Overview
- On June 4, a 21-year-old man was shot in the neck in Chelsea and later died at Bellevue Hospital, followed 90 minutes later by another fatal shooting near the Port Authority in Hell’s Kitchen.
- Around 1:18 p.m. on June 5, two 17-year-olds were wounded by gunfire outside a Bronx grocery and were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia in stable condition.
- Investigators say the Bronx attack likely stemmed from an ongoing confrontation that began the previous evening and remains under active probe.
- Witnesses and police sources describe the suspect in each incident as a male wearing all-black clothing who fled on foot.
- Chief of Department John Chell highlighted that shootings are at near-record lows this year even as NYPD braces for a possible summer crime uptick.