Brooklyn

Man accused of stabbing his mom to death at her home

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BROOKLYN, NY – A local man, Vladislav Deshkovich, is facing murder charges for the alleged stabbing of his mother, which has left their Brooklyn neighborhood in shock. On Friday evening, 30-year-old Deshkovich reportedly stabbed his 52-year-old mother, Inna Deshkovich, several times in the neck, resulting in her death, say law enforcement officials. Neighbors in the area recall the harrowing scene. Local resident Mitchell Jakuboski reported that some of the neighbors in the area heard the …

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Manhattan woman found dead in trash chute

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MANHATTAN, NY – A resident of Brooklyn, Jaclyn Elmquist, was found dead at the bottom of a compactor chute in a Manhattan condo building. Law enforcement sources suggest that the woman might have gone missing a day before her disturbing discovery. Jaclyn Elmquist, 24, was not a resident of the building where her body was found. Surveillance footage obtained reveals that the woman was seen erratically stumbling down West 28th Street late in the evening …

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Building fire kills 3 people, 14 more injured

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NEW YORK, NY – A fast-spreading fire in a Brooklyn residential building tragically claimed three lives and injured 14 others, as reported by FDNY officials. The early morning blaze took hold in a Crown Heights building around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. Firefighters promptly responded to the scene, where they encountered a challenging situation. The fire had originated on the ground floor and quickly spread, engulfing the entire three-story building. According to Chief John Esposito of …

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New York landlord accused of trying to murder his tenants in deadly house fire

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BROOKLYN, NY – A 66-year-old New York landlord, Rafiqul Islam, has been arrested and is facing eight counts of attempted murder charges following an incident on September 26. Islam was taken into custody on October 25, according to jail records and the New York Police Department. The New York Fire Department issued a statement indicating that Islam is accused of deliberately setting fire to a second-floor apartment in a Brooklyn building due to his alleged …

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Elderly woman dies after being hit by two hit-and-run drivers

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BROOKLYN, NY – The New York Police Department is on the hunt for two drivers who are alleged to have hit a 79-year-old woman and fled the scene, leaving her fatally injured on a Brooklyn street. The incident occurred on Thursday evening as Yvonne Sandiford was crossing the intersection of Fulton Street and Herkimer Street in Crown Heights. Reports indicate that the first vehicle involved was a gray Nissan Rogue. After hitting Sandiford, the driver …

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Father and son allegedly shot dead by their neighbor

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BROOKLYN, NY – Tragedy struck an apartment building in Brooklyn as a father and son lost their lives in a fatal shooting, allegedly at the hands of their frustrated neighbor. The incident unfolded on the fourth floor of an East Flatbush apartment building, shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Authorities reported that the downstairs neighbor had reached a breaking point due to noise disturbances from the victims’ apartment. In a fit of anger, the neighbor …

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Mother, daughter, and pet dog found dead in Brooklyn apartment

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BROOKLYN, NY – A mother, her teenage daughter, and their pet dog were discovered dead in their Brooklyn apartment on Monday afternoon, according to local authorities. The bodies were found by a family friend who lived in the same building on New York Avenue in Little Haiti. The friend had reportedly grown concerned after not hearing from the family since Friday. Emergency services received a call around 2:33 pm, with dispatchers reporting a scene of …

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Convicted pimp confesses to trafficking, murdering, and dismembering ex-girlfriend

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BROOKLYN, NY – A notorious pimp, Somorie Moses, known for his extreme violence, has confessed to the murder of his girlfriend, who was also a prostitute, and to sex trafficking eight other women, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of New York. On January 13, 2017, Moses brutally killed Leondra Foster, 32, in their shared apartment. He then dismembered her body using a saw and knife. Four days later, he disposed …

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Three teens stabbed during dismissal outside of high school

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BROOKLYN, NY – Three teenagers were hospitalized after a triple stabbing incident outside a high school in Brooklyn, New York. The stabbings occurred on Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of East 98th and East New York Avenue, outside Brownsville Academy. One of the victims, an 18-year-old, was stabbed in the chest. That teen is currently in critical condition but is reportedly stable. The other two victims, both 17 years old, sustained stab wounds to the …

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Mother beaten to death with hammer, children in critical condition

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In a shocking act of violence, a mother was brutally beaten to death with a hammer. Her young son and daughter are now fighting for their lives after the brutal attack in a rooming house in Brooklyn. Police officials are investigating the incident and have apprehended a suspect in connection to the mom’s death. Authorities discovered the lifeless body of the 43-year-old woman. Her battered children were also with her, identified as a 5-year-old boy …

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