PA Family Massacre IDs: Pregnant Mom, 2 Kids, Parents, Brothers, Baby Due In 5 Days
A family preparing to welcome a baby boy in just five days was nearly wiped out in a mass shooting that killed three generations of relatives, including a pregnant mother, her two young children, her parents, and her two brothers, according to family accounts.
Angelina Stone, 24, also known online as Dej Shanti, was eight months pregnant with a son she planned to name Kyrie when she was killed alongside her 5-year-old son, Isiah Hodges, and her 22-month-old daughter, Amari'anna, in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday, Oct. 9.
Her mother, Michelle Stone, 44, and brothers Matthew Stone II, 19, and …
Philadelphia Officer, Dad Shane Seiber, Killed In Ambush; Eric Lewis Charged With Murder
A Philadelphia police officer and father of two young children was killed and another officer was wounded during a struggle with a gunman on a West Philadelphia porch early Saturday, Oct. 10, police said.
Officer Shane Seiber, 40, a 10-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department and U.S. Air Force veteran, was pronounced dead at 9:04 a.m. at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, according to police.
Eric Lewis, 35, was taken into custody following a SWAT response and faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and numerous related offenses, police said.
The Philadelphia police released n…
LI Mom Of Six Killed In Car Crash, Kids Launch Fundraiser: ‘There Are No Words’
A Long Island mother of six was killed in a car crash over the weekend, and now her family has launched an online fundraiser for support.
Laura Gullotti, 58, of Wading River, was traveling on Wading River Manor Road when the crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to News 12 Long Island.
“There are no words that can truly explain the emptiness Laura’s family feels right now,” her daughter Stephanie wrote in a GoFundMe. “They keep thinking about all the moments they still wanted to have with her, all the phone calls they still wanted to make, and all the memories they th…
Driver Wanted In Bloomfield Crash That Killed Tow Truck Operator, Dad Of 2
Police are seeking a driver accused of killing a 26-year-old tow truck operator who was a husband and father of two.
Alexander Ramos died after a vehicle hit him on Tunxis Avenue in Bloomfield on Sept. 8, according to police. A judge approved an arrest warrant for Curran Melanson, 28, on Thursday, Oct. 9.
Melanson faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and failure to reduce speed for a nonemergency vehicle, Bloomfield police said.
Officers are working to take him into custody. His bond is set at $425,000, according to his warrant…
Alex Dannett Remembered For Infectious Smile After Fatal Maryland Crash: 'Forever 28'
Alex Dannett had the kind of smile that could light up a room. Now, a Maryland family is facing a future without the 28-year-old they loved so dearly.
Family and friends are preparing to gather in Anne Arundel County on Friday, Oct. 9, for a candlelight vigil honoring Dannett, who died following a car crash. To those who knew him, Alex was much more than another young life lost on the road.
He was a son, grandson, nephew, cousin, and devoted big brother to two younger sisters who face life without him. And to his friends, he was someone whose infectious smile and positive spirit m…
2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family.
"From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved."
At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…