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Allentown, PA
Breaking News
Gunmen Convicted In Fatal Allentown Nightclub Shooting
Two gunmen accused of opening fire outside a Pennsylvania after-hours club, killing one man and wounding three others, have been convicted following a weeklong trial, prosecutors announced on Monday, Sept. 21. David Isiah Rivera and Pedro Junior Paulino, both of Allentown, were convicted in connection with the Feb. 2, 2025 shooting outside BKK Lounge on Union Boulevard in Allentown, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan. Rivera was found guilty of first-degree homicide, while Paulino was convicted of third-degree homicide. Both were also convicted of three counts eac…
Hyattsville, MD
Breaking News
Two Men Charged With Killing Hyattsville-Area Driver They Didn't Know, Motive Remains Mystery
Brian Vasquez Rodriguez never made it out of the driver's seat. Nearly two weeks after the 33-year-old was found shot to death behind the wheel of his car in Maryland, two men have been arrested on murder charges, though investigators still don't know what led to the killing. Officers found the Adelphi resident shortly after 4:15 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, inside his vehicle on the 2200 block of Lewisdale Drive in the Hyattsville area, according to Prince George's County Police. Rodriguez had been shot and could not be saved. For the next 10 days, homicide detectives worked the case before …
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
Breaking News
Pocket Knife Stabbing Of Dad In Whitehall Lands Son Homicide Charge: DA (
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A family argument turned deadly when a son allegedly stabbed his father with a pocket knife inside their Pennsylvania home, authorities announced on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Daniel Latorre Jr., 21, of Whitehall, was charged with felony criminal homicide, felony aggravated assault — attempts or causes serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon, and misdemeanor possession of a prohibited weapon, according to Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan and Whitehall Township Police Chief Michael Marks. Police were called to the stabbing at a home in the 700 block of Second Street at approxima…
Passaic, NJ
Breaking News
Arrest Made In Murder Of Passaic Native, NY State Police Say
A 48-year-old New York man has been charged with murder six weeks after a woman was found stabbed to death inside her home, State Police said. Tucker J. Taylor, 48, of Ausable Forks, New York, was arrested Sunday, Sept. 13, in connection with the murder of Patricia “Pattie” Lawrence, 54, in the Essex County town of Jay, according to New York State Police. Lawrence was found dead inside her home at 150 Carey Road around 10:05 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, troopers said. An autopsy the next day determined she died from severe hemorrhaging caused by stab wounds to her neck. Her death was ruled a homic…
York, PA
Breaking News
Man Charged In 2025 York City Murder Of 24-Year-Old Artist
A Pennsylvania man already behind bars on unrelated charges has been charged in the 2025 shooting death of a 24-year-old artist, police announced Thursday, Sept. 10. York City Police responded to the 600 block of Front Street around 8:20 p.m. on April 2, 2025, for a reported shooting, according to the department. Officers found Jaliel Williams suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead. Following an investigation led by Detective C. Thompson and the department’s Investigative Services Division, police identified Jaequan L. Bellamy, 20, as the person responsible for Williams’ de…
New Haven, CT
Breaking News
New Haven Man Sentenced For Fatally Shooting 2 Friends In Parked Car; Apologizes To Families
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to decades in prison after he admitted to shooting two friends in a parked car in New Haven in 2023, authorities said. Cadell Harris, 43, was given a 45-year prison sentence earlier this month for the murders of Marquis McNeil Sr., 40, and Jonathan Garcia, 27, the State's Attorney's Office said. Harris pleaded guilty on June 22, 2026, to the murders. Both victims lived in New Haven. He also pleaded guilty to criminal possession of a firearm, prosecutors said. The judge imposed 45 years for each murder and 10 years for the gun offe…
Trenton, NJ
Breaking News
Cops ID 2 Dead In 100-Person Trenton Block Party Shooting, 3 Remain Critical
Authorities have identified the two Trenton residents killed when multiple gunmen opened fire on a block party attended by about 100 people, as three other victims remain hospitalized in critical condition. Anthony Howlett, 42, and Tyasiah West, 33, were killed in the shooting on the 100 block of Locust Street early Sunday, Aug. 30, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. West was a mother of three children — Jaylah, Jeremiah, and Cashmere — and was attending school to become a nurse, according to a GoFundMe organized by Tameka English. The fundraiser is seeking donations to provide …
