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Gun Violence Mars Independence Day Celebrations Across the U.S. | Crime Alert 07.06.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime alart, hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Sydney, Sylvanne.
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  Speaker 1: Saturday was a milestone day of community fireworks and shared
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  Speaker 1: celebration as our nation marked its two hundred and fiftieth birthday,
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  Speaker 1: But across the United States, Independence Day was once again
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  Speaker 1: marred by gun violence. From backyard family barbecues to crowded
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  Speaker 1: public beaches, the sounds of celebration were violently replaced by
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  Speaker 1: the ring of gunfire in multiple states. We're looking at
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  Speaker 1: a double shooting weekend in Brooklyn, New York, chaos on
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  Speaker 1: the coast in Hilton Head, South Carolina, a disrupted celebration
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  Speaker 1: in Pensacola, Florida, and a neighborhood bloc party turned crime
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  Speaker 1: scene in Mount Clemens, Michigan. Beginning in New York City,
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  Speaker 1: the holiday weekend saw two distinct, troubling shootings unfold in
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  Speaker 1: the Borough of Brooklyn. The most devastating incident occurred late
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  Speaker 1: Saturday night in the iconic Coney Island neighborhood. In a
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  Speaker 1: residential courtyard on West thirtieth Street, a family gones gathered
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  Speaker 1: together for a late night Fourth of July barbecue. According
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  Speaker 1: to NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tish, at approximately ten thirty five PM,
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  Speaker 1: an unknown male dressed entirely in black and wearing a
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  Speaker 1: black ski mask open fire directly into the courtyard, discharging
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  Speaker 1: at least ten rounds from a pistol equipped with an
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  Speaker 1: extended magazine before fleeing the scene on foot. The toll
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  Speaker 1: is staggering. Eight people were shot tragically. Four of the
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  Speaker 1: victims are children, young boys aged fourteen, twelve, seven, and six.
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  Speaker 1: The six year old was struck in the abdomen, while
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  Speaker 1: the other young boys suffered wounds to their legs and thighs.
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  Speaker 1: Alongside them, two men and two women were hit. Seven
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  Speaker 1: of the victims are currently listed in stable condition, but
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  Speaker 1: a twenty one year old woman remains in critical condition
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  Speaker 1: after being shot in the chest. Police are actively investigating
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  Speaker 1: if there is a connection to a gang related homicide
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  Speaker 1: that happened on the exact same block last week. New
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  Speaker 1: York Mayor Zoorn Mumdani condemned the attack, stating there is
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  Speaker 1: no place in our city for this kind of violence.
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  Speaker 1: No arrests have yet been made. Just hours after the
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  Speaker 1: Coney Island shooting, in the early morning hours of Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: violence struck the Crown Heights neighborhood. This time it appeared
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  Speaker 1: to be a targeted ambush on law enforcement. An NYPD
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  Speaker 1: officer assigned to a July fourth violence reduction deployment spotted
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  Speaker 1: a man carrying a firearm on surveillance video. Shortly after
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  Speaker 1: four am, As a suspect closed in on an unmarked
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  Speaker 1: police vehicle, officers attempted to engage with him, but the
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  Speaker 1: suspect shot directly at the car, hitting Detective Robert Carroll
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  Speaker 1: directly in his ballistic vest. Fortunately, the vest did its
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  Speaker 1: job and Carroll escaped with only minor bruising. A second
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  Speaker 1: officer suffered minor injuries to his face and shoulder. Police
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  Speaker 1: instantly returned fire, but the suspect was not hit. Following
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  Speaker 1: a short footchase, the eighteen year old suspect was subdued
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  Speaker 1: and arrested. Officers recovered a nine millimeter handgun. Two shootings
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  Speaker 1: in one burrow, one shattering a family barbecue, the other
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  Speaker 1: targeting the police. More crime and justice news. After this,
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  Speaker 1: moving down the East coast to South Carolina, a holiday
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  Speaker 1: beach getaway turned into absolute chaos on Hiltonhead Island around
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  Speaker 1: eight twenty pm on Saturday, Calligny Beach, a popular public
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  Speaker 1: access area suddenly turned into a chaotic, active shooter scene.
