Protesters call on lawmakers to stop sending inmates to Rikers after 3rd death this year
Protesters banded together to decry the governor's jailing plan, which they say is sending more inmates into an already dangerous and inhumane system.
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Protesters banded together to decry the governor's jailing plan, which they say is sending more inmates into an already dangerous and inhumane system.
The specialized groups aim to get illegal guns off the streets in areas with the highest number of shootings.
Investigators say he punched and kicked the victim, knocking her to the ground.
The incident happened at around 4 p.m. on Pitkin Avenue in East New York.
The march and rally were organized by the group Neighbors United Below Canal.
Officials for a cabbie's union identified the victim as Carlos Infante, said he suffered eye injury.
Investigators say a 29-year-old man was shot while waiting on the platform of the Shepherd Avenue station
Police said the confrontation started when a woman accused Stephaun Stewart of getting too close to her and she called her boyfriend for help.
Police said one suspect pointed a gun at the 34-year-old worker while the other went behind the counter.
Police say the MTA employee found a man lying down inside a shuttle train and tried to wake him up.
Police say the victim was shot in the back and the stomach.
Bjana James is survived by a 12-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.
The suspects got away with the woman's laptop, tablet, cellphone and other items worth a combined $6,000, police said.
Police said the suspect, a disgruntled patron, was thrown out of the bar over a dispute.
Sources tell CBS2 a female customer accused the victim of getting too close and called her boyfriend for help.
