Weekly Safety Report: Violent Incidents Raise Concerns in Brooklyn, New York

This week in Brooklyn, New York, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety in the area. These incidents included a bar brawl that turned violent, a fistfight that ended with a shooting, the murder of a business owner during a robbery, a shooting near a grocery store, the transfer of a mass shooting suspect to a juvenile facility, and the awarding of full line-of-duty benefits to the family of an off-duty NYPD cop who was fatally shot during a robbery.

62 Precinct : Bar brawl turns ugly

Schneps Media12-18-2023

A stranger attacked a man outside a Bensonhurst bar, hitting him over the head with an empty glass beer bottle.

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Coney Island fistfight ends with man shot in the stomach : cops

Schneps Media12-17-2023

During a brawl in Coney Island, a man was shot in the stomach, and police are searching for the suspect.

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Brooklyn community holds vigil to honor business owner murdered on video over gold chain

ABCNY12-20-2023

A father of three was brutally killed inside his East Flatbush Brooklyn business during a robbery, where the assailants targeted his gold chain.

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Police : Suspects wanted for shooting 29-year-old in Brooklyn

News 1212-20-2023

Two suspects shot a 29-year-old victim multiple times near a grocery store following an argument.

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18-year-old Brooklyn Homes mass shooting suspect transferred to juvenile facility

wcbm.com12-19-2023

An 18-year-old suspect involved in a mass shooting in Brooklyn will be moved to a juvenile detention center despite facing numerous charges.

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Family of off-duty NYPD cop fatally shot in robbery awarded full line-of-duty benefits

New York Post12-16-2023

The family of an off-duty NYPD cop killed while trying to stop a thief in a Brooklyn robbery will receive his full line-of-duty death benefits.

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