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   Leroy N. Soetoro to All   
   Mother used as human shield in New York    
   01 Jan 25 22:10:40   
   
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   From: democrat-insurrection@mail.house.gov   
      
   https://abcnews.go.com/US/mother-human-shield-new-york-city-shooting-   
   injured/story?id=117222131   
      
   A 40-year-old mother was one of six people shot in a New York City   
   convenience store when one of the suspected targets of a "brazen and   
   heartless attack" used her as a human shield, authorities said.   
      
   The two gunmen who opened fire on a group of people Monday evening in the   
   crowded convenience store in the New York borough of the Bronx remained at   
   large Tuesday morning as investigators worked to identify them, according   
   to the New York Police Department (NYPD).   
      
   The mother, whose name was not released, suffered a bullet wound to her   
   stomach and her 12-year-old daughter was shot in the leg during the   
   incident that also left four men with gunshot wounds, NYPD Interim Chief   
   of Department John Chell said at a news conference Monday evening outside   
   the G&W Grocery, where the shooting occurred.   
      
   "We had a brazen and heartless attack by two shooters who opened fire in   
   the middle of the street and into a crowded convenience store, striking   
   six people," Chell said. "The mother was used as a shield by the intended   
   targets of the shooting."   
      
   The incident unfolded at around 5 p.m. when uniformed patrol officers   
   received numerous reports of shots being fired on group of people gathered   
   in front of the store, Chell said.   
      
   Chell said security video reviewed by investigators captured the two   
   alleged gunmen running across the street outside the convenience store,   
   firing multiple rounds at several people gathered outside the store. The   
   shooters kept firing as some of the intended targets of the shooting ran   
   inside the store, Chell said.   
      
   The mother and her daughter were standing at the store's counter when the   
   individuals being fired upon rushed inside as the front windows of the   
   store were shattered by the gunfire, Chell said, who added that the store   
   was crowded at the time of the shooting.   
      
   In what Chell described as a "cowardly" act, he said one of the men   
   targeted by the alleged shooters bumped into the mother, grabbed her and   
   placed her in front of him, causing her to be shot in the stomach.   
      
   The two alleged gunmen, one wearing a black Nike sweatsuit and the other   
   dressed in a gray hooded sweatshirt, fled the scene on foot, Chell said.   
      
   Chell said that investigators were questioning the four men who were shot,   
   who ranged in age from 18 to 21, to determine if any of them were among   
   the group of people targeted by the two alleged shooters.   
      
   Chell said a motive for the shooting is under investigation.   
      
   Witness Beverly Taylor told ABC New York City station WABC that the   
   grocery store and the sidewalk in front of it were bustling with people   
   when the gunfire erupted at rush hour.   
      
   "There were 10 to 15 shots I heard and I just dropped to the ground,"   
   Taylor said.   
      
   Taylor said she didn't see who was doing to the shooting, but in the   
   aftermath she saw the young girl who was shot.   
      
   "Whoever shot these people, they had no regard for human life," said Jamal   
   Wilson, who works at a nearby business. "It puts fear in us. Because now   
   we can't really come outside. I do deliveries. I don't know if it's safe   
   for me to do a delivery tomorrow."   
      
   The latest NYPD crime statistics show that the number of shooting   
   incidents across the city in 2024 decreased nearly 8% from 2023, while the   
   number of shooting victims, which numbered 1,150, decreased 5.1% from the   
   year before.   
      
   "Those numbers mean nothing when you see a horrific incident like that,"   
   New York City Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference Tuesday.   
      
   Adams added, "It is clear we're going to find everyone that's responsible   
   and bring them to justice."   
      
      
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