Police say bursts of gunfire near two different Brooklyn playgrounds have wounded six men and teens, leaving one man fighting for his life.
The first shooting happened around 7 p.m. Monday on Hemlock Street in the East New York area, where three men were shot while apparently socializing in an area outside a playground.
Police say one man was wounded in the neck area. His injuries are considered life-threatening. Two others also were wounded but are expected to survive.
Officers are looking for the gunman, who ran off.
Police say about two hours later and five miles (8 km) away, three teenagers were shot in or near a playground off Atlantic Avenue near the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. All are expected to survive.
Police were told two people fled after that shooting.
ANOTHER triple shooting in #Brooklyn tonight. Albany Ave & Atlantic Ave. A 16 year old victim shot in the face. Other two victims ages unknown. This is the second triple shooting in Brooklyn in the past 3 hours. At least 7 people shot in Brooklyn so far tonight. #MemorialDay
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) May 28, 2019
TRIPLE SHOOTING IN BROOKLYN: Hemlock Street near Stanley Avenue; an additional two victims have been located, 1 walked into Brookdale Hospital. https://t.co/xf2LdImWAT
— NYScanner (@nyscanner) May 27, 2019
(AP)
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This has nothing to do with Mayor DeBlasio. Recently elected DEMOCRAT Letitia James is at the helm. She will prosecute these criminals to the fullest extent of the law. I feel safe knowing that DEMOCRAT Letitia James is protecting us. DEMOCRAT Letitia James is worth every penny of her taxpayer funded salary.
Not getting involved, what are you in love with Ms. James, that you continue to mention her name? She is against the death penalty for vicious and heinous murderers, enough said for me personally. Doesn’t feel so safe to me.
So it is your opinion that prosecuting people that have already performed violent crimes will deter future criminals from committing violent crimes?
As if criminals have some sort of cost-benefit analysis they perform prior to killing someone.
@TGI: I was saying that tongue in cheek.
Democrat, Letitia James’ main goal in life is to be the hero that brings down President Trump. She couldn’t care less about us, NY taxpayers. She couldn’t care less about crime or murder, even when the victims are fellow African Americans. It’s all about bringing down that evil WHITE bigoted racist heterosexual Islamophobic male, President Donald Trump and his equally evil children. She is a typical Democrat welfare cheat living off the backs of hardworking New Yorkers. The fact that our askanim endorsed and supported her is a disgrace. Check your local Jewish papers for the latest pictures of them huddling and smiling with Letitia.
2scents,
Criminals more often than not ,actually do cost-benefit analysis
problem is
as has been testified by detectives
jail doesn’t intimidate nearly as well as capital and even corporal punishment EG caning
tish james doesn’t control the lazy NYPD
it is time for truth,
What is the basis for your statement, criminals are lowlives that commit violent crimes and murder, these people are wild animals. Penalizing them is very important, but more important is tougher policing.
The lazy NYPD has reduced crime rates to levels not seen since World War II.
Tish James is not a local prosecutor, she is Attorney General of the State of New York. She is SUPPOSED to be investigating the many illegal activities of Donald Trump and his organization. That is her job!
charliehall do you believe everything you hear, these statistics show crime is supposedly because cops don’t bother showing up unless there is a on the ground, hence crime is “falling”, everyone knows crime is rising.
2sc,
Allan Pinkerton famous founder of detective agency Pinkerton and more than a few crime fighters since