John Edwards was a beloved fixture on his Bronx block and another unintended victim of the gun violence that has put many New Yorkers on edge. Source: New York Times
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Officer Shot in Leg in Confrontation With Teen in the Bronx, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
Officials said a bullet fired by the suspect struck both him and the officer in what Mayor Eric Adams called another “unacceptable” example of gun violence in New York. Source: New York Times
Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Shot in Gun Battle in the Bronx
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2021
The officers, who were responding to a report of a gun, were expected to survive. The suspect was also shot. Source: New York Times
New York Nightmare: Man Falls Through Sidewalk Into Rat-Filled Chasm
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
“Rats crawling on him, he can’t move,” said the brother of the man, who was rescued after about 30 minutes and remains hospitalized in stable condition. Source: New York Times