Yesterday morning, an argument at a bodega on Humboldt Street became violent when a group of impatient men confronted another group ordering sandwiches. According to the Post, after one man shot Juan Medina, 24, twice in the stomach, his cousin, Lourdes Guillen, 25, begged the shooter, "Put the gun down. Don’t be that person." But Guillen, a staffer at "The View," ended up with a bullet in the stomach. more ›

On Tuesday, police officers fired at a murder suspect who allegedly fired once at them in Harlem. It turned out that the suspect, Steven Murray, fired once while the two cops returned fire to the tune of 84 shots. Now one of the cops has explained why: "He kept pointing the gun at us. He’s a bad dude." more ›

Yesterday, police officers wounded a man suspected of fatally shooting his 13-year-old sister and wounding his mother, after he allegedly fired a round at them. Now it turns out the two police officers fired 84 times at suspect Steven Murray—the Post reports, "the punk incredibly survived." more ›

Police say that a man who fatally shot his 13-year-old sister and wounded his mother was later wounded by police officers who were canvassing the area for him. The shootings occurred in Harlem—the 13-year-old and the 44-year-old were shot inside the Polo Ground Houses (2971 Frederick Douglass Boulevard) while the suspect was found a block away. more ›

The 10-year-old victim of the Monday night shooting in South Williamsburg turns out to be a tourist from Norway who had gone into a bodega with his dad. Josef Partapouli was released from the hospital yesterday (the bullet went in and out of his torso with no internal bleeding). A police source told the Post, "The victim was not the intended target. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time." BUT HOW CAN THE COPS BE SO SURE? more ›

Just before 11 p.m. last night, a 10-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet in Williamsburg. The child and his father were apparently walking down from the Hewes Street J/M station's platform when a gun fight broke out. more ›

Surveillance video obtained by ABC News seems to contradict the police report about the Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed teenager walking through a gated community at the end of February. The initial police report said that George Zimmerman was bleeding from the back of the head and nose, and he claims his victim, Trayvon Martin, had punched him in the face, knocked him down and bashed his head into the sidewalk. But this surveillance video, taken when Zimmerman arrived at the police station for questioning, shows no blood or sign of injury (beware, there's a stupid commercial preceding the silent surveillance video: more ›

A 20-year-old was shot in the leg after opening his apartment door last night. The Post reports, "The 20-year-old victim said in a 911 call that he let two men into his building on West 100th Street near Riverside Drive believing they were deliverymen, and they attempted to rob him in his fifth-floor, blasting him in the leg." The NYPD is investigating his claims. more ›

Two men are dead after fatal shootings in Crown Heights and downtown Brooklyn last night, and several others were left wounded by shootings and stabbings after a particularly violent night. Gunfire broke out just before 8 p.m. at the corner of Prospect Place and Schenectady Avenue in Crown Heights. First responders found 18-year-old Daquan Weston bleeding from gunshot wounds to the lower torso, and rushed him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced DOA. A second victim, age 15, was also shot in the leg and is listed in stable conditions. No arrests were made. more ›

Late last night, an off-duty corrections officer was shot in the stomach outside the USA Diner on Merrick Boulevard in Queens. According to the Daily News, the 29-year-old woman "had shown up with her boyfriend... shortly after 10:30 p.m." But then, the diner's manager, who looked at surveillance footage, told the Daily News, "She got a text on her phone. She checks it, then she starts rubbing her hands together — she’s very nervous." more ›

Early Sunday morning a Queens mother of two of was killed when she was shot 20 times while sitting on the stoop in front of her home. According to the NY Post, at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday Sandra Bajnath, 39, accidentally bumped into an unidentified woman while at the Food Hut Restaurant and Bar on Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park with her husband Anthony Tika and her cousin Sean Seepaul. The trio left soon after to avoid a scene when Bajnath's apology was apparently rejected, retiring to drink on her stoop outside her 135th St home, two blocks away from Food Hut. more ›

