Antoine Brown was an innocent bystander who got caught in a barrage of bullets fired by NYPD officers at two men fighting with a gun at a Harlem block party last year. One man was killed, while another, Angel Alvarez, survived with a whopping 27 gunshot wounds, most caused by the police. Alvarez filed his own $20 million lawsuit against the city last week, and now Brown is following suit with a $7 million claim against the city. According to the court filing obtained by the Daily News, the shootout left Brown, 22, with such severe psychological damage that he can barely leave his apartment. more ›

Last summer, 50 bullets were fired during a chaotic Harlem block party—and 46 were from police guns. One man, Luis Soto, died from a police bullet and another, Angel Alvarez, was shot at least 23 times, mostly from the police. Yesterday, a grand jury decided against bringing criminal charges against the police, but Alvarez is looking to sue the NYPD. His lawyer said, "It appears their mentality was: Shoot first and ask questions later." more ›

The man who suffered at least 21 gunshot wounds (from police guns) during a chaotic Harlem block party will only face weapons charges. Angel Alvarez, 23, had been arrested for manslaughter as well as weapons charges, but the Daily News reports, "Prosecutors didn't press the top charge against him because the witnesses who say he fired on cops are other officers who have not agreed to waive immunity and testify, sources said." more ›

Yesterday, after Angel Alvarez left the hospital where he was recovering from 21 gunshot wounds received during a Harlem block party on August 8, police arrested him for attempted murder, attempted assault and other charges related to the very same shooting. (However, it's believed that the man who did die, Luis Soto, was killed from a police officer's bullet during the chaotic scene where 50 shots were fired.) more ›

Funeral services were scheduled this morning for Luis Soto, the 22-year-old man killed during a chaotic shooting in Harlem early Sunday morning. Soto and another man, Angel Alvarez, got into a fight and between the two of them, a gun emerged. The shots attracted other police officers, who, after reportedly being fired upon, fired 46 shots. Soto, who was shot multiple times, apparently died from a police bullet while Alvarez suffered over 21 gunshot wounds. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said, "We have witnesses that say that Luis Soto had a gun. We have witnesses that say there was a struggle with Alvarez over the gun and witnesses that say Angel Alvarez had the gun in his possession." more ›

As scrutiny continues over the fatal police-involved shooting during a Harlem block party where 46 of the 50 bullets fired were from cops, the police have seized drugs and cash from the home of the deceased man as well as a man who survived at least 21 gunshots. The Daily News reports, "Cops searched the homes of [Luis] Soto and [Angel] Alvarez Tuesday, seizing numerous small bags of pot from Soto's apartment and $87,000 in cash along with plastic bags with what appeared to be cocaine residue from Alvarez's bedroom, a police official said." more ›

The medical examiner's office says that the bullet that killed a man at a Harlem block party early Sunday morning likely came from a police officer's gun. At least 50 shots were fired—mostly from the police—during the chaos, and six others were injured. Initially police said that Luis Soto, 21, was killed by Angel Alvarez (their fight initially drew police attention); Alvarez himself suffered 21 gun shots and survived. Now the Manhattan DA's office plans to present the police shooting to a grand jury. more ›