Manheim, PA
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Driver Killed Father, Daughter In Fiery Manheim Crash
A Pennsylvania woman has admitted to causing the fiery head-on crash that killed a father and his daughter in a high-speed crash in Pennsylvania. Beth Fife, 52, of East Earl Township, pleaded guilty before Lancaster County Judge Merrill Spahn on Tuesday, Aug. 19, to two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and recklessly endangering another person, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, Aug. 28. She also pleaded guilty to three summary traffic offenses. Fife was driving her 2019 Infiniti at 93 mph — 38 mph above the posted speed limit …
Edgewood, MD
Breaking News
Months On The Run End For Teen Accused Of Killing Edgewood Man: Sheriff
For months, a teenager accused of killing a man in Maryland managed to stay one step ahead of investigators. His run ended on Tuesday, Aug. 25. A’maree Curbeam, 17, of Edgewood, was arrested at a Baltimore residence nearly five months after the shooting death of 20-year-old Bryan H. Burrows Jr., according to the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Burrows was killed on Friday, April 3, when violence broke out in the 1900 block of Eloise Lane in Edgewood. A second person was also shot and wounded. Detectives say they identified Curbeam as the suspected shooter early on. They still had to fin…
Hempstead, NY
Breaking News
Two Men Found Shot To Death In Hempstead Basement, Police Say
Two people were found shot to death in a basement on Long Island, according to police. The victims were identified as two brothers, ages 39 and 34, WCBS reported. They were found at 16 Angevine Avenue in Hempstead on Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call from the street at 10:21 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. They found "two individuals that sustained life threatening gunshot wounds in a residence," according to the department. They were were pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and the victims' identities were not co…
Towson, MD
Breaking News
No Charges For Baltimore Officers Who Fatally Shot Armed Man Running At Cop: AG
A suicidal 911 call turned into gunfire on a Maryland street in a matter of minutes. At approximately 9:12 a.m. on Thursday, May 14, Baltimore City dispatchers were told that 46-year-old Louis Jackson was at 820 S. Caton Ave. with a gun and threatening to kill himself, according to a newly released report from the Maryland Attorney General’s Independent Investigations Division on Friday. Eight minutes later, Baltimore Police Officer Sharod Watson was driving his marked cruiser near South Caton and Wilkens avenues when he radioed that a man on the corner had fired at his patrol vehicle. Tha…
Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom
Justice still hasn't caught up to whoever killed Kingston Campbell. In Virginia, more than three years after the 6-year-old was fatally shot while playing video games in his bedroom in Lynchburg, the FBI is making a renewed push to solve the case, offering up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Kingston Campbell was killed while playing video games in his bed. Lynchburg PD/GoFundMe photo Kingston was home on the evening of May 2, 2023, when multiple people believed to be involved in local gang violence opened fire in the area of the …
Keansburg, NJ
Breaking News
Man Shot, Killed In Keansburg: Prosecutor
A man was shot and killed in Keansburg Monday, July 20, authorities said. At 8:56 p.m., Keansburg police responded to the 40 block of Carr Avenue and discovered an adult man suffering from a gunshot wound, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The victim, who has not been identified, was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, Santiago said. The shooting remains under investigation, authorities said.
Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
Breaking News
Woman Killed In Lindenwold Stabbing: Police
A 53-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Lindenwold on Thursday, July 16, authorities said. At 11:39 a.m., detectives with the Camden County Prosecutor's Office responded to the 500 block of Bilper Avenue in Lindenwold and found a 53-year-old female suffering from multiple stab wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. The woman, who was not identified, was transported to Cooper Hospital, where she was pronounced dead later that afternoon, MacAulay said. The investigation is ongoing, MacAulay said.
