Memorial Day weekend brought a wave of violence to the Big Apple, with five homicides, including three fatal stabbings and a man bashed to death…
Memorial Day weekend brought a wave of violence to the Big Apple, with five homicides, including three fatal stabbings and a man bashed to death with a chunk of concrete, police said.
Two of the weekend slayings remained unsolved Monday.
One police source told The Post that the ongoing coronavirus lockdown and rising temperatures could be a recipe for more violence.
“The fact that there’s an epidemic and people can’t get outside, finances are horrible for a lot of people who don’t know where their next check is going to come from,” the source said. “There’s just a lot of negativity going on.”
“This week is going to be a tough week,” he said.
The weekend’s first homicide was in the Bronx on Saturday, according to police.
Cops responding to a 911 assault call on Hoe Avenue found a 35-year-old man in the lobby of the building with three gunshot wounds.
