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Brooklyn Homicide and Chicago Drive-By Shootings Leave Several Injured

Active investigations may show whether separate Brooklyn attacks reflect linked retaliatory patterns that could widen weekend urban gun violence.

Overview

  • A 33-year-old woman, identified as Sofronie Hartzog, was shot and killed near Bergen Street and Howard Avenue after an altercation and a 34-year-old man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
  • Police in Canarsie say a 52-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet on Monday and three males fled on a scooter, and investigators are examining whether that incident is connected to the Crown Heights killing.
  • Chicago police say shooters in a black sedan followed a white SUV in West Englewood on Monday afternoon and fired into it, grazing an 11-year-old boy and critically wounding a 46-year-old man.
  • Preliminary Chicago counts reviewed by local analysts show a wave of weekend gunfire that included multiple drive-by incidents, with reporting that six people were murdered on Sunday and roughly 25 people shot over the weekend.
  • Investigators in both cities are collecting shell casings, reviewing surveillance and seeking witnesses and tips as hospitals on each side of the country treat victims and authorities work to identify and locate suspects.