Weekly Safety Report: Fatal Hit-and-Run and Murder-Suicide Shake West Nyack

This week in West Nyack, New York, two incidents occurred that impacted the community. In the first incident, a Rockland man pleaded not guilty to charges related to a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in July 2023. The suspect allegedly hit an 18-year-old while driving with a revoked license and without a required interlock device. In the second incident, a murder-suicide took place, resulting in the deaths of a family. A police sergeant took his own life after shooting and killing his wife and two sons. The community gathered for a vigil to mourn the tragic loss.

Suspect pleads not guilty in fatal West Nyack hit-and-run

News 1201-03-2024

A Rockland man, Patrick Sharkey, pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a deadly hit-and-run that occurred in July 2023. Sharkey allegedly hit an 18-year-old while driving on Route 303 in West Nyack. He left the scene but later turned himself in. Authorities discovered that Sharkey was driving with a revoked license and without a required interlock device.

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• Suspect pleads not guilty in fatal West Nyack hit-and-run

Hundreds come to mourn family killed in New City murder-suicide

News 1201-03-2024

A murder-suicide took place in New City, resulting in the deaths of a family. Bronxville Police Sgt. Watson Morgan took his own life after shooting and killing his wife, Ornela, and their two sons, Liam and Gabriel. The community gathered at Germonds Park in West Nyack for a vigil to mourn the tragic loss of the entire family.

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• Hundreds come to mourn family killed in New City murder-suicide

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