North Bergen-Guttenberg, NJ
Breaking News
Final Facebook Post By North Bergen Murder Victim Takes On New Meaning
A 47-year-old North Bergen man was fatally shot in an apartment Friday afternoon, July 10, authorities said. North Bergen police were notified of a shooting inside an apartment at 1525 48th St. just after 1:30 p.m., where Christopher Novembre was found with a gunshot wound, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello. He was taken to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Novembre's Facebook profile says he was a lifelong North Bergen resident who worked as a climber/rigger for IATSE Local 632 and attended Hudson County Community College…
Albany, NY
Breaking News
US Marshals Help Capture Man Accused Of Killing Woman In Car On Albany Street (
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A man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman inside her vehicle on a Washington Avenue street in Albany, police announced Thursday, July 9. Vance Mims, 44, of Albany, was identified as the man responsible for the July 5 killing of 39-year-old Iris Vazquez following an investigation by the Albany Police Department's Criminal Investigation Unit, police said. Officers had responded to the 300 block of Washington Avenue near Sprague Place around 1:25 p.m. Sunday, July 5, where they found Vazquez suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the chest. She was treated …
Bay Shore, NY
Breaking News
Man Found Unconscious In Bay Shore
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Parking Lot Dies In Homicide: Police
A 34-year-old man was murdered after being found unconscious in the parking lot of the Bay Shore Long Island Rail Road station early Sunday, July 5, Suffolk County Police said. Third Precinct officers were on patrol when they discovered Yolandus Pratt unconscious in the north parking lot of the Bay Shore LIRR station at 6 Railroad Plaza at approximately 2:30 a.m., police said. Pratt, who police said was the victim of violence, was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detec…
National Interest
Firework Explodes, Kills Central Islip Man During July 4 Backyard Party: Police
A 37-year-old man was killed when a firework exploded and struck him in the head during a Fourth of July party at his home, police announced early Sunday morning, July 5. Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto was lighting a firework in the backyard of his residence on East Sycamore Street in Central Islip on Long Island when it exploded at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, Suffolk County Police said. The firework struck Ruiz-Urresto in the head, according to detectives. Ruiz-Urresto was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are invest…
Lebanon, PA
Breaking News
‘Horrific’ Torture-Murder Of Lebanon 12-Year-Old Boy Weighing 47 Lbs Conviction Upheld: PA AG
A Pennsylvania appeals court has upheld the conviction of Kimberly Maurer in the torture-murder of 12-year-old Maxwell Schollenberger, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Monday, June 22, 2026. Maurer, who was sentenced to life in prison plus 10 to 20 years following her 2022 conviction, sought relief through an appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The court denied the request, concluding that the evidence presented at trial supported the conviction, according to the Attorney General's Office. “The facts from trial speak for themselves. This was nothing more than a convicted chi…
Five Towns, NY
Breaking News
Body Found Floating In Nassau County Park Pond, Homicide Squad Investigating
A death investigation is underway after a body was found floating in a pond in a Long Island park, police announced on Tuesday, June 16. Officers responded to North Woodmere Park, located at 750 Hungry Harbor Rd., after receiving a report of an unknown person seen floating in the water at approximately 11:05 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. Responding officers recovered the unidentified body from the water, police said. A Nassau County Police medic pronounced the person dead at the scene. The Nassau County Police Department's Homicide Squad is investigating the death. The identit…
Hyattsville, MD
Breaking News
Teen Gunned Down In PG County ID'd As Police Hunt For Answers In Targeted Killing (
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Police have identified the teenager who was gunned down in Maryland over the weekend. Ruben Arevalo Saavedra, 16, was found shot and killed in the Town of Brentwood on Friday, prompting a lengthy investigation, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 5 p.m. on June 12 to the 3700 block of Shepherd Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Arevalo Saavedra suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Hyattsville teen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators do not believe the crim…
Towson, MD
Breaking News
Baltimore Murder Suspect Arrested At Home Weeks After Deadly Southwest Shooting: Police
A Maryland man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting last month is now facing a murder charge after being taken into custody by police, authorities announced. Dedrick Coates, 36, was arrested without incident on Thursday, June 11, at approximately 12:50 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of South Augusta Avenue, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Members of the Warrant Apprehension Task Force took Coates into custody in connection with the May 5 murder of Musa Witherspoon, police said. The homicide occurred in the 400 block of South Gilmore Street in Southwest Baltimore. Foll…
Bethpage, NY
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: Nassau County Man ID'd In 51-Year-Old Florida Cold Case; Suspects Sought, Sheriff Says
