Shootings In NYC Skyrocket In April, Police Data Shows

The Big Apple endured a bloody April with nearly triple the number of shootings compared to last year, according to NYPD data released Wednesday.

The NYPD recorded 149 incidents of gun violence across the five boroughs last month — including the most violent week of the year, when 50 people were shot, the statistics show.

Gun violence only dipped slightly during April 2020 — 56 incidents compared to 62 in 2019 — despite the city struggling through the first wave of the COVID-19.

The NYPD also continued to tout its number of gun arrests — 223 last month — in line with Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has repeatedly claimed that more firearms busts would help curb gun violence.

Read more at NY Post.

{Matzav.com}