The 14-year-old boy was found in the lobby of an apartment complex in the Bronx, and the death is being investigated as potentially accidental, the police said. Source: New York Times
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Man Charged With Killing Worker Over Duck Sauce Found Dead, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
Authorities were checking on the man, Glenn Hirsch, after he failed to appear in court, according to his lawyer, who said his client appeared to have shot himself. Source: New York Times
Boy, 14, Found Fatally Shot in a Queens Driveway, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
The number of shootings in New York City has begun to subside, but the ages of some gun violence victims remain striking. Source: New York Times
How Did a Two-Time Killer Get Out to Be Charged Again at Age 83?
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2022
Marceline Harvey is accused of dismembering a woman in Brooklyn. Her life was defined by a tormented relationship with women and herself — and a simmering anger. Source: New York Times
Gang Leaders Convicted in Shocking Murder of Boy Dragged From Bronx Deli
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Mistaken for a gang member, Lesandro Guzman-Feliz, 15, was hacked to death with knives and a machete in a killing, captured on video, that horrified the city. Source: New York Times
Jail Officer Charged in Killing Claims Gel Pellets Felt Like Glass Shards
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The officer said he fired defensively at a car in the Bronx after being hit with pellets from what turned out to be a toy gun. An 18-year-old man was killed. Source: New York Times
Man Charged With Threatening Racist Violence Against Buffalo Supermarket
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
The arrest of the man, in Washington State, came a week after the reopening of a different Buffalo grocery store where a gunman killed 10 Black people in May. Source: New York Times
One Police Officer Killed, Another Wounded in Rochester, N.Y., Shooting
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2022
Anthony Mazurkiewicz, a 29-year veteran of the force, was shot at least once in the upper body and died after he was taken to the hospital, according to the police. A second officer, Sino Seng, was injured. Source: New York…
N.Y.C. Jail Officer Charged With Killing Teenager While Off Duty
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2022
Investigators were exploring whether a so-called gel blaster toy found at the site of the fatal shooting had played a role. Source: New York Times
14-Year-Old Dies After Being Shot in Harlem, Police Say
By Gotham Rex on July 20, 2022
The boy was one of two who were shot on the street Tuesday afternoon by a gunman who was apparently targeting them, officials said. Source: New York Times
‘Law & Order’ Crew Member Is Fatally Shot at Brooklyn Film Location
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
The man, who was enforcing parking restrictions on a Greenpoint block before filming began on Tuesday, was sitting in a car when he was killed by a lone gunman. Source: New York Times
Bodega Clerk Who Fatally Stabbed Man Will Not Face Charges
By Gotham Rex on July 19, 2022
Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s district attorney, said murder charges against Jose Alba could not be proven. Mr. Alba’s supporters said he acted in self-defense. Source: New York Times
Eric Adams Can’t Stop Talking About Crime. There Are Risks to That.
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2022
The mayor says he has never seen crime at this level, but shootings and murders are down this year. Some see his comments as fear mongering. Source: New York Times
40 Years After Her Murder, ‘Princess Doe’ Has a Name
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2022
She was found dead in a New Jersey cemetery in 1982 and became known worldwide as Princess Doe. On Friday, she was identified as Dawn Olanick, 17. Source: New York Times
A Suspect Is Arrested in Manhattan Stabbings of Homeless Men
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2022
Trevon Murphy, 40, who is also homeless, was spotted by a correction officer near a Harlem park and taken into custody, the police said. Source: New York Times