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Jealous NYC geriatric shoots girlfriend, 70, younger boyfriend as elderly love triangle turns violent: sources

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Celona, L., Vago, S., & Marino, J. (2026, October 18). Jealous NYC geriatric shoots girlfriend, 70, younger boyfriend as elderly love triangle turns violent: sources. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/jealous-nyc-geriatric-shoots-70-year-old-girlfriend-younger-boyfriend-as-elderly-love-triangle-turns-violent-sources/

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On Saturday night, a 68-year-old man shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her 60-year-old lover in a Bronx apartment after discovering them together. The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m., resulting in one victim being shot once in the stomach and the other multiple times in the chest. After firing shots, the shooter barricaded himself inside the ninth-floor apartment with the victims, leading to a standoff that ended when NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit apprehended him. Both shooting victims were hospitalized but are reported to be in stable condition as police continued to process charges against the suspect on Sunday afternoon.

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On October 18, Kenneth Morgan, a 68-year-old man, shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her 60-year-old romantic rival in a violent love triangle incident in the Claremont neighborhood of the Bronx around 9:30 p.m. After firing multiple shots, Morgan barricaded himself with the victims inside an apartment, leading to a tense standoff with police that ended when the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit took him into custody. Both shooting victims were rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital and are listed in stable condition. Morgan has a history of 25 previous arrests, including one for gun possession in 2019. He now faces charges of attempted murder, assault, gun and ammunition possession, and harassment.

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Claims (5 extracted, 1 hedged)

A jilted geriatric shot his 70-year-old girlfriend and her younger lover when he found them in a Bronx apartment Saturday night, according to sources. uncertain

he → shoot → sources

The 68-year-old man blasted her once in the gut and shot his 60-year-old romantic rival multiple times in the chest in a ninth-floor apartment near East 173rd Street and Third Avenue around 9:30 p.m., police said. asserted

police → blast → p.m.

Sources described the bloody episode to The Post as a love triangle turned violent. asserted

triangle → describe → Post

When police descended on the home, the enraged beau barricaded himself and the victims inside, leading to a tense standoff with cops. The NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit eventually nabbed the shooter. asserted

Unit → descend → shooter

Both of the victims were rushed by medics to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where they are listed in stable condition. asserted

they → rush → condition

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