Earlier this afternoon, the police shot a man who was threatening his mother with a knife because he refused to drop the blade. The suspect was shot three times in the torso, and police say his mother was also hit in the buttocks. more ›

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 Thursday, a 9-year-old girl was shot in the foot by a stray bullet while walking home from church in Brooklyn. Second-grader Dulce Cabrera talked to the Daily News about the incident, and proudly told them she didn't cry: “I didn’t cry for nothing,” she said. “The ambulance driver man said if that was him, he would be crying. He said I was strong.” 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 ›

Earlier this morning, George Zimmerman was released from Seminole County jail, where he had been in custody for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman's $150,000 bond was paid, and the Orlando Sentinel reports, "The 28-year-old walked out of the jail wearing a brown Pittsburgh Steelers jacket and carrying a brown paper bag. He quickly got into the back seat of a white BMW and was driven away. He did not comment to reporters, who were kept at a distance." more ›

A 26-year-old Bronx man on his way home from work was fatally shot early this morning by a robber who was after his iPhone. Police say Hwang Yang was held at gunpoint by the suspect at the corner of Cambridge Avenue and West 232 Street around 12:30 a.m.—it's unclear what exactly happened, but the suspect shot Yang once at close range. According to the News, one witness heard the shot and "saw the thug walk up to Yang’s body, kick him over, rifle through his pockets and snatch his iPhone." more ›

The police are asking the public for help in finding the man who they say committed a home invasion on Staten Island and shot the home owner's dog in the process. And that dog happens to be Kilo, the 12-year-old pit bull who survived his injuries! more ›

An armed robber was fatally shot after he and an accomplice attempted to rob a pharmacy in East Harlem yesterday—and it turns out he was felled by a retired NYPD Lieutenant who happened to be at the gas station across the street at the time. Thomas Barnes, 48, never fired a gun during his 21 years on the force: “I’m just glad to be alive,” Barnes said afterward. “I’m glad to be home with my family." more ›

The special prosecutor handling the Trayvon Martin case will not present the evidence to a grand jury to determine whether Martin's killer, George Zimmerman, will be arrested. According to the Miami Herald, the case was slated to be heard by the grand jury tomorrow. The office of the special prosecutor, Angela Corey, released a statement saying, "The decision should not be considered a factor in the final determination of the case." 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 ›

Early yesterday morning, it was reported that an NYPD officer accidentally shot a woman in the downstairs Brooklyn apartment where a drug raid had been going on. It turns out that plainclothes narcotics Officer Mosquera Washington had accidentally grazed a 25-year-old Japanese tourist who was sleeping on a couch in the apartment below. “I heard a bang and jumped up. She didn’t say anything. She was kind of nervous and shocked,” the tourist's friend, Marcus, told the Post. “The only thing I know is that there’s a bullet hole in my ceiling.” This never would have happened if she were sleeping in a Farbman. 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 ›

The Florida police chief who has mishandled the investigation around the death of Trayvon Martin has stepped down temporarily. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. said, "While I stand by the Sanford Police Department, its personnel and the investigation that was conducted in regards to the Trayvon Martin case, it is apparent that my involvement in this matter is overshadowing the process. Therefore, I have come to the decision that I must temporarily remove myself from the position as the police chief of the City of Sanford. I do this in hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to this city, which has been in turmoil for several weeks." 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 ›

Last week a 39-year old man was shot in a Queens barbershop by a man wielding a sawed-off shotgun known by the nickname "Armani." The victim's brother, who was present at the time, told detectives that although he didn't know the shooter's real name, he could probably find some pictures of him on Facebook. 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 ›

It was the shot heard 'round Chelsea last weekend when a clubgoer opened fire in the streets just outside of the popular West 28th Street nightclub Shadow around 4 a.m Saturday. The round, which blasted through a metal gate and destroyed a neighboring storefront, is the most recent bout of violence to occur in the area (in January, a man was stabbed and beaten over the head with a beer bottle there), prompting community members' complaints about noise, drug dealing, and other turbulence in the club's vicinity. 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 ›