New York, shooting
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At least three people have died and eight are injured following a shooting at Taste of the City Lounge in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, Aug. 17, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Police suspect that multiple shooters were involved in the incident.
A BBC news editor at the scene saw scores of police vehicles and at least one person with a bloodied chest being taken away.
A man in New York City was pushed onto the train tracks at a Midtown subway station Saturday night, although he was not struck by a train, according to police.
The president also said he would consider calling in active-duty military troops if needed, launching an unprecedented effort to take charge of the nation’s capital.
After a judge threatened to block an order federalizing Washington’s police, the Justice Department issued a new directive leaving the city’s police chief in charge, for now.
The day of the shooting, a judge had issued an arrest order for Justin York, accusing him of tampering with an ankle monitor he was wearing on earlier charges.
Manhattan was rocked by a powerful explosion, leaving at least 29 injured. A suspicious device was discovered nearby.
Three violent MS-13 members — two of whom illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration — are in Nassau County police custody following a joint Aug. 8 operation between ICE New York City,