homicide

There are new questions surrounding the chilling arrest of a man accused of killing three women in his own Brownsville building — as it appears he could be linked to a fourth slaying. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

The alleged serial killer who was arrested Thursday in connection with a series of homicides of elderly women in Brooklyn, may be tied to a fourth slaying as well, the victim’s family believes

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a series of homicides of elderly women in Brooklyn, including a 78-year-old woman found strangled in her home last week, NYPD officials said Thursday. The suspect, identified as 66-year-old Kevin Gavin, lived in the same Brownsville public housing building as his three alleged victims, whom he may have befriended by running errands…

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a series of homicides of elderly women in Brooklyn, including a 78-year-old woman found strangled in her home last week, NYPD officials said Thursday. He’s expected in court Friday. Katherine Creag reports.

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with a series of homicides of elderly women in Brooklyn, including a 78-year-old woman found strangled in her home last week, NYPD officials said Thursday. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Ulster County’s Kingston last week, New York State Police said Thursday. Gilbert Thomas, 24, and Robert James, 46, both of Kingston, each face charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault and criminal use of a firearm in the shooting that left D’Janeira Mason dead the evening of…

Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a 12-year-old girl in Ulster County’s Kingston last week, New York State Police said Thursday.

The Waterbury community is mourning the life of a beloved UPS driver. Nathan Burk, 28, died at a hospital after he was seriously assaulted on the job, according to state police. Burk’s co-worker, 19-year-old Elijah Bertrand, is facing a murder charge after police searched for him for hours. He was taken into custody in Plymouth on Wednesday afternoon. Loved ones…

Authorities say the father of a woman whose body was found in late 2019 in a New York City park has been charged in her murder.

Authorities say the father of a woman whose body was found in late 2019 in a New York City park has been charge in her murder.

A 12-year-old girl was shot to death and a 9-year-old boy wounded as gunfire erupted in an apartment in Ulster County Thursday evening, police say. Few details on the shooting on Van Buren Street in Kingston were immediately available Friday. Police responded to a report of a shooting there around 8 p.m. the night before. They found the two children…

An independent review cited “leadership failures” and said “the command climate at Fort Hood has been permissive of sexual harassment/sexual assault.”

A Connecticut physical therapist charged with killing his wife and three children at their Florida home told his sister in a phone call from jail that he couldn’t have stopped his family from being slain — because he wasn’t around.

A 51-year-old man was shot and killed in broad daylight in a Brooklyn neighborhood Saturday morning, police said. The victim, not yet identified by police, was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. Police said the shooting took place near Utica Avenue and Rutland Road near Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center around 10 a.m. Saturday. There…

A third teenager was arrested for the stabbing death of a woman in a Bronx apartment building, police said Saturday. The third arrest follows that of two 15-year-olds who police allege stabbed the woman because they believed the victim had posted explicit photos of one of the teens on social media, police said earlier in the week. Nyla Bond, 20,…

Two 15-year-olds stabbed a woman to death in a Bronx apartment building because they believed the victim had posted explicit photos of one of the teens on social media, police said Tuesday. Nyla Bond, 20, was stabbed in the chest Nov. 2 in her father’s apartment building. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Police said…

A 30-year-old Paterson man surrendered to police Saturday in connection with the killing of an eight-months pregnant woman whom he allegedly shot multiple times. The victim, identified only as R.L., delivered a healthy baby, then died. According to prosecutors, Donqua Thomas lay in wait for the victim for 90 minutes, parking his vehicle just outside her home in Paterson and…

A 30-year-old Paterson man surrendered to police Saturday in connection with the killing of an eight-months pregnant woman whom he allegedly shot multiple times.

A woman in New Jersey, who was eight months pregnant, gave birth to a healthy baby before she died of gunshots, authorities said. Police responding to a report of a shooting on Thursday found the 31-year-old, whom they’re only identifying by the initials R.L., suffering from gunshot wounds. The woman was “transported to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for...

We’ve recently learned that a pregnant woman shot in Paterson, New Jersey has died. Gaby Acevedo reports on the latest.