gun violence

Aug
16
Similar Safety Precautions, Peace Concert to Precede J’Ouvert 2018

Similar Safety Precautions, Peace Concert to Precede J’Ouvert 2018

Police searched participants bags and used hand-held metal detectors to search for weapons and alcohol at J’Ouvert 2017 (Paul
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Aug
08

Wednesday Crime Blotter: Slashings, Shootings, Anti-Chinese Graffiti & More

(Courtesy: bee721 / flickr)BROWNSVILLE – Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with a seemingly random slashing that took
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Jul
31
Victim Identified, Arrest Made in Bushwick Playground Shooting

Victim Identified, Arrest Made in Bushwick Playground Shooting

Photo by xandert [ http://mrg.bz/y4c9tB].BUSHWICK – Yesterday, police announced the arrest of the man wanted in the shooting
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Jul
27
Three Shot, One Killed While Playing Soccer at Bushwick Playground

Three Shot, One Killed While Playing Soccer at Bushwick Playground

The soccer field at the Bushwick playground, where three young men were shot last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)BUSHWICK
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Jul
26
Disappointment as Final Defendants in J’Ouvert Killing of Cuomo Aide Avoid Murder Charges

Disappointment as Final Defendants in J’Ouvert Killing of Cuomo Aide Avoid Murder Charges

Photo via Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office.Yesterday, the final two suspects charged in the killing of Carey Gabay, the
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Jul
19
Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

Arrests Made in Two Teen Slayings from Past Week

After a spate of violence in Brooklyn over the last week which claimed the lives of four teenagers, police have
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Jul
18

15-Year Old Shot and Killed in Williamsburg is Fourth Brooklyn Teen Murdered in Seven Days

Outside the Bushwick Houses in Williamsburg, where yesterday’s fatal shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – Yesterday, a
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Jul
16
Weekend Crime Blotter: A Daylight Shooting on Fulton Mall, A Home-Invasion Rape in Sunset Park & More

Weekend Crime Blotter: A Daylight Shooting on Fulton Mall, A Home-Invasion Rape in Sunset Park & More

Photo via Wikimedia Commons [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Police_Line_Crime_Scene_2498847226.jpg] DOWNTOWN – On
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Jul
13

Friday Crime Blotter: Murder Suspect Arrested Months Later, Gunpoint Robbery in Williamsburg & More

CROWN HEIGHTS – Months after John Barnes was gunned down in Crown Heights [/crown-heights-man-killed-in-saturday-shooting/] last December, police have arrested and charged
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Jul
12
16-Year Old Shot and Killed While Walking Bed-Stuy Block With Girlfriend

16-Year Old Shot and Killed While Walking Bed-Stuy Block With Girlfriend

The block of Macon Street near where 16-year old Latrell Brown was shot and killed (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY
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