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Brooklyn mother is begging for people to put down the guns after losing her
second son to gun violence in just two years.
Dolores
Myers lost her second son, 44-year-old Zamel Myers, when he was
fatally shot in Canarsie just days ago. He leaves three children behind.
Five
shootings over the last 24 hours have left some Brooklyn residents
frustrated at the gun violence in the borough.
Right
now, candles sit outside Zamel Myers’ door as loved ones have come to pay their
respects.
The
most recent shooting happened at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Investigators tell News 12 a 24-year-old man died from a gunshot
wound to his torso.
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17-year-old girl is recovering from her injuries after being shot in the
back at a playground near Avenue V and Haring Street in Sheepshead Bay late
at night on Tuesday.
Just a
half-hour earlier, a 29-year-old died after being shot in the leg on Thomas
Boyland Street. At 9:13 p.m. Tuesday, a 26-year-old was fatally shot in
the chest on Blake Avenue.
On
Tuesday evening, a father and son were shot in a traffic dispute in East
Flatbush.
With
the city seeing 222 shootings so far this year, Dolores Myers is asking leaders
to do more to curb the gun violence.