Shooting at 00 BLOCK OF NORTH 5TH STREET on 12/06/2025 4:07 PM
Type: Shooting
Date: 12/06/2025 4:07 PM
Description: A Shooting Was Reported. Two People Were Injured.
Address: 00 BLOCK OF NORTH 5TH STREET, Newark, NJ
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Name
Margarita RiveraMissing Age
58Est. Current Age
67Last Seen
Brooklyn, NY on 02/26/2016Physical Description
Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Latino Gender: Female Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 lbsCase Number
MP72615Area Cold Cases
Name
Lavern PinckneyAge
60Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
Mr. Pinckney was 60 years old and married to his wife betty, they have three grown children. Mr. Pinckney worked two jobs. He was a driver at yonkers general hospital, who transported patients to and from an alcohol treatment program. Mrs. Pinckney stated that her husband owned a bar with two other partners on ravine avenue. Mr. Pinckney on the day of his homicide worked at yonkers general hospital and returned home sometime in the early afternoon. Mrs. Pinckney came home approximately at 4:15 pm and when she entered her apartment she found her husband lying on the living room floor unconscious. Mrs. Pinckney ran outside of the apartment screaming and her neighbor called the police. Mr. Pinckney died of blunt force trauma.Agency
Yonkers PD