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Man shot dead in Brooklyn — after holiday weekend shootings injure 23 across NYC

A 29-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on a Brooklyn street early Tuesday — after a bloody Memorial Day weekend that saw 23 people shot across the city.

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Man shot dead in Brooklyn — after holiday weekend shootings injure 23 across NYC​

By
Amanda Woods and

Tina Moore


May 31, 2022 9:18am
Updated

Police are seen on the scene early Tuesday morning. Robert Mecea

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A 29-year-old man was fatally shot in the head on a Brooklyn street early Tuesday – following a bloody Memorial Day weekend with 23 people shot across the city, authorities said.
The victim was struck around 1:40 a.m. near the corner of Marcy and Lexington avenues in Bedford-Stuyvesant after a suspect in a red car pulled up and opened fire, police said.
He was rushed to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The motive for the slaying remained unclear later in the morning.
The victim’s name has not been released, pending family notification.
About an hour later, a 21-year-old man was blasted in the torso at the corner of Atlantic and Autumn avenues in Cypress Hills, authorities said.
He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is listed in critical condition.
The victim was struck around 1:40 a.m..Robert Mecea
The circumstances of that shooting are also unknown.
In the Bronx on Tuesday, a 21-year-old man is in stable condition after being shot twice in his left leg in front of 850 Longwood Ave. around 11:50 a.m. The unidentified shooter, described as wearing a black shirt with white lettering, a dark-blue shirt and dark sneakers, fled on foot.
The Brooklyn violence came hours after a 72-year-old woman was struck by an apparent stray bullet inside her South Ozone Park, Queens home around 11:30 p.m. Memorial Day, cops and police sources said.

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In total on Monday, six people were shot across the city in as many incidents, authorities said. On Monday’s date last year – which was the Sunday before Memorial Day – four people were shot in as many incidents, cops said.
Seven people were shot in five incidents on Sunday – compared to a single person shot on that day last year, authorities said.
Four people were shot in as many incidents Saturday – a slight dip from 2021, when six people were shot on that date.
The circumstances of both Tuesday shootings remain unknown.Robert Mecea
On Friday, six people took bullets in five incidents — down from seven people shot in six incidents on that day last year.
“It was the first hot weekend of the year,” Joseph Giacalone, a retired NYPD Detective Sergeant and adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told The Post. “Now, we’re going into the dog days of summer, where historically we’ve seen violence rise.”
“When you add on the diaphragm bill back in action, I am afraid of the consequences to come. And you’ve got the decision of qualified immunity on the horizon. So, we’re not in a good place, legislatively nor with violence.”
Police at the scene on Lexington Avenue and Marcy Avenue.Robert Mecea
“When you’re doing year-to-year comparisons, last year we had a terrible April, May and June for shootings,” he added. “The numbers were high, so we expected them to be lower [this year.]”
A Manhattan cop with two decades at the job told The Post the summer could bring an onslaught of violence and pointed the finger at bail reform policies.
“There’s a lot of guns out here, and there’s no consequences and the perps know it,” the cop said. “They read the papers. They realize their friends have guns and they’re back out on the street. They think, ‘I can get one, too.’ And the community gun is always the best gun because it’s local and they just share the gun and get bullets. What they’ll do is they’ll switch out with another local crew.”
“Until they crack down on bail reform, this is going to continue,” added the NYPD veteran. “I think we’re going to have one of the hottest summers ever, and I think this place is going to be like Chicago.”

 

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NYC overnight shootings leave one dead, 4 injured

The deadly gunfire erupted about 3:40 a.m. Saturday in Brooklyn, where cops responding to a 911 call of a male shot at Jamaica Avenue and Miller Avenue in East New York found the homicide victim un…

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NYC overnight shootings leave one dead, 4 injured​

By
Dean Balsamini


June 4, 2022 9:48am
Updated

A man shot at Jamaica Avenue and Miller Avenue in East New York was later declared dead at a hospital. Seth Gottfried

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A 34-year-old Bronx man was killed and four others hurt in at least three shootings across New York City overnight, police said Saturday.
The deadly gunfire erupted about 3:40 a.m. Saturday in Brooklyn, where cops responding to a 911 call of a male shot at Jamaica Avenue and Miller Avenue in East New York found the homicide victim unconscious on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound above the left eye, police said.
EMS transported the victim, identified as Terry Webb, to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said. There are no arrests.
A little more than an hour earlier, at 2:20 a.m., one man, 36, was shot multiple times in the torso, another was shot in the left thigh and a 39-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks while standing outside 43 West 129th Street, near the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, police said.
Cops respond to the shooting at 43 West 129th Street.Seth Gottfried
The three gunshot victims were transported to Harlem Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, cops said. There are no arrests. Police are looking for a man in his 30s who ran off.
The overnight bloodshed began in the Bronx at 12:05 a.m. Saturday when a 25-year-old man was shot in the right thigh following a dispute with another man on East 165th Street, near McClellan Street and River Avenue, cops said. The victim was taken to Lincoln Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. There are no arrests.
The three gunshot victims in the West 129th Street incident were transported to Harlem Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, cops said.Seth Gottfried
The mayhem came a day after the NYPD reported that gun violence in May was down by nearly one-third over the same period last year — but that overall shootings remain twice as high as before the pandemic.

 

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3 men shot as bullets fly across NYC in the early morning, police say

A 21-year-old was shot multiple times in his torso and legs when he got into a fight with two other men after their cars collided in Bushwick around 4:30 a.m.

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3 men shot as bullets fly across NYC in the early morning, police say​

By
Tina Moore


June 5, 2022 10:31am
Updated

Police responded to shots fired at Morris Ave and E 172nd Street. Seth Gottfried

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Three men were shot in the city in separate incidents early Sunday morning, including one after a car crash in Brooklyn, cops said.
A 21-year-old was shot multiple times in his torso and legs when he got into a fight with two other men after their cars collided in Bushwick around 4:30 a.m., according to police.
The shooter’s vehicle crashed into the victim’s vehicle at Central Avenue and Harman Street, police said. A dispute broke out after the victim exited his vehicle, and he was shot multiple times.
A 25-year-old who was an occupant in the shooter’s vehicle later walked into Kings County Hospital with a gunshot wound to his left arm, cops said. There were no immediate arrests.
Earlier, a 21-year-old man was shot in his left thigh outside 997 Brook Avenue in the Bronx around 3 a.m., police said.
He was taken to Brookdale Hospital by private means. He was “highly uncooperative,” police said. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were unknown.
About an hour before that, a man in his 30s was shot once in his chest while sitting in the back of a vehicle at a red light, police said.
Police at the scene of a shooting on 204 St. and Sherman Ave.Robert Mecea
The shooter fired from a white Nissan SUV and fled, cops said. The victim was taken to Bronx Lebanon Hospital in stable condition.
Police were looking for video of the incident.

