Mott Haven Herald

Vigil held for shooting victim

Posted on 04. Oct, 2009 by Joe Hirsch.

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25 year-old Taisha Santiago was killed protecting her 9 year-old son as they were caught in crossfire in front of their home in Mott Haven on September 25. 25 year-old Jason Irizarry and 16 year-old Robert Vargas were arrested for firing the shots, one of which killed Santiago.
The shooting occurred at the corner of [...]

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Mott Haven march denounces gun violence

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by Joe Hirsch.

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By Joe Hirsch
news@motthavenherald.com
Naisha Pearson was just 10 years old when she was gunned downed in Saw Mill Park on East 139th Street. She was playing at a Labor Day block party in 2005 when a stray bullet struck her.

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Her killer, a 20-year-old stranger named Rene Bonilla, [...]

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Buy-back takes an arsenal off Bronx streets

Posted on 02. Jun, 2009 by Bernard L. Stein.

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By Azriel James Relph
azriel.james.relph@gmail.com
When you subtract nearly a thousand guns from the arsenals of residents, what do you get? Safer Bronx streets, say the organizers of the Fourth Annual Mother’s Day Walk Against Gun Violence.
In April, the most successful gun buy-back since the New York City Police Department and the Bronx District Attorney program began [...]