3 Arrested in Queens Shooting That Hit 5-Year-Old

2008_10_qnch10.jpgThe NYPD announced a 19-year-old and two 16-year-olds were arrested in the shooting of two people, including a 5-year-old girl who had been walking with her parents, on Monday night. The incident took place on a residential street in the Ridgewood section of Queens. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, "The so-called Blood members were coming down the street and the Trinitario group was sitting on the stoop. And this was some sort of gang encounter. Shots were fired. And, as I say, we hope to make more arrests on this matter." Newsday reports when the girl's father saw one man draw a machete, the family tried to run for cover, and the little girl was hit in the back. A 28-year-old man, believed to be involved in the dispute, was shot in the leg. Neighbors tell NY1 there's been a lot of gang violence in the neighborhood.

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One day a rain is going to come and wash all the garbage away.

what the fuck is up with these goddamn gangs and machetes? Honest citizens should employ flame throwers against these scumbags

what's with the gangs in general? seriously.

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Gang king must have been shot or jailed, so gang falls apart and its every block and NYCHA tower (or NYCHA floor) for themselves.

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