 

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Man struck by apparent stray bullet while waiting for MTA bus in Harlem

A 40-year-old man was standing at a bus stop at West 145th Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when shots rang out and he was struck in the shin.

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Man struck by apparent stray bullet while waiting for MTA bus in Harlem​

By
Amanda Woods


June 6, 2022 9:55am
Updated

A 40-year-old man was standing at a bus stop at West 145th Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when shots rang out and he was struck in the shin. William Miller

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An apparently innocent bystander was shot by a stray bullet as he waited for a city bus in Harlem on Sunday — one of 19 gun-violence victims across the Big Apple during the first weekend of June, authorities said.
The 40-year-old victim was standing at a bus stop at West 145th Street and Amsterdam Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when shots rang out and he was struck in the shin, authorities said.
He was not believed to have been the intended target, cops said.
Another man waiting for the bus was struck by shattered glass from the bus shelter, which was hit by fire, police said.
Both men suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
A 17-year-old boy was taken into custody over the shooting, cops said. Charges against him are pending.
Police at the scene of a double shooting on 145th Street near Amsterdam Avenue in Upper Manhattan.William Miller Another man waiting for the bus was also struck by shattered glass from the bus shelter after the bullets rang out.William Miller
The NYPD’s 30th Precinct tweeted a photo of the gun that was used in the shooting and subsequently recovered.
“Late this evening your 30th Precinct cops heard shots being fired and ran toward them,” the tweet said. “As a result the individual who illegally possessed this gun was arrested without incident.”
About 20 minutes later, a 24-year-old woman was blasted in the left leg on Lincoln Place near Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, police said.

She was taken to Interfaith Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition.
A male suspect fled in a white vehicle, cops said.
The motive and circumstances were unclear.
Hours later, a 21-year-old man was shot in the head in front of a building believed to be used as a recording studio on Wyckoff Avenue near Schaefer Street in Ridgewood, Queens, around 1:30 a.m. Monday, cops said.
A 24-year-old woman was blasted in the left leg on Lincoln Place near Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, police said. Robert Mecea
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim’s name has not been released pending family notification.
The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear, and no arrests have been made.
Police hold a man in custody at the scene of a shooting at 1080 Wyckoff Ave. in Queens on Monday.Robert Mecea
The victims were among 19 people shot across the city over the weekend as temperatures heated up.
Four people were shot in as many incidents Friday. That’s down from six people being shot in five incidents on that day in 2021, cops said.
Seven people also were shot in five incidents Saturday, up from three in as many incidents on that day last year.
Crime scene investigators at the site of a shooting on Wyckoff Avenue between Decatur and Summerfield streets in Ridgewood, Queens.Robert Mecea The circumstances of the shooting remained unclear by the morning, and no arrests have been made.Robert Mecea
Meanwhile, Sunday saw eight gun-violence victims in seven incidents, compared to nine people shot in six incidents in 2021.
The gun violence comes as Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday signed bills introduced in the Assembly and Senate last week that raised the age requirement for the purchase of a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21.

 

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NYC overnight shootings leave two dead

In the latest deadly incident, a 21-year-old man was shot Saturday morning in the Bronx.

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NYC overnight shootings leave two dead​

By
Dean Balsamini


June 11, 2022 9:27am
Updated

On Friday night in Brooklyn, a 25-year-old died after being shot in Canarsie. Citizen

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The weekend got off to a deadly start as two people were fatally gunned down in separate shootings across the city overnight, police said.
In the latest deadly incident, a 21-year-old man was shot Saturday morning in the Bronx, cops said.
The victim, Delijah Farmer, was struck in the torso in the vicinity of Tremont Park on Arthur Avenue and East 175th Street, police said.
Cops responding to a 911 call found the fatally wounded man Bronx man at 3:20 a.m.
EMS transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. There are no arrests.
On Friday night in Brooklyn, a 25-year-old died after being shot in Canarsie, cops said.
Police responding to a 911 call of a person shot in front of 712 East 108th St., within the grounds of the Breukelen Houses, found the victim, Isaiah Bowman, of Brooklyn, lying on the sidewalk, unconscious with gunshot wound to his torso.
EMS transported Bowman to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrests.

 

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At least 8 shot in spate of NYC shootings overnight: cops

At least eight people were shot across the Big Apple overnight into Monday, cops said – as the city braces for the onslaught of gun violence typically seen during the hot summer months.

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At least 8 shot in spate of NYC shootings overnight: cops​

By
Amanda Woods


June 13, 2022 10:09am
Updated

Seven people were injured during separate shooting that took place all over NYC. William C. Lopez/NYPOST

