home Invasion
Cumberland Co. Prosecutor's Office Detective Killed In Bridgeton Home Invasion A Cumberland County detective was shot and killed during a home invasion in Bridgeton, authorities said. Sgt. Monica Mosley, 51, died late at night on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Bridgeton Police Department said in a news release. She was a member of the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office. Bridgeton police were called to a report of several people kicking in the door of a home on the 600 block of Buckshutem Road at approximately 10:30 p.m. Officers found Sgt. Mosley had been shot and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation led officers to Inspira Hospital and state troopers to…
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials
Police Find Man Shot To Death During Second Visit To Same Gaithersburg Building: Officials The death of a 37-year-old Montgomery County man has been ruled a homicide after his body was found inside an area apartment over the weekend, police say. Antoine Lavale Parker has been identified by investigators as the person who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his Montgomery Village home during officers' second visit near his home to investigate shots fired in the same morning. Parker's body was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in the same building in the 18500 block of Boysenberry Drive, where gunshots were reported in the area at around 5 a.m. th…
Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Arrest Of Shooter Wanted For Double Fatal Sterling Shooting Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Arrest Of Shooter Wanted For Double Fatal Sterling Shooting
Reward Offered For Tips Leading To Arrest Of Shooter Wanted For Double Fatal Sterling Shooting A massive reward is being offered as friends and family continue searching for the person responsible for killing a pair of 22 year olds in Loudoun County over the summer. This week, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced a $25,000 for tips and information that leads to the aprehension of whomever is responsible for the deaths of Mijal Conejero-Romera and Diego Alexander Woollett in late August.  Shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the 21000 block of Ridgetop Circle in the area of Huntington Square, wher…
Police Identify Suspect Wanted For Murder Of 18-Year-Old Woman In Prince William County Police Identify Suspect Wanted For Murder Of 18-Year-Old Woman In Prince William County
Police Identify Suspect Wanted For Murder Of 18-Year-Old Woman In Prince William County A suspect has been identified after an 18-year-old woman was found shot to death near a wooded area earlier this summer night in Prince William County, police say. Ashlin Yamileth Paz, who has no fixed address, was found with fatal gunshot wounds in Manassas last month in what "does not appear to be a random" incident. On Wednesday, Aug 14, detectives announced that they have identified 20-year-old German Joseth Torres Lizama as a suspect who is now wanted for murder and other offenses. A blue Hyundai Elantra that was sought in connection to the investigation was also found in Fairfax Coun…
Camden Man Dies Of Injuries From Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Camden Man Dies Of Injuries From Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
Camden Man Dies Of Injuries From Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor A 23-year-old man from Camden died a day after being wounded in a July 2 shooting in Trenton, authorities said on Monday, July 15. Capriest Ruiz was shot early that morning on Euclid Avenue, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office The murder remains under investigation. No arrests had been made. Anyone with information about the fatal shooting is urged to call the prosecutor’s Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406.
Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members
Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members A 75-year-old woman and her granddaughter have been identified as the two found dead inside a Baltimore County home on Sunday morning, leaving their friends and family shell-shocked. Iona Sellers and Autumn Harvey, 29, were found by police shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7 in the unit block of Taos Circle in Middle River during a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department found the two suffering from traumatic injuries to their upper body, police say. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects have been identified.  The incident …
North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale
North Amityville 48-Year-Old Found Dead On Side Of Road In East Farmingdale Police are investigating after a man was found dead on the side of a Long Island roadway. Click here for a new, updated story: Trio Nabbed For Murder Of North Amityville 48-Year-Old In East Farmingdale Suffolk County Police  First Precinct officers in East Farmingdale  responded to Garity Place after a passerby called 911 to report a man on the side of the road at approximately 1:35 a.m. Saturday, June 22. The man, Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo, age 48, of North Amityville, was pronounced dead at the scene by the East Farmingdale Fire Department. It was determined that D…
HOMICIDE: 21-Year-Old Man Shot In York City, Police Say HOMICIDE: 21-Year-Old Man Shot In York City, Police Say
Homicide: 21-Year-Old Man Shot In York City, Police Say A 21-year-old man is dead following a shooting in York City, area police announced on Friday morning.  York City police officers were called to the shooting in the 400 Block of North Beaver Street at 11:56 p.m. on Thursday, June 6.  Upon arrival they found the man already dead from an apparent gunshot wound, according to the police release.  Detectives are investigating but no arrests have been made as of Friday morning.  Anyone with information on this deadly shooting is asked to contact the York City Police Department by calling 717-846-1234, sending a tip throu…
Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA
