This past Labor Day Weekend 2020 saw a spike in gun violence and rise in murders. From a man being axed to death, to a man being shot in in his head while sitting next to his wife in their car, to a 6 year old being shot in the leg near an unsanctioned J’Ouvert celebration in Crown Heights.
6 Year Old Shot Near J’Ouvert Celebration
READ: N.Y.C. Surpasses 1,000 Shootings Before Labor Day
According to the NY Post, Labor Day weekend violence continued the summer spike in shootings. There were 242 shootings recorded in August, up from 91 last year, police figures show.
According to CNN, Shootings have been on the rise in New York City since the start of the summer, driven mostly by gang activity related to turf battles and narcotics, NYPD officials have said. That’s why police flooded the festival area, despite fewer events. The early morning shootings were the latest violence that has gripped the city since Covid-19’s infection rate has dropped.So far this year there have been 1,054 shooting incidents and 1,288 victims — that’s almost twice as much as this time last year. There were just 556 incidents and 653 victims at this point in 2019, according to NYPD statistics.
Amidst the madness of this unprecedented 2020 and with the absence of the annual West Indian American Carnival celebration, many people held their own public parties, J’ouvert celebrations and events. People will always find a way to celebrate and find some normalcy…
Let’s pray that the results of many of these actions do not have long term negative effects on the community at large. I also pray that the 6 year old baby who was shot gets therapy for the trauma he survived.
We gotta do better fam!
Cover Photo: CNN
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