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At least eight people were shot across the Big Apple overnight into Monday, cops said – as the city braces for the onslaught of gun violence typically seen during the hot summer months.
A 24-year-old man was blasted in the hip on Lafayette Avenue near Rosedale Avenue in Soundview in The Bronx around 11:20 a.m., cops said.
The wounded man, who was the intended target, was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition, authorities said.
Two males suspects took off on a motorized scooter, police said.
Earlier in the morning, a 23-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were standing on Liberty Avenue near 127th Street in South Richmond Hill, Queens, around 3:15 a.m. when someone opened fire from a silver sedan, authorities said.
The man was shot in the forearm and the woman in the leg, cops said.
The victims, who know each other, were taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
The motive for the shooting was unclear, and police did not immediately know whether the victims were targeted.
Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man was shot in the neck shortly before 1 a.m. when he met up with another man he met online to sell a PlayStation 5, cops said.
A gun was recovered at the scene of a shooting at 120th street on June 12, 2022. William C. Lopez/NYPOST
The would-be buyer and a pal met the victim on 24th Street near 42nd Road in Long Island City, Queens. The duo then pulled a gun on PlayStation owner and tried to rob him of his cell phone before blasting him in the neck, police said.
The victim was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
Three more victims were shot around 11:40 p.m. inside Starlight Park at East 172nd Street Sheridan Boulevard in the Crotona Park East section of The Bronx, cops said.
A large group was in the park when a red sedan rolled up alongside the entrance and someone inside opened fire, police said.
A 22-year-old man blasted in the right leg and a 34-year-old man grazed in the face were taken by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition. William C. Lopez/NYPOST
A 22-year-old man was blasted in the right leg and a 34-year-old man grazed in the face. Both were taken by EMS to St. Barnabas Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition.
Another victim, a 21-year-old man, was shot in the buttocks and taken by private means to Jacobi Medical Center, police said.
His injuries were non-life-threatening.
It’s unclear if the wounded trio were the intended targets, officials said.
Just before 11 p.m. Sunday, a 27-year-old man was intentionally shot in the foot at Pleasant Avenue and East 120th Street in East Harlem, cops said.
The suspect took off on a Citi Bike, and the victim went to Harlem Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A 25-year-old man was shot in the neck shortly before 1 a.m. when he met up with another man he met online to sell a PlayStation 5, according to police. Robert Mecea
The late Sunday incidents were the only shootings reported all day citywide, cops said.
On that day last year, four people were shot in as many incidents.
One homicide was reported Sunday – the death of Neraz Roberts, 29, who was hacked to death, allegedly by his machete-wielding uncle, Mahadeo Suhnandan, 50.
On Saturday, five people were shot in three incidents – including one homicide, cops said.
That number of gun victims is down from the same day last year, when 11 people were shot in as many incidents, cops said.
On Friday, two people were shot in separate incidents – including one homicide, cops said. The same number of shootings were reported on that day last year.
Police tape at a shooting scene at 4220 24th St. in Long Island City in Queens on June 13, 2022.Robert Mecea
Friday also saw the deadly stabbing of Lanilda Nuez, 79, by her 68-year-old husband, Geraldo Balbuena in the Upper Manhattan home they shared despite their separation, cops said.
Twenty-nine people were shot in 24 incidents citywide between June 6 and Sunday, according to the latest NYPD figures. Thirty-eight victims were shot in 35 incidents during that period in 2021.
In total so far this year, 656 people have been shot in 559 incidents – down from 714 victims in 627 incidents during the same span last year, statistics show.
Seven murders were reported last week – half of the 14 recorded during that period in 2021.
A total of 185 murders have been reported so far this year, an 11.5 percent decrease from the 209 reported during same period last year.
But all six of the other major crime categories saw increases last week and this year overall – with the most marked jumps in grand larcenies, car thefts and robberies.
Forty-nine crimes were reported in the city’s transit system last week, more than a 122% jump from 22 during the same 7-day period in 2021.
Year-to-date, transit crimes are up to 1,037 from 666 in the same time frame in 2021, the data shows.
Additional reporting by Tina Moore

 

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9 shot, 1 killed in series of broad-daylight shootings across NYC

Nine people were shot over a span of several hours in four New York City boroughs Thursday, including a woman who was killed in Brooklyn, cops said.

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9 shot, 1 killed in series of broad-daylight shootings across NYC​

By
Larry Celona and

Tina Moore


June 16, 2022 8:58pm
Updated

One of the shootings took place at the Mitchel Houses in the Bronx. Google Maps

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Nine people were shot over a span of several hours in four New York City boroughs Thursday, including a woman who was killed in Brooklyn, cops said.
The daylight gunfire started around noon in the Mitchel Houses at 360 E. 137th St. in the Bronx when a 20-year-old was shot in the right leg, cops said.
He was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition. He is a known member of a subset of the Crips gang, a police source said.
The fatal shooting occurred about an hour later when a woman struck multiple times throughout her body at 445 Pulaski Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, cops said.
A 63-year-old man who was with her was shot once in the back, according to police. He was known to the department, a police source said.
A 47-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting, police said. His identity wasn’t immediately released.
Around the same time, a 21-year-old man was shot once in the arm at the Sotomayor Houses at 1725 Bruckner Boulevard in the Bronx. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.
Then, at around 2:45 p.m. in Upper Manhattan, a 23-year-old man was shot once in the left torso.
The shooting victim from the Sotomayor Houses was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.Christopher Sadowski

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He told police he was standing at West 142nd Street and Edgecombe Avenue when three men on scooters approached and started shooting, according to police.


He was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. There were no arrests.


A 33-year-old man was shot at around 2:48 p.m. at the Ravenswood Houses at 35-27 12th Street in Queens, cops said. He was grazed in the left ear and taken to Mt. Sinai. He told cops he was walking, heard shots and felt pain.


Just before 6 p.m., a man was shot in the Morrisania Houses at 3125 Park Avenue in the Bronx, cops said. HIs age and other details weren’t available, cops said.


Roughly 45 minutes later, a 43-year-old man was shot outside 1152 Elton Street near Egan Street in East New York in Brooklyn, police said. He was taken to Brookdale University hospital in stable condition.


Cops said he was highly uncooperative and is known to the department.

Another shooting went down roughly six hours later in the Morrisania Houses, also in the Bronx.Google Maps
In the latest daylight shooting, a 28-year-old man was shot in the left leg while standing outside of a deli at 943 Wales Avenue shortly after 7 p.m., cops said.


No arrests have been announced in any of the shootings.

 

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NYC overnight shootings leave at least 3 hurt

A 42-year-old man was hit in the right knee in front of East 162nd Street and Third Avenue at 4:15 a.m. Saturday.

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NYC overnight shootings leave at least 3 hurt​

By
Dean Balsamini


June 18, 2022 10:59am
Updated

A 42-year-old man was hit in the right knee in front of East 162nd Street and Third Avenue at 4:15 a.m. Saturday. Seth Gottfried for NY Post

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The weekend got off to a violent start as at least three people were shot across the city overnight, authorities said.
A 42-year-old man was hit in the right knee in front of East 162nd Street and Third Avenue at 4:15 a.m. Saturday in the Concourse section of the Bronx, cops said.
The victim told police he heard shots and then felt pain. He was transported to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
At around 2:45 a.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in the stomach outside NYCHA’s Marlboro Houses in Gravesend, Brooklyn, police said.
The victim was taken to Lutheran Hospital in stable condition, the NYPD said.
On Friday night at 10:30 p.m., a 47-year-old man was shot in the chest at a party in a two-story house on East 51st Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, police said.
There were no arrests in any of the shootings.Seth Gottfried for NY Post
Cops do not know what sparked the bloodshed. The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, authorities said.
There are no arrests in any of the shootings.

 

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Mass shooting in Harlem leaves one dead — as bloody Father’s Day sees at least 17 shot in NYC

A mass shooting in Harlem left a 21-year-old dead and eight others injured Sunday night — in a bloody Father’s Day that saw at least 17 people shot across the Big Apple, police said.

