The teenager walked with revelers for several blocks before opening fire, an official said. A 6-year-old boy and his mother were among the wounded. Source: New York Times
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6-Year-Old and 4 Others Are Shot at J’Ouvert Celebration in Brooklyn
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2020
The boy’s wounds were not life-threatening, officials said, but the violence once again marred the pre-dawn West Indian American Day celebration. Source: New York Times
He Turned His Life Around. Then a Gunman Showed Up at His Church.
By Gotham Rex on September 7, 2020
The church helped him have a second chance at life. Two decades later, Edward James, 62, was killed trying to help another man do the same. Source: New York Times
The 'Spit Hood' in Daniel Prude's Death. Why Do Police Use Them?
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2020
Daniel Prude died in Rochester after officers covered his head with a hood. The devices are widely used, but the N.Y.P.D. does not give them to patrol officers. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Records, No Longer Secret, Shed Light on Misconduct
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2020
Nearly 324,000 complaints against police officers were published online. The Times’s police bureau chief explains what that means. Source: New York Times
323,911 Accusations of N.Y.P.D. Misconduct Are Released Online
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
The records had been sealed for decades, but last month, New York repealed a law keeping them secret after national protests against police brutality. Source: New York Times
18-Year-Old Dies After He Is Stabbed and Set on Fire in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2020
The teenager, Winston Ortiz, was attacked in an apartment building near Yankee Stadium. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D. Besieges a Protest Leader as He Broadcasts Live
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
A helicopter and dozens of officers, some in riot gear, were deployed for an arrest at a Manhattan apartment but withdrew after protesters arrived. Source: New York Times
They Were Arrested During the Protests. Here’s What Happened Next.
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2020
Five New Yorkers describe the night they were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Source: New York Times
These Remarks Might Get a Police Chief Fired. Not in New York.
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2020
The police commissioner’s pointed criticism — and the fact that he still has his job — speaks to the mayor’s fraught relationship with the Police Department. Source: New York Times
N.Y.P.D.’s Use of Unmarked Van in Arrest Draws Parallels to Portland
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2020
Videos of the arrest, shared widely on social media, were met with intense criticism and calls for an explanation from the police. Source: New York Times
Two Teenagers Are Among 8 Killed on Deadly Day in New York City
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2020
The spate of shootings on Sunday came as the city wrestles with a spike in violence unlike anything it has seen in decades. Source: New York Times
Tyrese Haspil Is Charged With Grisly Murder of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
The police said the former employee, who had been fired for stealing $90,000, stabbed and dismembered Fahim Saleh in his Manhattan apartment. Source: New York Times
What We Know About the Killing of Gokada CEO Fahim Saleh
By Gotham Rex on July 17, 2020
Mr. Saleh, a young entrepreneur with international businesses, was found dismembered this week in his luxury condo on the Lower East Side. Source: New York Times
Shootings Have Soared. Is the N.Y.P.D. Pulling Back?
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
As shootings go unsolved, some elected officials think that officers are staging a slowdown. But the department says it is stretched thin. Source: New York Times