Armed Barricaded Man Apprehended: Absecon PD
A 65-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was taken into custody after he barricaded himself with a gun in Absecon Monday, Oct. 26, authorities said.
At 8:30 a.m., officers were requested to assist Egg Harbor Township police in locating Robert McNeill, a suspect in an arson investigation, Absecon police said.
McNeill was located by officers at the Sports Complex, at 1000 Morton Ave. and was armed with a handgun, threatened suicide, and barricaded himself inside his vehicle, police said.
Atlantic County SWAT, crisis negotiators and mental health professionals were requested to the scene, p…
13-Year-Old Upper Macungie Girl Dies By Suicide: Coroner
A 13-year-old Pennsylvania girl has died by suicide, just weeks after an 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy died the same way, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
The girl, of Upper Macungie Township, was pronounced dead at her residence at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
An autopsy was completed Monday, Oct. 19, at the Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center, and the manner of death was ruled a suicide, Buglio said.
The child has been identified, but the coroner's office will not release her name because of her age.
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LI Men Killed In Shockingly Similar Car Crashes At Sunken Meadow Toll Booth Identified: Police
Both drivers who died in fiery crashes into a highway toll booth on Long Island last month were identified Tuesday, Oct. 13 by police.
Vijay P. Cheema, 74, of Fort Salonga, died in the Monday, Sept. 14 crash into the Sunken Meadow State Park toll booth on the north end of Sunken Meadow State Parkway in Kings Park, New York State Police said.
Gregory W. Salone, 70, of Kings Park, died Monday, Sept. 21 after crashing into the exact same toll booth exactly one week later, state police said.
Cheema’s death in the first crash was ruled a suicide, according to state police. Investigators did not…
Murder-suicide: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In Pennsauken Home, Prosecutor Says
A man killed his sister before turning the gun on himself in Pennsauken on Wednesday, Sept. 16, authorities said.
At 9:01 a.m., Pennsauken police responded to the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue and located Janet Camacho, a 59-year-old Pennsauken resident, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo said. She was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said.
A perimeter was established around the home and members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team responded, author…
Causes Of Death In Mechanicville Quadruple Murder-Double Suicide Confirmed: Authorities
An official toxicology report confirmed a New York grandmother, mother, and four children all died from taking an over-the-counter sleep medication, authorities said Friday, Sept. 11.
Police said Amy Steadman, 64, and Sarah Myers, 44, gave Myers’ four children fatal doses of diphenhydramine, then took suicidal doses themselves, the Albany Times-Union reported.
The six relatives were all found dead inside a Mechanicville home on Tuesday, July 23. The four children — Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon — were due to visit their father, Brady …
Murder-Suicide: Man Stabs Girlfriend In Lindenwold, Kills Himself, Prosecutor Says
A 64-year-old Camden man stabbed his girlfriend to death before killing himself, authorities announced Tuesday, July 21.
At 11:39 a.m. on Thursday, July 16, detectives responded to the 500 block of Bilper Avenue and found Marlene Campbell, a 53-year-old Lindenwold resident, with multiple stab wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Lindenwold Police Chief Michael McCarthy said.
She was transferred to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation identified Gibbs as the suspect, police said.
At 3:23 p.m., Camden County po…
Evicted Lumberton Tenant Kills Landlord, Then Himself Hours After Southampton Shooting: Cops
A man who had recently been evicted from a South Jersey home returned to the home to kill the landlord before taking his own life less than a mile away, just after a separate shooting in a nearby town on Wednesday, June 10, authorities said.
Lumberton police responded to a report of a shooting on Curry Court at approximately 4:15 p.m., where arriving officers found Damon Nesmith, 53, dead inside the home, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Lumberton Township Police Chief Anthony D. Nippins. Nesmith was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tyrone McLean, 56, …
Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd Days After Found In York County Home: Coroner
A couple found dead inside a York County home has been identified days after a 911 call led police to the scene, authorities announced on Wednesday, April 15.
Kevin B. Garner, 66, and Lisa L. Garner, 64, were discovered at their home on the 600 block of Trolley Road in Lower Windsor Township on Friday, April 10 at 1:56 p.m., according to the York County Coroner’s Office.
Police were dispatched after a 911 hang-up call, and officers found Kevin seated in a chair with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, while Lisa was located on a sofa with a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner sai…
‘The Wire’ Actor, Baltimore County Native James Ransone Dead At 46; $92K Raised For Wife, Kids
Actor James Ransone, best known for his role as Ziggy Sobotka on HBO’s "The Wire," has died by suicide, authorities confirmed. He was 46.
Ransone of Baltimore County, Maryland, died in Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 19, according to records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
His cause of death was listed as suicide by hanging, while his place of death was identified as a shed, the medical examiner’s office stated in a report obtained by Daily Voice on Monday, Jan. 19. His body has been released to his family.
Ransone portrayed Ziggy Sobotka, the troubled son of Baltimore dock worke…
Brown Shooting Suspect Found Dead By Suicide, ID'd As 48-Year-Old Former Student: Cops
The suspect in both the mass shooting at Brown University and the killing of an MIT professor has been found dead by suicide, officials announced Thursday night, Dec. 18.
He was identified in an affidavit (attached at the bottom of this news article), and signed Thursday in Rhode Island as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown University student and a national of Portugal, whose last known address was in Miami, Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said at a press conference. His body was found in a storage unit in New Hampshire, the New York Times reports, citi…