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Mass shooting in Harlem leaves one dead — as bloody Father’s Day sees at least 17 shot in NYC​

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Larry Celona,

Kenneth Garger and

Amanda Woods


June 20, 2022 3:03am
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A mass shooting in Harlem left a 21-year-old dead and eight others injured Sunday night — in a bloody Father’s Day that saw at least 17 people shot across the Big Apple, police said.
Two women and seven men – including a 21-year-old man who succumbed to his injuries – were shot near the intersection of East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue at about 12:40 a.m., according to the NYPD.
Responding officers found five people shot on a footpath just under the Madison Avenue Bridge, NYPD Chief Brian McGee, the commanding officer of Detective Borough Manhattan North, said at a morning press conference.
Police investigate the scene where six people were shot in Harlem.(Kevin C. Downs for The New York People gather in the aftermath of the mass shooting.Loudlabs Police at the scene of the shooting at 5th Ave and 139th St.(Kevin C. Downs for The New York
Those victims were transported to local hospitals by EMS, McGee said. The four other victims were taken to area hospitals by private means.
The 21-year-old died at Lincoln Medical Center, the police official said.

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The shooting appeared to have happened at a barbecue or another social gathering, according to McGee.

A gun found at the Manhattan scene where 9 people were shot at 5th Ave and 139 St.DCPI
Police recovered the gun, shown in a photo released early Monday.


The circumstances leading up to the shooting remained under investigation later in the morning.


“It’s Father’s Day weekend,” Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters early Monday. “It’s a weekend where people were supposed to be able to enjoy themselves with their families.”


“The emboldened individuals responsible for this are exactly who our officers are battling every day to make our city safe.”

Evidence at the scene in Harlem.(Kevin C. Downs for The New York A man is assisted after the Harlem shooting.Loudlabs
Meanwhile, three people were shot on Taft Avenue near Westervelt Avenue in Brighton Heights around the same time, authorities said.


A 22-year-old woman was shot in the back, a 32-year-old was grazed in the stomach and a 47-year-old grazed in the buttocks, cops said.


The woman was taken to Richmond University Medical Center by EMS, and the men were walk-ins at the same hospital, authorities said.

Two men help a women after the shooting.Loudlabs
All three are listed in stable condition.


In the Bronx, a 30-year-old man was shot in the arm on East Burnside Avenue near Creston Avenue around 1:15 a.m., authorities said.


He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, cops said.


Around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, a 27-year-old man was struck in the stomach on Jerome Avenue near Featherbed Lane when shots rang out during a dispute, cops said.

The surviving victims of the shooting were transported to Harlem Hospital.G.N.Miller/NYPost
He was taken to the same hospital, also with non-life-threatening injuries.


About five minutes earlier, a 50-year-old man was blasted in the chest and leg on West 121st Street near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Harlem, cops said.


He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside in stable condition, authorities said.


In Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood, a 28-year-old man was shot on East 94th Street near Avenue K around 9:40 p.m., police said.

The shooting appeared to have happened at a barbecue or another social gathering, according to the NYPD.G.N.Miller/NYPost
He was taken to an unspecified hospital in stable condition.


Around an hour earlier, a 45-year-old woman – an innocent bystander – was shot in the back during another gathering on Nelson Avenue near West 174th Street in Morris Heights, cops said.


She was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

 

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Slain victim of Harlem shooting identified as local hoops star Darius Lee

Family and friends of Darius Lee, the 21-year-old man killed in a mass shooting at a Harlem cookout, remembered him as an “amazing” person and college basketball star.

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Slain victim of Harlem shooting identified as local hoops star Darius Lee​

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Reuven Fenton,

Tina Moore,

Larry Celona,

Joshua Rhett Miller and

Jorge Fitz-Gibbon


June 20, 2022 12:52pm
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At least 1 killed, 8 injured in shooting on Harlem street




A college hoops star had his promising career snuffed out when he came home from school for the summer — and was senselessly shot dead in a mass shooting in Harlem early Monday.
In what was a tragic and ominous precursor to Tuesday’s official start to summer, where city crime typically soars, Darius Lee, 21, was among nine people shot near East 139th Street and Fifth Avenue at the late-night gathering. Lee, a 6-foot-6 guard from Harlem who had been playing for Houston Baptist University in Texas, was the sole fatality and not the intended target, cops said.
“He was an innocent kid that was in school playing basketball,” Lee’s stricken sister, Tiara, told The Post. “He cared about basketball. He decided to stay outside one day, and this is what happens.
“My brother’s gone,” she said sadly. “Great kid. He’s gone for no reason. I’ve been trying to figure it out myself.”
Lee was taken to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He attended SUNY Sullivan Community College before transferring to Houston.

00:00 Darius Lee, a college basketball player for Houston Baptist University, was killed in a mass shooting at a Father’s Day cookout in Harlem on June 19, 2022.
“When I first found out about it, I had heard about the shooting in Harlem, but I was just so devastated when I came to find out that Darius Lee was the victim who was killed,” said Jorge Lopez, who coached the hoopster at St. Raymond High School for Boys in The Bronx.


“I’m completely heartbroken,” Lopez said. “He had everything going for him — a great career, a great family.


“He loved coming back and monitoring young people. He worked out with our guys, got to play pick-up with the players and just spend time with them.”


Lopez said the team plans to immortalize Lee, who wore No. 42.


Chris Williams, an assistant coach at St. Raymond, added, “He was an amazing young man, starting to get to the height of his athletic potential.


“He was the model citizen, a great friend, an amazing kid,” Wiliams said. “He was the best I’ve ever been a part of in my life. He was someone you wanted to root for, work with and work for and go the extra mile for.

Lee’s former coach Chris Williams called Lee an “amazing young man.”Kevin C. Downs for The New York Post
“He’s who I’d want my son to be friends with.


“I know that people say this all the time when you have senseless murders and killings, but he was truly special. I can’t even imagine what his mom is going through.”


WIlliams said Lee scored 52 points in a game this year and averaged 18 points per game.


“He was one of the top layers in his conference, an amazing athlete,” the coach said. “He played in Dyckman Park with me, actually won the championship in 2018, was the MVP.


“With him, there was positivity in everything, whether it was his playing time, his recruiting process,” Williams added.


“He was a 6’6’’ kid, and one of his best friends was 5’7’’, and he made sure that his 5’7’’ best friend always felt a part of whatever he was doing. So if he was playing in a tournament, he be like, ‘Put my guy [in].’ “


In a statement released Monday, Houston Baptist University said it was also mourning Lee’s death.


“Lee was on track to graduate with his bachelor’s degree in December and was recently named HBU Robbie Robertson Male Student-Athlete of the Year,” the school said. “He was a second team All-Southland Conference selection for the 2021-22 season and led the Huskies in scoring and rebounding and was sixth in the nation in steals per game.”

Police at the scene of where at least 8 people were shot in Harlem.Kevin C. Downs for The New York Post
His school coach, Ron Cottrell, added, “We are devastated.


“Darius was a remarkable young man who loved the Lord, his mom, his teammates, his friends and his entire HBU family.


“We are in shock and cannot wrap our heads around this news,” Cottrell wrote. “My heart breaks for his mom, his sister and his entire family, and four our basketball team. The only thing we can find comfort in right now is knowing where Darius is. He is in the arms of Jesus.”


