A Yonkers man was charged with attempted murder after a seemingly random assault turned a mundane errand into a bloody struggle. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides”
Rodney Alcala, the ‘Dating Game’ Serial Killer, Dies
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2021
A longhaired photographer who lured women by offering to take their picture, Mr. Alcala, 77, had been convicted of five murders in Orange County, Calif., and two in New York, all in the 1970s. Source: New York Times
How A Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent Grant Williams to Prison for 23 Years
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2021
Grant Williams, whose conviction was overturned on Thursday, told people in prison that they would one day see that he was innocent. “And today’s that day,” he said. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Declares a Gun Violence Emergency in New York
By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2021
The governor allocated $139 million to address shootings that are rising even as the pandemic recedes and to create jobs for young people. Source: New York Times
Building Inspectors Among 4 Arrested in Fatal Fire at Adult Care Home
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
Two officials are accused of filing false reports, and a father and son face arson and manslaughter charges in a blaze that killed two men. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested in Shooting That 2 Children Barely Escaped
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2021
In a harrowing scene captured on video, a girl and her brother managed to avoid injury after being caught in a hail of gunfire. Source: New York Times
2 Children Out Walking Get Caught Between a Gunman and His Target
By Gotham Rex on June 18, 2021
The harrowing scene in the Bronx, captured on surveillance video, came about a week after a 10-year-old Queens boy was fatally shot. Source: New York Times
Why People Misperceive Crime Trends. (Chicago Is Not the Murder Capital.)
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
What readers got wrong and right in our quiz. Source: New York Times
Queens Man Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of 10-Year-Old
By Gotham Rex on June 8, 2021
Justin Wallace, who would have turned 11 on Tuesday, was shot as he walked out of his aunt’s home on Saturday. Source: New York Times
Boy, 10, Is Killed in Queens Shooting
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
A 29-year-old man was also injured by gunfire at a house in the Edgemere neighborhood of the Rockaways, the police said. Source: New York Times
House Party Shooting in NJ Leaves 2 Dead and Dozen Hurt, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2021
The New Jersey State Police responded to reports of a shooting in Fairfield Township late on Saturday night. Source: New York Times
New Jersey House Party Shooting Leaves 2 Dead and Dozen Hurt, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2021
The New Jersey State Police responded to report of a shooting at a house party late on Saturday night. Source: New York Times
The Spike in Shootings in New York City May Outlast Covid
By Gotham Rex on May 14, 2021
About 505 people were shot in New York City through May 9, the highest year-to-date number in a decade. Source: New York Times
Police Officer Is Shot While Responding to Gunfire in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on May 13, 2021
The officer was in stable condition and a suspect was in custody after a confrontation on Howard Avenue near the border of Bushwick and Bedford-Stuyvesant, the authorities said. Source: New York Times
After Times Square Shooting, Adams and Yang Stress Support for N.Y.P.D.
By Gotham Rex on May 9, 2021
Eric Adams and Andrew Yang, among the front-runners in the New York City mayor’s race, said the shooting underlined the importance of public safety. Source: New York Times