Watch Video: Jewelry Robbery Plot Led To Deadly Lincoln University Mass Shooting, Chesco DA
A deadly mass shooting during homecoming at one of America’s oldest historically Black colleges has now been tied to a targeted robbery scheme — and newly released court documents include video showing a gunman moments before shots rang out.
Four people have been charged in connection with the Oct. 25, 2025, shooting at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
William Sells, 20, Makaveli Valera, 19, and a 17-year-old boy — all of Wilmington, Delaware — are charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy, and related offenses after investiga…
2 Shot On Paterson Street Corner, Prosecutor Says
Two men were shot and wounded during a late-night incident in Paterson on Monday, May 4, authorities said.
Police responded to the area of Madison Street and Essex Street at approximately 10:14 p.m. on a report of a shooting, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office. Officers found two victims with non-fatal gunshot wounds, authorities said.
The victims, a 33-year-old man and a 60-year-old man, both from Paterson, were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for treatment, officials said.
Police also identified a potential crime scene in the area, authorities said. …
Son Calls 911 Claiming Suicide, Charged With Killing Dad In Trappe: DA
A deadly shooting initially reported as a suicide has led to a murder charge in Montgomery County, authorities announced on Friday, May 1.
Justin Wilson, 23, of Trappe, is charged with First-Degree Murder in the death of his father, 61-year-old Kevin Wilson, following a months-long investigation, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to a home on Dewees Place at 12:19 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1, after Justin Wilson called 911 claiming his father had shot himself, officials said.
Troopers found Kevin Wilson dead on a bed with a sing…
Shooter Tracked Down Days After Pair Found Shot Behind Busy Eldersburg Restaurant: State Police
Two men were hospitalized, and a third is behind bars following a violent confrontation in Maryland that ended with a shooting, according to state police.
Matthew Tyler Hanks, 52, was arrested and charged following an investigation into a Friday night shooting that ended with Brooks Sandoval, 60, and David Hopwood, 50, hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
Troopers were called around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24, to the unit block of Liberty Road in Eldersburg, where there were reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, they found Hampstead resident Sandoval and Sykesville native Hopwood suf…
Gunman In Deadly Toms River Hookah Lounge Shooting Sentenced
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced for a shooting at a Toms River hookah lounge that left one man dead and two others injured in 2022, authorities said.
Eric Manzanares, of Asbury Park, was sentenced on Friday, April 24, in Ocean County Superior Court in connection with the Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022 shooting at Top Tier Hookah Lounge on Hooper Avenue, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
He was sentenced to 20 years in New Jersey State Prison after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault on Friday, Feb. 27, Billhimer said.
Police resp…
Hamden Man Convicted In Deadly New Haven Shooting Of 27-Year-Old Learns His Fate
A Connecticut man will spend decades behind bars for a deadly shooting that left one person dead and another seriously hurt in a New Haven neighborhood.
Treyvon Battle, 35, of Hamden, was sentenced to serve 80 years in prison on Wednesday, April 22, the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice said.
A jury found Battle guilty of murder, first-degree assault, criminal possession of a firearm, and carrying a pistol without a permit in January.
The charges stem from a shooting that happened on May 27, 2017, on Dickerman Street in New Haven.
Prosecutors said Battle opened fi…
Murder At Accused Drug Boss Funeral Solved, Suspect Nabbed In Valley Stream Man's Death: Cops
A suspect has been arrested in the murder of a Long Island man outside a funeral in Queens, police said Thursday, April 23.
Joseph Gilbert Stevens, a 33-year-old Bronx man, was charged with second-degree murder and two counts of weapons possession in connection with the killing, the NYPD said.
Richard Carter, a 49-year-old Valley Stream man, was killed in the gunfire outside Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York in Queens on Friday, April 10, according to authorities. The suspect then fled north on a side street and was described as wearing a DKNY jacket, a colorful sweatshirt, and ora…
