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Police say a 31-year-old man was shot in the head on 212th Street near Hollis Avenue.
Heavy smoke filled the air and hundreds of firefighters responded to the scene.
Investigators discovered a machete and bloody footprints at the scene.
It happened inside an apartment on Hillside Avenue near 219th Street.
Officers discovered a 72-year-old man stabbed to death on the floor of a bathroom. He is believed to be the suspect's father.
A manhunt is underway in Queens after police say a man was shot during a home invasion. The latest shooting comes amid a dramatic rise in gun violence in New York City.
"This will be a major winter event, a major storm event," said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. "We are doing all that we need to prepare to make sure we are ready."
Investigators say the teenager walked into Martin Van Buren High School in Queens Village with a gunshot to the leg.
The FDNY responded around 3:15 a.m. to a home under construction on 217th Street near 104th Avenue in Queens Village.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying the woman seen in a video from Dec. 12 at Our Lady Of Lourdes Church on 220th Street in the Queens Village neighborhood.
Police said a man, believed to be the victim's roommate, was seen running from the house.
Persaud Rampersuad, 49, was charged with murder and arson and is expected to face a judge today.
Flames broke out around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday on 219th Street near Hillside Avenue in the Queens Village neighborhood.
From a brush with death to baking doughnuts, Black Label Donuts' Rich Eng is grateful for his life with no time to waste.
Nassau County Police say Indira Harricharran, 47, took her Island Park patient's cards and went shopping throughout Nassau County.
The victim managed to make it outside, where police say they found him laying in his driveway.
CBS2's Clark Fouraker spoke with the victim's mother, who says her son doesn't have any enemies.
The remaining eight were taken to area hospitals where three, including an 8-year-old girl, were listed in critical condition.
The LIRR says the system is operating on only one of two Main Line tracks while repairs are underway and says riders should expect delays and cancellations.
A man was arrested late Sunday and charged with trying to kidnap a 12-year-old girl in Queens last week.
The alleged incident happened Thursday evening in Queens Village.
Trains on the Ronkonkoma, Port Jefferson, Oyster Bay and Hempstead lines were delayed for 15 to 20 minutes, and westbound trains bypassed the Queens Village and Hollis stations.
Family and friends say their final farewells to the children and a woman who were killed in New York's deadliest fire in years.
The blaze broke out around 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the home on 208th Street in Queens Village.