The school’s athletic director, Steve Moniaci, said Lee had a bright future.


“This is, unfortunately, yet again, another example of the senseless gun violence that seems to be plaguing our country right now and we all pray it will cease,” Moniaci said.


A memorial sprouted up outside Lee’s home, with dozens gathered to pray and pay their respects to the basketball standout.


Stace Daniels, a strength and conditioning coach at St. Raymonds who also worked with Lee, said he’s now worried about others in the area.


“I have young people I currently coach who I spoke with today who said they spoke with him [Sunday] to congratulate him on his commitment to Houston Baptist University,” Daniels said.


“But as a former Harlem resident who still works in Harlem, it’s hard not to be worried on a daily basis for the violence, especially gun violence happening in Harlem,” Daniels said.


Police have not determined a motive for the shooting, and no suspects are in custody.

 

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At least 5 injured in overnight NYC shootings

At least five people were hurt in separate shootings that erupted in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx late Monday, cops said.

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At least 5 injured in overnight NYC shootings​

By
Amanda Woods and

Joe Marino


June 21, 2022 11:23am
Updated

Two men were shot by a drive-by gunman just off a basketball court on the grounds of NYCHA's Jackson Houses. James Keivom

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At least five people were hurt in separate shootings that erupted in Upper Manhattan and The Bronx late Monday, cops said.
A man was shot on Madison Avenue near East 135th Street in East Harlem, on the grounds of NYCHA’s Lincoln Houses, around 6:20 p.m., cops said.
He was standing in front of a building when a man blasted him in the left arm, police said.
The victim was taken to Harlem Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect fled on a bike, joined by a group of other people, cops said.
The gunplay came hours after a mass shooting in Harlem killed a college basketball star and injured eight other people.
No arrests had been made in connection to that case by Tuesday morning.
In The Bronx just after 9:30 p.m., two men were shot by a drive-by gunman just off a basketball court on Courtlandt Avenue near East 158th Street on the grounds of NYCHA’s Jackson Houses in Melrose, cops and police sources said.
NYPD investigate the scene of a shooting and a stabbing near the Jackson Houses.James Keivom
A 43-year-old man was grazed in the head, and a 28-year-old man shot in the right shoulder, according to authorities and police sources.
Both were taken to Lincoln Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The male suspect took off in a red vehicle, possibly a Honda CRV, fleeing north on Courtlandt Avenue, cops said.
A shell casing on a crosswalk is taped off.James Keivom Refuse on the ground at the scene of a shooting.James Keivom
A few hours later, just before 11 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in the back and left hand on Westchester Avenue near Olmstead Avenue in the Parkchester section of the borough, cops said.
He reported hearing shots and feeling pain and was taken by EMS to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, cops said.
The victim is known to the NYPD, with multiple prior arrests, police said.
Police investigate the scene of a reported shooting near 2118 Westchester Ave. in the Bronx.James Keivom A 28-year-old man was shot in the back and left hand.James Keivom
Another Bronx gunshot victim, a 27-year-old man, walked into Westchester Square Medical Center with a wound to the right shoulder, authorities said.
Police say he was shot at the corner of Raymond Avenue and Odell Street in Parkchester, about five blocks away from the scene where the older man was shot.
He has a few prior arrests and was uncooperative with investigators, cops said.
Police investigate the scene of a reported shooting near 2121 St. Raymond Avenue.James Keivom The victim walked into Westchester Square Medical Center with a wound to the right shoulder.James Keivom
The two shooting scenes appear to be connected, police said. It’s unclear whether the victims are known to each other.
Two males took off in a light-colored Toyota, authorities said.

 

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NYC overnight shootings leave two dead

In the latest deadly incident, a 16-year-old male was fatally shot in the torso at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday.

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NYC overnight shootings leave two dead​

By
Dean Balsamini


June 25, 2022 8:26am
Updated

A 16-year-old male was fatally shot in the torso at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday.

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Two people were killed in separate shootings in Brooklyn overnight, police said.
In the latest deadly incident, a 16-year-old male was fatally shot in the torso at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday near the corner of Sutter Avenue and Osborn Street in Brownsville, authorities said.
EMS transported the “unconscious and unresponsive” teen to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said. There are no arrests.
At about 9:20 p.m. Friday, a 43-year-old man was found shot multiple times in the chest in the vicinity of the 1700 block of Carroll Street, near Crown Street in the Weeksville section, police said.
EMS transported the mortally wounded victim to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrests.

 

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NYPD data: Violent crimes spiking amid decreases in shootings, murders

Major crimes spiked by nearly 40% so far this year compared with the same period last year, including robberies, grand larceny and burglaries.

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NYPD data: Violent crimes spiking amid decreases in shootings, murders​

By
Tina Moore


June 27, 2022 4:32pm
Updated

Violent crime has increased by nearly 40% this year in New York City compared to the same period last year.

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Major crimes spiked by nearly 40% so far this year compared with the same period last year, including robberies, grand larceny and burglaries, NYPD data released Monday shows.
The hikes in other crimes came as shootings and murder decreased, according to the data.
Robbery has increased by 39.4% so far in 2022 over last – from 5,670 to 7,903, the data shows.
Grand larceny increased from 15,920 to 23,786 for a whopping 49.4% increase, the data show. The city has also experienced 7,389 burglaries so far this year compared to 5,522 in 2021 for a hike of 33.8%. Felonious assaults saw a 19.3% hike from 10,153 to 12,113 year over year.
At the same time, there were 197 murders in the city so far this year, compared to 226 in the same period of 2021 for a drop of 12.8%, the data shows. The same period saw 747 people shot in the city, as compared to 817 last year for a decline of 8.6%.
An individual pushed a 52-year-old female onto southbound subway tracks on June 5, 2022. dcpi An individual hit a 19-year-old male with a hatchet on Avenue of the Americas on May 23, 2022. NYPD The NYPD investigated a bank robbery at TD Ameritrade Bank on 6th Avenue. Robert Miller
Joseph Giacalone, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and a former NYPD sergeant, explained that shootings were down mainly because they skyrocketed last year.
“You went up against big numbers last year. That’s what’s leveling off the shootings,” he said. “But everything else is awful. Burglaries, robberies, grand larceny, felony assaults. We’re talking double digits in everything but murders and shootings.”
“You lost a year you’re never going to recover. It’s going to be a year where you’re up 30% to 40% in crime.”

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A police source with two decades on the job cautioned that summer had barely begun and that shootings would likely rise.


“You can’t really judge the shootings right now,” the Manhattan cop said. “It’s not real summer yet. I’m talking when we get those straight 90-degree days. It’s going to pick up.”

