Residents on edge after two separate shootings in Crown Heights
A memorial with dozens of candles lines the sidewalk outside the Sterling Place home of 40-year-old shooting victim Lavel Frasier.
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Two separate shootings in Crown Heights left one person dead and another injured over the weekend. Now, residents in the area tell News 12 they're living with fear.
A memorial with dozens of candles lines the sidewalk outside the Sterling Place home of 40-year-old shooting victim Lavel Fraiser. Fraiser was shot in the torso just after midnight on Sunday and died hours after in the hospital.
A 23-year-old man was shot in the leg on Kingsborough 7th Walk over the weekend as well and is currently in the hospital.
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This marks the fifth person shot in the last two weeks in Crown Heights. Four of the victims who were shot in these incidents died, including a 13-year-old boy and a bodega worker.
The recent uptick in violence has renewed calls from the community for more resources to fight back against gun violence. A new push to pass the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act has started; it was introduced by state Assembly Member Brian Cunningham.
Police have not made any arrests in the deadly shooting of Fraiser and the investigation is ongoing.
