NYPD: Man, 65, shoots younger man who was attempting to rob him
On Wednesday, 82nd Avenue and Queens Boulevard was still a crime scene as detectives and the Queens DA surveyed the area.
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On Wednesday, 82nd Avenue and Queens Boulevard was still a crime scene as detectives and the Queens DA surveyed the area.
Mayor Eric Adams named AT Mitchell the city's gun czar almost a year ago. So far, there have been about 396 shootings in 2023, almost a 24 percent decrease from 2022.
Police confirmed a 25-year-old man was shot and later died at Jamaica Hospital.
Police said Reda Girgis was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Harrell was hanging out with friends on the basketball court at the Stapleton Houses around 4 p.m. Friday when shots were fired.
The injured teenager was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in critical condition.
Sources say the bullets struck the officer's car, barely missing him and his family.
Witnesses say just moments before, a group of teenagers were gathered in the courtyard and got into an argument.
Police said they're looking for a man who was wearing a number 38 basketball jersey.
Claudia Quatey's father said he's "in a state of shock" after his daughter was shot near a playground.
It happened around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Lucas Street near 121st Avenue in the St. Albans section.
Jacqueline Wilson's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds Sunday at an apartment in East Flatbush.
It happened around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday along Grand Concourse Avenue between East 188th Street and East Fordham Road.
Neighbors said a large gathering of teens led to an argument and then gunfire.
Members of the fare evasion team asked riders for proof of payment, but told cops one man got angry and refused.
Police said the teen was hospitalized in stable condition.
A Brooklyn community is demanding answers after NYPD officers shot and killed a 78-year-old man who allegedly pointed a gun at them.
Police say a 78-year-old man was shot and killed in Brooklyn, and two other suspects were hospitalized.
According to police, the man had stabbed a security guard outside a church.
Police said they found seven bullet casings at the scene overnight in Cypress Hills.
The 21-year-old is accused of shooting a 36-year-old man in the head around 8 p.m. Sunday inside the store.
The borough president says she's trying to stop the bloodshed, but needs help on the state and federal level.
People in the area said the smoke shop is known to attract trouble.
Police say a 36-year-old man was shot in the head Sunday night at a store on Lenox Avenue.
Police said it was unclear what led to the shooting and if the teen was targeted.
