Brother-On-Brother Shooting In Troy Home Ends With Hefty Prison Term For Shooter, DA Says
A Capital Region man who shot his brother during a family disturbance will spend more than a decade in prison, authorities said.
Stafon A. Ferrell, 31, of Troy, was sentenced to 16 years behind bars on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said. He will also spend five years on probation following his release.
The case began with a disturbance involving family members at a home on Sixth Avenue in Troy on July 6, 2025, shortly before 6 p.m., authorities said.
Officers arrived at the scene and realized someone had been shot, then broadcast a description of the su…
Killer Sought To Avenge Girlfriend’s Dad In Bethpage Motel Murder, Gets Decades In Prison: DA
A gunman who shot and killed a man while seeking revenge for his girlfriend’s father was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Sgroilin Santana, 23, of Tamaqua, PA, got 23 years to life for gunning down Jorge Vazquez outside a Long Island motel, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
The trouble began on April 2, 2025, when the 35-year-old Vazquez, of Tampa, FL, got into an altercation with Alexander Garcia at a construction site in Nassau County, NY, they were both working on, according to investigators. Garcia, 40, was the father of Santana's girlfriend, authorities said.
Santana the…
Bridgeport Dad Killed In Road Rage Shooting Remembered For Humor, Dancing, Love
Nelson Batista loved Prince, the Yankees, and making people laugh. Now, his family is asking for help laying the Connecticut father to rest.
Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Batista's loved ones said his love for family stood out.
His relatives described the Bridgeport father, brother, cousin, and friend as someone who filled their lives with music and laughter. He was known for spontaneous dancing.
“Whether he was cracking jokes, enjoying music, or simply spending time with loved ones, Nelson had a way of creat…
Suspect Charged With Murder In Bridgeport Road Rage Shooting
A shooting that killed a Connecticut man started as a road rage incident, police said, and a suspect now faces a murder charge.
Nelson Manuel Batista, 48, was shot near Park Avenue and Cottage Street in Bridgeport around 9 a.m. on Oct. 12, police said.
Officers discovered Batista in the road beside his car on Cottage Street, Bridgeport police said. He had suffered a gunshot wound. He later died at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
Police arrested Jorge Luis Ortiz, 57, Sunday night, Oct. 19, after spotting him walking on the city’s east side. Ortiz ran from an officer before police caught him, …
Murder: Capitol Heights Man Kills Complete Stranger, Cops Say
A Maryland man is accused of gunning down a complete stranger in broad daylight, with no apparent motive for the killing.
Michael Ritch, 29, of Capitol Heights, was arrested hours after Devin Mason, 45, was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside in the 5000 block of Emo Street shortly before noon on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Mason was rushed to an area hospital, where he died despite efforts to save his life, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
Detectives identified Ritch as a suspect and tracked him down in the area several hours after the shooting, taking him into c…
27 Gun Arrests In Jersey City Include Teen Accused Of Attempted Murder
A teenager accused of shooting a man in the leg is among 27 people arrested on gun-related charges in Jersey City since the beginning of September, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 19.
Nahzir Spencer, 18, was arrested in Newark on Thursday, Oct. 15, in connection with a Sept. 2 shooting in the courtyard of 85-87 Van Wagenen Avenue, Jersey City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.
The shooting happened around 4:29 a.m., leaving a man with a gunshot wound to his leg, Ambrose said.
Following an investigation by the Jersey City Police Department's Cease Fire Unit, the department's Cr…
Bethlehem Man, 20, Dies 9 Days After Shooting; Family Mourns: 'I Love U Baby Boy'
A 20-year-old Pennsylvania man has died nine days after he and another man were shot in Bethlehem, leaving loved ones mourning a final hug they never knew would be their last, authorities and family members said.
Quamir J. Davis, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill, according to a release issued Monday, Oct. 19, by Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Davis died from gunshot injuries, and Buglio ruled his death a homicide.
The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the area of the 1100 b…
