Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County
Man, 23, Shot Dead By US Marshal In Luzerne County A 23-year-old man was killed in a shootout with a US Marshals agent arresting him in Luzerne County Wednesday, Aug. 10, authorities said. Jordan Urenovitch, who was wanted on warrants for gun and drug charges, fired at a member of the Fugitive Task Force in Hazle Township when the deputy fired back, Pennsylvania State Police said. Deputies apparently spotted Urenovitch in a car before he bolted over to 22nd Street Auto Center and shot were fired around 12:40 p.m., according to PSP.  Urenovitch was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Luzerne County DA will handle the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Third Man Arrested In 2021 Woodbridge Shootout That Injured 9-Year-Old Girl: Police Third Man Arrested In 2021 Woodbridge Shootout That Injured 9-Year-Old Girl: Police
Third Man Arrested In 2021 Woodbridge Shootout That Injured 9-Year-Old Girl: Police Prince William County police say they arrested a third man involved in a June 2021 shootout that injured a 9-year-old girl.  Jerrell Joseph Blakey Jr., 22, of Woodbridge, was arrested and charged over the weekend with attempted malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Prince William County police said. Investigators said Blakey, Wilson Doswell IV, and Sirr Morris-Helms traded shots on June 17, 2021, at the Riverwood Apartments on Yosocomico Lane in Woodbridge. One of the bullets went through the wall of the apartment and grazed a 9-year-old girl in he…

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by Josh Lanier
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA
Fugitive Injured In Shootout With Police in Philly Suburbs: DA A 29-year-old fugitive was injured after a shootout with police over the weekend in the Philadelphia suburbs, authorities said. Mark Simpkins Jr., of Norristown, had been wanted on an arrest warrant since Oct. 4, 2021, when patrol officers spotted him heading into the A-Plus store on Main Street around 6 a.m. Saturday, May 21, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R.Steele said in a joint release. Officers tried to stop him, but he fled on foot down West Lafayette Street, leading police on a chase, they said. Simpkins then shot at the officers, who returned fire, Steele said a…

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by Nicole Acosta
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out
PA Shooting Suspect Pursuit Ends In South Jersey Shoot Out A manhunt for a Pennsylvania shooting suspect ended in a police-involved shoot out in South Jersey, reports say. Arthur H. Disanto Jr., 41, has been on the lam since July 3 when he allegedly shot and wounded a woman in her apartment in Media, according to NJ.com. Pennsylvania State Police spotted Disanto in Marple Township on Aug. 24, but he fled, igniting a pursuit through Delaware County and ending in Washington Township just before midnight, the outlet reports. An exchange of gunfire left Disanto and a New Jersey municipal police officer wounded. Click here for the full report by …

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by Nicole Acosta
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Shootout At The Off-Ramp - Suspects In Route 9 Gunfire Incident Wanted Shootout At The Off-Ramp - Suspects In Route 9 Gunfire Incident Wanted
Shootout At The Off-Ramp - Suspects In Route 9 Gunfire Incident Wanted Road rage is being blamed for a shoot-out - that struck a car carrying children - at a Route 9 exit ramp. Connecticut State Police are investigating reports that gunshots were fired Sunday morning on the Exit 19 off-ramp of Route 9 south in Cromwell. Drivers of white and red sedans exchanged gunfire at around 10:20 a.m. Stray bullets struck a vehicle with two children inside, but there were no injuries, police said. The shootout was not a random act, Connecticut State Police told WTNH, but an act of “road rage.” If anyone has any information about the incident, they are being asked to ca…

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by Kristin Palpini
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Police Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders Police Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders
Police Investigating Shooting At Poughkeepsie Gas Station With Numerous Bystanders Police are investigating a shooting between two men at an area gas station while numerous bystanders were in the range of fire.  The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:54 a.m. at the Gulf Gas Station at 128 Washington St., in the City of Poughkeepsie, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Responding officers found evidence that multiple shots were fired in the parking lot of that gas station between one subject inside a vehicle and the other outside the vehicle, Clark said. The vehicle, a 2018 silver Chevrolet Malibu, was found abandoned in the parking lot of Tubman Te…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Officer-Involved Shooting In Newark Under Investigation Officer-Involved Shooting In Newark Under Investigation
Officer-Involved Shooting In Newark Under Investigation The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is handling an investigation into a daytime shootout between law enforcement and two suspects Tuesday in Newark.  A detective with the Newark Police Department and a State Trooper were patrolling in plainclothes and in an unmarked vehicle around 12:45 p.m. when they came across A Honda CRV on South Orange Avenue,  said the Hudson prosecutor's office, which is conducting the investigation due to potential conflicts of interest between the Essex prosecutor's office and the officers.  Someone in the Honda allegedly flashed a weapon as it tra…

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by Paul Milo
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Suspects On The Loose After Newark Gunfight With Police, Report Says Suspects On The Loose After Newark Gunfight With Police, Report Says
Suspects On The Loose After Newark Gunfight With Police, Report Says At least two suspects involved in a shootout with police in Newark were on the loose Tuesday night, News12 reports. Police officers and at least two people each in a different car exchanged gunfire near University Hospital in Newark, the report says. Little information was immediately available about the incident, but the shootout involved a State Trooper and a Newark police officer, according to News12.  No injuries were reported.

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by Paul Milo