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UPDATE Bronx PO Shot Dead with Four Others, One Critical, Crowdfunding Page Launched for Family

By SÍLE MOLONEY
A young police officer from Parkchester assigned to The Bronx’s 47th Precinct in the north of the borough was fatally shot, along with five other people including the gunman, during an active shooter incident that unfolded in Midtown Manhattan on Monday evening, July 28, at around 6.30 p.m. the NYPD said. Four other people died during the incident, including the gunman, who reportedly shot himself, and one remains in critical but stable condition in hospital, they added.

UPDATE Convicted Felon Further Convicted of Walking into Federal Courthouse with 18 Rounds of Ammunition

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Federal prosecutors announced Friday, July 25, that Jonathan Banyan, 39, of Brooklyn, a convicted felon, was further convicted on Thursday, July 24, for entering a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan earlier this year while in possession of 18 rounds of ammunition. The news comes amid increasingly frequent media reports of various disputes taking place with officials at various Manhattan courthouses.