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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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  • pete

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

  • kearnj

    what's with the gangs in general? seriously.

  • whitecastlerock

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

  • Splicer

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

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