NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York City’s record-breaking five-day streak without a shooting ended abruptly Thursday night, just minutes after the NYPD publicly celebrated the achievement.
The streak, the longest since the introduction of the NYPD’s CompStat system over 30 years ago, was highlighted by the department in a social media post. “For the first time in 30 years, there have been 0 shooting victims in New York City for 5 days. This is the longest we’ve gone without a shooting victim… and is a result of the brave work that the members of the NYPD do every day,” the department said.
Barely five minutes later, a 34-year-old man was shot in the legs in East New York, Brooklyn. Police say the incident occurred around 10:15 p.m. on Pennsylvania Avenue after a car crash led to an argument. The victim, who had collided with a parked car, got into a verbal dispute with a man claiming to know the vehicle’s owner. The altercation escalated, and the man shot the victim twice before fleeing on foot.
Less than three hours later, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the leg outside a laundromat on Watson Avenue in the Bronx. The teenager reportedly encountered two men, one of whom fired at him before both suspects fled. The victim was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
While shootings were briefly absent from the city’s crime statistics, several other violent crimes occurred during the same period, including multiple stabbings, some of which proved fatal. The NYPD has not yet commented on these incidents in relation to the city’s recent shooting-free milestone.
