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Poughkeepsie Woman Stabs Man With Samurai Sword
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A City of Poughkeepsie woman, who was arguing with a friend, became so mad, she ended up stabbing him with a samurai sword on Friday, July 29, according to police.
Akema Carter, 41, was charged with second-degree assault, after the stabbing of a 23-year-old man who was inside her North Hamilton Street home, according to Detective Lt. Matt Clark of the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department.
"I've seen hundreds of stabbings," Clark said. "I can't say I've ever seen someone stabbed with a samurai sword."
The unidentified victim, who underwent surgery…
Norwalk Police Seeking Closure On 1993 Gang Murder Cold Case
NORWALK, Conn. -- On a hot August night in 1993, a Bridgeport woman was shot to death as she waited outside of a Norwalk bar for her boyfriend and sister -- the victim of a gang turf battle that ended as more than 20 gunshots were fired.The death of Fathome Shannell Myrick, 21, hasn't been forgotten by the Norwalk Police Department Cold Case Unit.
According to Lt. Art Weisgerber, her murder is the story of two gangs, one from Bridgeport, one from Norwalk, fighting over her boyfriend's drug dealing in the wrong territory.
On the Aug. 2, 1993, night of her murder, Myrick was waiting outside t…
