Overview

• The NYPD will deploy 1,000 additional officers on foot patrol across Bronx hot spots through the Labor Day weekend, pulling personnel from desk posts and parade details.
• Four suspects—including two minors, Robert Royal, 25, and Daeven Reyes, 20—were arrested in the Haffen Park case and charged with murder, attempted murder, and gun possession.
• The Haffen Park shooting during a basketball tournament left one man dead and four wounded, including a 17-year-old in critical condition, with about 60 rounds fired and six guns recovered.
• Mayor Eric Adams said he aims to convene gang members with professional mediators at Gracie Mansion or in the Bronx in the coming days, signaling enforcement consequences for those who refuse.
• Officials report the Bronx accounts for a disproportionate share of city shootings and 69 murders this year, even as overall borough shootings are down roughly 19% to 24% from last year.