New York Police have released video showing the suspected murderer of Amir James in an effort to locate him. James was found at 10:32 p.m. on May 31, 2021 fatally shot in the chest.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said crime in New York City had become a problem Wednesday after a 55-year-old Asian woman was punched in the face in a hate crime earlier in the week.
The parents, after identifying their boy’s body, said they believe Amir was not the intended target and wound up the victim of a beef that had nothing to do with him perhaps over drugs or gang affiliations.
The shootings continued a trend of rising crime in the city as it tries pulling itself out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the course of about six hours, at least 11 people were wounded.