Newburgh residents rioted that evening after a councilman-at-large, Omari Shakur, bitterly complained about police targeting blacks.
Record Online:
The people who gathered near both scenes were visibly emotional. A man standing on the sidewalk on William Street near the police scene, who said he has lived in the City of Newburgh for 50 years, said loudly, “They’re killing us for nothing.”
Some law enforcement were armed with what looked like assault rifles. Helicopters circled the skies in both areas.
“Look,” Shakur said. “They’re walking through our streets with machine guns; they come in here like we’re criminals. You see, that’s what’s wrong with our community right now.”
Newburgh, New York > City violent crime rate: 1,431 per 100,000 > State violent crime rate: 376 per 100,000 (24th highest) > City poverty rate: 33.0% > City unemployment rate: 5.9%
Newburgh, New York, is the most violent place in the Empire State. Its violent crime rate in 2016 was close to four times that of the nation.
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Record Online:
The people who gathered near both scenes were visibly emotional.
A man standing on the sidewalk on William Street near the police scene, who said he has lived in the City of Newburgh for 50 years, said loudly, “They’re killing us for nothing.”
Some law enforcement were armed with what looked like assault rifles. Helicopters circled the skies in both areas.
“Look,” Shakur said. “They’re walking through our streets with machine guns; they come in here like we’re criminals. You see, that’s what’s wrong with our community right now.”
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I blame white racism.
> City violent crime rate: 1,431 per 100,000
> State violent crime rate: 376 per 100,000 (24th highest)
> City poverty rate: 33.0%
> City unemployment rate: 5.9%
Newburgh, New York, is the most violent place in the Empire State. Its violent crime rate in 2016 was close to four times that of the nation.