NYPD Releases New Video Of Man Wanted After Good Samaritan Stabbed To Death Trying To Stop Robbery In Brooklyn
Yong Zheng, 46, was killed on Feb. 26 after he intervened in what turned out to be a robbery of an illegal gambling den in Sunset Park.
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Yong Zheng, 46, was killed on Feb. 26 after he intervened in what turned out to be a robbery of an illegal gambling den in Sunset Park.
Zheng was celebrating the Lantern Festival on Feb. 26 in Sunset Park when he stumbled across a robbery in front of an illegal gambling den on Seventh Avenue and 56th Street.
William Smith, 45, face multiple charges, including murder and assault.
Police say the incident started around 9:30 p.m. Friday after a robbery in an illegal gambling den in a basement near 57th Street and Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park.
Sources tell CBS2 it appears to have been an illegal gambling operation.
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The suspect allegedly got inside through a back door, then opened the cash register and another locked drawer and took $600.
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It happened after the teen and his father exchanged information with two people in the other car, according to the NYPD.
Authorities say the man was caught Tuesday in Sunset Park after going through mailboxes at residential buildings and a medical office.
Police said a man snatched the boy's cellphone out of his hands. When he chased after the suspect, he was struck with a cane.
Investigators say two men forced their way into an apartment through a bedroom window, then a pulled a gun on the 69-year-old and a 71-year-old man inside.
The suspect allegedly got into an argument with another man, left the room, then came back with the scissors and stabbed him.
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County legislators voted unanimously for first responders to be trained to carry the life-saving device used to treat severe allergic reactions.
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The memorial in the center of campus symbolizes the people murdered by Hamas in Israel two years ago.
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It's been two years since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza and continues to reverberate across the Middle East.
County legislators voted unanimously for first responders to be trained to carry the life-saving device used to treat severe allergic reactions.
The memorial in the center of campus symbolizes the people murdered by Hamas in Israel two years ago.
The mayor of New York City from 1994 until 2001 endorsed Republican Curtis Sliwa for the same position in the upcoming 2025 election.
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A neighbor broke up the fight by tackling the attacker. Police took the 40-year-old suspect into custody.
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In handwritten notes he left behind, the gunman repeatedly referenced CTE and asked for his brain to be studied.
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Spencer Rattler threw an 87-yard touchdown pass, safety Jordan Howden returned a fumble 86 yards for a score, and the Saints beat the Giants 26-14 on Sunday.
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