A spate of “wrong address” shootings around the country has sparked speculation about what’s driving the incidents, from a fear of lawlessness and “stand your ground” laws to easy access to guns and lenient penalties for violent crime.
A spate of “wrong address” shootings across the country has analysts blaming a growing fear of crime as well as stress and guns.
⦁ In Kansas City, Missouri, homeowner Andrew Lester shot Ralph Yarl, a 16-year-old Black teenager who went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings on April 13, police said. The 84-year-old pleaded “not guilty” in county court on April 19 to felony charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
House Republicans, in a recent hearing, questioned New York officials about a rise in violent crime in the nation’s largest city over the past two years. From Jan. 1 to April 16, felony assaults were up roughly 8% and auto thefts about 11% from the same period last year, according toOn Thursday, New York City’s ABC-7 news outlet reported that police had arrested a serial bank robber on parole who choked an 81-year-old woman while holding up another bank.
The gun industry group has attributed the high sales numbers to a surge in first-time gun ownership among women, millennials and Black Americans who are concerned for their safety. They point to several trends, including an uptick in “no bail” laws that turn offenders loose after arrest and a new generation of “soft-on-crime” city prosecutors.
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