Sep. 2, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Police arrested an upstate New York man who was subsequently charged with murder one day after an early-morning shooting in South Richmond Hill that left a 31-year-old man dead. Law enforcement sources said the murder happened at about 4:19 a.m. on Sept. 2 near a home on 125th Street,…
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Aug. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry
Police from the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica are looking for a gunman who opened fire Wednesday morning at the busy intersection of Sutphin Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue, leaving one man wounded.
Jun. 23, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday, June 20, and charged with attempted murder after a school safety agent identified him as a suspect who was sought in connection with a 2022 South Jamaica shooting that left a fellow teenager hospitalized, according to authorities. Police say the teen, along with…
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May. 28, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are seeking a man who fatally shot his nephew 14 times and also shot his niece in a St. Albans home after being involved in a dispute over cooking dinner Saturday night, according to authorities. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired…
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May. 16, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help support a teenage girl who remains in critical condition after she was shot in the head in an elementary school playground in St. Albans on May 10. Claudia Quaatey, 16, suffered a severe brain injury and is currently on life support…
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May. 11, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb Police are continuing their investigation after a 16-year-old girl was shot in the head in St. Albans on Wednesday night. Police received a 911 call at approximately 8:30 p.m. on May 10 regarding the shooting at 121-14 Lucas St. and, upon their arrival, officers from the 113th Precinct found…
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May. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica gang leader was convicted by a federal jury in Brooklyn for gunning down a rival during a drive-by shooting in front of a Springfield Gardens bodega in 2019. Christopher “Essay” Acevedo, 28, the founder and leader of the Wood City gang, was found guilty of murder in…
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Apr. 26, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Jamaica men were sentenced to 50 years to life in prison on April 25 for fatally shooting a visitor from Guyana and wounding the victim’s brother during a botched 2017 robbery in Richmond Hill. Shakim Allen, 29, of Merrick Avenue, and Dreshaun Smith, 29, of 160th Street, were…
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Apr. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry
Homicide detectives from the 113th Precinct and Patrol Borough Queens South are still searching for two gunmen who allegedly shot and killed a Florida man in front of a St. Albans nightclub early Saturday morning.
Apr. 8, 2023 By Zachary Gewelb The NYPD is searching for two suspects connected with the fatal shooting of a Florida man who was found dead outside of a nightclub in St. Albans early Saturday morning. Police from the 113th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting near Selover Road and Merrick Boulevard…
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