Jilted geriatric’s love-triangle victims uttered three words to NYPD cops

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Vago, S., & Woods, A. (2026, October 19). Jilted geriatric’s love-triangle victims uttered three words to NYPD cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/19/us-news/jilted-geriatric-s-love-triangle-victims-uttered-three-words-to-nypd-cops/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-19 · by Steven Vago, Amanda Woods

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Kenneth Morgan, 70, faced charges including attempted murder after shooting his elderly girlfriend and a younger man during a jealous outburst in the Bronx on Saturday evening. Both victims told police that Morgan, who has a history of 25 arrests for various crimes, had shot them. The incident occurred when Morgan found his partner with another man in her apartment; he barricaded himself inside with the victims before being taken into custody by NYPD officers.
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Story summary

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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📰 Shooting In NYC Love Triangle
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“Both articles describe the exact same violent incident involving a 68-year-old man shooting his girlfriend and her younger lover in a Bronx apartment on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 17% hedged 1 of 6 📰 publisher trust 67
“Both articles describe the same shooting incident in a Bronx apartment where a man barricaded himself and shot two people, matching in time, location, and victims.”
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Steven Vago
23 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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Amanda Woods
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Bronx Bronx Criminal Court Claremont NYPD The Post

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Morgan PERSON · 7× Kenny PERSON · 2× NYPD ORG · 2× Belmont GPE · 1× Bronx GPE · 1× Bronx Criminal Court ORG · 1× Claremont GPE · 1× Emergency Service Unit ORG · 1× Kenneth Morgan PERSON · 1× The Post ORG · 1×

Narrative

When police descended on the home, the enraged beau barricaded himself and the victims inside, leading to a tense standoff with cops. Morgan even waved the gun – which he is not licensed to own – in the faces of two uniformed NYPD cops who responded to the volatile scene, police said. He was eventually taken into custody by the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. Morgan has 25 previous arrests – with his most recent from September of 2019 for gun possesion in the Charlotte Gardens section of The Bronx.
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Claims (12 extracted, 4 hedged)

The jilted geriatric accused of blasting his 70-year-old gal pal and her younger flame in a Bronx love triangle gone awry was charged with attempted murder Monday — after the victims told cops, “Kenny shot me.’’ Kenneth Morgan — who authorities also revealed has a disturbing decades’ long rap sheet — faces the stiff rap along with charges of assault, gun and ammunition possession and harassment over Saturday’s burst of violence inside a Claremont apartment, according to cops and prosecutors. Morgan stormed into the East 173rd Street and Third Avenue building around 9:30 p.m., with video obtained by The Post showing him frantically calling his beau’s name and fiddling with his waistband. uncertain
him → accuse → waistband
Once inside the ninth-floor unit, Morgan flew into a rage when he found the woman with a 60-year-old man, law-enforcement sources said. asserted
sources → fly → man
The furious senior then pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the woman in the stomach and the younger man multiple times in the chest, cops said. asserted
cops → pull → chest
Both victims pointed the finger at Morgan when questioned by cops, plainly telling them, “Kenny shot me,” according to a complaint filed in Bronx Criminal Court. uncertain
Kenny → point → Court
When police descended on the home, the enraged beau barricaded himself and the victims inside, leading to a tense standoff with cops. Morgan even waved the gun – which he is not licensed to own – in the faces of two uniformed NYPD cops who responded to the volatile scene, police said. He was eventually taken into custody by the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit. Morgan has 25 previous arrests – with his most recent from September of 2019 for gun possesion in the Charlotte Gardens section of The Bronx. asserted
Morgan → descend → Bronx
His record also includes arrests for burglary, robbery and theft of service, cops said. asserted
cops → include → service
Both of his weekend victims were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where police said they were listed in stable condition, although a criminal complaint described both as “intubated and unconscious.” asserted
complaint → take → both
Three days before the alleged jealous outburst, Morgan is accused of shooting and wounding another man in a different section of The Bronx, according to that complaint. uncertain
Morgan → allege → complaint
Morgan was embroiled in a feud with a separate woman inside an apartment building on Hughes Avenue near East 180th Street in Belmont around 10 p.m. Oct. 14 when her son stepped in, the court document said. asserted
document → embroil → 10
He then flashed a gun and opened fire, striking the son in the right arm, authorities said. asserted
authorities → flash → arm
The top charge in that case was also attempted murder, according to prosecutors. uncertain
charge → attempt → prosecutors
He was ordered held without bail in connection with both cases Monday morning, with his next appearance scheduled Friday. asserted
appearance → order → cases
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