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,…
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Four men plead guilty to conspiring to traffic firearms into Brooklyn
Mar. 29, 2024 By Adam Daly
Four men pleaded guilty for their roles in operating a major Brooklyn gun and drug trafficking ring taken down by an inter-agency bust last year, the U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of New York announced Thursday.
Brooklyn woman charged with weapons trafficking, pushing drugs throughout the borough
Jan. 11, 2024 By Isabel Song Beer
A Brooklyn woman was charged in federal court with a five-count indictment of conspiring to illegally traffic 18 guns, and other illegal materials such as drugs, into the borough.
District Attorney to offer $400 in exchange for firearms at Flatbush gun buyback
Dec. 15, 2023 By Ximena Del Cerro
On Dec. 16, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and other community leaders will hold a pre-holiday gun buyback in Flatbush in an effort to make the holidays safer for residents and visitors.