Pair Charged In Deadly Shooting In Allentown's Fountain Park: Lehigh DA Two men are in police custody in connection with the murder of Angel Martinez-Velez, prosecutors say.  Grelvis Estevez Cabrera and Carlos Nathaniel Landesta-Agramonte are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal homicide and tampering with evidence, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Officials have said Martinez-Velez, 25, was shot to death at the basketball court in Fountain Park last Saturday, June 1.  In a release on Thursday, June 6, the DA's Office said two vehicles were seen fleeing the park: a dark-colored Honda and a white car. Using …
Teen Killed By Stepfather In Murder-Suicide Following Kidnapping: DA Teen Killed By Stepfather In Murder-Suicide Following Kidnapping: DA
Teen Killed By Stepfather In Murder-Suicide Following Kidnapping: DA A 16-year-old girl was killed on Thursday, May 30, after she was kidnapped by her stepfather and executed in a murder-suicide outside of her home in Acton, authorities said.  Juliano Santana, 49, reportedly snatched the girl as she walked near her home on Great Road in Acton before driving her back to her house and killing her and then himself in his car, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Santana was out on bail after he was accused of sexually assaulting the girl multiple times, authorities said. He was charged with six counts of aggravated rape of a child on Sept. 7, 2…
Lounge Murder: Man Gunned Down In Virginia Nightclub Lounge Murder: Man Gunned Down In Virginia Nightclub
Lounge Murder: Man Gunned Down In Virginia Nightclub Police are investigating a murder outside of a bar in northern Virginia, police said. A fight that broke out in front of Club Tempo on Possum Point Road in Dumfries turned deadly for 38-year-old Carvell Jarmain Williams, of Warrenton, around 2:10 a.m. Saturday, March 23, Prince William County police said. Officers provided first aid to Williams, who was taken to an area hospital where he died of his injuries, police said.  Two vehicles in the parking lot were also struck by gunfire, but no other injuries were reported.  No suspects have been located as of press time.  …
41-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In South Baltimore Neighborhood: Police 41-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In South Baltimore Neighborhood: Police
41-Year-Old Man Shot Dead In South Baltimore Neighborhood: Police Police are investigating a deadly Thursday afternoon shooting on Baltimore’s southwest side. Officers were called to the 100 block of Furrow Street to investigate a report for an unresponsive person around 12:15 p.m. A 41-year-old man was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Medical Examiner's Office was notified and took possession of the body. The investigation is being led by Southwest District Homicide Detectives. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lo…
One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says
One Man Dead After Early Morning Bar Shooting In Maryland, Sheriff Says A bar fight turned deadly for a 24-year-old man who was shot and killed early on Saturday morning in Harford County, according to the sheriff's office. Aberdeen resident Dajuan Kyree Simmons, 24, has been identified as the man who was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at D&M’s Tiki Bar and Crab Deck shortly after midnight on Feb. 17.  At approximately 12:08 a.m. on Saturday morning, deputies from the Harford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 2200 block of Pulaski Highway in Edgewood to investigate reports of shots fired. Upon arrival at the business, they …
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say
New Evidence Discovered In PA Man's 2013 Murder, Troopers Say Investigators are hopeful that recently discovered evidence will lead them to Harry Brian Mitchell's killer.  The 50-year-old was shot dead on Dec. 22 or 23, 2013, state police said in a release.  Mitchell was staying at a remote cabin he owned with his wife Dorothy at 157 Lake View Lane in New Albany, Bradford County, authorities wrote. Detectives said he was at the rear of the cabin with his dog when he was fatally struck by a single bullet.  Friends found Mitchell's body at the cabin after they had stopped hearing from him, according to police.  Authorities sai…
Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report
Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report The son of the imam fatally shot outside a Newark mosque has been arrested in connection with his killing, according to NBC New York. Abdush Sharif, 36, Kevin Rogers, 46 and Dashawn Kitchen were arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 in Newark and charged with violation of regulatory provisions related to firearms in connection to the fatal shooting of Hassan Sharif, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. NBC identified Sharif as the imam's son citing prosecutors. A spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately confirm the relationship. Abdush and Rogers are bei…
Woman Dies At Hospital After Being Shot By Crossbow In Maryland Home: Sheriff Woman Dies At Hospital After Being Shot By Crossbow In Maryland Home: Sheriff
Woman Dies At Hospital After Being Shot By Crossbow In Maryland Home: Sheriff A woman died at the hospital after being shot by a crossbow inside a Cecil County home. Deputies from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office were called at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon to a Bell Manor Road home, where there was a report of a person who had been struck with an arrow, fired by an occupant of the residence, according to officials. Cecil County Emergency Service paramedics rushed the woman to Lancaster General Hospital in Pennsylvania, where she later died from her injuries. The person who fired the crossbow was found inside the home and taken to the Cecil County Sheriff…
Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City
Man Accused Of Grisly New Year's Day Murder In Atlantic City A Cape May County man has been charged with stabbing another man to death in Atlantic City on New Year's Day. Atlantic County prosecutors said 30-year-old Vincent Oglesby of Woodbine was arrested in Pleasantville at around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. Oglesby is accused of killing 50-year-old Richard Vincent O'Brien III by stabbing him in the neck. Atlantic City police found O'Brien bleeding on the unit block of South California Avenue just after 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1. O'Brien was rushed to Atlantic City Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries. Oglesby is being held …
