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A rally was held Wednesday for the woman who was killed while at a vigil for another shooting victim.
She was attending a vigil for 31-year-old Miles Bobbsemple, who was shot and killed less than 24 hours earlier at a house party in Brooklyn.
Police believe both of them were innocent victims of gang violence. Birkett s mother also lost a son, Neyon Hamilton, to gun violence. I can t take it. I can t. I m going through too much, too much, Patricia Hamilton said. They take my daughter s life away. And I d like to see justice for my son Neyon. I just want to see them put away.
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The 31-year-old victim was dropped off at Kings County Hospital about 12:35 a.m. and died there a short time later. The person who drove him there took off, police said.
NYPD officer shot and wounded in Bedford-Stuyvesant
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An NYPD officer was shot three times after approaching a gun wielding man minutes after a nearby fatal shooting and crash in Brooklyn last night.
The 28-year-old officer was struck in the rear of his bulletproof vest, as well as in his leg and buttocks, near Macon Street and Howard Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
The injured officer fired nine shots in return, and another officer fired a dozen rounds, striking the 26-year-old suspect in the leg.
The officer was rushed to Kings County Hospital in stable condition.
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NYPD officer wounded in Bedford-Stuyvesant leaves hospital
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An NYPD officer shot three times after approaching a gun wielding man minutes after a nearby fatal shooting and crash in Brooklyn last night has been released from the hospital.
The officer, 28-year-old Brian McGurran, a 4-year veteran of the NYPD assigned to the 81 Precinct, was struck in the rear of his bulletproof vest, as well as in his leg and buttocks, near Macon Street and Howard Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
McGurran fired nine shots in return, and another officer fired a dozen rounds, striking the 26-year-old suspect in the leg.