gun violence

May
31
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month

June is Gun Violence Awareness Month

The Empire State building lit up in orange—during National Gun Awareness month, orange is the color worn to honor
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May
25

Friday Crime Blotter: A Basement Burglary, A Would-Be Crook Shook & More

MIDWOOD –  Posing as a Good Samaritan, a man tried to rob a woman at knifepoint on a Midwood street Wednesday.
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May
24
Gunfight Breaks Out on Williamsburg Corner, Leaving 1 Dead and 2 Wounded

Gunfight Breaks Out on Williamsburg Corner, Leaving 1 Dead and 2 Wounded

The corner of Hewes and South 3rd Streets, where yesterday’s gunfight broke out (Screenshot via Google Maps)WILLIAMSBURG – A
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May
22
Arrest Made in Bed-Stuy Playground Shooting

Arrest Made in Bed-Stuy Playground Shooting

The Eleanor Roosevelt playground in Bed-Stuy where a man was shot late last night (Screenshot via Google Maps)UPDATE (5/
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May
21
Man Shot and Killed in Bed-Stuy This Weekend

Man Shot and Killed in Bed-Stuy This Weekend

The 600-block of Decatur Street, where a man was shot Saturday morning (Screenshot via Google Maps)BED-STUY – A man was
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May
18
Second Shooter Sentenced in Bed-Stuy Revenge Slaying

Second Shooter Sentenced in Bed-Stuy Revenge Slaying

The courtyard of the Risley Dent houses in Bed-Stuy, where Jamaal Anderson was murdered in 2015 (Screenshot via Google Maps)
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May
17
Shooter Sentenced to 23 Years For Slaying of Innocent Fort Greene Man

Shooter Sentenced to 23 Years For Slaying of Innocent Fort Greene Man

The courtyard outside 101 North Portland Avenue, near where Colon was shot and killed (Screenshot via Google Maps)In 2014,
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May
07
Multiple Murders Mark the First Weekend of May

Multiple Murders Mark the First Weekend of May

Along with the shooting death and subsequent arrest of a suspect in Boreum Hill [/suspect-arrested-in-fatal-friday-night-shooting-in-boerum-hill/] over the weekend, three more
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May
03
Drive-By Shooting Kills 1, Injures 4 in Brownsville

Drive-By Shooting Kills 1, Injures 4 in Brownsville

Outside 333 Bristol Street, near where last night’s shooting took place (Screenshot via Google Maps)BROWNSVILLE – A drive-by shooting
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May
02
27-Year Old Shot and Killed in East Flatbush Last Night

27-Year Old Shot and Killed in East Flatbush Last Night

The apartment building at 412 East 51st in Flatbush, near where a man was shot and killed last night (Screenshot
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