Jesse Lee Peterson The Most Important Man in America - Colin Flaherty reviews and gives commentary on news with headlines "1 dead, 3 injured in quadruple shooting in Scott's Addition" and "Man Shot To Death Outside Raleigh Community Center" and "5 shot while playing basketball in Raleigh" and "Neighbors: Nuzzi Park quieter after removal of basketball courts" and "Several people shot on busy street in Downtown Brooklyn"
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http://www.nbc12.com/clip/14488425/1-dead-3-injured-in-quadruple-shooting-in-scotts-addition
By Terry Alexander, Production
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/38637654/4-shot-outside-raleigh-basketball-court
By Jerica Phillips Friday, July 13th 2018, 5:42 am CDT
Updated: Friday, July 13th 2018, 6:00 pm CDT
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -
Five people were shot while they played basketball near a community center in Raleigh.
"We were playing basketball. I was going up for a rebound, and I just hear shots," Devonte Isom said.
One of the bullets grazed Isom's arm. His uncle was not as fortunate.
Isom and the other four victims drove to the hospital after the shooting. One of the victims was in critical condition.
Investigators said the shooting was a retaliation stemming from a dice game that took place earlier in the day.
http://bronx.news12.com/story/38632851/neighbors-nuzzi-park-quieter-after-removal-of-basketball-courts
Posted: Jul 12, 2018 1:48 PM CDT
Updated: Jul 12, 2018 1:48 PM CDT
NEW HYDE PARK - The basketball courts at Nuzzi Park in New Hyde Park were recently replaced after some neighbors said they caused too much of a disturbance in the community.
It has been converted into a smaller, hybrid volleyball and tennis court.
Neighbors told News 12 that basketball courts attracted non-village residents and was the site of fighting and cursing. They say they had to call police on some occasions.
Last summer, village officials tried to enforce a residents-only policy at the park, but they later decided to do away with the basketball courts altogether.
Some neighbors said they have been happy with the switch and that the park is much quieter.
However, Tyler Jones of New Hyde Park, said he used to play ball at the park every day. He says the village should have enforced the residents-only rules.
https://nypost.com/2018/07/13/two-people-shot-on-busy-street-in-downtown-brooklyn/
By Gina Daidone, Katherine Lavacca and Natalie Musumeci July 13, 2018 | 2:58pm
Three people were shot — including two innocent bystanders — on a busy Downtown Brooklyn street Friday afternoon that sent people running for cover, police said.
The 31-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his left thigh, the 28-year-old man was shot in his left arm, and the woman was grazed once in the left hand and once in her right arm, according to cops. They were all in stable condition.
The shooter, who fled the scene, was described as a black man wearing a white hat and red shorts, police said.
Police say that the 28-year-old man, who is known to cops, was the intended target and got into an argument with the gunman moments before the shooting. The other man and woman were innocent bystanders.
“After she swung at him, that’s when he pulled the gun out and started shooting,” Nickns said, adding that he heard the woman shout “f—k you” before she socked the man.
