Results tagged “shooting”

Almost a year after a 200-pound chimpanzee named Travis mauled Charla Nash, the cop that shot the violent creature has been denied a claim for workers comp for post-traumatic stress disorder. Why? Because the law was made for officers who shoot people, and doesn't extend to the rest of the animal kingdom, the AP reports. But for the anniversary of the chimp's death, a Connecticut state senator wants to amend it to include police who fire at animals, at least those "required to use deadly force on animals that attempt to injure them." (How about rabid raccoons?) Meanwhile Nash—who lost hands, lips, nose and eyelids when the animal attacked—is in the process of suing the state for $150 million. more ›

A day after federal investigators announced that there is "insufficient evidence" to pursue a civil rights case against the officers who shot and killed Sean Bell, relatives of the 23-year-old said they are after the officers' badges. "Myself and my family are going to do everything possible to see that these police officers are fired," said Bell's fiancee, Nicole Paultre-Bell. "There is a history of black men being killed by police officers, and something needs to be done ... We're hoping to eventually meet with President Obama, and that he'll do something, because this is a national problem." more ›

Rev. Al Sharpton said today that federal prosecutors will not pursue a civil rights case against the police officers who shot and killed Sean Bell in a barrage of 50 bullets outside a strip club on the day of his wedding. According to 1010WINS, after reviewing the shooting, federal attorneys decided against pressing charges. Though the police officers involved in the incident were acquitted of manslaughter charges in 2008, friends and family of Bell—who recently had a street renamed in his honor—urged authorities to take the cops to court for violating the 23-year-old's civil rights. But Sharpton said Bell's family has been informed that there will be no federal case. more ›

Cops have arrested the “person of interest” suspected in a heist that left the 71-year-old owner of an upper Manhattan jewelry store dead. On Wednesday police found 37 pieces of jewelry in Edmond Alma’s apartment including 14 rings, seven necklaces and some bracelets, earrings and charms. They also found a bullet-resistant vest and 9 mm bullets—the very same type used to shoot the shop's proprietor. Against all that evidence Alma’s lawyer said "My client is not the shooter, he was not in that jewelry store." more ›

Investigators questioning a man thought to be involved in a deadly Upper East Side jewelry store robbery recovered a bulletproof vest and a safe containing stolen jewelry in the Washington Heights resident's apartment. Police have not charged the "person of interest," but according to the Post they've "spent nearly 24 hours quizzing him at the 19th Precinct station house about the $1.2 million heist" that resulted in the death of 71-year-old employee Henry Menahem. more ›

Investigators are questioning a "person of interest" in a Madison Avenue jewelry store robbery that left an elderly employee dead. Though they aren't calling the man a suspect in the fatal Jan. 28 hold-up, the Washington Heights resident was brought to the 19th Precinct after pieces of jewelry stolen from the R.S. Durant shop were discovered in his possession. more ›

A retired corrections officer working the security detail at a Woodside bowling alley shot two rowdy patrons early this morning, sending them to the hospital. Gerard Hourigan and Justin Donaghy, both 29 years old, were having cigarettes in the vestibule, flouting city non-smoking regulations when the guard, Michale Iavecchio, gave them the boot. But when he escorted them outside the friends attacked him, he says. Iavechhio—who because of this past employer had a license to carry a concealed weapon—reached for his .380 Ruger and fired two rounds, hitting one man in the stomach and the other in the chest. more ›

A 17-year-old in Harlem was shot and killed yesterday after a man was turned away from a party at his family’s bodega. Last night Ruben Larios was socializing with family and friends at Malinche Deli, near the Harlem River Drive. All was well, until an unwanted guest showed up—an unidentified acquaintance who was turned away at the door. But Larios hadn’t seen the last of him: later, around 11:30 pm he ran into the spurned guest in the lobby 381 Edgecomb Avenue, where he shot him twice in the chest. The teen was taken to Harlem Hospital where he was pronounced dead, reports the NY Post. No arrests have been made yet. more ›

The mother of a 7-year-old who disappeared from a foster home in Brooklyn more than a week ago remains behind bars because authorities believe she knows where her son is. Staten Island resident Jennifer Rodriguez—who according to the Post was described by a social worker yesterday as a drug-addicted habitual liar—is being held on contempt charges as authorities continue to look her son, Patrick Alford, who went missing on Jan. 22. more ›

