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Trio Including Ex-Track Star Charged In Toms River Drive-By Shooting Involving Kids: Prosecutor
Three men are facing attempted murder charges after authorities say they opened fire on a Toms River home with an adult and two children inside.
Lyjhahn Cromartie, 19, of Lakehurst, and Shazir Vallade, 20, of Lakewood, were arrested on Feb. 28, 2025, after investigators identified them as suspects in the Jan. 13, shooting, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. The arrests follow the earlier capture of Javir Askew-Mayweather, 21, a former track star in Manchester, who was taken into custody in Atlantic City and later released under New Jersey Bail Reform policies, …
Beaver Blinded After Shot 14 Times Rescued From Susquehanna River
A severely injured beaver found weak, blind, and clinging to life in the Susquehanna River has captured the heart of the community, raising more than $5,000 in just 48 hours for his medical care, wildlife officials announced on Monday, Feb. 24.
Rescued near Marietta, Lancaster County, on Jan. 24, the beaver was so frail that rescuers barely had to restrain him. But when veterinarians at Companion Animal Hospital examined him, they discovered the horrifying reason why—he had been shot 14 times in the face.
BB-sized pellets were lodged in his skull and sinuses, shattering his left eye and lea…
Accokeek Man Shoots, Kills Girlfriend During Argument In Fort Washington: Police
A domestic dispute in Prince George’s County ended in deadly gunfire, leaving a woman dead and her boyfriend behind bars, police said.
David Wilson Jr., 31, of Accokeek, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend, 37-year-old Edna Lyles, inside her Fort Washington home.
Officers from the Prince George’s County Police Department responded to the 15700 block of Livingston Road around 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, for a reported shooting, officials said.
When they arrived, they found Lyles suffering from multiple gunshot wounds…
Jersey City Man Shot Rival Gang Members: Feds
A 33-year-old Jersey City man was charged on Thursday, Dec. 19 with shooting rival gang members, authorities said.
Micah Reid is a member of the Rutgers neighborhood street gang which operates in Triangle Park in Jersey City, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said.
On Sunday, Oct. 1, 2003, Reid, driving a stolen vehicle, shot at members and associates of rival street gangs who were exiting a nightclub on Culver Avenue in Jersey City, Sellinger said.
Six people suffered gunshot wounds, Sellinger said. Reid was charged with one count of violent crime in aid of racketeering …
Reading Man Sentenced For Trying To Kill FBI Agents: Prosecutors
A Reading man was sentenced to 45 years in federal prison for the attempted murder of three FBI agents, according to the US Attorney's Office.
Rafael Vega-Rodriguez, 42, was also given five years of supervised release, a $4,500 fine, and an $800 special assessment, prosecutors said in a release on Wednesday, July 24.
Authorities said Vega-Rodriguez was wanted for a state parole violation when the agents spotted him on West Greenwich Street on March 1, 2020.
They tried to stop him but Vega-Rodriguez drew a handgun from his waistband and opened fire as he fled, authorities …
Gunman Who Killed 14-Year-Old Westfield High School Student Surrenders: Fairfax County Police
The gunman who shot and killed a 14-year-old earlier this week at a hotel near Dulles Airport has surrendered, authorities announced.
Ismael Cruz-Delcid, 18, of Herndon, surrendered to authorities Thursday night, March 21 around 11 p.m., after his attorney called authorities and negotiated his arrest, police said in a press briefing Friday morning, March 22.
Cruz-Delcid fired two rounds, which struck and killed a 14-year-old Westfield High School student on Wednesday, March 20 during a dispute in a hotel parking lot on Coppermine Road in McNair, according to police and district officia…
Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Women In Their Maryland Home Over Drug Dispute: Prosecutors
It took a jury more than a week to convict a Maryland man of murdering a pair of women in Charles County, the state's attorney's office announced.
Deon Watkins, 51, has been found guilty for his role in the deaths of Kandeon Niravanh, 24, and Genesis Garrett, 22, both of Waldorf, in January 2021.
Charles County State's Attorney Tony Covington said that shortly before 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2021, officers were called to the 2400 block of Hanover Court in Waldorf, where there was a front door suspiciously left open in a neighborhood home.
Once inside, they found Niravanh and Garrett dead with gu…
