NEW YORK — Police working overtime to get menacing guns off the street said Monday that they are disturbed by a frustrating trend — the shooters are getting younger, and so are the victims.
Even with violent crime subsiding, more weapons being seized and more felons being arrested on gun charges, NYPD officials say the deadly youth component is totally unacceptable.
“Our victims are young victims,” said NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael Lipetri, noting that this year has seen about 62 shooting victims under age 18, while 14% of those arrested for shootings were younger than 18.
