The Manhattan district attorney is investigating Lashawn McNeil’s connection to anti-government groups; Mayor Eric Adams said an assault weapon was found under his mattress. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides”
‘We Are Going to Turn Our Pain Into Purpose’
By Gotham Rex on January 25, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams’s ambitious gun safety plan includes reviving a controversial police unit his predecessor disbanded. Source: New York Times
Adams to Bring Back Anti-Gun Police Unit in 3 Weeks
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
The controversial unit’s return is part of an ambitious plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams to confront a growing crisis of gun violence. Source: New York Times
The Grimness of January
By Gotham Rex on January 24, 2022
New York City, already exhausted by the pandemic, is uneasy after a barrage of shootings. Source: New York Times
After Shootings, Eric Adams Rushes to Release Safety Plan
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
Mayor Eric Adams, who won New Yorkers’ votes by campaigning on a need for improved public safety, is facing a growing crisis over gun violence. Source: New York Times
A Grim January Leaves Some New Yorkers Fearful for the City’s Future
By Gotham Rex on January 23, 2022
With a flood of sad news and the persistence of the pandemic, people across the city are struggling to find grounds for hope. Source: New York Times
How a Calm Call for Help Led 2 N.Y.P.D. Officers Into a Hail of Gunfire
By Gotham Rex on January 22, 2022
The latest deadly episode to rattle the city began with a routine domestic disturbance call and ended with one officer dead and another in critical condition. Source: New York Times
Connecticut City Official Charged in Killing of Man in Home She Owns
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
The police did not say what might have precipitated the fatal shooting, which led to a murder charge, but the house was the scene of a landlord-tenant dispute several months ago. Source: New York Times
11-Month-Old Girl Is Hit by a Stray Bullet in the Bronx, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2022
The baby was in a car with her mother in the Bronx when she was shot in the latest in a spate of shootings that has shocked many New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
Report Details Robert Durst Case in New York
By Gotham Rex on January 19, 2022
Nearly four decades after Kathie McCormack Durst disappeared, prosecutors say they are confident she was killed by her husband, Robert Durst. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Ran on Making New York Safer. A Subway Killing Poses a Test.
By Gotham Rex on January 17, 2022
The mayor, who made improving public safety a theme of his campaign, is dealing with the fallout from a high-profile death in Times Square. Source: New York Times
Woman Pushed Onto Subway Tracks ‘Never Saw’ Her Attacker
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2022
“She was just the person who did everything right,” a neighbor said of Michelle Go, who died on Saturday when a homeless man pushed her in front of an R train. Source: New York Times
Woman Dies After Being Pushed Onto Subway Tracks in Times Square
By Gotham Rex on January 15, 2022
The police said the woman was shoved in front of an R train as it approached a 42nd Street platform in Manhattan on Saturday morning. Source: New York Times
Man Arrested in Shooting of 19-Year-Old Worker at East Harlem Burger King
By Gotham Rex on January 14, 2022
The employee, Kristal Bayron-Nieves, was killed on Sunday when the store was robbed. The police said on Friday that a 30-year-old man was charged with the murder. Source: New York Times
Robert Durst, Real Estate Scion Convicted as a Killer, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on January 10, 2022
He was a suspect in three lurid murders and became a fugitive. In September, he was found guilty in the fatal shooting of a confidante and sentenced to life in prison. Source: New York Times