Simmons Jr. led the surrounding crowd in a prayer. “In Jesus name may we all pray that we get to see something beyond,” he said to the crowd. “Because this man was denied the greatest facets of life. Amen.”
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Family and neighbors remember life of slain Eastchester teen
Posted on 18 October 2011.
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Construction worker stabbed to death in Mott Haven
Posted on 16 October 2011.
Rojas’ stabbing is part of a recent surge in violence across the 40th Precinct. Last weekend, there were six shootings.
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Aspiring rapper slain near Soundview
Posted on 11 October 2011.
Mott Haven man was killed outside the Sotomayor public housing complex, a block from where a 22-year-old woman was murdered on Sept. 25.
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Bloody Sunday in Mott Haven
Posted on 10 October 2011.
The day began with three shootings in two hours, moved on to a mugging in broad daylight, before ending with a murder.
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Mott Haven neighbors gather around a campfire for all the kids in jail
Posted on 07 October 2011.
The South Bronx continues to have one of the highest levels of juvenile detention rates in New York City.
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Neighbors rally to fight increased gun violence in Morris Heights
Posted on 06 October 2011.
A shooting less than two weeks ago that left one dead was the impetus to a “Community in Crisis” rally Wednesday night.
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Castle Hill crack cocaine trade on trial
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Jurors selected on Oct. 5 in a drug-related murder and conspiracy trial
Bronx father gunned down for gold chain
Posted on 05 October 2011.
Police are investigating the death of Christian de la Santos, gunned down outside a local bodega Oct. 5.
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