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Monday, March 06, 2017I needed help. He was always there for me,” Rodriguez said. “He would tell me ‘just keep doing what you love.’” Guerrero, who worked at Mega 97.9, was mowed down crossing Jamaica Ave. at Sheffield Ave. in Cypress Hills about 4 a.m. Monday. Paramedics rushed Guerrero, the father of a 6-year-old boy, to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died.Radio DJ killed by hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn Cops located Ozoria’s vehicle at a Brooklyn body shop. The vehicle was dropped off to repair a shattered windshield in the hours after Monday’s crash, sources said. A check of the license plates and the VIN number allowed police to identify Ozoria as the owner of the dark blue Honda Accord, cop sources said. The owner of the body shop became suspicious because Ozoria insisted that the car be parked inside and not on the street, where it could be seen.Jean Paul Guerrero.(facebook) He replaced the windshield but then called the police after he saw a report on Guerrero’s death on television.Chicago DJ Herb Kent dies after 7-decade career in radio The famed DJ will be buried in a private ceremony Saturday. His parents were interviewed on the radio station after they flew in from their home in Ecuador, and thanked New Yorkers for their support, and then spoke directly to the person responsible. “You can understand as a mother you can understand my pain,” Gloria Guerrero said. “The only thing that we ask as parents because we would forgive you and because he (Jinx) knows how to forgive. God forgives and my son would forgive because he didn’t have bad faith in anyone.” Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. With Denis Slattery, Ben Kochman, Anthony IzaguirreTags:hit-and-runcar crashesnypdwashington heightseast new yorkSend a Letter to the EditorJoin the Conversation:facebookTweet...
Monday, February 27, 2017Pallbearers are Robert Jackson and Elvin Jackson. The family would like to thank Dr. Brian Richards, the ICU staff at Helen Keller Hospital and the employees and friends at the Shoals VA Clinic in Sheffield, Alabama. You are invited to leave condolences at www.elkinsfuneralhome.com.
Monday, February 06, 2017Witnesses had described a woman in her 20s or 30s fleeing the dark blue four-door sedan that slammed into Guerrero early Monday as he crossed Jamaica Ave. at Sheffield Ave. in Cypress Hills.Radio DJ killed by hit-and-run driver in BrooklynMourners line up to attend a funeral for Jean Paul Guerrero, aka DJ Jinx Paul, at the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights.(Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)Cops had eyed Ozoria after identifying him as the car’s owner from checking the license plates and the VIN number, police sources said.Ozoria had dropped off the car at a Brooklyn body shop hours after the crash to repair a shattered windshield , sources said.The body shop owner became suspicious because Ozoria insisted that the car be parked inside and not on the street where it could be seen, police said.39-year-old Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as DJ Jinx Paul, was hit while crossing Jamaica Avenue and Sheffield Avenue in East New York just after 4 a.m. Guerrero worked on Mega 97.9 FM in New York City.(Mega 97.9 FM)The shop owner replaced the windshield but then called the police after he saw a report on Guerrero’s death on television.Cops seek woman seen fleeing car that struck Brooklyn DJOzoria’s aunt, Glady Ordonez, insisted that he turned himself in to protect his girlfriend — who she claimed had been driving .“The girl was driving. It was the mother of his child. He turned himself in to protect her,” Ordonez told the Daily News.A mourner holds photos of Jean Paul Guerrero, aka DJ Jinx Paul, outside the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights.(Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)On Friday evening,...
Monday, January 16, 2017Ozoria, 27, was arrested in Guerrero's death.Investigators say he turned himself in to police Friday.Police believe he was behind the wheel of a black four-door sedan that hit Guerrero on Jamaica and Sheffield avenues in East New York.He is now charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and tampering with physical evidence. Guerrero's body will be flown to his home country of Ecuador for burial. ...
