Hamilton Township, NJ
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Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record
Trenton On Track To Surpass Its 2020 Fatal Shootings Record Trenton is on track to break last year's record number of fatal shootings in the city as well as homicides in general, authorities said. The capital city recently stepped up street patrols to curb escalating violence. A fatal shooting late Wednesday occurred about 50 yards from Trenton patrol officers' vehicle stationed near Donnelly Homes public housing, as reported here Thursday.  In all of 2020, Trenton suffered 40 homicides, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office:  A total of 36 of the confirmed murders were attributed to fatal shootings. In the first nine-and-a-half month…

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by Jon Craig
Brookfield, CT
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CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face
CT Man Dies From Multiple Gunshot Wounds, Dog Shot In Face Police in Connecticut are attempting to figure out if shootings that left a man dead and a dog injured are related.  The first incident took place around 3 p.m., Monday, Aug. 23, in New Haven County when the Waterbury Police Department was dispatched to a shots fired call in the area of Arch Street.  Prior to the officer’s arrival, they were notified by dispatch that a dog inside the residence was shot, said Sgt. Robert Davis of the Waterbury Police. When officers arrived on the scene they found a dog with a gunshot wound to the face. The dog was transported to Mattatu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
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Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By
Boys Wounded In Paterson Drive-By Two teenage boys were shot Tuesday night in Paterson, one in the arm and the other in the leg, responders said. Witnesses reported a dark-colored minivan fleeing toward Arch Street after the 11 p.m. shooting on Jefferson Street near North Main Street. A vehicle also was struck, they said. Both victims – one 15, the other 16 – were taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center with wounds that weren’t considered life-threatening, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. They didn’t say whether any suspects …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brookfield, CT
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After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols
After Two Shootings, One Fatal, Police In CT Town To Increase Patrols Government officials and police in Connecticut said they are increasing patrols after two shootings over the weekend, one of which left a 27-year-old man dead. The New Haven County shootings in Hamden were "not random acts of violence," said Hamden Mayor Curt Leng and Chief of Police John Sullivan. "The Hamden Police Department will deploy a greater police presence, including high-visibility patrols, in an attempt to prevent future acts of violence and to increase our information network, as it pertains to these incidents," they added.  The first shooting took place around 12 a.m…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
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Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings
Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings A rash of shootings injured multiple people including teens and killed one person Tuesday night in Newark, authorities and news reports say. According to RLS Media, one victim walked into Beth Israel Hospital with a gunshot wound suffered on Grumman Avenue around 6 p.m. Then, two teens were injured in a shooting on the 100 block of Lincoln Street around 7:45 p.m., police said. A 16-year-old and 15-year-old were both hospitalized for treatment in the incident, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The 16-year-old was transported while the 15-year-old arrived at University H…

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
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Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In New Brunswick, Authorities Say Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In New Brunswick, Authorities Say
Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In New Brunswick, Authorities Say Middlesex County authorities are investigating two shootings that left one person dead and four people wounded overnight,  they said. The shootings occurred about three hours apart but appear to be related, authorities said Friday afternoon. A gunman allegedly fired at a vehicle at 2:08 a.m. Friday on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, hitting two people, police said. Both victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where one later died from bullet wounds, they said. A second shooting victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was in stable condition on Friday, police sai…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
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Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say
Separate Overnight Shootings Leave 1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Central Jersey, Authorities Say Middlesex County authorities are investigating two shootings that left one person dead and four people wounded overnight, they said. The shootings occurred about three hours apart but appear to be related, authorities said Friday afternoon. A gunman allegedly fired at a vehicle at 2:08 a.m. Friday on Easton Avenue in New Brunswick, hitting two people, police said. Both victims were taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, where one later died from bullet wounds, they said. A second shooting victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was in stable condition on Friday, police said. T…

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by Jon Craig
Paterson, NJ
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Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg
Separate Paterson Shootings: Drive-By Wounds 3, Bullet Goes Through Window, Man Hit In Leg No fewer than four people were wounded in a series of shootings in Paterson on Saturday. Three of them arrived in separate vehicles at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center -- all men, ages 24, 27 and 30 -- following a drive-by shooting shortly before 5 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. The victims were at the corner of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Keen Street when a dark-colored motor vehicle pulled up and an occupant fired what responders said were at least seven rounds. Their injuries weren't considered life-t…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
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Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson
Two 14-Year-Olds Struck By Gunfire In Paterson Two 14-year-olds escaped serious injury during a shooting Friday night in Paterson, authorities said. Police found one victim with a gunshot wound at the scene of the Market Street shooting near Madison Street at 10:40 p.m., Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said. The second, who’d been grazed, showed up at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center via a private vehicle a short time later, they said. Valdes and Baycora didn’t say whether any suspects had been arrested or identified.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
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Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals
Former MS-13 Leader On Long Island Admits To Trying To Kill Trio Of Rivals A former leader of a clique of MS-13 on Long Island has been sentenced for his role in multiple shootings that left three rivals wounded. Ronald Catalan, also known as “Stranger” and “Extrano,” was sentenced to 25 years in prison following his guilty plea to racketeering charges, including predicate acts relating to a June 23, 2009 shooting in Brentwood and an Oct. 21, 2015 shooting in Bay Shore. Specifically, Catalan, age 30, an MS-13 leader of the Brentwood Locos Salvatrucha group from 2015 until his arrest in July 2017, pleaded guilty in 2018 to racketeering, conspiracy to distribute coc…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
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Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings
Two Dead, Four Injured In Separate Connecticut Shootings Two people are dead and four injured following separate shootings that happened overnight in Connecticut. In New Haven, one person was killed and three injured after three separate shootings. At around  4:20 a.m. Sunday, June 6, responding officers located a 37-year-old New Haven man who was fatally shot on Springside Avenue. Earlier overnight, two 28-year-olds suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds after being shot at Lamberton Street and Rosette Street. A couple of hours later, an 18-year-old South suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Genesee Street…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brookfield, CT
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Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say
Two Shot, One Hit By Car During Memorial Day Block Party In Fairfield County, Police Say Two people were shot and one was hit by a vehicle during a large Memorial Day block party in Fairfield County. Officers responded to a report of shots fired in Bridgeport on Willow Street near Clermont Avenue where a large block party was taking place around 9:45 p.m., Monday, May 31. When officers arrived on the scene, they spotted a Black man wearing all black clothing with a hoodie displaying a gun who took off running toward Bridgeport Hospital, said Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's Director of Emergency Management. While looking for the man, police called for medical assistance…

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by Kathy Reakes