Syle Moloney & David Green
Photo courtesy of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson
Community members, clerics, law enforcement, elected officials and other leaders gathered at Fordham Manor on January 5 to condemn the shooting of a pregnant woman on the Grand Concourse earlier this month. bottom. Police say she is likely to survive.
A NYPD spokesperson said police responded to a call about someone being shot near 2535 Grand Concourse around 7:38 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2. “Upon arrival, officers observed a 35-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her leg,” a spokesperson said. “Emergency services responded and transported the female victim to St. Barnabas Hospital, where she is in a stable condition.”
Photo courtesy of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson
According to the 52nd Precinct Community Council, witnesses said two men got into an argument when one opened fire. 52nd Precinct Police Officer Steven Echevarría said of the incident, “The victim appears to be an innocent bystander and not involved in this controversy.” He added that to this day, the incident does not appear to have endangered the woman’s pregnancy.
Police said no arrests have been made and the investigation is continuing.
Photo courtesy of Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson
52nd Precinct Community Council President Brenda Caldwell Parris said a rally held in response to the incident was organized at the shooting site by the Bronx Rise Against Gun Violence (BRAG). On January 5th, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said in her community address that day: @NYPDPBB RonxViolence Saboteurs Condemning Gun Violence in Fordham Communities”
Photo courtesy Pierina Sanchez, District 14 Councilor
She added, “When a pregnant woman is senselessly shot, that’s what calls us to do more.
Meanwhile, District 14 City Council Member Pierina Sanchez, who was also in attendance, later tweeted: Stop it! Whenever violence occurs, community violence disruptors organize demonstrations demanding an end to the violence. Violence is not normal and must be spoken out. “
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She added: This is an all-and-approach, not an either-or approach. “
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— NYPD News (@NYPDnews) January 5, 2023
The incident comes almost a year after 11-month-old baby Katherine was shot in the cheek in a gunfight in Bedford Park.
Flyer courtesy of Bronx Rise Against Gun Violence (BRAG)
On the same day the rally took place, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keecchant Sewell held a press conference to discuss the latest crime statistics available from December 2022, reportedly. .
Source: New York City Police Department
Anyone with information about this missing person should call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) in Spanish. is asked. The public can also submit tips by logging into Crime Stoppers’ her website (https://crimestoppers).
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