February 5, 2006
Gun battle at Busta Rhymes video shoot leaves bodyguard dead
Busta Rhymes was shooting a video at a studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn when a group of young men started getting rowdy, When asked to leave, one of the men drew a weapon, said to be an AK-47, and a gunfight... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 9:12 PM | # | TrackBack
January 15, 2006
Woman who feared ex-boyfriend murdered; Ex then kills self as cops storm his home
A woman got a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend and fled to the Bronx. But the man, Brian Rosario, apparently tracked her down and shot her in the back of the head. Shortly thereafter, cops approached his home in Woodhaven,... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 1:45 PM | # | TrackBack
January 14, 2005
Brooklyn man shot 3 times while confronting thugs in his music store, survives
Two armed robbers entered Street Flavors, a music shop in East Flatbush, on Wednesday night, and demanded the money from the cash register. The clerk, Earl "Fats" Dunn apparently wasn't in a giving mood and fought back. Dunn, who earned... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 4:39 AM | # | TrackBack
December 3, 2004
Hostage drama in Brooklyn library
Gerard Joseph was very interested in a female co-worker at the Brooklyn Central Library. He repeatedly begged her for a date, but she wasn't interested. Finally, she relented, but the data didn't go well. When she refused to go out... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 12:47 PM | # | TrackBack
November 28, 2004
Bronx man holds up deli in his own neighborhood, shoots self with own gun
Latie Whitley took his gun over to the 20/20 Deli, where he was a regular customer, and demanded that the workers get on the ground. He wanted the money from the cash register, but couldn't figure out how to open... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 5:28 AM | # | TrackBack
October 19, 2004
14-year-old girl shot in East Harlem crossfire
Melissa Gayle left her apartment at 8:30 last night to go get something to drink. Gunfire broke out between two teenagers who were arguing in a Chinese take-out restaurant, and Melissa was hit twice. She ran home, calling for her... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 5:20 AM | # | TrackBack
September 11, 2004
Gunman kills two NYPD detectives in Brooklyn
Two detectives went to question Marlon Legere at his home in Brooklyn because they had received reports from his mother that she felt threatened. The detectives arrived at the scene and blocked Legere's vehicle. As they approached him, Legere grabbed... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 5:43 AM | # | TrackBack
August 23, 2004
Harlem woman can't catch a break
A woman was arguing with a man in the hallway of a Lenox Avenue apartment building when the man pulled a gun and shot her in the leg. Police arrived and busted the woman for crack possession. It makes... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 4:37 AM | # | TrackBack
August 15, 2004
Bad week for the Guyanese
I just wanted to point out that there were three unusual and fatal incidents involving Guyanese-Americans this past week: The guy who died in that Times Square elevator accident was Guyanese. A Guyanese couple was found bound and shot in... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 2:54 PM | # | TrackBack
August 5, 2004
Young Would-be Engineer/Livery Cab Driver Murdered +
Kutub Shiblee was murdered in his Brooklyn neighborhood after exiting a car he had just leased. Shiblee got the car so he could be a livery cab driver to finance his engineering studies at Brooklyn Polytech. Shiblee graduated from Franklin... Continue reading...Posted by adm at 9:34 PM | # | TrackBack