A drugged-out Bronx man who goes by the "street name" Nova allegedly shot his girlfriend in the face Saturday night after she complained about his religious exhortations. Witness Jordan Miles, 17, says he was playing video games with 30-year-old Anthony Jimenez (AKA Nova) in his apartment when he started yelling on his cell phone, "God is great! God is great!" The ravings awakened his girlfriend, Anna Radzimirski, 25, who made a call on her cell phone complaining to a friend that Nova was high on drugs. This sent her boyfriend into a murderous rage. more ›

The robber who killed a 71-year-old man in an Upper East Side jewelry heist stole so many valuables that investigators believe he threw away a Fabergé-style egg during his escape. According to law enforcement sources, the gunman who shot Henry Menahem in the R.S. Durant shop on Madison Avenue on Wednesday grabbed more than 700 items worth nearly $1 million, then dumped the decorative egg, valued at between $100 to $1,000, in a bag next to a trash can at the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 73rd Street. more ›

Attempted murder suspect Aafia Siddiqui spoke in her own defense today — and this time she wasn't thrown out of court. Though her attorneys have argued the outburst-prone Pakistani neuroscientist suffers from "diminished capacity," exhibits "conduct [that] cannot be contained" and would use her time on the stand to "turn the proceeding into a spectacle," the judge allowed her to take the stand in a hearing to determine if certain evidence will be admissible in court, and if she is fit to testify in front of jurors. more ›

More details have emerged about the Upper East Side jewelry store robbery that left a 71-year-old man dead. The gunman entered the R. S. Durant shop on Madison Avenue at around 12:20 pm yesterday, tossed canvas bags at victim Henry Menahem and another 49-year-old worker, and told the employees to stuff the bags with jewelry. When both workers refused, the perp popped the magazine out of his 9-milimeter semiautomatic pistol and showed them that the weapon was loaded, the Times reports. "You think I'm kidding? This is real," he said, according to NYPD spokesman Paul Browne. more ›

A gunman shot the owner of a Madison Avenue jewelry store in the chest during a brazen robbery this afternoon. The perp fired at the victim at around 12:25 pm before fleeing the R.S. Durant shop, which is on Madison Avenue between East 75th and 76th streets. The Times reports that it's unclear what, if anything was taken, though the police scanner indicates the "PERP FLED WITH 80% OF THE MERCHANDISE" and MyFoxNY notes the crook escaped with "a significant amount of jewelry." The victim was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he is reportedly in serious condition. Police called for a high-level mobilization to track down the suspect, who "is described as a black male, 5'10" tall and wearing a black wool hat." more ›

The teenage son of a school safety officer was fatally shot last night while walking his dog in East Flatbush. A gunman approached Pharley Petigny, 19, from behind while he walked his pit bull-Rottweiler mix along Beverley Road near East 31st Street around 7 p.m. and fired a single gunshot into his head. more ›

According to everyone involved, yesterday’s gun buyback in the Bronx was a marvelous success! Four churches collected 1,216 firearms in a limited-time, no-questions-asked cahs4guns event. “In the fight against gun violence, everything helps, and I am proud that we were able to take so many guns out of circulation,” said Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. in a statement. Gun relinqhishers can use the money to feed their families and pay their mortgages—or just blow it all on drugs and knives. more ›

Since a police officer got into a deadly shootout with a Times Square CD peddler, cops have been issuing more tickets to the over-eager salesman. In fact, they've given out 45 misdemeanor charges for "aggressive solicitation" in the past six weeks. As a result, CD sellers have nearly been wiped clean from the city's central hub, but is the eradication fair or legal? more ›

Though early reports indicated the windows of a Clinton Hill nightclub might have been shattered in a shooting, the real cause of the crime was strict enforcement of the city's smoking ban, the Local reports. According to an employee at Waverly Avenue's Loft 45, a "kid was smoking in the bathroom and the bouncer threw him out." Once outside, the smoker and his friends broke five of the venue's windows. The incident comes at a time when many New Yorkers apparently thought it was safe to start smoking in clubs again. more ›

After being thrown out of a Manhattan courtroom for calling a witness a liar yesterday, attempted murder suspect Aafia Siddiqui promised to behave herself. "I'm going to be quiet," said the MIT- and Brandeis-educated scientist, whose courtroom antics have so far included outbursts and pleas for the use of genetic tests to keep Jews off her jury. "It doesn't mean I agree." more ›

