NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York City has recently seen a dramatic uptick in shooting incidents.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner Dermot Shea have promised to go all out to prevent the city from sliding back into the violence of previous eras.
Here’s a look at recent shooting incidents and victims.
The data is supplied by the NYPD.
Click here to see NYPD CompStat numbers 8/3-8/9 (.pdf)
YEAR TO DATE: 833 Incidents, 1,017 Victims
June 20: At least 19 injured in over a dozen shootings across NYC
June 22: 28 shootings reported in 72 hours
June 25: 7-year-old girl injured in East Harlem shooting
7-year-old Kaylee was grazed by a stray bullet with her mother in East Harlem. (Family handout)
June 26: Erica Lopez, 19, shot and killed in the Flatiron District
Erica Lopez, 19, was shot and killed in the Flatiron District on June 26, 2020. (Credit: Josue Gonzalez)
June 28: 17 shootings reported in just one day
June 29: Brandon Hendricks, 17. Shot and killed in the Bronx just days after graduating high school
17-year-old Brandon Hendricks was killed in the Bronx, just days after graduating high school. (Family handout)
June 30: Man seen on video opening fire in Harlem
July 1: 11-year-old boy playing in the street shot in Brooklyn
July 2: Two men found shot in the head in parked car in the Bronx
July 3: Man shot in the head and killed in Brooklyn, woman shot in arm and stomach
July 5: 37 shootings, 56 victims during violent July 4th weekend
July 5: Father shot to death in front of 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx
July 7: 14-year-old shot in the neck as gun violence continues to spike
July 12: 1-year-old Davell Gardner Jr. shot to death in stroller outside Brooklyn playground
1-year-old Davell Gardner Jr. was shot and killed while sitting in a stroller outside a Brooklyn playground. (Credit: E. Ross)
July 13: Six people shot in just one hour in Canarsie, Brooklyn
July 14: Man and teen killed in Far Rockaway, as neighborhood faces increasing gun violence
July 15: 1 killed, 5 wounded outside apartment building in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
July 18: 2 victims hurt in shooting near Barclays Center
July 25: Two men shot and killed in separate incidents in Crown Heights
July 26: 16-year-old killed, two other teens injured near Brooklyn park
(credit: Twitter/@NYPDDetectives)
July 29: Suspect Tells Police He Was Paid To Kill One Man, Shot Another Dead For Flirting With His Girlfriend