The latest incident of gun violence happened on Sunday afternoon just after 1:30pm in Brooklyn. A man and a woman were both shot in the arm at 5721 Avenue H. Both were taken to the hospital and are expected to survive. Earlier on Sunday, around 5:15 am. at 275 Liberty Avenue in Brooklyn, a 44-year-old woman was found shot in the head. She was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. It came hours after a shooting on the boardwalk in Coney Island, where one person was killed and four others were injured. Police are looking for the gunman. Also in Brooklyn, a man was shot multiple times in the chest while in the lobby of an apartment building on Wortman Avenue in East New York shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday. Police say the victim, 51, was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Meanwhile, in the Bronx, three people were killed and several others shot in a 24-hour period. Despite the number of shootings over the weekend, incidents still appear to be down 11.1% from this point last year, and shooting victims are down 10.9%. It’s no comfort to New Yorkers, who are wondering when it will be safe to go outside. “What shall we do? Come in and shut our doors and pull the covers over our heads?” Brazil Serrano said. “I can’t go outside without feeling unsafe because of all the shootings that have been going on lately. So it’s scary,” said 15-year-old Klayani Mollette. ———-
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