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A spokesman for the FDNY says two men sustained serious injuries this past Saturday night, September 7, near the Prospect Park Parade Ground. Ambulances responded to a 9:24pm call at Argyle Road and Caton Avenue, and transported the men–one of whom was shot, and one of whom had
Central Brooklyn
The NYPD says a 3-year-old boy was shot in the head early this morning in an apartment at 520 E 21st St. They say they responded to a call at about 3:30am and found the boy in the second floor apartment, struck in the left side of the head.
70th Precinct
While many crimes are down this week (and this year overall) in the 70th Precinct, the most striking note to make in the most recent CompStat report is that felony assault and grand larceny both jumped 60% over a weeklong period. This is contrary to the 17.1% drop in
70th Precinct
Police say they’ve arrested 21-year-old Justin Sarkodie for the murder of 28-year-old Farrell Nestor [/blog/crime/28-year-old-man-shot-and-killed-on-east-23rd-street] this past Tuesday morning inside 490 East 23rd Street. The NYPD says that he’s been charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a firearm. Apparently the two men “had gotten
McDonald Avenue
On Saturday, December 8 at about 3am, a 25-year-old man was approached by a group of men and shot in the groin while walking home on McDonald Ave near Avenue F, and though thankfully police say the injury was not lethal, the three suspects fled the scene westbound on Avenue
shooting
A community candlelight vigil for Fatima Gordon, the 28-year-old mother who was killed in a shooting on Clarkson Avenue last week [/blog/crime/woman-killed-in-shooting-near-prospect-park]–the block on which she lived–will take place tonight. From neighbor Barbara Rogers: > Please note that a candlelight vigil/community walk will be held
Beaches
Tysha Jones (Source: Twitter)Police arrested a 19-year-old suspect named Iloune Driver in connection with Thursday’s bloody Brighton Beach shooting that left one dead and four wounded. Authorities say they’re still on the hunt for a second suspect. Driver has been charged with second-degree murder and assault with
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Via Daily News [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/08/09/2009-08-09_madman_shoots_boaters.html#ixzz0NiOzntOi] : > A gunman opened fire on two men as they swam for their lives in the waters off a Brooklyn beach on Saturday, killing one and critically wounding the other, cops