Bloody holiday: 60% increase in gun violence during the long weekend in New York

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From Friday to Sunday there was a 60% spike in shootings in New York and the violent streak continued on Monday, Independence Day, completing a bloody long weekend in the city.

According to the NYPD, from Friday to Sunday there were 24 shootings with 31 victims, between dead and wounded. Last year there were 15 incidents with 19 victims in the same period of time, which represents an increase of 60%, highlighted Pix11. In 2021, there were 12 shootings and 13 victims in New York City on the 4th of July.

On Friday there were five shootings with six victims. On Sunday there were six incidents with nine victims. Y Saturday was the bloodiest day of the weekend: 13 shootings with 16 victims.

“We are going to use every tool in our toolbox to provide New Yorkers with a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend on the 4th of July,” he had promised. alcalde Eric Adams at the beginning of the day.

Yesterday, Independence Day, the armed violence continued. One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a series of shootings in New York City over a bloody nine-hour period, it reported. New York Post.

The fatal case happened in the Bronx, when three men were shot by a gunman who fled in a white sedan around 10:30 p.m. in the Belmont neighborhood. One of them was shot in the chest and died at St. Barnabas Hospital. Another was hit in the leg and the third was injured in the arm. The two surviving victims are in stable condition at the same health center. Police said it was not clear if they were the target of the attack.

These figures confirm the Expert fears that New York is going to experience a spike in violence this summer, both with firearms and white.

In 2022, at the end of June there were 197 homicides in the city, compared to 226 in the same period in 2021, for a drop of 12.8%. Total, 747 people had been shot so far this year in NYC, compared to 817 at this time in 2021, which represents a decrease of 8.6%. but still the figures are much higher than NYC crime even before the pandemic.

After the rise in armed violence in 2020 and 2021, particularly among young gang members and/or victims, 2022 continues with the same trend, putting up a great challenge to the new mayor Adams, who since taking office in January has found obstacles within his own Democratic party y Black Lives Matter (BLM) leaders to face the crisis.