Sep. 7, 2023 By Dean Moses Two people were shot to death in what sources say appears to be an attempted murder-suicide in broad daylight in Ozone Park Thursday evening. According to police, NYPD officers rushed to Drew Street and 101st Avenue, within the confines of the 102nd Precinct, at around 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 7. Upon their arrival, responding officers discovered a shocking, gruesome scene. Police sources report that a 42-year-old woman and 46-year-man were discovered each with gunshot wounds to their heads, causing a bloody mess. Cops attempted to perform CPR at the scene until EMS rushed them…
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Early-morning shooting in South Richmond Hill leaves man dead: NYPD
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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Cops searching for gunman in Jamaica shooting: NYPD
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.
Cops cuff teen in connection with 2020 South Jamaica shooting after receiving tip from school safety agent: NYPD
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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Uncle fatally shoots nephew, wounds niece due to dinner dispute in St. Albans: NYPD
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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GoFundMe launched to support teenage girl who was critically wounded in St. Albans shooting
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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Teenage girl in critical condition after being shot in the head in St. Albans: NYPD
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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Jamaica gang leader faces life in prison for 2019 drive-by shooting of rival in Springfield Gardens: Feds
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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Two Jamaica men get 50 years to life for fatal 2017 shooting in Richmond Hill: DA
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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Two gunmen remain at large in cold-blooded killing that was caught on camera in St. Albans
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.