Two folks died in two separate Manhattan shootings, one in Midtown, one in Chelsea, in lower than two hours in a single day, and no arrests have been made — a chilling pair of violent acts simply days after metropolis officers touted decrease homicide charges throughout the town.
In accordance with investigators, cops first responded to the Chelsea taking pictures, which occurred on West seventeenth Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Officers trying out a 911 name discovered a 21-year-old man unconscious with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to a hospital, the place he later died of his accidents.
Authorities later recognized the sufferer as Raqiese Cohen, who cops say was gunned down exterior his own residence. No different particulars on the case have been instantly accessible.
Lower than two hours later, round 10:45 p.m., officers say cops responded to a 911 name of a person shot exterior an pressing care clinic on West forty second Avenue. He had been shot within the head and was taken to a hospital in essential situation, the place he later died. That man’s id has not but been launched.
Yellow crime scene tape cordoned off the world in entrance of a close-by 7-Eleven and a hibachi restaurant.
Nobody is in custody in both case. Anybody with data is requested to name Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
The shootings come after an announcement from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration earlier this week crediting gun seizures for 3 straight years of taking pictures and murder declines. The mayor’s workplace says shootings have dropped 54% and homicides by 41% underneath his management. Total, main crimes are additionally trending down.
“Each illegal gun we take off our streets is saving lives and damming up one more river that leads to the sea of violence. And, as a result, last month, we saw record decreases in shootings and homicides — helping lead to the lowest number of shootings and homicides year-to-date in recorded history,” Adams mentioned in an announcement asserting the most recent gun seizure stats. “Because of the tireless work of the NYPD, and the upstream and downstream investments our administration is making, New York Metropolis stays the most secure large metropolis in America.”
