A 26 year old man was killed yesterday while walking in Brooklyn with his girlfriend. The NY Times calls Jonathan Ridley's death the first killing of 2007:
The authorities said that three people — all male — approached the couple about 12:30 p.m. near Tapscott Street and Sutter Avenue in Brownsville, and that one of them fired at the victim, Jonathan Ridley, of Grafton Street. Mr. Ridley was pronounced dead at the scene, and the police said there might have been an angry exchange of words before the gunman pulled the trigger.Continue reading "New Year's Day Ends With One Murder"



