The July 4 weekend may have been a fun time if you were watching fireworks or at a barbecue, but for the New York Police Department and those unlucky enough to be in vicinity of any shootings it certainly was not. With that said, shootings in the city during the five-day weekend are down about 50 percent compared to previous years, said acting Police Commissioner Edward Caban.
Four people in and around St. James Park in Kingsbridge Heights were wounded Tuesday evening when a gunman on a scooter shot into a crowd. Among the wounded are a 6-year-old and 3-year-old.
The 41-year-old man who was hit by a moped last month while crossing the street at West 259th Street and Riverdale Avenue is still recovering, but wants local electeds to take steps in preventing something similar from happening again.
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