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Jersey City Triple Shooting: One Dead, Two Wounded, Gunmen Flee
A man was shot and killed and two other people wounded in the Heights section of Jersey City, authorities confirmed.
Witnesses reported seeing two gunmen flee east on Bowers Street following the shooting on Central Avenue around 9 p.m. Sunday, April 7.
Freddie Posey, 25, of Jersey City, was pronounced dead shortly after 9:30 p.m. at Jersey City Medical Center, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
A 30-year-old Jersey City female who also was brought to the hospital in an ambulance was treated for a gunshot would in the leg, responders said.
A third victim, a 24-year-old Jerse…
Philly Cocaine Dealer Who Tried To Kill Witness Gets Sentenced: Usdoj
A convicted Philadelphia drug dealer who tried to have a witness assassinated while awaiting trial last year will spend the better part of a century in federal prison, prosecutors say.
Luis Algarin-Torres, 34, was sentenced to 622 months, or just shy of 52 years, plus six years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney's Office.
During a raid on his Hunting Park home in 2018, authorities said they found $28,000 in cash, 34 grams of cocaine, and a loaded gun that had been modified to fire automatically stashed in a kitchen light fixture.
They also found evid…
Third Home Invader Charged With Abduction During Violent Fairfax County Burglary (Updated)
A third person has been arrested for his alleged role in a home invasion in Fairfax County late last year during a violent robbery, police announced on Thursday.
Cartier Wesley, 24, of Lorton, is the latest to be implicated in the crime that landed Elijah Thomas, 24, and Jaquan Ross, 32, behind bars for a December robbery in McLean.
At around 5:45 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 1300 block of Spring Hill Road, where three men reportedly forced their way into a home brandishing a gun and demanded money.
According to a police spo…
Robbery Victim Dies 14 Months After Assault In Camden: Prosecutor
A Camden robbery victim has died 14 months after a vicious attack, authorities said.
Luis A. Santos, a city resident, died on Monday night, March 4, of injuries from a January 2023 assault, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
On Jan. 11, 2023, at approximately 9 p.m., Camden County police and EMS personnel responded to Baird Boulevard and Langham Avenue in Camden City for a report of an unconscious man.
Police found Santos who was taken to Cooper University Hospital for treatment. It was determined that Santos was assaulted and robbed, the prosecutor said.
Santos…
