A man in his 20s was found dead after crashing his car into a townhouse, but investigators say he was found dead before the crash. Ken Buffa reports.

A 77-year-old woman in Brooklyn was found dead by police Thursday night, according to the NYPD. An elderly woman killed Monday in her New York City apartment was visited by police earlier in the evening over a disturbance involving her son, who is now charged in her death. The building’s superintendent said police were called after the man threatened...

The New York Police Department is investigating the killings of two men in separate incidents over the weekend. Authorities say a 36-year-old man was found on Webster Avenue in the Bronx with a gunshot wound to his head around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A 42-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds to his chest around 2:30 a.m. Sunday on West…

It was initially believed the Richmond Hills woman, who neighbors said lived her whole life in the neighborhood, died as a result of a fall on the sidewalk, but now it is being investigated as a homicide. NBC New York’s Ray Villeda reports.

An identified 37-year-old man was shot in the chest near Central Park at the corner of 107st Street and Manhattan Avenue on New Year’s Day. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

A 29-year-old man was found shot to death in the Bronx on New Year’s Day, the NYPD said.  Police found the man unconscious and unresponsive inside a Bronx River Houses apartment building on East 174th Street in Soundview around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.  The man, who had gunshot wounds to his neck and head, was pronounced dead at the scene,...

New York City’s annual homicide total has surpassed 300 for the first time since 2016, fueled by pockets of gang violence, a pair of quadruple killings and an unusual number of bookkeeping adjustments. Through Dec. 22, the city has tallied 311 homicides, compared with 290 at the same point last year. It’s the second straight year of increases after the…

A San Jose shooting suspect was struck and killed by a woman early Christmas morning in what investigators say was a vehicular homicide, according to San Jose police.

Baltimore could wrap up 2019 with its highest ever per-capita homicide rate. Killings of adults and minors for drugs, retribution, money or no clear reason have plagued the city throughout the year. City officials have been unable to stop the violence as residents have grown increasingly impatient. Police recorded 338 homicides as of Tuesday. With just over 600,000 residents, Baltimore…

Katherine Creag reports.

Three men who police believed to be squatters were found dead in a fire at a two-story home in Queens.

A man has been sentenced to 15 years in the death of a retired schoolteacher during what authorities said was a robbery in her New Jersey home.

Cops are searching for two people of interest who are seen on surveillance video running from the scene of a basketball court shooting over the weekend. The NYPD said the shooting may have been gang related. NBC New York’s Jamie Roth reports.

The family of a man fatally shot by police in Gary, Indiana, over the weekend says they want answers about what led to his death.

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of a Long Island teaching assistant. Ken Buffa reports.

A 21-year-old man accused of murdering a Long Island teaching assistant allegedly stabbed him more than 100 times during an argument, police say.

A 32-year-old man was found stabbed to death inside a home on Long Island, authorities say.

Authorities are investigating the death of a Lexington, Massachusetts, mother whose body was found in her car early Thursday after she went missing earlier in the week. “We are today confirming that we are in the early stages of an active homicide investigation,” Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.

Human remains found buried in Massapequa Preserve on may be those of an MS-13 gang victim, officials said. Drew Wilder reports.

Human remains found buried in Massapequa Preserve on may be those of an MS-13 gang victim, officials said Saturday.