Shooting

NYPD Probes Possible Connection between Allerton Shooting & Shooting of Philly Parking Authority Officer

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD released video footage and a photo of a suspect sought in connection to the shooting that occurred in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Nov. 22, 2022, during which a gas station employee was shot in the head at close range. Video courtesy of the NYPD The NYPD and the Philadelphia Police Department are asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo who is sought in connection to an attempted murder of a Philadelphia parking authority officer. They also believe the same person may be responsible for another recent, non-fatal shooting in


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Mt. Hope: Search for Gunman Sought in Multiple Shooting in Both Legs of Second Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo, who is sought for questioning in connection to a non-fatal shooting / assault that occurred in Mt. Hope.   Police said that on Monday, Nov. 7, at around 9.51 a.m., in front of 105 East 175th Street in Mt. Hope, a man got out of a black Honda Pilot with New Jersey license plates and fired multiple times at a 26-year-old male victim. The gunman then fled the scene by car in an unknown direction. The victim sustained gunshot wounds to both


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University Heights: Suspect Sought in Non-Fatal Shooting, Victim Struck in Head Area

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Officials from the 52nd Precinct are calling on the public to help with an investigation into a non-fatal shooting incident in University Heights.   They said the incident occurred on Nov. 26 at around 2:24 a.m. opposite 138 West Fordham Road. Police said a suspect shot and struck a victim in the head area before fleeing in the pictured vehicle.   A reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for information in relation to the incident.    Residents are asked to call 1-800-577-TIPS with any information they may have. Calls are confidential.       

Norwood: Youth, 21, Shot by Police, Laid to Rest; Gunshot Victim, 29, Walked 7 Blocks After Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY, UFON UMANAH & DAVID GREENE
Editor’s Note: The following story is an updated and extended version of the one published in our latest print edition.   Dozens of friends and family members came together to mourn the loss of Kyle Styles Lovera Lockett, 21, at Granby’s Funeral Service, Inc. in Wakefield on Friday, Nov. 11. As reported, the young man was fatally shot when police intervened in an altercation between Lockett and a 29-year-old man, later named as Ajamu Demmerle, in front of a deli on the corner of Gun Hill Road and Hull Avenue in Norwood on Thursday, Nov. 3.   As reported, police


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Fordham Heights: Two Sought following Non-Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating two people sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting that occurred in Fordham Heights.   Police said that on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at around 10.10 p.m., a 24-year-old man was walking with a friend in front of 2399 Grand Concourse when two people approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a gun and fired it several times, striking the victim once on his left arm.   The two fled the location on foot, northbound, along Grand Concourse toward East 187th Street. EMS responded and transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital


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Allerton: Police Release Video of Suspect Wanted for Shooting of Gas Station Employee

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD has released video footage and a photo of the suspect sought in connection to the shooting that occurred in the Allerton section of The Bronx, as reported, during which a gas station employee was shot in the head at close range.   Police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying the individual seen in the attached video and photo who is sought in connection to the assault.   As reported, police said that on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at around 7 p.m., at a Sunoco gas station located at 2290 Boston Road in Allerton, a 59-year-old male employee was


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Norwood: Man Sought following Early Morning Non-Fatal Shooting

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photos who is sought in connection to a non-fatal shooting in Norwood.   Police said that on Sunday, Nov. 13, at around 3.50 a.m. the man exited a social club located at 390 East 204th Street, and entered a black Mercedes Benz sedan with a New Jersey temporary license plate.   He drove a short distance to 3310 Webster Avenue, also in Norwood, where, from inside his vehicle, he allegedly took out a gun and fired it recklessly multiple times at an unknown target. He


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Allerton: GoFundMe Page Set up to Support Family of Man Shot in Head at Gas Station

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  A GoFundMe page has been set-up to help support the family of a beloved gas station employee who police said was shot in the head at close range while at work in the Allerton section of The Bronx on Tuesday evening, Nov. 22.   A police spokesperson said an unidentified man, wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and mask approached [inaudible] gas station, located at Astor Avenue and Boston Road at 7.07 p.m. and knocked on the door.   “When the 49-year-old male employee opened the door, the individual displayed a gun and fires it, striking the male in the


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UPDATE Kingsbridge Heights: Arrest Made following Fatal Shooting & Car Pile-Up

By DAVID GREENE & SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD have arrested a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old male driver, shot on the Major Deegan Expressway on Monday evening, Nov. 21. The victim later crashed into “multiple” parked vehicles on Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.   Police said that at 4.50 p.m., officers from the 50th Precinct responded to a 911 call regarding a man who had been shot in front of 2891 Sedgwick Avenue in Kingsbridge Heights.   A police spokesperson said, “Preliminary investigation determined that a 29-year-old male was at 70 Major Deegan North inside of a black Toyota Camry when


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