On Thursday night, three innocent bystanders were injured when two gunmen fired at a Bronx bodega. Below, you can see the surveillance footage of the shooting, during which 46-year-old Ricardo Acevedo was shot in the back of the head, 15-year-old Aleah Detres was wounded in the abdomen and 12-year-old Mia Washington was hit in the left leg. Amazingly, Acevedo was let out of the hospital less than two hours after he went in—still with the bullet in his neck—because doctors at St. Barnabas told him a local clinic could take the bullet out on Monday. “I feel okay. I don’t know anything about medicine. Since I felt okay, I listened to the doctors," Acevedo told the News. more ›

Last night, three innocent bystanders were injured when two shooters fired at a Bronx bodega. "A 45-year-old man was shot in the back of the head, a 16-year-old girl was wounded in the abdomen and a 12-year-old girl was hit in the left leg," according to the Daily News' police source. more ›

Around 3 p.m. today, three people were shot in the parking lot of a Wendy's on Jamaica Avenue and 139th Street. According to WCBS 2, "The men appear to be teens. Two of the victims were shot in the leg, the third was shot in the arm, police told 1010 WINS. At least one of the victims was taken to Jamaica Hospital. There’s no word on his condition. The hospital says the victim is 17." more ›

The 8-year-old boy who was shot at a Bronx store last week was finally released from the hospital yesterday. However, Armando Bigo will have to live with having a bullet in his shoulder for the rest of his life. The second-grader was relieved to leave the hospital, telling the Daily News, "It's boring." more ›

The teenager arrested for shooting an 8-year-old outside a Bronx store is being held on $250,000 bail—though the Bronx DA's office had asked that he be held without bail. The Post reports that a prosecutor said, “Due to the heinous nature of the crime and that an 8-year-old was shot, there should be no bail." But Eduardo Rodriguez's mother said he's a "good boy... He goes to school, he’s never had any trouble like this." However, Rodriguez, 15, was arrested in September for an armed robbery. more ›

On Tuesday night, an 8-year-old was shot in the shoulder by a gunman on a bike in the Bronx. Armando Bigo, who is currently recovering from his wound at Jacobi Medical Center, described being hit by a stray bullet: “I was looking at the chips,” he told the Daily News. “I just wanted some chips. Someone opened the door and shot me...I don’t think I was brave. I got shot.” more ›

A 17-year-old member of the Crips was arrested after allegedly firing into a crowd outside a Rockaway Beach store, hitting a 14-year-old boy. The NYPD says two plainclothes police officers, part of the Queens Gang Unit, were driving by when they saw Christopher Chinloy fire. more ›

[Video Update Below] An 8-year-old was shot in the shoulder last night by a gunman on a bike in the Bronx. The boy, whose name hasn't been released, was standing with a group in front of Papa Yala’s Deli on Randall Ave. near St. Lawrence Ave. in Soundview just before 8 p.m. Police believe the boy was not the intended target of the shooter, who rode past on a bike and shot into the crowd. “Two boys were fighting. The other boy didn’t want to fight so one of them pulled out a gun,” a witness told the Daily News. “The next thing you know a boy was shot outside the store.” more ›

An unidentified man was fatally shot on Williamsburg's southside this afternoon. An FDNY spokesman tells us the shooting was reported at 3:25 p.m., and the victim was pronounced DOA when first responders arrived at the scene, on Wythe Avenue between Broadway and South Sixth Street. He was "possibly shot in the mouth," the spokesman said. more ›

Ten days after being shot in the head while pursuing a suspect at the Bushwick Houses, police officer Kevin Brennan was released from Bellevue Hospital today. Wearing a #91 Justin Tuck Giants jersey, he told reporters, "It feels great," and that his first order of business at home in Long Island would be to hug his two-month-old daughter. And look at how cute he, his wife and daughter are! more ›

It was a violent weekend in Queens: In the span of 12 hours, three people were killed in three separate incidents. more ›

A police officer was shot in the head around 9 p.m. tonight in Brooklyn, and there's currently a massive police mobilization in search of the shooter. Apparently, two anti-crime police officers saw a man with a gun by the Bushwick Houses; WPIX reports, "They gave chase and followed the suspect into an enclosed area where the man wheeled and fired, striking one of the officers in the head, police said." more ›