The 19-year-old son of an NYPD detective was fatally shot in broad daylight yesterday near a playground at the Marcy Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Sean Hayes, 19, was struck in the chest around 2:30 p.m. by the Flushing Avenue playground, where children were playing on their day off from school for the Martin Luther King Day. "When I heard the shots I ran," one 10-year-old boy told the Daily News. "That's what you're supposed to do." more ›

Two men were found shot and killed on Thursday in a Queens basement in what investigators believe was a double homicide. The victims — who were not immediately identified — were both shot multiple times in the head at around noon near the corner of 111th Avenue and 156th Street, according to NY1. Neighbors were shocked by the slayings, which took place on a block that one passerby called "quiet." "Double homicide? Ain't nothing really happen around here. I've been over here working at this church for eight years. Ain't no killings over here." more ›

More information about yesterday's bloody shooting on E. 91st. Street: The victim was a 21-year-old Duane Reade employee who was walking with a male friend when her ex jumped out at them. The berserk 24-year-old began pistol-whipping his onetime love in the face, a witness told the NY Post. "This guy comes out of nowhere with a pistol in his hand and starts beating her with it," he said. "The guy she was with got into a scuffle with this other man, trying to get the gun out of his hand. The gunman breaks away, gets a few feet away and then fires two shots...I don't see any blood at first, but her head started leaking and she started crying and screaming." The woman, who was hit in the arm and in the head, is still in stable condition. Both she and her ex-boyfriend live in the Bronx. more ›

A Bronx teen being arraigned in connection with the shooting of 15-year-old Vada Vasquez doesn't seem too penitent. Clivie Smith, one of the five thugs charged with the November shooting, plead not guilty. After the proceeding, the 19-year-old was being escorted from the courtroom when he spotted two of his friends. According to the New York Post he shouted "What up, man?" Then, pretending to be scared, he cried out "Daddy!" breaking the tension in the room, as onlookers erupted in laughter. It may not help his case, but the alleged ringleader of the incident sure likes to talk. Previously Smith told the Post the cops were "crooked, crooked, crooked." He added that being held at Rikers is "like having the worst migraine you can ever have." more ›

Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the 2002 death of his limo driver, Costas Christofi, who was killed by a shotgun blast at close range. Williams — who last week was charged with drunk driving after crashing his Mercedes SUV on the FDR — will serve 18 months to five years in prison, and will be eligible for parole in 18 months, NY1 reports. more ›

A 25-year-old was shot last night while walking on East 91st Street, near Third Avenue. The gunman, who jumped out of his car at 11:30 pm and fired two bullets, one into her neck, was the young woman's boyfriend. "I heard the gunshots and it startled me," a bystander told the New York Post. "I was afraid to come outside. After 10 minutes, I heard the sirens and came outside." According to a doorman who witnessed the shooting, the jilted lover jumped back into his car and sped off. But he was cuffed by police shortly after and taken in for questioning. Meanwhile, his girlfriend rode to New York Hospital, where cops say her injuries are not considered life-threatening. more ›

The Department of Correctional Services has turned down former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress' request to take part in a work release program that would have allowed him to spend some nights at home, according to 1010WINS. Burress — who was sentenced to two-years in prison after shooting himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub — asked for the furlough just two months into his sentence. more ›

Cops released positive new statistics for Williamsburg gun crime—the number of shootings in 2009 was about half of the previous year's count. According to the Daily Courier ten people were shot in 2009, that's eleven fewer than in than the 21 gun victims in 2008, a 52.4 percent decrease for the Bedford Avenue belt. Those are good stats, but is 2010 bucking the trend already? more ›

Two police officers were wounded by gunfire last night when a third officer opened fire while chasing a drug suspect. The injured officers were part of a group providing backup for an undercover narcotics unit investigating drug activity near Fordham Road in the Bronx. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne says a group of eight men approached the plainclothes officers in a "confrontational manner," and when the car with backup pulled up, the suspects scattered. Three of the officers chased one perp into an apartment building, at which point a pit bull leaped out of a basement apartment at the end of a narrow alley. more ›

A 49-year-old has been charged with murder for drunkenly shooting and killing another man in a pool hall in Williamsburg on Saturday. Mauro Lopez was cuffed just after the shooting, which broke out in a billiards room behind Maria's Grocery on Broadway at around 4 pm, according to the Daily News. more ›

A man was shot and killed after a dispute in a backroom pool hall in Williamsburg on Saturday. The victim — whose name has not yet been released — was shot in the chest just before 4 pm in a billiards room behind a Broadway bodega, reportedly by his drunken uncle. more ›