#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say

#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say

“#Teen fatally shot near NYC home, cops say” A 17-year-old boy was shot dead just steps from his Bronx home over the weekend, authorities said.  Xavier Wilson was struck twice in the torso when gunfire erupted on Union Avenue near East 165th Street in Morrisania late Saturday, minutes before midnight, cops said.  Wilson, who lived…

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#Portland’s sobering anti-crime lesson for Eric Adams

#Portland’s sobering anti-crime lesson for Eric Adams

“#Portland’s sobering anti-crime lesson for Eric Adams” Eric Adams promises that if elected, he’ll bring back a better version of the NYPD’s anti-crime unit, which focused on getting guns off the streets. Yet if Portland is any example, he might not be able to bring back any such unit. As The Wall Street Journal reported…

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#5 shot, 2 dead at NYC party in bloody weekend

#5 shot, 2 dead at NYC party in bloody weekend

“#5 shot, 2 dead at NYC party in bloody weekend” Two people were shot dead and three others wounded when gunfire erupted at a Brooklyn party early Sunday — part of another bloody weekend in the Big Apple. Cops responding to a ShotSpotter alert at 101 Wortman Avenue in East New York shortly after 12:30…

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#NYC mini-van hit and run in leaves four injured

#NYC mini-van hit and run in leaves four injured

“#NYC mini-van hit and run in leaves four injured” A minivan plowed into four pedestrians — including two children — then sped off in Manhattan late Saturday night. An 8-year-old boy had neck and ankle injuries and a 9-year-old had cuts on his head and leg after a car hit them and two other people…

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