Updated on March 18, 2021 at 4:02 am
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The NYPD has deployed extra officers to Asian neighborhoods across New York City as precaution and a direct response to the tragic shooting spree in Atlanta, Georgia, in which a man shot and killed eight people, six of them women of Asian descent.
Members of the NYPD Critical Response Command, which is a counter-terrorism unit, will be stationed in Chinatown (Manhattan), Flushing (Queens) and in Sunset Park (Brooklyn).
Although the stepped up patrols are in response to Tuesday night s Atlanta shooting spree, there has been an uptick in anti-Asian crimes across the country, including in New York City. Advocates say the violence has been fueled by racism and ignorance about the COVID-19 pandemic.
NYPD, DC Police increase patrols in Asian communities after Atlanta shootings
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NYPD, DC Police increase patrols in Asian communities after Atlanta shootings
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