17-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder In Fairfield County 17-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder In Fairfield County
17-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Murder In Fairfield County A teenager is facing a host of charges, including murder, after a fatal drive-by shooting in Fairfield County. On Sunday, June 20 in Danbury, in the area of Mill Ridge Road and Mill Ridge Drive, responding police officers found an 18-year-old who had been shot and was being cared for by local residents The initial investigation revealed that Yhameek Johnson had suffered a gunshot wound to his back as the result of a drive-by shooting, Danbury Police said. Patrol officers rendered aid to Johnson until emergency medical technicians arrived and transported Johnson to the Danbur…
Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says
Whiting Man, 27, Indicted On Weapons Charges After Drive-By Shooting, Prosecutor Says A 27-year-old man from Monmouth County has been indicted in connection with a drive-by shooting, authorities said. Joseph M. Galli of Whiting was indicted Thursday by a county grand jury on several charges of unlawfully possessing a firearm, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office. Galli allegedly used the illegally-owned firearm last year to shoot at a house and vehicle in Marlboro, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. No one was reported hurt during the shooting, Linskey said. At 3:37 a.m. on April 7, 2020, Marlboro police were called to Dutch Lan…
Teen Killed In Apparent Drive-By Shooting In Fairfield County Teen Killed In Apparent Drive-By Shooting In Fairfield County
Teen Killed In Apparent Drive-By Shooting In Fairfield County Police are asking the public for help after a teen was shot and killed during an apparent drive-shooting in Fairfield County. Danbury Police discovered the 18-year-old city resident around 8 p.m. Sunday, June 20, in the area of 19 Mill Ridge Road after receiving multiple complaints of gunshots coming from the area, said the Danbury Police. When responding officers arrived in the area, they found Yhameek Johnson being cared for by area residents.  Johnson was the victim of a drive-by shooting, as he had been shot minutes earlier. Officers rendered aid until emergency medical technicia…
Bullet Enters Fairfield County Home, Kills Cat, Police Say Bullet Enters Fairfield County Home, Kills Cat, Police Say
Bullet Enters Fairfield County Home, Kills Cat, Police Say Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that sent a bullet into a home, killing a cat in Fairfield County. The shooting took place around 11:15 p.m., Sunday, June 13, in Norwalk in the area of West Main Street. Police received multiple 911 calls of shots fired, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. One of the shots went through a window, into a residence, and struck and killed a cat, Gulino said. Police Officers immediately responded to the area and learned that just after the shots were heard, a vehicle was heard screeching its tires and leaving at a fast rate from the a…
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…
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two…
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four
Three Suspects Nabbed In Connection To Drive-By Westchester Shooting That Injured Four Three suspects have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester. On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.  Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said. First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.  Two additional gunshot victims had self-tra…
Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester
Details Emerge On Drive-By Shooting With Multiple Injuries In Westchester Four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester that police said could potentially be gang-related. Shots rang out at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 11 at the intersection of Elm Street and Oak Street in Yonkers, a police spokesperson said, after a passenger in a passing vehicle stuck his head out of a window and opened fire in an incident caught on video. Original story - Multiple Gunshot Victims Reported By Police In Yonkers Yonkers Police Commissioner John Mueller said the incident appears to be related to gang activity and was not a random ac…
CT Woman Killed While Cooking Dinner In "Brazen' Drive-By Shooting, Police Say CT Woman Killed While Cooking Dinner In "Brazen' Drive-By Shooting, Police Say
CT Woman Killed While Cooking Dinner In "Brazen' Drive-By Shooting, Police Say A 56-year-old Connecticut woman killed while cooking dinner inside her apartment by a drive-by shooter. Sylvia Cordova, of Hartford, was killed around 5:11 p.m., Wednesday, June 9, when Hartford Police responded to the area of 28 Sisson Ave., on a report of citizen callers reporting shots fired, said Lt. Aaron Boisvert. When officers arrived on the scene, they found several rifle rounds in the roadway and gunfire damage to the first-floor apartment.  Officers located Cordova inside the first-floor apartment of suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, Boisvert…
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 Three Pennsylvania men were charged in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 287 in New Jersey that injured a motorcyclist over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown; Luis Velez, 37, of Bethlehem; and Raymond Bethancourt, 35, of Shillington have been arrested on various weapons charges while Plaza is also facing a charge of attempted murder, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers from the Somerville Station responded to Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater, where the motorcyclist had called 911 saying another driver brandished a gun and shot him on the highway around 6:40 p…
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287
PA Trio Charged With Attempted Murder In Shooting Of NJ Motorcyclist On I-287 Three Pennsylvania men were charged in a drive-by shooting on Interstate 287 in New Jersey that injured a motorcyclist over the weekend, authorities said. Matthew Plaza, 32, of Allentown; Luis Velez, 37, of Bethlehem; and Raymond Bethancourt, 35, of Shillington have been arrested on various weapons charges while Plaza is also facing a charge of attempted murder, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers from the Somerville Station responded to Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater, where the motorcyclist had called 911 saying another driver brandished a gun and shot him on the highway around 6:40 p…
Two Wounded In Drive-By Shooting At Paterson's Cherished Eastside Park Two Wounded In Drive-By Shooting At Paterson's Cherished Eastside Park
Two Wounded In Drive-By Shooting At Paterson's Cherished Eastside Park One victim was struck in the head and another in the neck Monday night in a drive-by shooting that was believed to be the first outbreak of gunfire at Paterson's bucolic Eastside Park in more than a decade, responders said. The two victims -- both 18 years old -- remained in critical condition Tuesday at St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Both were taken there via private vehicle following the Silk City's 44th shooting of the year shortly before 7:30 p.m. Monday, they said.…