Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday he will deploy 1,000 cops to patrol the Bronx this weekend after a surge of shootings – and plans to invite gang members to Gracie Mansion in a bid to settle their beef.
“We have 1,000 more officers that are going to be deployed in the Bronx to assist with Chief [Benjamin] Gurley and assisting other personnel,” Adams said as he addressed the community members at Haffen Park, where a deadly shootout erupted Saturday night.
“We’ve actually looked all over the city… we’ve gotten officers from behind the desk to be out this weekend and we want to make sure we have the right deployment to deal with this violence.”
The move comes nearly a week after a gang-related gun battle near the Bronx park killed a 32-year-old man, injured three others, and left a teenage girl fighting for her life after she was blasted in the face by a stray bullet.
Two teens – ages 16 and 17 – were hit with multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder, gang assault, and weapons possession for the firefight, which broke out during a basketball tournament.
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