HERO: NJSP Detective Sergeant Who Tracked Down Fugitive Florida Murderer Named Trooper Of Year HERO: NJSP Detective Sergeant Who Tracked Down Fugitive Florida Murderer Named Trooper Of Year
Hero: Njsp Detective Sergeant Who Tracked Down Fugitive Florida Murderer Named Trooper Of Year A multi-state manhunt for an armed fugitive wanted for brutally murdering his 67-year-old female neighbor in Florida ended in New Jersey thanks in large part to NJ State Police Detective Sgt. Michael Savnik. Savnik tracked down Esteban De Jesus Jr., who was shot and killed by U.S. Marshals in Jersey City this past summer, NJSP Col. Patrick J. Callahan said in presenting the sergeant with the agency’s prestigious 2023 "Trooper of the Year" Award. The highest honor bestowed by the NJSP to its members, the "Trooper of the Year" award is a gold-framed red ribbon that recipients wear on their Cl…
2 Bodies Found By Worker On Dirt Road In Millis ID’d 2 Bodies Found By Worker On Dirt Road In Millis ID’d
2 Bodies Found By Worker On Dirt Road In Millis ID’d A Millis town worker found the bodies of two people while working on a remote dirt road off of Route 115 near the intersection of Route 27. Michael Fischella, 32, and Tanaia Wilkinson, 25, who both lived at 67 Curve St. in Millis, were found shot near their car on Sunday morning, Dec. 17, the Norfolk District Attorney said. Police found a gun under the man’s body. Both Fischella and Wilkinson were “well known to each other,” according to authorities. "We are still very early in this investigation and there is much to be done, but we do not yet have evidence of third-party involvement," N…
Video: Person Of Interest Wanted For Questioning In Bridgeport Woman's Death Video: Person Of Interest Wanted For Questioning In Bridgeport Woman's Death
Video: Person Of Interest Wanted For Questioning In Bridgeport Woman's Death Police in Fairfield County have released a video of a "person of interest " in a case involving a woman found dead in a shopping cart in an East End parking lot in November. The woman, identified as 37-year-old Rickeyta Baker, of Bridgeport. She was discovered next to a dumpster, behind 1028 Stratford Ave., at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3. Rickeyta Baker Bridgeport Police Department According to Bridgeport Police Det. Jeffrey A. Holtz, the department's Homicide Unit took over the investigation and located surveillance video that showed what appeared to be a male wheeling B…
COLD CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield COLD CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield
Cold CASE: NJ Mom Found Dead In Pennsylvania Cornfield Decades after she was found dead in a Lehigh Valley cornfield, state troopers continue their search for Caralee LaLaine Pensyl's killer.  The 20-year-old's remains were discovered unclothed and decomposed about a quarter-mile south of Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth on Dec. 12, 1987, according to state police.  Authorities say that she was murdered, but no official cause of death seems to appear in the public record. A contemporaneous report from the Allentown Morning Call claimed Pensyl had no wounds or trauma on her body when found. Still, loved ones were immediately suspicious…
TRIPLE MURDER: Shooting Leaves 3 Dead In Central Jersey TRIPLE MURDER: Shooting Leaves 3 Dead In Central Jersey
Triple Murder: Shooting Leaves 3 Dead In Central Jersey Three people were found dead in a New Jersey condominium on Monday, Nov. 27, authorities said. UPDATE: Cops ID South Plainfield Triple Murder Victims, Accused Shooter Police responding to reports of shots fired around 9 a.m. found two males and a woman in the Traditions condo complex on Coppola Drive in South Plainfield, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Police Chief Peter Papa. All victims had suffered gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead. Their names had not been released pending notification of next of kin. A suspect was being questione…
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police
Murder Suspect Arrested Year After Shooting Inside Maryland Home: Police Police say that a shooting suspect has been apprehended months after a 27-year-old man was gunned down during a violent night in Anne Arundel County. Middle River resident Andre Raquan Riggs, 26, is facing multiple murder charges following an investigation into the death of Matthew Anthony Ponder, who was shot and killed in late August last summer, authorities announced on Friday. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2022, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department were called to the 400 block of M Street North East in Glen Burnie, where they found Ponder inside an …
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor
Woman Killed In Central Jersey: Prosecutor A woman was killed and a man was wounded in an attack in Central Jersey, authorities said. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at 9:12 a.m., police responded to Juliet Street in New Brunswick after receiving the report that there were two injured people, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Police found two victims, a female who had succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene and a male who has been transported to the hospital where he will be treated for his injuries, she said. The woman's name had not been released. Initial investigati…
Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say
Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Maryland Apartment, Police Say A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death in a Fort Washington apartment late on Monday afternoon, the Prince George's County Police Department announced. Elijah Fletcher, of Fort Washington, has been identified by officials as the victim who was found dead inside an apartment building on Indian Head Highway. Officers were called at around 5:40 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9 to the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway, where there was a reported shooting. Once at the apartment complex, they found Fletcher suffering from gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead inside one of the units by first respon…