I have spoken with Mayor Eric Adams regarding two recent incidents of gun violence our City has faced, both believed to be gang-related. On Friday, two suspects ran into a crowded barber shop on Roosevelt Avenue and opened fire at someone seeking cover. Due to the heroic intervention of barber Rafael Abreu subduing one of the perpetrators, no one was injured.
Yesterday, a seven-year-old girl in Harlem was shot in broad daylight when caught in the crosshairs of a firefight believed to be gang-related. The girl’s injuries are not life-threatening, for which we are grateful. Thank you to the NYPD officers who swiftly transported her to the hospital and apprehended two people in connection with the shooting.
These incidents of gang-related gun violence must end. Going forward, my office will bring stakeholders together to empower at-risk youth, intervene with repeat offenders, and show our young people that there is a way out from gang activity.
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