Oct. 30, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Violent crime continued to trend downward in Brooklyn in October after two promising months, according to the latest NYPD statistics, but gun violence and rape continued to present major issues in the borough. Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 27, major felonies dropped by about 14% across the borough,…
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Detectives investigate fatal shooting of young man on Brooklyn block
Oct. 28, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell Authorities are investigating after a man in his 20s was shot dead in Crown Heights on Sunday. Police responded to reports of a shooting at 1008 St. Marks Ave., near Prospect Place just after 7:19 p.m. on Oct. 27. Officers arrived to find the victim with multiple gunshot…
Man sentenced to 18 years in prison for killing host of Bed-Stuy house party
Oct. 24, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A Bed-Stuy man will spend 18 years in prison for fatally shooting the host of a house party in 2020. According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, Ahmed Morrison — then 18 years old — attended a Bed-Stuy party hosted by 48-year-old Kenny Mark on Feb. 6, 2020.…
Brooklyn crime remained relatively low in September, despite violence in subway stations and near schools
Oct. 2, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen After a relatively peaceful summer, violent crime remained fairly low in Brooklyn in September, according to the latest NYPD statistics. Between Sept. 2-29, major felonies dropped by about 2% across the borough compared to the same period last year. However, pockets of violence and several major incidents broke…
Adams defends officers who opened fire in Brownsville subway station as pols call for ‘thorough investigation’
Sep. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday defended the Brownsville police officers who shot four people, including an NYPD officer, while pursuing an alleged fare-beater at the Sutter Avenue subway station on Sunday. The officers opened fire on the station platform on the afternoon of Sept. 15 after the suspect,…
Man shot in face survives Brooklyn barricade standoff, cops still seeking suspect
Sep. 16, 2024 By Lloyd Mitchell A man is lucky be alive after being shot in the face on Saturday afternoon in Clinton Hill. Officers from the 88th Precinct responded to a 911 call just before 2 p.m. reporting a shooting near Lafayette and Classon avenues. Upon arrival, they found a 36-year-old man with…
Seven alleged Folk Nation gang members indicted in connection to 2022 Brooklyn drive-by shooting
Sep. 11, 2024 By Adam Daly Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced the indictment of seven alleged members of the Folk Nation gang, accusing them of involvement in a 2022 drive-by shooting in Canarsie that left one man hospitalized. The four-count indictment, unsealed Sept. 10 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New…
Man fatally shot in Bed-Stuy subway station, cops still searching for killer
Sep. 5, 2024 By Dean Moses A Crown Heights man was shot and killed in a Bed-Stuy subway station late on Wednesday night, according to police. Law enforcement sources said the victim — 47-year-old Freddie Weston of Sterling Place — was killed next to a MetroCard vending machine at the Rockaway Avenue train station…
As summer ends, shootings and murder decline in Brooklyn, but some nabes see rise in sex crimes
Sep. 5, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The end of August brought some good news to Brooklyn: while there were occasional spikes in gun violence, this summer was the safest on-record in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths. Shootings in June, July and August were down 74% compared to 2020, per the Brooklyn District…
‘A strong step forward’: Brooklyn sees historic low in gun violence this summer, DA reports
Aug. 30, 2024 By Jada Camille This summer was one of the safest in recent history in terms of gun violence and gun-related deaths, according to data released Friday by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office. The months of June, July, and August are typically marked by high numbers of shootings and gun-related deaths,…