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New York City is closing the books on its bloodiest year after a long time of being known as the safest big city in America

Family sues Northeast Ohio sheriff’s office, claiming wrongful death in shooting of distraught man Updated Dec 29, 2020; Facebook Share CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In the last minutes of his life, Rodney Geiser put a 9mm gun to his head and challenged police officers to shoot him. He yelled at deputies on a Sunday morning as he walked with the gun through the streets of Apple Creek, a rural village about 90 minutes south of Cleveland. Officers tracked his movements and followed him, demanding that he put the weapon down and stop. He had used methamphetamine and seemed irrational, telling authoriti...

‘Dark Period': Killings Spike in NYC Amid Pandemic, Unrest Among the stray bullet victims: a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller at a summer cookout; a 53-year-old teacher walking his dog; and a 43-year-old mother looking out the window of her child’s third-floor bedroom By Michael R. Sisak and Jim Mustian • Published December 29, 2020 • Updated on December 29, 2020 at 10:33 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC The city had recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011. The number of people shot has more than doubl...

New York City recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, the highest since 2011 The number of killings represents a 41 per cent increase over those seen in 2019  The people shot more than doubled the 2019's total and nears a 14-year high The 2020 murders marked the third consecutive year of rising homicides  Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said: 'I can´t imagine a darker period'

‘Dark Period': Killings Spike in NYC Amid Pandemic, Unrest Among the stray bullet victims: a 1-year-old boy sitting in his stroller at a summer cookout; a 53-year-old teacher walking his dog; and a 43-year-old mother looking out the window of her child’s third-floor bedroom By Michael R. Sisak and Jim Mustian • Published December 29, 2020 • Updated on December 29, 2020 at 8:33 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC The city had recorded 447 killings as of Tuesday, a 41% increase over last year and the largest number since 2011. The number of people shot has more than double...