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BRONX - Cops are trying to figure out why a mother was targeted by a gunman who fired into her car when she sat with her kids in Co-op City on a Saturday afternoon. At around 3 pm on March 4, the 43-year-old mom was sitting in her Toyota Rav 4 with her 13-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son in Carver Loop in Co-op City.

BRONX - Cops are looking for the gunman who shot up two cars in front of the Bay Plaza Mall. Investigators said the gunman not only shot up the car he targeted but the car behind occupied with innocent bystanders.

BRONX - A Westchester man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting inside and outside a Wakefield bodega. Another man was wounded in the shooting which appears to have stemmed from an arguement at the bodega.

BRONX - Police released a photo of a suspect they believe gunned down a man in front of the memorial for Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz in the Bronx. The NYPD released surveillance video from inside a Bronx bodega of the man suspected of gunning down a local man on the very corner where Lesandro "Junior" Guzman-Feliz was brutally stabbed to death by members of a street gang in a case of mistaken identity.

A standoff following a shooting in Lincoln Heights, east of downtown Los Angeles, ended with the death of the gunman, an armed parolee. Three Los Angeles Police Department officers were hospitalized after they were shot during a confrontation with the suspect outside an apartment building. All three are expected to survive, with the LAPD describing their injuries as serious. The officers, who are members of the LAPD's Metropolitan K-9 Unit, are now in a stable condition.

BRONX - Cops are looking for a pair of panhandlers who beat and threatened a man with a gun when the subway rider refused to give them change. At around 3:45 am on February 26, a 27-year-old man was inside the Morrison Avenue-Soundview station for the Number 6 train. A man approached the straphanger and asked him for money. The subway rider said he did not have any and walked to the southbound platform.

BRONX - For the second time in two months, robbers pushed their way behind the counter of a Co-op City gas station and stole from the till. At around 4:15 am on February 8, two men entered the Mobil gas station at 1945 Bartow Avenue. The men pushed their way behind the counter and helped themselves.

BRONX - Is even getting a late night burger at a food truck dangerous? Cops are looking for three men who stuck up a man near a food truck in the Bronx. At around 1 am on January 29, a 30-year-old man was standing near a food truck at Cross Bronx Expressway and Webster Avenue when a blue Honda SUV pulled up. Three men got out and walked over to the man.

The fourth mass shooting to occur in Los Angeles this week resulted in three fatalities and four injuries on Saturday when a shooter opened fire at an Airbnb in a posh area. At 2:30 a.m., police responded to reports of a gunshot in the Beverly Crest area and discovered seven victims, according to the LAPD.

It took five hours for officials to notify the public that the shooter was on the run following the ballroom dance hall massacre in Monterey Park, California, that left 11 people dead.

BRONX - Cops are searching for dog walker who was a one-man arsenal when he decided to take a shot at a passing Mercedes. Surveillance video shows the same man waving a folding knife at a man he was having a dispute with inside a local bodega.

BRONX - Police are looking for a man and a woman in connection with a fatal shooting hours after Christmas in Van Nest. Police have also identified the victim. Less than 24 hours after the fatal shooting, a police investigation has not only revealed the identity of the victim but also obtained video of the suspected killer and his accomplice.

BRONX - Police are looking for the gunman who opened fire on a 26-year-old man who died after being shot "multiple times" in Fordham Manor. The shooting took place a block away from the preserved home of horror master Edgar Allan Poe.

BREAKING - 2 Cites, 1 Gunman?. Police are searching for this man for a shooting of a traffic agent in Philadelphia. Cops believe the same man shot a gas station attendantPhoto byNYPD.

BRONX - Police arrested a second teenager in connection with the bizarre fatal shooting of a man in the Bronx that was caught on tape. The victim was shot and then run over by his attackers as they drove away from the shooting.

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BRONX - A livery driver was attacked and robbed at gunpoint by a pair of baby-faced crooks decked out in designer clothes from head to toe. The NYPD released surveillance photos of the suspects in the armed robbery. Despite one wearing a balaclava and the other wearing a face mask, the suspects appeared to be young.

Photo by krakenimages on UnsplashPhoto by krakenimages on Unsplash. The photos and headlines about a mass shooting attract the public's attention. Some people feel drawn to the excitement. Others read and feel better knowing that law enforcement’s at the scene. Some readers are just curious; others gather information in an effort to protect themselves from a possible future attack.