Lawsuits Announced For Victims Of Bronx High-Rise Fire
The lawsuits were filed on behalf of 19 victims and survivors. The complaints allege willful and reckless disregard for the lives of the building residents.
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The lawsuits were filed on behalf of 19 victims and survivors. The complaints allege willful and reckless disregard for the lives of the building residents.
Investigators are still trying to figure out the motive, but say it appears at least two of the victims were innocent bystanders.
First responders rushed the three victims to the hospital, where the 39-year-old woman was pronounced dead and a 32-year-old man and 23-year-old man were being treated.
The latest NYPD numbers show shooting victims are up 50% in the last month and almost 32% compared to this time last year.
It took more than 100 firefighters just over an hour to bring the fire under control.
Officers were sent to Virginia Avenue near Ellis Avenue in the Unionport section for a report that someone had been shot just before 9 p.m. Saturday.
It happened Thursday on the southbound platform of the Prospect Avenue subway station in the Bronx.
It happened at around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday on East Tremont Avenue near Roosevelt Avenue.
Stray bullets went through a nearby bedroom window and the windshield of a parked car.
Police say the suspect crashed into another car and opened fire, killing the 25-year-old man.
Police said the victim was waiting to see a doctor, when the suspect came to visit a patient.
Sources say the victim was shot in the arm and is in stable condition.
Schumer says preventing these tragedies and doing the hard work of changing the law is what will happen next.
The girl was hit in the cheek while sitting in a parked car with her mother last Wednesday in Bedford Park.
About 100 families received food and much-needed cleaning supplies.
The 11-month-old was inside a car with her mother Wednesday when they were caught in the crossfire of a street shooting.
There were violent incidents overnight in the Bronx, continuing a particularly bad week in the borough.
No officers were injured in the incident, but two were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
The ATF says it hopes the investigation will help prevent future tragedies.
There are 83 violations against the building.
The little girl turns 1 Friday. Instead of being home, she's in a hospital in critical but stable condition.
Exclusive video shows the blast send debris flying into the air, rocking the whole community.
It happened around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at Valentine Avenue and East 195th Street.
Rapper Cardi B is stepping in to help after the devastating fire in the Bronx that left 17 people dead.
According to the city Department of Health, 81% of adults in the Bronx are fully vaccinated, compared to 84% of adults citywide.
