gun violence

Behind the statistics and the political blame game over rising gun violence are the victims

Attorney General Merrick Garland is vowing that the Justice Department will crack down on gun trafficking corridors as part of a comprehensive approach to combat surging gun violence

New York is investing $16 million to fund workforce training and job placement programs in 20 cities most impacted by gun violence in an attempt to make them safer, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. This initiative will directly help 3,200 youth in Captial Region, Central New York, Finger Lakes, Long Island, Mid-Hudson, and Western New York, and builds on the…

Gun violence continues to plague New York City this year, with seven people shot this weekend. Candidates for mayor have plans out to curb the gun violence. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Hundreds of jobs will be available for at-risk youth in Brooklyn, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday — all in an attempt to curtail the spike in gun violence that has been plaguing the city in recent months. The 506 jobs will be available for at-risk youth in seven ZIP codes that make up the zone. The ZIP codes are: 11206,…

Prosecutors in New Jersey say six people were wounded in a shooting at a bar overnight and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the El Patio Bar in Perth Amboy around 12:40 a.m. Monday for reports of a shooting, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said in a press release. The responding officers found six people with apparent gunshot...

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Bronx teen killed one week ago, police officials announced Sunday. Ramon Gil-Medrano was gunned down on July 11 in the back of a livery cab at 178th and Valentine Avenue. He was found around 11:30 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and chest. Police…

A family is getting some answers after their teenage son was shot and killed while riding inside a taxi. He was one of three shot in the Bronx last week in what police are investigating as a possible ongoing gang war. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

Three teens were shot outside a pizza shop on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn late Thursday, police said. Three other people were injured in three additional shootings. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

Family, friends, classmates the members of a Queens community came out to mourn and say goodbye to a 10-year-old boy who was shot and killed inside a relative’s home during a party.

A man was shot and killed in the Bronx Wednesday night amid a surge of gun violence in New York City. Meanwhile, the NYPD says investigators have been searching for a sedan and suspects involved in the shooting death of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot over the weekend. Erica Byfield reports.

The NYPD says investigators have been searching for a sedan and suspects involved in the shooting death of 13-year-old Jaryan Elliot over the weekend. Images released by the police department on Wednesday show a dark-colored Honda Accord with three orange stripes on the hood and a person appearing to point a gun in the vicinity of Prospect Avenue and East…

Four men have been charged for their roles in a shooting at a New Jersey hotel that left four injured after two rooms had been rented for a bachelorette party, officials said.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the predicted Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor Eric Adams are meeting to discuss the rise in gun violence in the city. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Three men were shot Wednesday morning in Queens. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the predicted Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor Eric Adams are meeting to discuss the rise in gun violence in the city. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Police say a gang war is unfolding in the Bronx, with teenagers as the victims. Jonathan Dienst reports.

In Philadelphia, gun violence is prevalent and grief and trauma counselors are scarce

At least four people were shot at a New Jersey hotel where two rooms had been rented for a bachelorette party, the town’s mayor and a source close to the investigation told News 4 Monday. The mayor of Woodbridge said at least four people were shot at the Delta Hotels by Marriot around 2:30 a.m. Monday. The source described the…

NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Four men were shot and hospitalized after police said multiple gunmen may have opened fire from a car in Queens.