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Police search for teen in fatal stabbing of NYC dancer O'Shae Sibley

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The NYPD is searching for the teen in connection with the fatal stabbing of a gay Black man in Brooklyn. NYPD detectives are looking for a 17-year-old in connection with Saturday night’s fatal stabbing of dance r O'Shae Sibley at a gas station in Brooklyn. The 17-year-old has a history of arrests but, because he’s a minor, the records are sealed and the details are unavailable, police said. According to police, the 28-year-old Sibley was stabbed in his torso on Saturday around 11 p.m. In a video posted to Facebook, Sibley’s friend Otis Pena said he and Sibley were among a group of friends that were voguing and dancing at the gas station while pumping gas when they were confronted by another group. According to Pena, the group hurled homophobic slurs at Sibley’s group. The confrontation then turned violent and Sibley was stabbed, witnesses said. Ja’Michael De’Shawn and O’Shae Sibely pose for a photo at the Ailey Spirit Gala in New York City. Courtesy Ja'Michael De'Shawn Si...

2 dead in home shooting, including 8-year-old boy; suspect fatally shot by police

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Two people -- including an 8-year-old boy -- were killed in a home shooting in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday. The suspect was also fatally shot by police. At least two people -- including an 8-year- old boy -- were killed in a home shooting in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, according to officials. Police responded to reports of gunshots just after 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. When they arrived on scene, police found one man dead from a gunshot wound and an 8-year-old boy who had been shot, according to Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office. The boy was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to officials. Police Officers at the scene of a shooting in Newark, N.J., on May 3, 2023. Kyle Mazza/SOPA Images via Shutterstock Police encountered a man with a firearm running away from the residence where the two people had been shot. Several Newark Police Department Officers followed the suspect on foot and two officers fired their weapons during th...

Charges dropped against Alec Baldwin in fatal on-set 'Rust' shooting: Sources

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Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the fatal on-set "Rust" shooting. Charges against Alec Baldwin have been dropped in the fatal on-set "Rust" shooting , according to sources familiar with the matter. Baldwin, 65, had been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter after fatal ly shooting cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the New Mexico set of the Western in October 2021. The actor was practicing a cross-draw when the gun fired, striking the cinematographer and director Joel Souza, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury. "We are pleased with the decision to dismiss the case against Alec Baldwin and we encourage a proper investigation into the facts and circumstances of this tragic accident," Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, the attorneys for Alec Baldwin, said in a statement. This file handout photo courtesy of Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office and part of the investigative files, shows Alec Baldwin being processed after t...