De Blasio denies New Yorkers 'living in fear' after Kansas tourist shot by alleged gang member in Times Square
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio claimed Wednesday that New Yorkers are not "living in fear" despite statistics showing record spikes in violent crime, in remarks made at a press conference just hours after a tourist from Kansas was struck by a stray bullet fired by a reputed gang member near Times Square.
Brannovan Martinez, 21, of the Bronx, was later taken into custody and charged with criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment. He is described by authorities as a reputed gang member with multiple prior arrests for drugs and assaults in the vicinity of the Port Authority Bus Terminal. During a press conference held just hours after the shooting Wednesday, a reporter challenged de Blasio as to why the mayor wasn’t addressing the incident involving the tourist near Times Square, as well as the 5-year-old girl who was grazed by a stray bullet while playing on the sidewalk in Brooklyn on Monday.
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