NYC Mayor Eric Adams calls out Black Lives Matter after spate of shootings: 'We can't be hypocrites'
NYC suffered six shootings in as many hours Tuesday night
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Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams called out Black Lives Matter after a series of shootings that left Black victims dead on Wednesday.
Adams spoke following a string of shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn that left three people dead and 13 others injured, in a NY1 interview.
"Where are all those who stated ‘Black Lives Matter?’" Adams asked. "Do an analysis of who was killed or shot last night. I was up all night speaking to my commanders in the Bronx, in Brooklyn. The victims were Black."
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"The lives of these Black children that are dying every night matter. We can’t be hypocrites," he added.
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Police recorded six shootings over the space of six hours late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, killing a 23-year-old woman and two men aged 21 and 22, according to the New York Post.
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Adams' statement comes days after a mass shooting at a Brooklyn subway station left nearly 30 people injured, though there have been no reported fatalities.
While the perpetrator initially escaped the scene, he was apprehended following a massive manhunt from New York law enforcement.
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Police took suspect Frank James into custody on Wednesday. James, a Black man, had posted multiple rants on social media railing against White people and threatening violence.
James has been charged with a federal terrorism offense.