Slashing and stabbings continue to be a problem in the New York City area with four occurring over the weekend of Feb. 20. They brought the total for the year so far to over 530, a 20 percent increase over the number that happened in the same period in 2015.
There are several violent crimes that individuals may be charged with in New York. Murder in the first degree is a charge brought in connection with an intentional killing where any one of several aggravating factors is present. These factors include taking the life of a police officer or killing an individual during the commission of a crime. Second degree murder in New York can be committed in one of five ways.
Pennsylvania authorities have charged five New York men with murder in the brutal hazing death of a college student in 2013. Investigators said 32 other suspects face less serious charges in the incident. The fraternity has also been charged with murder.
On Sept. 1, it was announced that Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a professional wrestler, was charged by the authorities for the death of his New York girlfriend nearly three decades ago. The girlfriend reportedly died after she was discovered gasping for air in a Pennsylvania hotel that she had been staying at with Snuka.
New York residents likely remember the shooting that occurred at a movie theater in Colorado on July 20, 2012. While moviegoers were watching “The Dark Knight Rises” in a Denver suburb, a man dressed in complete body armor entered the theater and began shooting. James Holmes, the man convicted for the shooting, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Aug. 26.
Crimes that would result in an involuntary manslaughter charge in many states will lead to a charge of manslaughter in the second degree in New York. A charge of manslaughter in the second degree is generally filed against individuals who have acted recklessly and caused the death of another. However, this charge may also be brought against those who take part in assisted suicides. The charge may be upgraded to aggravated manslaughter when the victim is a police or peace officer.
A 24-year-old New York man was accused of stabbing a 25-year-old man after an altercation occurred at a Bull and Barrel restaurant on May 28. Authorities stated that the incident took place at the restaurant located on Route 22 in Brewster.
Prosecutors charged a mentally ill man with assault and criminal weapon possession on May 20 after authorities say that he used a hammer to randomly attack three people and a police officer in New York City. The final alleged attack led to the man being shot, ending up with him being hospitalized.
man from New York City faces charges including robbery as a hate crime after he was accused of perpetrating a string of robberies on Chinese women. The district attorney said that the man targeted Chinese women because he believed them to be vulnerable, so he believed that it was appropriate to charge him with a hate crime.
According to law enforcement authorities in New York, five teenage girls are facing charges for an assault on another girl inside of a McDonald’s restaurant in Brooklyn. The incident occurred on March 9 in the Flatbush area.