Monday, January 16, 2017Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and finally New Year’s. He loved a celebration and a good time.Farewell to the “Golden Child.”Immediate family who share his sweet memory include Sandra Hicks Sheffield, a sister he nicknamed “Puppy,” a retired educator at Waycross Middle School. His next great love is his hero and nephew, Alvester Sheffield III, of Midway, one uncle, Herman (Marlane) Hicks, of Flint, Mich., and a number of Hicks and Mathis relatives and friends to carry on his legacy of joy, happiness, fine foods, travel and the fellowships that express love.Family and friends will assemble at Midway Congregational Church and or the Dorchester Funeral Home.The family requests that no flowers be given, and in lieu of flowers, make financial contributions to the Mattie M. Hicks Scholarship Fund at Hinesville Heritage Bank or mail to Mattie Hicks Scholarship Fund, Post Office Box 66, Hinesville, Ga. 31310.The viewing and wake will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at Dorchester Funeral Home.The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Midway Congregational Church, UCC, located on Highway 84, Midway.Burial will take place at the Dixon Cemetery, Queensland Community, Fitzgerald.The family wishes to thank everyo...
Monday, January 02, 2017Lord,'' her obituary reads.Woolweaver's body was discovered about 3:46 p.m. Wednesday inside her home on Sheffield Lane. She was found by her 13-year-old son when he arrived home from school.Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego on Friday said Woolweaver was found near the entrance to her home, in an inside stairwell that leads to the basement area. There was no sign of forced entry at her home.Woolweaver was reportedly shot multiple times with a 9 mm handgun, including at least one gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities have previous described the scene as "terrible."Authorities charged Adam Michael Burrus, 37, with murder in Woolweaver's death. The two knew each other for 20 years, and were longtime friends and business partners in Burris' Bass Attacker LLC company that manufactured scented fishing lures. A dispute over money may have led to the shooting.Burris was released from the Shelby County Jail Monday morning after posting $500,000 bond.Woolweaver's two children - 13-year-old son Chandler and 7-year-old daughter Kate Ashton - are being cared for by family members. Chandler's father died in 2015.Woolweaver graduated from Homewood High School, where she was a member of the Star-Spangled Girls, in 1997 and then attended UAB where she studied early childhood education. According to her LinkedIn profile, she had "over 19 years of experience in the real estate and banking industry, highly competitive, pers...
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Monday, March 06, 2017I needed help. He was always there for me,” Rodriguez said. “He would tell me ‘just keep doing what you love.’” Guerrero, who worked at Mega 97.9, was mowed down crossing Jamaica Ave. at Sheffield Ave. in Cypress Hills about 4 a.m. Monday. Paramedics rushed Guerrero, the father of a 6-year-old boy, to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died.Radio DJ killed by hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn Cops located Ozoria’s vehicle at a Brooklyn body shop. The vehicle was dropped off to repair a shattered windshield in the hours after Monday’s crash, sources said. A check of the license plates and the VIN number allowed police to identify Ozoria as the owner of the dark blue Honda Accord, cop sources said. The owner of the body shop became suspicious because Ozoria insisted that the car be parked inside and not on the street, where it could be seen.Jean Paul Guerrero.(facebook) He replaced the windshield but then called the police after he saw a report on Guerrero’s death on television.Chicago DJ Herb Kent dies after 7-decade career in radio The famed DJ will be buried in a private ceremony Saturday. His parents were interviewed on the radio station after they flew in from their home in Ecuador, and thanked New Yorkers for their support, and then spoke directly to the person responsible. “You can understand as a mother you can understand my pain,” Gloria Guerrero said. “The only thing that we ask as parents because we would forgive you and because he (Jinx) knows how to forgive. God forgives and my son would forgive because he didn’t have bad faith in anyone.” Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential. With Denis Slattery, Ben Kochman, Anthony IzaguirreTags:hit-and-runcar crashesnypdwashington heightseast new yorkSend a Letter to the EditorJoin the Conversation:facebookTweet...
Monday, February 27, 2017Pallbearers are Robert Jackson and Elvin Jackson. The family would like to thank Dr. Brian Richards, the ICU staff at Helen Keller Hospital and the employees and friends at the Shoals VA Clinic in Sheffield, Alabama. You are invited to leave condolences at www.elkinsfuneralhome.com.