A young man found dead in a Florida field more than five decades ago has finally been identified, but investigators are still searching for his family, friends, and killer. Robert Russell Freese, originally from Nassau County, New York, was identified as the victim in a 1975 homicide after Broward Sheriff's Office cold case detectives used modern forensic technology to solve a mystery that had remained unsolved for 51 years, authorities announced on Wednesday, June 10. Freese's body was discovered on Sunday, June 1, 1975, in a desolate area near what is now Northwest 44th Street and North U…
Poughkeepsie, NY
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4 Get Murder Charges In Fatal Shooting Near Soccer Game In Poughkeepsie (
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Four men have been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting near a soccer game in Dutchess County that left one man dead and another injured, police announced. The arrests were made on Monday, June 8, following a police operation conducted in connection with the April 19 killing of Ulster County resident Carl Chambers in Poughkeepsie, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department. As previously reported by Daily Voice, Chambers, 46, of Marlboro, was killed after gunfire erupted near Stitzel Field on Lincoln Avenue in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, April 19. &nbs…
Silver Spring, MD
Breaking News
Daughter, GF Charged With Murdering Silver Spring Mom Found Dead During Welfare Check: PD
A 29-year-old woman and her girlfriend are facing murder charges after her mother was found dead during a welfare check in Maryland, police say. Clarksburg resident Vanessa Tjongarero-Henderson and her partner, 36-year-old Phoenix resident Samantha Raebel, have been charged by detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police in connection with the killing of Hilde Henderson in Silver Spring last month. According to the department, at around 11:11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, officers were called to the Charter House in the 1300 block of Fenwick Lane to check on the welfare of a 67-yea…
Elizabeth, NJ
Breaking News
Rahway Teen Arrested In Georgia For Deadly Elizabeth Shooting: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old Rahway teen was arrested and charged in the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old Elizabeth resident, authorities announced Thursday, June 4. Bryan Calderon was arrested Tuesday June 2 in Garden City, Georgia by US Marshals, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves said. On Saturday, May 30, Elizabeth police responded to Caldwell Place and found Franklin Mendez with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Calderon remains detained in Ge…
Gloucester City, NJ
Breaking News
Westville Driver Found Gunned Down After Five-Car Crash: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Westville man was fatally shot in Camden on Tuesday, June 2, authorities said. At 7:02 p.m., officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation on the 3300 block of Westfield Avenue and discovered multiple shell casings and an unoccupied vehicle struck by gunfire, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Minutes later, Pennsauken police responded to a five-vehicle crash on Route 130 and saw one of the vehicles hit with gunshots, authorities said. The driver, Izaiah Minzy, was shot, authorities said. Minzy was transpor…
Bellport-Brookhaven-East Patchogue, NY
Breaking News
Bellport Mom Of 3 Found Dead In Vehicle At Gas Station Was Stabbed By Boyfriend: Prosecutors
A mother of three who was found dying inside a vehicle at a Long Island gas station was stabbed in the neck by her boyfriend after a violent attack witnessed by multiple people, prosecutors said Wednesday, June 3. Michael McHenry, 40, of Long Beach, was indicted on a charge of Murder in the Second Degree in the killing of Juliann Bachmann, 30, of Bellport, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced. "A young mother of three was brutally killed, allegedly by this defendant," Tierney said. "This office will pursue every avenue available under the law to deliver jus…
Suitland, MD
Obituaries
Maryland Family Demands Answers After Father Killed In Front Of Toddler Daughter In Suitland
An 18-month-old girl is growing up without her father after 23-year-old Dwight Arthur Young was shot and killed inside a Maryland apartment in the middle of the night, leaving behind a devastated family now pleading publicly for answers. “My brother was murdered,” his sister, Desare Young, wrote in a social media post shared days after the shooting. “Please spread awareness.” Prince George’s County Police say officers were called around 2:45 a.m. Monday, May 18, to the 3500 block of Terrace Drive in Suitland for a reported shooting inside an apartment. Young was found suffering from a g…
Burtonsville, MD
Breaking News
Son Stabbed Mother To Death In Burtonsville, Fled Down I-95 Before Truck Stop Arrest: Police
A 28-year-old Maryland man accused of murdering his mother and fleeing the state has been apprehended days after she was found stabbed to death, authorities announced. Burtonsville resident Ricardo Adelso Colato Salamanca is being held in a North Carolina jail following an investigation into the brutal weekend stabbing of his 50-year-old mother, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, to a home in the 3900 block of Blackburn Lane in Burtonsville, to conduct a welfare check on Glenda Patricia Salamanca…
Triangle-Dumfries, VA
Breaking News
Gas Station Worker Charged After 20-Year-Old Stabbed To Death Near Pumps In Dumfries: Police
A 20-year-old Woodbridge man was stabbed to death outside a Virginia gas station after a fight with an employee near the pumps, according to Prince William County Police. Michael Orlando Dickey, 42, who police say has no fixed address, is charged with manslaughter in the killing of Jonathan David Ferreyra Agapito early Sunday morning. The stabbing happened around 12:10 a.m. on May 17 at the Shell station on Dumfries Road in Dumfries. When officers arrived, they found Ferreyra Agapito suffering from a stab wound near the gas pumps. Investigators say the victim became involved in a physical…
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