New York City was already in the middle of a brutal, bloody day when, at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, shots were fired from a car as it passed a park in Brooklyn’s Cypress Hills section. When the gunfire ended, another city resident’s life had been cut short in broad daylight: A 16-year-old boy lay dead on the sidewalk, shot in the head, the police said. Two others were also injured, one critically, in the gunfire. The 16-year-old, Kleimer P. Mendez, was one of seven people killed in violent crimes on Sunday, an exceptionally deadly 24 hours that came as New York City wrestles with a spike in shootings unlike anything it has seen in decades. The trend has not shown signs of slowing, even though for weeks the police, community activists and elected officials have vowed to confront the rising tide of violence.

Source: New York Times July 27, 2020 16:54 UTC