Calvin Kellman was killed and two other men were injured during a shooting at a NYCHA public housing development in the Sheepshead Bay neighborhood of Brooklyn.
The shooting happened on Batchelder Street near Avenue V at NYCHA’s Nostrand Houses around 12:15 am on Labor Day Monday, authorities said.
Two men, ages 28 and 30, were shot in the chest, the eldest being Kellman, who died after being taken to hospital. The third victim, also 30 years old, was hit in the right leg.
Authorities initially described the 28-year-old’s injuries as life-threatening, but later said his condition had stabilized. Investigators did not immediately provide a description of the gunman(s) or the circumstances of the attack, he said. Pix11.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call. at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In NYC, gun violence continues unleashed in 2022 especially with young gunmen and victimsputting up a great challenge to the new mayor Eric Adamswho since taking office in January has encountered obstacles within his own Democratic party and Black Lives Matter (BLM) leaders in dealing with the crisis.
In July homicides experienced a 35% increase compared to the same month last year. Shooting victims and weapons incidents also rose nearly 10%.
The number of shootings confirms the experts’ fears that New York was going to experience a spike in violence this summer, both with firearms and white. However, in August Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Adams celebrated that compared to 2021, shootings had dropped 11%also citing a 104% rise in seizures of illegal weapons.
Source-eldiariony.com