 

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Six people shot, including 2 teens, in NYC overnight: cops

At least six people – including two teens – were shot across the city overnight, cops said.

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Six people shot, including 2 teens, in NYC overnight: cops​

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Amanda Woods


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A 30-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder in the Laconia neighborhood on the night of June 28

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At least six people — including two teens — were shot across the city overnight, cops said.
A 16-year-old boy was blasted in the torso at the rear of a building on the grounds of NYCHA’s Wyckoff Gardens Houses, on Wyckoff Street near Third Avenue, in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, around 11:20 p.m., authorities said.
He was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and simply reported hearing shots and feeling pain, cops said.
The rest of the late Tuesday shootings happened within about a 90-minute span in the Bronx, cops said.
A 15-year-old boy was grazed in the right eye during a dispute on Walton Avenue near East 170th Street in Mount Eden around 10 p.m., cops said.

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The victim was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police at the scene of a shooting at Clay Avenue and East 169th Street in the Bronx where two people were shot, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Robert Mecea
Two teens wearing red ski masks fled on foot, cops said.


In the Laconia neighborhood, a 30-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder in the courtyard of a building on Yates Avenue near Adee Avenue around 9:10 p.m., cops said.


She was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition, and also reported hearing shots and feeling pain.

Police at the scene of a shooting at 1260 Webster Ave. in the Bronx where a male was shot, Tuesday, June 28, 2022.Robert Mecea
The suspect fled on a motorized scooter, cops said.


A 25-year-old man was shot in the right hand on Boston Road near East 180th Street in West Farms around 8:50 p.m., authorities said.


He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

Police at the scene of a shooting at Clay Avenue and East 169th Street in the Bronx where two people were shot, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Robert Mecea
About 20 minutes earlier, a 28-year-old man was shot in the thigh and a 26-year-old man was shot in the ankle on the second floor of a building on Underhill Avenue near Bruckner Boulevard in Soundview, cops said.


Both were taken to Jacobi Medical Center, and are expected to survive.


Another 26-year-old man was taken into custody for questioning, police said.

 

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3 people, including 2 teens, shot in overnight NYC gun violence: cops

At least three people, including two teens, were shot in another bloody night of gun violence in New York City — which also saw a young mother shot dead while pushing a stroller on the Upper East S…

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3 people, including 2 teens, shot in overnight NYC gun violence: cops​

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At least three people, including two teens, were shot in another bloody night of gun violence in New York City — which also saw a young mother shot dead while pushing a stroller on the Upper East Side, authorities said.
The youngest victim, a 16-year-old boy, was shot in the buttocks and walked into Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx around 4:45 a.m. Thursday, cops said.
His injury was non-life-threatening.
Cops say the teen was uncooperative with investigators and provided no information on where the shooting happened.
The other teen, an 18-year-old male, was shot in the leg around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday on East 216th Street near Bronxwood Avenue in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx, cops said.
He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are unclear.
Three people were injured during the course of several overnight shootings in New York.DANIEL WILLIAM MCKNIGHT The youngest victim, a 16-year-old boy, was shot in the buttocks and walked into Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx around 4:45 a.m.DANIEL WILLIAM MCKNIGHT
Just before 4 a.m. Thursday, a 31-year-old man was shot in the right leg on West 129th Street near Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, on the grounds of NYCHA’s St. Nicholas Houses in Harlem, authorities said.
The victim reported that he was sitting outside when he was shot, according to police.
He was taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition, cops said.
The gunman, dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants, fled up East 95th street on foot, according to police.Peter Gerber
The shootings come hours after a 20-year-old woman pushing her 3-month-old infant in a stroller was shot once in the head at point-blank range by a suspect who approached her from behind at Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street, according to the NYPD and sources.
She was rushed to Metropolitan Hospital, where she was pronounced dead about an hour later, authorities said.
The baby was unharmed, police said.

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As of Thursday morning, authorities have not released the young mom’s name, pending family notification. The motive for the slaying also remains unclear.


The gunman, dressed in a black hoodie and sweatpants, fled up East 95th street on foot, according to police. He was still being sought Thursday morning.

 

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NYC overnight shootings leave man dead, 7 wounded, including teen

One person was killed and at least seven others were wounded — including a 15-year-old boy — in a spate of shootings across the Big Apple overnight into Saturday, police said.

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NYC overnight shootings leave man dead, 7 wounded, including teen​

By
Dean Balsamini,

Larry Celona,

Tina Moore and

Joe Marino


July 2, 2022 1:29pm
Updated

Two men were shot in a bodega on the corner of Stanley Avenue and Crescent Street in Brooklyn on Friday, July 1, 2022. Seth Gottfried




One person was killed and at least seven others were wounded — including a 15-year-old boy — in a spate of shootings across the Big Apple overnight into Saturday, police said.
In the deadly incident, a man was gunned down during a fight inside a bodega at Crescent Street, near Stanley Avenue in the East New York section of Brooklyn shortly after 10 p.m. Friday.
The victim, whose name was not immediately released, was shot in the face and chest and pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital, cops said.
Police at the scene arrested a 27-year-old man who had been shot in the chest and groin after allegedly finding a firearm on him. He was listed in stable condition at Brookdale and charges were pending, according to the NYPD.
It wasn’t immediately clear was fueled the dispute between the two customers, a department spokesperson said.
One male was shot in the chest and groin and was removed to Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn on Friday, July 1, 2022.Seth Gottfried
The mayhem also included an off-duty auxiliary NYPD sergeant shot and robbed for his motorcycle in The Bronx and two innocent bystanders struck by stray bullets while in the back seat of a cab in Manhattan, police sources said.
Cops said the teen boy was shot in the right arm at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday along Hughes Avenue and East 180th Street in the East Tremont section of The Bronx. The youth, who was uncooperative, was taken to Jacobi Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Less than two hours later, on Staten Island, a 48-year-old man was shot in the face outside a Richmond Terrace tavern. The victim was found holding a towel to his bloody face when officers arrived at about 3:15 a.m., police said. He was taken to Richmond County Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and was not cooperative, the NYPD said.
Members of the New York Police Department assist a gunshot victim near E. 181st St. and Hughes Avenue on Saturday, July 2, 2022 in the Bronx.James Keivom
Shortly after, at around 3:40 a.m., a 39-year-old woman walked into Kings County Hospital with a gunshot wound to her left leg, cops said. The victim, who also was uncooperative, was listed in stable condition, police said.
Just 10 minutes later in Manhattan, two medical students were wounded when gunfire broke out as they sat in the back of a cab stopped for a red light at West 37th Street between Eight and Ninth Avenues, police and sources said.
The men, ages 22 and 24, were each shot in one of their arms and taken to Bellevue Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the sources and authorities.
A man was shot in the arm on Saturday, July 2, 2022 in the Bronx.James Keivom
“We don’t believe they were the intended targets,” an NYPD spokeswoman told The Post.
Investigators believe three shooters were aiming at a couple wearing a lot of jewelry that they spotted at a nearby dollar pizza spot, police sources said. The intended targets were not hit, according to the sources.
Cops recovered three shells from the scene. The two victims had gotten into the cab on West 37th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues and were headed westbound when they were shot, the sources said. An NYPD spokesman could not immediately confirm that the two men were medical students.
The teen boy shot in the Bronx was taken to Jacobi Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.James Keivom A man was taken into custody after a shooting in Brooklyn, July 1, 2022.Seth Gottfried
Shortly after 4:30 a.m., the off-duty NYPD Auxiliary sergeant, 23, was shot in the left leg as three men robbed him of his motorcycle, bag and cellphone on Independence Avenue, not far from West 239th Street in Riverdale, The Bronx, cops said.
The wounded auxiliary officer was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. No arrests were made as of Saturday afternoon.

