Gunman who shot two diners at NYC s famed Peter Luger Steakhouse is charged with attempted murder after family feud spilled into the street and customers were forced to crawl on top of one another to get to safety
Arkies Sommerville, 24, was arrested in connection with shooting outside Brooklyn s famous Peter Luger Steakhouse Thursday night
He was in the hospital Friday morning for an unknown reason, according to the NYPD, but has since been charged with two counts of attempted murder People hit the ground and were crawling on top of one another, an Arizona tourist told The Daily News
PICTURED: Man who hit an NYPD detective with a stick while he probed robbery appears in court and is ordered to have a psych evaluation as crime spirals in NYC
Akeele Morgan, 25, appeared in Queens Criminal Court for an arraignment relating to a brazen daytime attack on Monday in which he allegedly hit an NYPD detective over the head with a stick
However, the arraignment was delayed when Morgan failed to cooperate with the court on Tuesday
When Morgan finally did appear to agree to talk to his lawyer, he said he would only talk directly to the judge
When Morgan appeared before the judge, he continued to remain silent - and when asked questions, he would both shake and nod his head indicating the answer as both yes and no
Surveillance video from the CVS in Manhattan shows the shocking attack
The suspect appears to randomly punch the stranger in the back of the head
He also made homophobic remarks to the victim as the suspect fled the scene
New York City has been experiencing a crime wave
Over the weekend, there was a 257 percent increase in shootings from last year
Index crimes also increased 2.4 percent from last March to this March
Former NYC police commissioner Howard Safir joins Fox Report to discuss plans for police reform in the Big Apple
A concerned Brooklyn mother on Friday called into a radio interview with Mayor Bill de Blasio to ask what s being done to fight crime in New York City.
The mother, identified only as Nicole, said she lives near Prospect Park. She said she was outside with her 4-year-old son around 4 p.m. Tuesday when she heard shouting and gunshots. I know gun violence has increased in our area, the woman said on WNYC s The Brian Lehrer Show. This is in broad daylight, four in the afternoon, and . I want to know, what s being done? What s being done? There were 40 police officers or more who covered our block for hours.
Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared to walk back his fear comment on Thursday
On Wednesday, de Blasio claimed that New Yorkers were not living in fear amid the current surge in crime, which shows no signs of dwindling soon
But on Thursday he admitted there is fear but said New Yorkers fight back
Overall crime is up 2.4 percent from the same time last year
There is a 36 percent increase in murders and 35 percent hike in auto thefts
On Monday, a five-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet in a random shooting
A tourist from Kansas City was also recently grazed by a bullet in Times Square