Since the July 4th shootings at the Pomona Houses in Flushing, residents have noticed a larger police presence. However the tighter security through the apartment complexes isnâÂÂt doing much to make people feel safer.
Police have set up large florescent lights in the middle of three buildings and have been patrolling the area in groups of four.
âÂÂIt makes sense to have the florescent lights, but I donâÂÂt exactly think that it would help that much because one of the shootings were in broad daylight so obviously the shooters arenâÂÂt exactly hiding, ” said Dannille Alexandra, 42.
âÂÂI feel like the police fail at life,â was how 18-year-old Ashley Bradshaw put her response to the police actions.
She says since the police didnâÂÂt catch the shooters, the other residents donâÂÂt feel safe.
Bradshaw feels immune to any danger. âÂÂIâÂÂm a thug and thugs donâÂÂt get scared,â she said. âÂÂPlus, I stay strapped,â she said referring to carrying a gun.
She is, however, worried for her 71-year-old grandmother who often runs errands in the area.
âÂÂI was scared knowing it happened so close to my home, but IâÂÂm still doing my normal routines with caution,â said Norma Bradshaw, the grandmother.
On Independence Day, two shootings cost one woman her life and left three men in their early 20s shot in a span of five hours.
The shootings caught the community off guard. âÂÂIn the 10 years that IâÂÂve lived here, nothing like this ever happened,â said the elder Bradshaw.
There has been a 66 percent decrease change in the last two years of murders in the area according to police data.
âÂÂTo be honest the police probably donâÂÂt know exactly how to handle this since an event like this isnâÂÂt common to the area,” added Alexand
ra.
According to news reports, the police have brought in Lerome Robinson for questioning in relation to the shooting.
The police and Community Board 7 refused to comment on the matter.
Police have set up large florescent lights in the middle of three buildings and have been patrolling the area in groups of four.
âÂÂIt makes sense to have the florescent lights, but I donâÂÂt exactly think that it would help that much because one of the shootings were in broad daylight so obviously the shooters arenâÂÂt exactly hiding, ” said Dannille Alexandra, 42.
âÂÂI feel like the police fail at life,â was how 18-year-old Ashley Bradshaw put her response to the police actions.
She says since the police didnâÂÂt catch the shooters, the other residents donâÂÂt feel safe.
Bradshaw feels immune to any danger. âÂÂIâÂÂm a thug and thugs donâÂÂt get scared,â she said. âÂÂPlus, I stay strapped,â she said referring to carrying a gun.
She is, however, worried for her 71-year-old grandmother who often runs errands in the area.
âÂÂI was scared knowing it happened so close to my home, but IâÂÂm still doing my normal routines with caution,â said Norma Bradshaw, the grandmother.
On Independence Day, two shootings cost one woman her life and left three men in their early 20s shot in a span of five hours.
The shootings caught the community off guard. âÂÂIn the 10 years that IâÂÂve lived here, nothing like this ever happened,â said the elder Bradshaw.
There has been a 66 percent decrease change in the last two years of murders in the area according to police data.
âÂÂTo be honest the police probably donâÂÂt know exactly how to handle this since an event like this isnâÂÂt common to the area,” added Alexand
ra.
According to news reports, the police have brought in Lerome Robinson for questioning in relation to the shooting.
The police and Community Board 7 refused to comment on the matter.