 

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NYPD exodus ‘has become a stampede:’ PBA leader Lynch

The NYPD’s rank-and-file took another huge hit in June, as 523 cops either retired or resigned — the most in a single month in at least a decade.

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NYPD exodus ‘has become a stampede:’ PBA leader Lynch​

By
Dean Balsamini


July 2, 2022 7:53am
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Frustrated NYPD detectives have also "had enough," The Post reported this week. Stephen Yang for NY Post





The NYPD’s rank-and-file took another huge hit in June, as 523 cops are leaving the force, with 123 of those officers resigning — the most in a single month in at least a decade, according to staggering pension fund stats obtained by The Post.
Of the total number of cops exiting, 400 are retiring, according to a police source.
To date, 2,119 cops have left the job in 2022, with 1,472 retiring and 647 resigning, a 38% spike over the previous record of 1,535 for the first six months of 2020, the attrition numbers show.
“The exodus has become a stampede. We’re not only losing experienced veterans. We’re also losing cops in the prime of their careers who are taking their talents elsewhere,” said Police Benevolent Association President Patrick Lynch.
“The NYPD cannot continue papering over this staffing crisis with more and more overtime. That will drive even more cops to pursue other opportunities where they can make more money and have a better quality of life,” he added.
The rush at the NYPD’s Pension Section office at 1 Police Plaza on Thursday resembled a concert ticket giveaway, the police source noted. Most of the “hundreds” on line had filed their papers earlier and were turning in their ID and shield, the person added.
“NYPD members are leaving in droves. I’ve been to this office about 2 dozen times and have never seen more than 2-3 people waiting,” tweeted retired NYPD detective Rob O’Donnell, who included a photo of the crowded room.
“Not even months after 9/11 was it like this,” chirped Blue, a retired Emergency Service Unit cop. Another commenter tweeted a photo of the same line snaking out the door.

Last month, the Post reported that more than 1,500 officers had either resigned or retired.
Officers typically work 20 years or more to collect their full pension, which can equate to 50% of their final average salary. The data obtained by The Post shows those who are “running their time,” or using accrued days off before they exit. Those cops are still counted in the NYPD’s own stats as being on the force.
Anti-cop hostility, bail reform, rising crime and the city’s vaccination mandate — currently on pause — have agitated the rank and file, who are looking to greener pastures by taking other civil service tests and heading to police departments, such as on Long Island, or the Port Authority, MTA and out of state, like Florida, Texas and Arizona.
Last month, the Post reported that more than 1,500 officers had either resigned or retired. Stefan Jeremiah for NY Post
Frustrated NYPD detectives have also “had enough,” The Post reported this week. More than 100 investigators retired in June, and another 75 are expected to put in their papers this month.
Joseph Giacalone, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and a former NYPD sergeant, said there were only two other people on line when he filed for retirement in 2011.
As for the mass exodus, he doesn’t see an about-face coming anytime soon. “It appears there are only two types of NYPD officers left: Those that want to get out and can and those that want to get out but can’t.”
To date, 2,119 cops have left the job in 2022, with 1,472 retiring and 647 resigning.James Keivom for NY Post

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Annual attrition through June 30
Year/Retirements/Resignations/Total
2022/1,472/647/2,119
2021/1,064/443/1,507
2020/1,236/299/1,535
2019/1,056/241/1,297
2018/789/207/996
Source: NYPD pension fund data

 

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At least 13 people shot across NYC during bloody stretch on Independence Day

One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a spate of shootings across New York City during a bloody nine-hour period on Independence Day, police said.

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At least 13 people shot across NYC during bloody stretch on Independence Day​

By
Larry Celona and

Allie Griffin


July 5, 2022 2:55am
Updated

At least 13 people were shot across New York City on the Fourth of July. James Keivom

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One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a spate of shootings across New York City during a bloody nine-hour period on Independence Day, police said.
Only the borough of Staten Island was spared from the stretch of violence that began at around 3:10 p.m. in Queens, when a gunman opened fire at a man in his 30s.
The victim was found in the middle of the street in Cambria Heights with a gunshot wound to his hip. He was rushed to Long Island Jewish Hospital in critical but stable condition, the NYPD said.
About two hours later, the boyfriend of an NYPD employee was shot and wounded in Soho as he sat in a gray Honda sedan in front of a high-end Dior shop, law-enforcement sources said.
The 27-year-old was shot in the right underarm and was rushed to a nearby hospital by his girlfriend. He is expected to live, police said.
Less than an hour later at 5:50 p.m. in The Bronx, a gunman approached a 24-year-old man near 775 Eagle Ave. in Melrose, shot him in the left leg and fled, the NYPD said.
The victim was at Lincoln Hospital in stable condition.
Police investigate the scene of a shooting in Brooklyn.Wayne Carrington
Then in the same Bronx police precinct, a dispute between two groups near Pulaski Park broke out at 7:45 p.m. that ended with a 35-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to the torso, according to cops.
He was also rushed to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, police said.
About two hours later in Manhattan, a man was shot in the neck a block above Central Park. He was rushed to Harlem Hospital in stable condition. Police said the victim was uncooperative and wouldn’t provide details on how he was shot.
NYPD detectives investigate the scene of a shooting at Prospect Avenue in the Bronx.James Keivom
Minutes later at 10:15 p.m., four people were shot in Rochdale, Queens. Two men and a woman each suffered bullet wounds to their right foot and a third man was shot in the shoulder. All four were rushed to Jamaica Hospital and are listed in stable condition, police said.
Back in the Bronx, three men were shot by a gunman who fled in a white sedan at around 10:30 p.m. in Belmont. One was shot in the chest and died at St. Barnabas Hospital. Another was shot in the leg and the third was shot in the arm. The two surviving victims are in stable condition at St. Barnabas. Police said it was unclear if they were targeted.
One last person was shot just before the holiday wrapped up. Shortly before midnight, a man was shot on Bainbridge Street in Brooklyn, police said.
No arrests were reported in any of the shootings.