Monday, February 06, 2017Witnesses had described a woman in her 20s or 30s fleeing the dark blue four-door sedan that slammed into Guerrero early Monday as he crossed Jamaica Ave. at Sheffield Ave. in Cypress Hills.Radio DJ killed by hit-and-run driver in BrooklynMourners line up to attend a funeral for Jean Paul Guerrero, aka DJ Jinx Paul, at the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights.(Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)Cops had eyed Ozoria after identifying him as the car’s owner from checking the license plates and the VIN number, police sources said.Ozoria had dropped off the car at a Brooklyn body shop hours after the crash to repair a shattered windshield , sources said.The body shop owner became suspicious because Ozoria insisted that the car be parked inside and not on the street where it could be seen, police said.39-year-old Jean Paul Guerrero, also known as DJ Jinx Paul, was hit while crossing Jamaica Avenue and Sheffield Avenue in East New York just after 4 a.m. Guerrero worked on Mega 97.9 FM in New York City.(Mega 97.9 FM)The shop owner replaced the windshield but then called the police after he saw a report on Guerrero’s death on television.Cops seek woman seen fleeing car that struck Brooklyn DJOzoria’s aunt, Glady Ordonez, insisted that he turned himself in to protect his girlfriend — who she claimed had been driving .“The girl was driving. It was the mother of his child. He turned himself in to protect her,” Ordonez told the Daily News.A mourner holds photos of Jean Paul Guerrero, aka DJ Jinx Paul, outside the R.G. Ortiz Funeral Home in Washington Heights.(Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)On Friday evening,...
Monday, January 16, 2017Ozoria, 27, was arrested in Guerrero's death.Investigators say he turned himself in to police Friday.Police believe he was behind the wheel of a black four-door sedan that hit Guerrero on Jamaica and Sheffield avenues in East New York.He is now charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and tampering with physical evidence. Guerrero's body will be flown to his home country of Ecuador for burial. ...
Monday, January 16, 2017Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and finally New Year’s. He loved a celebration and a good time.Farewell to the “Golden Child.”Immediate family who share his sweet memory include Sandra Hicks Sheffield, a sister he nicknamed “Puppy,” a retired educator at Waycross Middle School. His next great love is his hero and nephew, Alvester Sheffield III, of Midway, one uncle, Herman (Marlane) Hicks, of Flint, Mich., and a number of Hicks and Mathis relatives and friends to carry on his legacy of joy, happiness, fine foods, travel and the fellowships that express love.Family and friends will assemble at Midway Congregational Church and or the Dorchester Funeral Home.The family requests that no flowers be given, and in lieu of flowers, make financial contributions to the Mattie M. Hicks Scholarship Fund at Hinesville Heritage Bank or mail to Mattie Hicks Scholarship Fund, Post Office Box 66, Hinesville, Ga. 31310.The viewing and wake will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at Dorchester Funeral Home.The funeral will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Midway Congregational Church, UCC, located on Highway 84, Midway.Burial will take place at the Dixon Cemetery, Queensland Community, Fitzgerald.The family wishes to thank everyo...
Monday, January 02, 2017Lord,'' her obituary reads.Woolweaver's body was discovered about 3:46 p.m. Wednesday inside her home on Sheffield Lane. She was found by her 13-year-old son when he arrived home from school.Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego on Friday said Woolweaver was found near the entrance to her home, in an inside stairwell that leads to the basement area. There was no sign of forced entry at her home.Woolweaver was reportedly shot multiple times with a 9 mm handgun, including at least one gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities have previous described the scene as "terrible."Authorities charged Adam Michael Burrus, 37, with murder in Woolweaver's death. The two knew each other for 20 years, and were longtime friends and business partners in Burris' Bass Attacker LLC company that manufactured scented fishing lures. A dispute over money may have led to the shooting.Burris was released from the Shelby County Jail Monday morning after posting $500,000 bond.Woolweaver's two children - 13-year-old son Chandler and 7-year-old daughter Kate Ashton - are being cared for by family members. Chandler's father died in 2015.Woolweaver graduated from Homewood High School, where she was a member of the Star-Spangled Girls, in 1997 and then attended UAB where she studied early childhood education. According to her LinkedIn profile, she had "over 19 years of experience in the real estate and banking industry, highly competitive, pers...
