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Eleven people were shot – two fatally – in 10 incidents early Wednesday as the Fourth of July holiday came to a close in the Big Apple, cops said.
Five of the shootings were in the Bronx, where the NYPD called a modified “level four mobilization,” in which one radio car from each of the city’s 77 precincts descended on the borough – in response to recent multiple shootings there over the weekend.
The NYPD hasn’t taken such a measure since 2020, amid rampant looting during protests in the city over the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a full “level four mobilization” was called, police sources said. The department also took the same action during crises such as the September 11 terror attacks and the Washington Heights riots in 1992, according to the sources.
The fatal victims Wednesday included an 18-year-old man shot on Morris Avenue in The Bronx, with a 19-year-old wounded in the same incident — drawing Mayor Eric Adams to the scene as police investigated.
A 30-year-old man was gunned down in Upper Manhattan, police said. And two women, 21 and 20, were wounded in Brooklyn and East Harlem, respectively.
An 18-year-old male was killed and another teen, a year older, was wounded in the Morris Avenue shooting.Robert Mecea
The violence began around 12:40 a.m., when a 34-year-old man was shot in the right leg on Schley Avenue near Balcom Avenue in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, police said.
He walked into Westchester Square Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
About 20 minutes later, a 36-year-old man was shot in the leg and buttocks on Dewey Avenue near Swinton Avenue, also in Throggs Neck, police said.
He initially walked into Montefiore Medical Center, but was then moved to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was also listed in stable condition.
Two persons of interest were taken into custody in connection to the Morris Avenue shooting.Robert Mecea
It was unclear whether the two shootings were connected.
Then around 1:30 a.m., a 20-year-old woman was shot at Bristol Street and Livonia Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn, cops said.
She was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where she was listed in stable condition. The motive for the shooting is under investigation.
A few minutes later, a 30-year-old man was shot in the face on Vermilyea Avenue near Academy Street in Inwood, upper Manhattan, police said.
Mayor Eric Adams responded to the scene of the Morris Avenue shooting.Robert Mecea
He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made, and the motive for the deadly violence remained unclear later in the morning.
Around the same time, a 29-year-old man walked into Lincoln Medical Center in The Bronx with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg. Police could not immediately determine the location of the shooting.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the right arm at East 176th Street and Grand Concourse, also in The Bronx, around 1:40 a.m., cops said.
The Morris Avenue shooting was one of five that occurred in the Bronx overnight.Robert Mecea
He walked into Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
Then around 2:20 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in the right leg on Chester Street near Dumont Avenue in Brownsville, police said.
He also went to Brookdale with non-life-threatening injuries.
The second fatal shooting of the morning happened around the same time on Morris Avenue near East 182nd Street in the Fordham Heights section of The Bronx, cops said.
A total of 11 people were shot in 10 incidents overnight, the NYPD said.Robert Mecea
Two male teens were shot – an 18-year-old blasted in the leg, and a 19-year-old struck in the hip, police said.
The younger teen was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The older teen was taken to the same hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
Two persons of interest were taken into custody but not immediately charged, police said.
The NYPD called a “level four mobilization” in light of multiple recent shootings in the Bronx.Robert Mecea
Police are still probing the circumstances leading to the shooting.
In East Harlem, a 21-year-old woman was shot around 3:55 a.m. on the grounds of the NYCHA’s Washington Houses on Second Avenue near East 99th Street, cops said.
He was taken to Metropolitan Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
The circumstances leading to each of the shootings remain under investigation.Robert Mecea
