Tag: gun-violence

June saw significant decline in major felonies and shootings in Brooklyn

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Jul. 10, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime in Brooklyn was down more than 7% year-over-year in June, according to the latest NYPD statistics, as New York City marked a record-low number of shootings and a continued decline in overall crime. From June 2-28, crime across Kings County was down in five of seven…

Crown Heights students march to end gun violence during annual rally

NY: Middle School Students Call for End to Gun Violence

Jun. 6, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and on June 5, middle school students at Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School in Crown Heights held their eighth annual Walkout to End Gun Violence. Wearing orange shirts — the signature color for gun violence awareness — the students marched alongside members…

Two teens shot in Cypress Hills park in Brooklyn’s third double shooting in as many days

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May. 19, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell & Robert Pozarycki Another double shooting rocked Brooklyn on Sunday night as two people, including a teenager, were shot in a Cypress Hills park. The outburst of gun violence was the borough’s third shooting involving two victims during the weekend. Officers from the 75th Precinct rushed to Highland…

Man wounded, perp on the run after shooting at Crown Heights nail salon

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May. 7, 2025 By Dean Moses & Robb Pozarycki Brooklyn detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a man at a nail salon on Tuesday night.  Police said the shooting occurred inside the business near 795 Crown St. in Crown Heights at about 9:25 p.m. on May 7. Officers from the 71st Precinct, in…

Police fatally shoot man driving stolen car in Canarsie

scene of fatal police shooting in Canarsie

Apr. 30, 2025 By Dean Moses Police officers on Tuesday shot and killed a driver in Canarsie who allegedly tried to flee from a traffic stop and nearly struck a lieutenant with his vehicle in the process. According to police brass, the NYPD Community Response Team spotted the driver operating a Porsche erratically along the…

Three injured in East Flatbush shooting, cops searching for motorcycle-riding assailants

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Apr. 21, 2025 By Dean Moses Detectives are looking for the suspects who shot and wounded a group of men in East Flatbush on Saturday night. According to police sources, the bullets flew at the corner of Avenue D and Utica Avenue  at about 10:19 p.m. on April 19. Officers from the 67th Precinct, in responding…

Man killed in early-morning Bushwick shooting

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Apr. 11, 2025 By Adam Daly Detectives in are searching for the suspect who fatally shot a 38-year-old man early Friday on a Bushwick street. Police said the gunfire erupted at about 1:19 a.m., April 11, near the corner of Pilling Street and Broadway. Responding to a 911 call about the incident, officers from…

Crime dropped in Brooklyn in March, despite spate of shootings, homicides

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Apr. 3, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Brooklyn’s violent crime rate dropped in March, according to the latest NYPD data — marking the fourth consecutive month where crime was down year-over-year. In the 28-day period from March 3-31, the overall rate of major felonies — murder, rape, burglary, assault, robbery, grand larceny, and grand larcent…

Brooklyn crime continued to drop in February, with some spikes in rape, assault

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Mar. 5, 2025 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime was down across Brooklyn in February for the third consecutive month, according to the latest NYPD statistics.  In the 28-day period from Feb. 3-March 3, major felonies — defined by the NYPD as murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand larceny auto —…