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Bronx, NY — Authorities are investigating a shooting that occurred on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at approximately 8:33 p.m., outside 1471 Taylor Avenue. According to reports, three unidentified individuals approached the location, displayed firearms, and fired multiple rounds before fleeing in a dark-colored SUV heading southbound on Taylor Avenue. No injuries were reported in the incident. The investigation is ongoing, and police are seeking any information that may help identify the suspects involved.

Manhattan, NY — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced that 31-year-old Jamel McIver has pleaded guilty to first-degree rape for sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman in her Upper West Side apartment building in March 2023. McIver entered the guilty plea in New York State Supreme Court and is scheduled for sentencing on December 11, 2024. The assault occurred on March 4, 2023, around 1:20 a.m., when McIver followed the victim, a stranger, into her apartment building near West 64th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. He then threatened the woman, dragged her into a stairwell, and raped her. McIver continued…

Bronx, NY — A 16-year-old boy, Kemari Sanders, has died from injuries sustained in an August shooting, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide, the New York City Police Department announced. Sanders, who resided on East 172 Street in the Bronx, succumbed to his injuries on Friday, October 4, 2024. The shooting occurred on August 23, 2024, at approximately 12:40 a.m., near the corner of Bryant Avenue and Jennings Street. The victim was walking in the area when an unidentified suspect fired a shot, striking Sanders in the neck. The shooter fled the scene heading northbound on…

Trenton, NJ — New Jersey Right to Life and the New Jersey Family Policy Center voiced strong opposition to Senate Bill 3663 during a Senate Health Committee hearing on Monday, October 7, 2024. The bill, sponsored by Senator John Burzichelli, seeks to establish a “New Jersey Reproductive Health Travel Advisory” to inform residents about abortion access restrictions across the U.S. The proposed advisory system includes “Yellow” and “Red” alerts to indicate varying levels of restricted access to reproductive medical care, potentially leading to civil or criminal consequences. Opponents, including Marie Tasy of New Jersey Right to Life and Shawn Hyland…

Bronx, NY — A 33-year-old man was killed and another wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning at 2690 Morris Avenue in the 52nd Precinct. The incident occurred around 1:07 a.m., when officers responded to a 911 call reporting a male shot at the location. Upon arrival, police found 33-year-old Alvin Ortiz, of Newburgh, NY, with gunshot wounds to his left arm and chest. He was transported by EMS to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A second victim, a 36-year-old man with gunshot injuries to his left arm and wrist, was also taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital…

Baltimore, MD — The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting that took place on Wednesday night in Baltimore. The incident occurred on October 9, 2024, at approximately 8:45 p.m. An initial review of body-worn camera footage shows that a Baltimore City Police officer encountered a sedan driving the wrong way on Pennsylvania Avenue before it crashed into a parked car in the 1500 block. The officer approached the male driver and instructed him to sit on a nearby curb, which the driver initially did. Shortly after, the man fled…

Suffolk County, NY — Jeremy Allen, 43, of East Quogue, has been indicted on charges of first-degree murder and related offenses for the alleged torture and killing of his former friend Christopher Hahn, 43. The indictment was announced Thursday by Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. According to the investigation, the incident occurred on September 27, 2024, after Allen and Hahn, who had known each other since high school, spent the evening at a bar and later went to Allen’s residence on Oakville Avenue. Surveillance footage allegedly captured Allen brutally beating Hahn for 18 minutes shortly after midnight, followed…

Bronx, NY — The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred within the 44th Precinct. Authorities have identified the individual as 32-year-old Amir Dickson. The incident took place on Thursday, June 22, 2023, around 10 p.m. Police responded to a call and found a 33-year-old male victim inside 1165 Shakespeare Avenue. The victim was discovered unconscious and unresponsive. Emergency medical services transported him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Lincoln, where he was admitted in critical condition. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled the…

Bronx, NY — Three men were injured in a shooting early Thursday morning outside 1981 Cedar Avenue. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. when three unidentified suspects opened fire, striking a 19-year-old, a 20-year-old, and a 21-year-old male, each sustaining gunshot wounds to the left hand. The oldest victim was also shot in the left arm. The assailants fled the scene in a gray 2022 Acura TLX with a Connecticut license plate, BJ-21369, heading north on Cedar Avenue. The victims were later transported in a private vehicle to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where they were reported to be in stable condition.…

BRONX, N.Y. — A 7-year-old boy and his mother were victims of a robbery and assault at a Bronx store on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident took place around 11:40 a.m. at a store located at 1356 Jerome Avenue, where the child was attempting to pay for fruit. An unidentified individual grabbed money from the boy’s hand and, when the boy’s 38-year-old mother intervened, punched her in the face. The suspect fled on foot, heading north toward East 170th Street, authorities said. Emergency responders treated the woman at the scene for her injuries. Police are searching for the suspect,…