Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Three people were killed and eight were wounded in a shooting in the Brooklyn area of New York City. This was reported by the New York Post newspaper, citing local police data.
Information about the shooting was received on August 17 at about 03:30. According to law enforcement, a group of armed men attacked the restaurant. Three men were killed. One of them was 27 years old, the other was 35, there is no information about the age of the third victim.
"No arrests have been made in the shooting and no suspects have yet been identified," the post said.
The wounded were taken to hospitals, but their condition has not been reported.
Chilling new video captures the moment dozens of panicked patrons run for their lives as deadly gunfire breaks out at a packed Brooklyn hookah lounge early Sunday.
The crowd is seen spilling out onto the sidewalk outside Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights shortly before 3:30 a.m., fleeing as up to four button men open fire inside during a dispute — leaving three dead and nine others maimed.
The surveillance footage shows one man stumbling out of the club and falling to the sidewalk, where he is helped by another man and hauled away while others run for their lives.
Another man is captured falling to the curb at the Franklin Avenue street corner, where he remains without moving for the duration of the 2-minute clip.
Cops later recovered 42 spent shells from .9mm and 25-caliber weapons, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said during press briefings on Sunday.
Tisch said a 19-year-old victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and two other men — ages 27 and 35 — died at nearby hospitals.
Police have launched a manhunt for the gun-toting killers.
Four people opened fire at a Brooklyn bar early Sunday morning, killing three and wounding nine others in what appeared to be a gang-related attack that sent patrons diving for cover and running for the exits.
The police said the shooters used 9-millimeter and .45-caliber firearms after a “dispute” at the bar, Taste of the City Lounge at 903 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, around 3:30 a.m. Nine men and three women were shot, their ages ranging from 19 to 61, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Sunday.
Taste of the City, a restaurant and bar that serves Caribbean food, is about half a block from a transit police station on Franklin Avenue. On its website and on social media, the lounge advertises Haitian tacos, two-for-one drinks on Friday nights, D.J.s and dancing.
A neighbor, Rajawn Philips, 49, called it a neighborhood scourge. “A melting pot of violence, ignorance and liquor,” he said.
A list of rules posted on the bar’s Instagram page said it has “zero tolerance for violence, foolery or disruptive behavior.” The bar said it has bouncers on weekends and forbids weapons. It also forbids sweatpants, hooded sweatshirts and masks after 9 p.m., and denies entry after 11 p.m. to anyone under 25.
The police will interview the bouncers about the shooting, Commissioner Tisch said.
[NYPOST] An inmate at a Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party, prison has become a favorite of the public following reports that the prisoner assaulted Graciela Bustamante, a woman charged with torturing and killing her 8-year-old stepdaughter Genesis Mata, according to a report.
Strangers have maxed out the commissary account of Anita Doron, an inmate at Lerdo Jail, with cash donations after she allegedly beat the daylights out of Bustamante on Aug. 8, telling local outlet KBAK that the wicked stepmother had it coming.
''I would definitely do it again,'' Doron told the outlet. ''Some of the girls had seen her not taking it too seriously. She had come back from court, and she was laughing and giggling and stuff, and they were just like, 'Why, what's funny?'''
''When you're faced with someone that's gross and has no remorse, you kind of don't want to deal with it because you don't want to take it to where you want to take it.''
Little Genesis was found dead in a motel bathroom on Aug. 2 with injuries indicating she had been burned with hot water, beaten and whipped, according to reports.
Doron told the outlet she has a cousin named Genesis who is 10 years old, and added that torturous abuse allegations triggered bad memories of foster care and the Child Protective Services.
''When it comes to the foster system and the CPS system, just, we gotta get these kids. It's really serious what's going on with these children,'' Doron told the outlet. ''This is really an epidemic that's going on with kids, and it's disgusting, but something needs to be done.''
Bustamonte was hospitalized after the attack, though details are not known.
After news of the smackdown spread, Doron's commissary account was flooded with heaps of donations, according to KGET. Officials stated that her account exceeded the maximum allowable transactions, the outlet reported.
Doron is being held on charges related to evading an officer and stealing a vehicle, to which she pleaded no contest. She is being held on $70,000 bail, KGET reported.
Both Bustamante and her husband, Ray Mata Jr., were charged in the grisly torture death of their Genesis, according to the outlet.
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[NYPOST] The man fatally shot by an off-duty cop on Staten Island had a lengthy rap sheet of at least 22 arrests, including one for assaulting police, law enforcement sources said.
Jesse Campbell, who was killed after pointing a realistic looking BB gun at the officer just after 8 p.m. Friday, was arrested in 2023 on second-degree assault charges for throwing a ''porch bin'' at a pair of NYPD officers, sources said.
He pleaded guilty and participated in Mental Health Treatment Court until earlier this month as part of the plea deal, according to a spokesperson for the Staten Island District Attorney's Office.
Campbell, 44, had also been arrested in the past for criminal trespassing, petit larceny, and narcotics, according to sources.
The Staten Island man allegedly told his mom and sister that he intended to be killed by police, hours before he was outside of Andrew's Diner in Eltingville with the BB gun.
