Weekly Safety Report: Shootings, Homicide, and Gang Activity Plague Brooklyn

This week in Brooklyn, New York, several incidents occurred that raised concerns about safety. These incidents included a FDNY inspector being forced to take cover during a shooting, a teenager being shot and killed at a public housing complex, a man found dead classified as a homicide, multiple shootings and slashings, a man being shot outside a drug store, and federal charges being leveled against gang members for a crime spree involving shootings and carjackings.

FDNY inspector forced to duck for cover when gunshots ring out in Brooklyn

New York Post01-05-2024

A fire inspector working in Red Hook was forced to run for cover when multiple shooters fired at him. He managed to escape unharmed.

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• FDNY inspector forced to duck for cover when gunshots ring out in Brooklyn

Teen shot dead at Brooklyn public housing complex

Gothamist01-03-2024

A 15-year-old was shot and killed outside a public housing complex in Canarsie. The incident marked the first fatal shooting of the year in the city.

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• Teen shot dead at Brooklyn public housing complex
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• NYPD investigating shooting death of 15-year-old in Brooklyn

Medical Examiner Says Man Found Dead in Brooklyn Was Murdered

Shore News Network01-01-2024

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner classified the death of an unidentified man found in Brooklyn as a homicide.

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• Medical Examiner Says Man Found Dead in Brooklyn Was Murdered

Three shot , two slashed in overnight NYC violence

New York Post12-30-2023

Three men were shot and two teens were slashed in separate incidents in the Bronx and Brooklyn. One of the victims was in critical condition.

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• Three shot , two slashed in overnight NYC violence

Man shot outside Coney Island drug store , suspect sought

1010WINS01-03-2024

A man was shot during an argument outside a drug store in Coney Island. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen but was in stable condition.

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• Man shot outside Coney Island drug store , suspect sought

Federal charges leveled against Trinitarios gang members for violent Brooklyn crime spree

Brooklyn Daily Eagle01-03-2024

Four alleged Trinitarios gang members face federal charges for a series of shootings and armed carjackings that took place over a few months.

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• Federal charges leveled against Trinitarios gang members for violent Brooklyn crime spree

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