A version of this article appears in print on, A Random Killing Erodes a New York Blocks Sense of Stability, https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/nyregion/nyc-random-shootings-bronx.html. He kept the sidewalk tidy, talked young people through their troubles, picked up scrap metal and helped neighbors with odd jobs. He described holding Mr. Edwards that night as he died. Adding to public anxiety over the spate of gun violence in some parts of the city is a number of shootings, some deadly, of children since the start of the year. On . Eddie Vera, another neighbor of Mr. Edwardss, choked up as he spoke about his friend. James Polite Boulevard and East 162nd Street. "We have to look at the backgrounds of the individuals involved and what they were doing and what sparked this argument," said NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig. Authorities said another person was injured in the shooting. In a positive development amid the grim drumbeat of gunfire, the girl left the hospital with her smiling parents on Friday. two New York City police officers were shot. He was telling me he was proud of me, Mr. Dixon said. history?" Lt. Sean O' Toole speaks during his walkout ceremony on his last day at Detective Bureau Bronx Thursday, June 29, in the Bronx. Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. According to police,. Two New York City police officers responding to a report of a man with a gun were shot in the Bronx during a gun battle with the man seconds after they had approached him on a building stoop on Wednesday night, according to the police. Representative Ritchie Torres, a Democrat who represents the area, asked for prayers for the officers, writing on Twitter that New Yorkers must support Mayor-elect Eric Adams as he seeks to crush the epidemic of violence that has taken hold in the Bronx and elsewhere in the City.. The two other men were in stable condition after being taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, officials said. Police say 23-year-old Sally Ntim was fatally shot in the head. The 28-year-old man was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene, and the 35-year-old man was shot in the torso and taken to the hospital. NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Two off-duty NYPD officers shot and killed a gunman who opened fire on them during a confrontation on Sunday morning in the Bronx. Espinosa and one other person were taken into custody Saturday. Two police officers were shot and wounded in November another block over. Propped against the chair were white poster boards covered with pictures of Mr. Edwards and a handwritten tribute: Sleep in Peace OG.. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. Their identities were not released. The suspected gunman was also shot. NORWOOD, Bronx (WABC) -- An investigation is underway after a fight inside a bodega spilled out into the streets and ended with officers opening fire. officers fatally shot a 25-year-old man in the Claremont section of the Bronx, introducing a revamped version of a specialized police unit focused on getting guns off the streets, an 11-month-old girl was left in critical condition after being struck in the cheek, the girl left the hospital with her smiling parents on Friday. The shootings occurred precisely a year after two New York City police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a domestic violence report in Queens. Duncan, one of the students who survived being shot after gunfire erupted near the corner of Saint Ann's Avenue and East 156th Street in the Melrose neighborhood Friday afternoon, spoke for the. That's all," a neighbor said. In the Bronx, which has been hit hard by Covid-19 and where many residents struggle to pay the bills, Mr. Edwardss neighbors said his death only deepened a sense of hopelessness and frustration. The shootings of officers and others are among the high-profile examples of a spike in gun violence that arrived with the pandemic, has persisted throughout it and remains at the top of Mr. Adamss agenda for improving public safety. He said the shooting had been captured on body camera video, but the footage was not released. Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. Sonia Rincon has the story. What is the crime of sitting in front of your own house?, Crime and violence were at historic lows in New York before the coronavirus arrived in 2020. Two men shot dead in the Bronx Two men were found shot to death inside a building in the Longwood section of the Bronx. The shooting on Wednesday occurred as the Bronx was struggling with a surge in gun violence during the pandemic that has not slowed with the virus. There were two other Brooklyn shootings, including one near the intersection of Gates and Marcy avenues. Even if the number of murders is low by historical standards and far better than in many U.S. cities each one tears at the fabric of community and family. Just 15 minutes earlier, police say there was a fourth shooting in the Bronx near the intersection of East 180th Street and Mohegan Avenue. Mr. Edwardss beloved 2-year-old dog, Roxanne, looked on from the stairs of his building as a small group swapped stories about the man they called the dad of the block, like the time he argued with Roxanne over a hot dog. Critics have raised doubts about whether the new unit is an improvement over its predecessor. The shooting deaths of the officers in January prompted Mr. Adams to act on a prominent campaign promise by introducing a revamped version of a specialized police unit focused on getting guns off the streets. A scuffle ensues when Officer Holmes enters the gate and grabs the mans left arm. Police on the scene after a double shooting in the Bronx on Dec. 5, 2021, that left a 21-year-old man dead and an 18-year-old female victim wounded multiple On Monday, March 07, 2022, at approximately 1850 hours, police responded to a 911 call of a male, shot in. Newton police maintained a presence at 49 Broadway St., where three people were found dead on Sunday. They released a photograph of the air gun. The 30-second video, recorded by an overhead surveillance camera, shows the officers approaching the man as he sits on a stoop enclosed by a metal gate. A 55-year-old man was also killed around 3 a.m. Saturday on Boston Road. Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). He was taken to the hospital and is said to be stable. Police say three men were shot but all are in stable condition. It all unfolded as a fight broke out inside the deli between a 29-year-old man and 21-year-old man and then spilled outside. The violence leads more people to carry guns for their safety despite the risk of arrest, fueling a bad cycle of violence, Mr. Feliz said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER, Fellow Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch bashed Sotomayor's dissent, saying that it "reimagines the facts" from "top to bottom.". The men are 28 and 32 years old. Newly released surveillance video shows the suspects . Copyright 2023 WABC-TV. Cops responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the vicinity of East 213rd Street and Holland Avenue and discovered . The shooting that claimed Mr. Edwardss life happened about 10:30 p.m. last Monday, when a gunman in a silver Toyota Highlander opened fire through the vehicles rear passenger window, police officials said at a news briefing on Thursday. Two men were first targeted in the shooting after exiting their dark blue Jeep around 5 p.m. Friday behind 1420 Bronx River Avenue, police said. We are very lucky tonight, Commissioner Shea said, adding that the officers were in good spirits. There have been more shootings in the borough so far this year than there were in any year at this point since 1996, according to Police Department statistics. Mr. Vasquez, 23, of Brooklyn, remained in the hospital on Thursday and had not been charged. LONGWOOD, the Bronx (PIX11) Two men are dead and another man is injured following a shooting in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon, officials said. 185.126.34.162 Sonia Rincon has the story. The man fired what Assistant Chief Rivera said was a so-called airsoft pistol, just missing a detectives head from a range of about 15 feet. It happened after police say 21-year-old Nasalik Espinosa and a female friend spotted Toure's vehicle in the shop and came up with a plan steal it. Eyewitnesses say both men were familiar faces around the area and they don't know exactly what their beef was. Journalist Stephen Jimenez's investigative book, The Book of Matt, based on 13 years of research, concluded that Shepard's death was the result of a meth deal gone awry rather than a hate crime. Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article misstated when Cesar Lebron was interviewed for this article. However, it was well established in the following investigation, and the trial of the shooter's widow, that he was unaware that the nightclub was a gay club and seemed to pick the target at random after his first plan to attack Disney fell through. John Edwards was a beloved fixture on his Bronx block and another unintended victim of the gun violence that has put many New Yorkers on edge. By Aaron Katersky June 25, 2021, 1:52 PM 1:16 In a video released by the NYPD, a gunman opens fire on a victim i.Read More NYPD The suspect in the Bronx, New York, shooting that injured one man and sent two siblings scrambling for cover was taken into custody at 6 a.m. Friday morning in upper Manhattan. Police say 21-year-old Jessie Bynum was fatally shot in the head on Olinville Avenue around 10 p.m. Three other people were also shot. This is something weve got to deal with in a whole different way.. Others who, like him, have been killed randomly in cross-fire include an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx, a 12-year-old boy in Brooklyn, a grandmother in the Bronx and a 16-year-old outside a high . Police said it happened around 9 p.m. near the corner of Yates Av The death came just days after officers in the borough killed a 25-year-old man who officials said had fired first during a chase. The woman police say Espinosa was with at the time of the murder is still being sought. Charges against him are pending Police say the search continues for a motive. Police who happened to be nearby rushed over to confront the man with the gun and fired numerous times. One held a picture of the air gun they said the man who was shot had fired. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? The police said his criminal record included nine prior arrests for offenses including robbery, theft and, most recently in 2017, carrying a loaded gun. The scene near Beaumont Avenue in the Bronx where two police officers were shot. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. By Michael Levenson,Karen Zraick and Ashley Southall. . The weapon looks like a semiautomatic firearm, he said. Neither of the two officers involved in the shooting were hit, officials said. Police said the 21-year-old had a gun and the 29-year-old stabbed him with a knife during a violent struggle. Karen Zraick is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. Police have arrested two people in connection with a deadly shooting in Morrisania, Bronx that started as a plot to steal a vehicle. There were no reported injuries in the shooting, cops said. All Rights Reserved. The duo then start to return fire with their guns at the group before they get back in the car and start the. They were rushed to the hospital and are expected to be OK. Around the same time last night, there was a shooting near the intersection of Burke and Cruger avenues. The NYPD said the victims were discovered inside a building at Rev.