Crime & Safety

NYPD Commissioner Says Teenagers Being ‘Gunned Down And Killed' Is ‘The Real Crisis In New York City'

Just this week, three 16-year-old were shot and killed in separate incidents, CBS2's Andrea Grymes reported Thursday.

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October 1, 2021

NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea is calling it a crisis – teenagers gunned down on city streets.

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Just this week, three 16-year-old were shot and killed in separate incidents, CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported Thursday.

Police said Cahlil Pennington was shot and killed in East New York, Brooklyn around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. That shooting is being investigated as gang-related.

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