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Deadly August Weekend In Brooklyn

This weekend we lost four neighbors to gun violence that left many others with various injuries fighting for their lives, with one mass shooting reminiscent of the 2019 Brownsville Old Timers gathering.

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Crime Blotter – May 21st

(Image: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)Concerns about an increase in crime continue to play a central role [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/nyregion/nyc-crime-mayoral-race.html] in the city’s mayoral race.New NYPD data [https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2021/05/11/around-brooklyn-crime-rate-up-30-in-nyc/] shows crime across the city jumped 30%

homicide

Bushwick Man Charged In Last Week’s Bed-Stuy Shootings That Killed One, Injured Three

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that Boyce Hayward, 26, of Bushwick, Brooklyn was arraigned virtually yesterday from Brookdale University Hospital before Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun on a 36-count indictment for fatally shooting one man, shooting and injuring another man and then opening fire on three police officers

Education

Student Fatally Shot at Midwood’s Urban Dove Charter School

The building that houses Urban Dove Charter School in 2019. (Image: Liena Zagare/Bklyner)A 17-year-old student was fatally shot at Midwood’s Urban Dove Charter School [https://urbandove.org/schools/brooklyn] on Thursday afternoon. Police say Devonte Lewis from Canarsie was leaving the school, which is housed at the

homicide

Police Blotter: Three Murders, Robberies, Assaults and more

Missing (83 Precinct): Danielle Phaeton, 29, of Melrose Street in Brooklyn has been reported missing. She was last seen inside her residence around 6:40 am on Friday, April 23, 2021. The missing is described as approximately 5’9″ tall, weighing 140 lbs., light-skinned, medium build, brown eyes, with long

homicide

Crime Blotter: Missing Neighbors, Deaths, Robberies and Subway Assaults

Missing: The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating the following missing persons. Napoleon FilmoreNapoleon Filmore, 55, was last seen inside of his residence at 832 Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn on Thursday, April 8, 2021, just before 9 pm. at 2046 hours. Mr. Filmore

brownsville

Brownsville Comes Together to Heal After the Triple Homicide at Van Dyke Houses

Kathleen, a survivor of gun violence, speaks at the Van Dyke Community Center on Friday, April 9. Mukta Ahmad/BklynerFollowing the fatal shooting at the Van Dyke Houses [/four-dead-in-tragic-van-dyke-houses-shooting/] that left a nine-year-old orphaned, community organizations from Brownsville and around New York gathered at the Van Dyke Community Center to

Central Brooklyn

Crime Blotter: Hate Crimes, Shootings, Robberies and more

The New York City Police Department has arrested Joseph Russo, 27, of 76th Street in Brooklyn and charged him with Assault as a Hate Crime and Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime in the following incident. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/FINAL-RMA-830-21-Assault-61-Pct-4-5-21.mp4 It

brownsville

Four Dead In Tragic Van Dyke Houses Shooting

Yesterday evening, April 5, shortly before midnight cops were called to 362 Sutter Avenue, the Van Dyke Houses, where they found three women shot inside an apartment. A short while later another 911 call came in of a man with a seemingly self-inflicted gunshot wound nearby, NYPD informed. Local TV

Coney Island

Young Wrestler Dies in Gun Fight, Two Other Murders This Weekend

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] A young wrestler was killed this weekend during a gunfight in East New York. On

Bushwick

One Dead in Bushwick Stabbing

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] One man had died after a stabbing, steps from his home in Bushwick on Monday.

Central Brooklyn

Man Shot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens

A 39-year-old man was shot dead in front of 2122 Beekman Place just off Flatbush Avenue yesterday, March 21st. https://bklyner.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/bklyner/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/stream.mp4 At around 8:18 p.m. police received a 911 call reporting gunshots fired at the location. The

Bay Ridge

Crime Blotter: Brooklyn Robbery Pattern, Deadly BQE Crash and More

BQE – This morning, Thursday, March 18, 2021, just before 6:30 am a car crashed into the center dividing barrier on the westbound Gowanus Expressway at the Belt Parkway exit (72 Precinct), killing the 52-year-old driver of the 2014 Nissan Maxima. EMS were first at the scene providing emergency care

Bay Ridge

Crime & Safety Roundup: East Flatbush Fire, Gowanus Expressway Crash

FDNY responding to a fire at a truck repair shop in East Flatbush. (Image: Hillel Lichtenstein)Unfortunately, it’s been a busy few days for Brooklyn’s first responders, with multiple gun violence incidents, a fatal car crash and a fire at a truck repair shop all reported in the

Cypress Hills

Three Suspicious Deaths Over The Weekend

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Cypress Hills One woman has died due to shots fired in front of 3443 Atlantic

homicide

Donors Rally to Support Family of Victim of Deadly Assault in Sunset Park

Yong Zheng, 46, was fatally stabbed in Sunset Park last Friday. Since then, over 1,700 GoFundMe donors [https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-yong-zheng-family-to-get-thru-this?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=comms_gfm+help-yong-zheng-family-to-get-thru-this] have donated more than $112,000 to support his family. Zheng was returning from dinner

Bed Stuy

Two Arrests: In Sunset Park Stabbing And Attempted Rape In Bed Stuy

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Sunset Park – On Sunday, February 28, a man was arrested and charged with an assault

Borough Park

Two Arrests In Two Deaths Of Children

Hatzolah and NYPD arriving at the scene. Image by Loudlabs.Boro Park/Mapleton Yesterday, the driver who struck and killed one child and left another in critical condition [/one-child-killed-another-critically-injured-in-horrific-borough-park-crash/] on January 4, was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and

homicide

A-Train Murderer Found

Suspect Apprehended in A Train murders. Photo via CrimeStoppersYesterday, a suspect was arrested and charged in the murder in connection with multiple stabbings over the course of 14-hours on the subway that left two dead and two in critical condition. The suspect, 21-year-old Rigoberto Lopez, who was living in a

Cypress Hills

Man Dead After Assault in Cypress Hills

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Andrew Garris, the 26-year-old man who lived in an apartment in Ozone Park, died on

Central Brooklyn

A Man Murdered, A Woman Assaulted, and Many Missing Neighbors

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Arrested: On Saturday, Dashawn Garland, a 28-year-old man from Inglewood, CA, was arrested and charged

Central Brooklyn

Suspect Found in Sept Murder, One Murdered in Crown Heights Shooting

Photo by David von Diemar [https://unsplash.com/@davidvondiemar?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/s/photos/police-tape?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] Errol Stephenson, a 28-year-old male who lives in the Bronx neighborhood of Osman Place, was

Downtown Brooklyn

Man Murdered at Farragut Houses

A man has been murdered at Farragut Houses (84th Precinct). Cops responded to a 911 call at 12:54 am this morning of a person shot inside 237 Nassau Street. When they arrived, they found the 24-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to his torso. The man was unconscious and

Central Brooklyn

Man Found Dead in Apartment

UPDATE: 35-year old Amanda Sylvester, 1776 Union Street, has been arrested in regards to the incident. She has been charged with murder, robbery, and burglary. The deceased victim has been identified as Sean Idlet, 49 years old. CROWN HEIGHTS – A man was found dead in his apartment on 1248 St.

homicide

Two Suspicious Deaths This Weekend, One Ruled A Murder

Juanita Caballero, 78, was discovered murdered on Friday, January 15, 2021, just before 5 pm at her apartment at Carter G. Woodson houses NYCHA development (73 Precinct/PSA2). She was found laying on the floor in the hallway of her apartment with a cord around her neck and was pronounced