 

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Over 50 shot as NYC shootings soared over July 4th weekend, NYPD data shows

The count of 52 shooting victims between Friday through Monday marked a 62.5% increase from the same period last year, data provided by the NYPD shows.

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Over 50 shot as NYC shootings soared over July 4th weekend, NYPD data shows​

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More than 50 people were shot in the Big Apple over the Fourth of July weekend — including 21 gun violence victims on Independence Day alone, according to police.
The count of 52 shooting victims between Friday through Monday marked a 62.5% increase from the same period last year, when 32 people were wounded by gunfire across the city, data provided by the NYPD shows.
By comparison, there were 13 people shot on July 4, 2021 — compared to the 21 shot Monday.
There were 13 people shot on July 4, 2021 — compared to the 21 shot Monday.
NYPD investigate the scene of a shooting in the Bronx on July 4, 2022. According to police data, shootings were up 62.5% from the Independence Day weekend in 2021.James Keivom Surveillance footage of the shooting at a bodega in East New York on the night of July 4, 2022.Paul Martinka for NY Post Police investigate the shooting in an East New York bodega from the end of the holiday weekend.Paul Martinka
Nine people were shot Sunday, compared to five on the same date last year. Saturday’s victims of gunfire totaled 16, double the number shot that day in 2021. And six people were shot Friday, the same number as last year.
“What crime is doing is it is overshadowing all that we’re doing,” Mayor Eric Adams said at a Queens press conference. “We have some real W’s, and crime is the No. 1 issue on New Yorkers’ minds right.
“Regardless of all the good stuff we’re doing, until we get crime under control New Yorkers are going to feel we are not making progress, which we are,” he said. “Is it moving as fast as want? No. I want it faster. I’m like New Yorkers. I want results overnight.”
The bloody weekend included a shootout at a bodega that left two men dead and a third critically wounded in East New York just before the end of July Fourth. The three victims all possessed firearms at the Loring Avenue Raspberry Deli Corp, cops said.
Police at the scene of the shooting outside of Dior Boutique in Soho on July 4, 2022.Stephen Yang
Earlier, bullets also flew outside a Dior Boutique in the swanky Manhattan neighborhood of Soho — wounding the 27-year-old boyfriend of an NYPD employee, police said.
Additional reporting by Reuven Fenton and Sam Raskin

 

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NYC gun violence continues with 9 more shot after bloody July 4 weekend

Two people were shot dead and seven others were wounded Tuesday, in the wake of an Independence Day weekend that saw 51 people shot, seven of them fatally, in 36 incidents across New York City.

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The rash of gun violence plaguing the Big Apple didn’t subside with the end of the Fourth of July weekend, with nine more people shot — including two who were killed — in the 24 hours that followed the bloody holiday.
Two people were shot dead and seven others were wounded Tuesday, in the wake of an Independence Day weekend that saw 51 people shot, seven of them fatally, in 36 incidents across New York City.
“The unacceptable brazen and senseless violence over the holiday weekend, in some instances, goes back to exactly what we’ve said several times,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said Wednesday.
“These are violent criminals who should not be on the street, either because of a lengthy criminal record or because of open cases.”
Shootings continued after a bloody Independence Day weekend.Paul Martinka
The top cop noted that the burst of gunplay marked a departure from what would have been an 11-week decline in shootings and homicides. She said there had been arrests in five of the weekend’s gun slayings.
Police also recovered 55 firearms and made 57 gun arrests, with a total of 580 major felony busts over the holiday, Sewell said.
“We knew going into this weekend as the Fourth of July, as the city fully reopens, required a significant amount of resources. And that is exactly what we deployed,” she said at a press conference. “Your NYPD was out there for the overwhelming number of people who simply wanted and deserved to have a nice holiday weekend with their friends and families.”

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In a press conference in Queens on Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams had said the city has made some headway in reducing crime in the five boroughs — but has more to do.
“This national problem has played out on our streets,” Adams said. “We are making the right adjustments. We’re moving in the right direction and we’re going to win this battle.”
Some critics, however, continued to take aim at the mayor and at Gov. Kathy Hochul over the deadly weekend outbreak.
“While people were getting shot all over #NYC this July 4th weekend the mayor was busy taking jet ski lessons & patrolling beaches on shark patrol since he clearly has lost the war against crime on the ground,” tweeted former GOP mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa.
Mayor Eric Adams said the city has made some progress on crime.Paul Martinka
“The ultimate narcissistic, tone-deaf mayor,” Sliwa added.
The state GOP also took to Twitter on behalf of Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin.
“@KathyHochul’s crime wave has spun out of control and it is only getting worse!” the party committee tweeted. “@leezeldin and NY Republicans have a plan….”
New York City Councilman Keith Powers took a more global view, however.
“And at home — more gun violence as well. Terrible,” Powers tweeted. “Our country has a gun problem that will never be solved with more guns.”
In a statement to The Post on Wednesday, Hochul said she was committed to keeping communities safe from gun violence.
“Like all New Yorkers, I’m heartbroken over the horrific shootings in New York City this past weekend, and I will continue fighting for tough gun safety laws, investments in gun violence prevention, combating the spread of illegal guns, and strengthening public safety in every community in our state,” Hochul said.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell noted that the increased shootings come as the city has seen a homicide decrease over the past few months.Robert Miller
Zeldin, in a statement, said of Democrats, “instead of handcuffing criminals, they’re handcuffing our police officers and justice system.”

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“We must protect law enforcement more, not less, so they can take illegal firearms off our streets and safeguard our neighborhoods,” he said, also calling for the repeal of cashless bail and the ousting of left-wing district attorneys.
The July Fourth bloodshed marked a huge jump from the 32 people injured in 27 shootings over the holiday weekend last year, NYPD statistics show.
The victims cut across a wide spectrum of New Yorkers — from a pair of former college rugby players wounded while sitting in a cab in Midtown to a beloved 62-year-old Bronx neighborhood “grandfather” who was gunned down by stray bullets.
Twenty-one of this year’s victims were shot on Monday’s 246th birthday of American independence. By comparison, there were 13 people shot on July 4, 2021.

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Nine people were also shot on July 5, 2021, though none of them died, according to the police department data.


The violence continued on Wednesday morning, with a man shot in the leg in Brooklyn.