Campbell ''has got some problems,'' said a local resident, who wished to remain anonymous.
But he insisted Campbell ''was a good kid.''
''I think he was just drunk or something, probably running around joking around with a BB gun, and I guess whatever happened, happened,'' the man told The Post.
''His mother and father are great people, good family. He's not all there mentally, he's got some problems. His brother, 15 years ago, got hit by a car, got paralyzed. He's been dealing with that,'' he added.
Campbell's death has left the family ''all damaged up,'' said another man who identified himself as a relative.
''It's heartbreaking,'' he said, adding he didn't know if Campbell had wanted to be killed by cops.
Police have video showing two off-duty officers directing Campbell to drop the BB gun outside of the eatery, before one of them fired multiple rounds, according to sources and the NYPD.
A photo shared by the NYPD show the hyper-realistic BB gun, which had a piece of tape around its grip.
He was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He's dead, Jim! sources said.
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[Regnum] The spots on the side of the Sun facing the Earth have almost disappeared. This was reported by the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Scientists noted that there are still spots on the visible side of the Sun, but they have greatly diminished. According to experts, the same thing is now happening on the other side of the star.
"Since the size and number of spots roughly correlate with flare activity, the outlook for the latter is currently bleak," the lab's website said.
According to scientists, if nothing changes, the number of solar flares will fall to almost zero by the beginning of next week. However, strong magnetic storms associated with the approach of the coronal hole, an area in which the flow of solar wind is weakened, are expected from August 19.
The disappearance of spots on the side of the Sun facing the Earth is a common phenomenon that will not save the planet from possible magnetic storms. This was stated on Sunday, August 17, by Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Igor Chashey in a conversation with Regnum News Agency.
Earlier, the Solar Astronomy Laboratory of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that spots on the side of the Sun facing the Earth had almost completely disappeared. This phenomenon may indicate a decrease in solar flares in the coming days.
"All this is very unstable. Now the maximum of solar activity has passed, when there were many spots. Activity is declining. This is a completely natural thing. They will appear again, but no one knows when. At the same time, there should be no panic here, since everything is within reasonable limits," the expert said.
The fact that there are fewer sunspots does not guarantee that people on Earth will no longer be bothered by magnetic storms for some time, the expert said.
"Spots are simply an indicator that there are some active regions on the Sun. But even when we reach a minimum of solar activity, when spot activity is very low, there are still some disturbances. They are associated with corotating structures, and they can also cause magnetic storms. Because at a minimum of solar activity, there are large coronal holes at the poles, from which fast streams of solar wind emanate. And when a fast stream catches up with a slow one, compaction occurs, and its arrival at the Earth can lead to the emergence of a magnetic storm," Chashey concluded.
[NYPOST] China is being urged to take action against a Chinese national who allegedly threw hot coffee on a nine-month-old baby despite the man being protected from extradition under Chinese law.
Baby Luka was with his mom in Hanlon Park on August 27, 2024 when a man, not known to the family, dumped a Thermos of hot coffee on him before fleeing the scene in a random attack which sparked public outcry.
Vile.
The infant sustained burns to 60 percent of his body, including his face and upper body, and was forced to undergo multiple surgeries.
The man was captured on CCTV footage fleeing the scene but authorities were unable to track him down.
Just days after, the suspect — who was identified as a 33-year-old Chinese national — drove to New South Wales and flew out of Sydney on August 31. It is believed he returned to China via New Zealand.
Almost a year on from the incident, authorities are pushing for China to take action against the alleged offender, The Australian reports.
Under Chinese law, citizens cannot be extradited for prosecution to foreign countries.
It is understood that evidence from Queensland Police against the suspect has been provided to Chinese authorities. However,
ars longa, vita brevis... authorities have refused to confirm the move, the publication reports.
''There are ongoing conversations between Australia and China in relation to this matter,'' an unnamed source told the publication, adding ''it's been made clear that they don't extradite their own''.
Queensland Police last year put an arrest warrant out for the man for intending to cause grievous bodily harm, which carries a maximum life sentence.
In June, Acting Commissioner Shane Chelepy told radio station 4BC investigations into the ''horrible incident'' were ongoing almost one year on.
''This isn't something we've parked in a corner; this was a very serious offence, and we're working hard on it,'' he said.
''What I can say is we're still working with our international partners to progress this matter and to get a resolution here.
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[Regnum] Three people were killed and eight were wounded in a shooting in the Brooklyn area of New York City. This was reported by the New York Post newspaper, citing local police data.
Strangers have maxed out the commissary account of Anita Doron, an inmate at Lerdo Jail, with cash donations after she allegedly beat the daylights out of Bustamante on Aug. 8, telling local outlet KBAK that the wicked stepmother had it coming.
[NYPOST] The man fatally shot by an off-duty cop on Staten Island had a lengthy rap sheet of at least 22 arrests, including one for assaulting police, law enforcement sources said.
[NYPOST] China is being urged to take action against a Chinese national who allegedly threw hot coffee on a nine-month-old baby despite the man being protected from extradition under Chinese law.