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  Speaker 1: What started as a physical fight between two groups of
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  Speaker 1: young men quickly escalated on the sand, Weapons were drawn
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  Speaker 1: and shots were fired directly into the crowd, leaving seven
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  Speaker 1: people recovering from gunshot wounds. Fortunately, authorities report no fatalities,
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  Speaker 1: but the gunfire sent hundreds of beachgoers sprinting for cover
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  Speaker 1: in the dark. Local law enforcement moved remarkably fast the
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  Speaker 1: Beaufort County Sheriff's office and out Sunday morning that they
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  Speaker 1: arrested four teenagers in connection with the shooting, heavily utilizing
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  Speaker 1: local surveillance footage and flock safety technology to track them down.
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  Speaker 1: Jaden Hawes, eighteen, is charged with attempted murder, possession of
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  Speaker 1: a weapon during a violent crime, an aggravated breach of peace.
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  Speaker 1: Seventeen year old's Marcello Royal and Quasier Davis both face
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  Speaker 1: identical attempted murder in weapons charges, and fellow seventeen year
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  Speaker 1: old Christopher Capers is charged as an accessory. After the fact,
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  Speaker 1: Hilton Head Mayor Alan Perry released a statement to reassure
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  Speaker 1: shaken residents and visitors, emphasizing that while this reckless incident
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  Speaker 1: does not define the island. The town will address it
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  Speaker 1: with total resolve. Meanwhile, down in the Florida Panhandle, Pensacola
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  Speaker 1: was also added to the list of cities forced to
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  Speaker 1: confront holiday gun violence. Around one twenty am, gunfire erupted
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  Speaker 1: near the intersection of Palafox and Intendensia Streets. This area
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  Speaker 1: was heavily crowded with people out celebrating the Fourth of
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  Speaker 1: July weekend when the shots ring out. A nineteen year
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  Speaker 1: old man was pronounced dead at the scene. Six other people,
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  Speaker 1: their ages ranging from just sixteen to twenty six years old,
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  Speaker 1: were injured in the hail of bullets. Pensacola Police Chief
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  Speaker 1: Winstrom says the sixth surviving victim are all currently hospitalized,
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  Speaker 1: but they are thankfully expected to survive their injuries. At
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  Speaker 1: this hour, no arrests have been made and the search
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  Speaker 1: for suspects is ongoing. The final fourth shooting took place
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  Speaker 1: in the Midwest, specifically Mount Clemens, Michigan, just outside of Detroit.
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  Speaker 1: Just past eleven pm Saturday, Macomb County deputies responded to
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  Speaker 1: frantic nine one one calls regarding a shooting at a
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  Speaker 1: neighborhood block party near Court and Clemens Streets. Deputies arrived
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  Speaker 1: to find a bloody scene. Five people had been shot.
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  Speaker 1: Much like the tragedy in Coney Island, the victims here
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  Speaker 1: included youth. Officials have confirmed that three adults and two
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  Speaker 1: juvenile suffered apparent gunshot wounds. All five were rushed to
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  Speaker 1: area hospitals. Police have not yet released the identities or
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  Speaker 1: current conditions of the victims, and the search for suspects
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  Speaker 1: and a motive remains highly active. Local authorities are pleading
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  Speaker 1: with anyone who attended the block party or has smartphone
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  Speaker 1: video footage to step forward immediately. Five shootings from the
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  Speaker 1: beaches of South Carolina and Florida to the residential streets
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  Speaker 1: of Brooklyn and Michigan, and total, dozens of Americans, including
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  Speaker 1: at least six children, spent the day after Independence Day
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  Speaker 1: in hospital beds instead of enjoying the rest of their
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  Speaker 1: summer weekend. It is a stark, repetitive reminder of the
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  Speaker 1: underlying crisis of gun violence that continues to shape public
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  Speaker 1: spaces in America, even on the days meant to unite us.
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  Speaker 1: For the latest crime and justice breaking news, be sure
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  Speaker 1: this crime alert. I'm Sidney Silbonnie