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Patient grabs officer's gun, opens fire inside Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital: Sources
An investigation is underway after shots were reportedly fired inside the emergency room at Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Action News has learned.According to sources, a Hi-Nella, New Jersey, police officer brought a patient to the hospital in Camden County just after 12 p.m. Saturday.Sources say once inside the emergency room, the patient got a hold of an officer's gun and started firing shots.Action News spoke with a man who says he's an employee of the hospital. He said he received text alert messages and an email from the hospital."It just said an all-clear for an active shooter alert. I didn't...
Body of missing swimmer pulled from lake in Gloucester County, New Jersey
The body of a missing swimmer was pulled from the water Thursday in Gloucester County, New Jersey.Police and rescue crews were called to the Cedar Lake Wildlife Management area off Jackson Road in Monroe Twp. around 2 p.m.After several hours of searching, the body of Rafael Martinez Pascual was pulled from the water around 5 p.m.Chopper 6 was overhead as rescuers searched for a missing swimmer in Monroe Twp., Gloucester County.Police say Pascual was a citizen of Mexico but lived in Pitman, NJ. He was reportedly swimming with friends when he disappeared beneath the surface.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say this area was closed for public access and swimming is prohibited, according to Wildlife Management Area regulations.This is the fourth victim to die by drowning in Monroe Township during the 2024 summer season.
Another Alleged Drowning Blue Hole Death Confirmed In Williamstown, NJ
Tragedy struck in the Monroe Township section of Williamstown this week when a swimmer lost their life when swimming in a lake that, according to pictures published by NBC Philadelphia, looks an awful lot like a Blue Hole. It's only speculation that this particular body of water was one of...
Teen Shot Execution Style During Broad Daylight Thursday
Wilmington Police are actively investigating a shooting that took place just after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene at the intersection of 2nd Street and Franklin Street, where they discovered a male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim, identified as an 18-year-old male, was transported...
Teen from Woodbury, NJ, charged with fatally shooting Camden teen
A 17-year-old man from Woodbury has been charged with fatally shooting a teenager from Camden earlier this week. Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay's office says the unidentified teenager is facing first-degree murder and related weapons charges and is being held in the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center. According to authorities,...
Philadelphia couple 'getting busy' in the backseat of their car accidentally roll into the river
A couple who were allegedly "getting busy" in the backseat of their car had a lucky escape after the vehicle accidentally rolled into a Philadelphia river. Police believe the pair were engaged in sexual activity in the 2020 Range Rover, which was parked along the roadway in Fairmount Park. But at some point, the vehicle was accidentally disengaged, causing it to roll right into the Schuylkill River in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Suspect arrested for fatal shooting inside Chester, Pa. convenience store
A man has been arrested for a fatal shooting inside a convenience store in Chester, Pennsylvania last month.Haneef Melton, 19, was taken into custody on Wednesday morning in the 1300 block of Filbert Street in Philadelphia.The shooting happened in the Lucky 7 store on the 1100 block of Morton Avenue just before 11:20 a.m. on July 2.Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Dontae Dickerson.Dickerson was found on the floor of the store with a gunshot wound to the back of the head.There has been no word on a motive for the shooting.
'Best Years Of My Life:' Johnny Gaudreau's Wife Speaks Out After Deadly Wreck
"Thank you for the best years of my life," Meredith said in an Instagram post. Meredith graduated from JMU in Virginia and then earned her master's in pediatric nursing from Drexel University, her LinkedIn page shows. She works as a NIICU nurse at CHOP. "Despite losing you, I am still...
Gunshots erupt in Kensington leaving man critically injured: police searching for 2 suspects
KENSINGTON - Two suspects are being sought after gunshots ring out in Kensington leaving a man with critical injuries. The violence unfolded Friday night, just before 9 p.m., on the 1800 block of Hart Lane, according to officials. A 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to his leg,...
Man shot to death early Saturday in Wilmington
A 28-year-old man was gunned down in Wilmington early Saturday morning. Officers found the victim at about 1:48 a.m. in the 100 block of South West Street, city police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. No other information is available at this point, and police are...
NJ police identify man who drowned in Cedar Lake Wildlife Management area
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.J. (CBS) -- A man who lived in Gloucester County drowned in the Cedar Lake Wildlife Management area in Williamstown on Thursday, Monroe Township police announced.Police said the man, identified by police as Rafael Martinez Pascual, 38, was swimming with friends in the area right off Jackson Road when he went underwater and never returned to the surface.The area where the group was swimming is closed for public access and swimming is prohibited, according to Wildlife Management Area regulations. Multiple emergency response services worked to find Pascual in the water utilizing divers, a watercraft, a helicopter and drones, police said.A rescue diver found Pascual's body around 5 p.m., police said, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The 38-year-old is a citizen of Mexico but lived in Pitman, N.J., police said.Authorities said Pascual was the fourth person to drown in Monroe Township this summer.Monroe Township Police Department and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the incident.
12 people rescued from boats partying in Schuylkill River overnight: police
PHILADELPHIA - Another night of police activity on the Schuylkill River after a boat party was forced to end early. Philadelphia police say two small boats full of people were partying near the Platt Bridge around 12:30 a.m. Thursday. Suddenly, one of the boats started to take on water. MORE...
Mother and son dead, another person injured after fire in Ardmore, Pennsylvania
A fire in Ardmore, Pennsylvania left a mother and son dead and another woman injured.The blaze erupted around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of Greenfield Avenue.Firefighters arrived on the scene to find heavy flames coming from the second floor of the home. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes.Lower Merion Twp. fire officials say a woman in her 90s and her son, who is in his 60s, died in the blaze. They were both found in a back bedroom.The man was in the doorway and his mother was found still in her bed."It's a tough day for...
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