New York City's alarming gun crime surge continued with 28 shootings this weekend
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As New York City confronts an alarming surge in gun violence, the NYPD on Monday reported 28 shootings over the weekend, including one in Brooklyn caught on video that left a man wounded.
Thirty-five people were shot as a result of those shootings, which took place between Friday and Sunday -- a sharp rise over the same period last year when only five shootings with six victims were reported.
This weekend's shootings left a 1-year-old baby boy dead, the only homicide. The child was shot during a cookout. The shooting also wounded three male adults.
Though there were far fewer shootings last year, they were deadlier with five deaths.
1-YEAR-OLD KILLED, 3 OTHERS SHOT AT COOKOUT IN NEW YORK CITY: POLICE
A separate tally from 1010 WINS Radio underscored New York City's recent dramatic rise in gun crime.
The station reported Sunday that from 12 a.m. on July 5 to 11:59 p.m. on July 11 there were 68 shootings across the city. Those shootings killed 11 people and wounded 81.
During the same period last year, there were 22 shootings and 30 victims, according to the station.
The brazen Brooklyn shooting caught on video happened in Crown Heights during Friday's evening twilight.
“Do you know these guys?” the NYPD tweeted Sunday.
The video shows two gunmen, one we... (Read more)
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