shooting death

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In accordance with state law, the office of New York Attorney General Tish James is investigating the death of a teenager who was shot by police late Friday night in Utica.

No arrests have been announced as of Monday morning after people were killed in separate shootings Sunday morning in the City of Albany, a police department spokesman said.

A young woman from upstate New York was killed Saturday after the car she was riding in turned into the wrong driveway. Officials say the homeowner came to the door and fired a gun at the vehicle.

Burlington, Vermont police say a 38-year-old man is dead and police are searching for two men who fled the scene after a Sunday night shooting.Police were…

A grand jury has handed up indictments charging four people in connection with two shooting incidents in Schenectady County.On May 27th while attending a…