May. 16, 2024 By Dean Moses and Lloyd Mitchell Queens detectives are still looking for the gunslinger who shot a 12-year-old girl and several others Wednesday night in a shocking incident of gun violence, police reported. According to police sources, the disturbing shooting occurred not far from the South Jamaica Houses public housing complex,…
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‘Treated like criminals’: Family of Queens teen Win Rozario demand justice weeks after cops shot him to death
May. 8, 2024 By Dean Moses
The officers who shot Queens’ Win Rozario dead while responding to his mental health crisis back in March treated both the troubled teen and his family like hardened criminals, the slain teen’s loved ones said at a City Hall rally Wednesday.
Queens baby shower shooting: Police identify murder victim as search continues for killer who wounded three others
May. 5, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Police have identified the man shot dead during a shooting at a Queens baby shower early on Saturday morning that left three others seriously wounded.
Dog recovering after Queens teen shoots canine while playing with guns
Apr. 24, 2024 By Dean Moses
A Queens teenager shot a neighbor’s dog on Monday while apparently playing with guns, police said.
Queens shooting at event space leaves two men wounded
Apr. 13, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Two men in Queens were shot inside an event space early on Saturday morning, law enforcement sources said.
Teen fighting for his life after being shot in Queens: cops
Apr. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses
A 16-year-old boy clings to life after being shot twice outside a Queens home on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Queens shooter opens fire on man during bodega argument: cops
Apr. 6, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki
Police in Queens are looking for the shooter who opened fire on a man during an argument at a bodega on Friday afternoon.
Queens cop killed: Alleged shooter hit with first-degree murder charge for slaying of Police Officer Jonathan Diller
Mar. 28, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced Thursday that the alleged shooter who killed Police Officer Jonathan Diller on Monday afternoon has been hit with a first-degree murder charge punishable by life imprisonment without parole upon conviction.
Queens police shoot scissors-wielding suspect dead days after cop was killed in gunfire
Mar. 27, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses
Queens was rocked by another fatal shooting involving police on Wednesday less than two days after an officer was fatally gunned down.
Council Members, who are part of the ‘Hood Caucus,’ roll out plan to tackle social media usage and gun violence
Mar. 13, 2024 By Athena Dawson A group of New York City Council Members representing southeast Queens and the Bronx has introduced a package of bills that aims to address social media addiction and gun violence. The bills call on the city to study the effects of social media on the mental health of adolescents;…
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