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Home » homicide

Tag: homicide

Brooklyn District Attorney Gonzalez. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/ Office of the Governor/ Flickr.
Posted inCrime

Brooklyn’s Rate of Homicides, Shootings Dropped in 2022, But Index Crimes Spiked, DA Says

by BK Reader January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

Brooklyn has continued to make gains in public safety during 2022, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez in a recent announcement. Homicides are declining by 8% and shootings are decreasing by 13% compared to 2021. These trends amount to a reversal of the spike in gun violence during the height of the pandemic in 2020 […]

Posted inUncategorized

Six Months in Jail for Flatbush Landlord After Tenant Died in Fire

by Kimberlean Donis September 28, 2022September 28, 2022
Posted inCrime

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Bed-Stuy

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader April 9, 2021April 12, 2021
transgender woman, Yahira Nesby, homicide, Brownsville
Posted inBrownsville

Transgender Woman Found Dead in Brownsville

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader December 24, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inBrownsville, Crown Heights, East New York, Featured News Archive, Lifestyle & Culture

Crime Rate Hits Historic Low in Central and East Brooklyn

by Andrea Leonhardt January 3, 2018January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News Archive

Police Looking for Shooter in Tuesday Morning Homicide in Bed-Stuy

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 7, 2017January 28, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights, Featured News Archive, Neighborhoods

Woman’s Dead Body Found by Dog Walker in Crown Heights Park

by Chanel Alli July 24, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Featured News Archive

Police: Male Found Shot and Stabbed in Brooklyn Elevator

by Chanel Alli June 7, 2016January 28, 2021
Posted inCrown Heights

Crown Heights Man Shot on His Birthday, Gunfire Wounds Another 6

by Chanel Alli June 6, 2016January 28, 2021
NYPD
Posted inBrownsville, East New York

Brownsville Woman Arrested for Fatally Beating Nephew over Homework

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader March 4, 2015January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant

Deli Owner Shot and Killed During Attempted Robbery in Bed-Stuy

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 26, 2015January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant

Police Investigating Fatal Shooting on Herkimer St Tuesday Evening

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 21, 2015January 28, 2021
NYPD
Posted inUncategorized

Police Asking for Help in Piecing Together Story of Murdered Stripper

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 19, 2015January 28, 2021
NYPD
Posted inUncategorized

Woman Whose Remains Were Discovered in Bed-Stuy 2 Years ago Identified

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader January 14, 2015January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Mayor De Blasio Receiving Mix Reviews for his Handling of Eric Garner Case

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader December 5, 2014January 28, 2021
Posted inUncategorized

Grand Jury to Decide Whether to Charge Officer in Chokehold Death of Eric Garner; Will Their Decision Follow in the Steps of Ferguson?

by Brooklyn Reader and BK Reader December 3, 2014January 28, 2021
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant, Neighborhoods

Police Investigating Shooting Death of Bed-Stuy Man on Patchen

by BK Reader July 13, 2014January 28, 2021
Shooting in Crown Heights
Posted inCrown Heights, Neighborhoods

Multiple Stabbing in Crown Heights Leaves One Man Dead

by BK Reader June 24, 2014January 28, 2021
A rash of burglaries were reported in Fort Greene/Clinton Hill
Posted inCrown Heights, Neighborhoods

Man Found Tied Up, Stabbed to Death in His Crown Heights Apartment Friday Morning

by BK Reader February 28, 2014January 28, 2021
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