Crimes that shook New York in 2024

The Big Apple was rocked by a series of violent crimes that sparked local and national fury this year, from the murder of a New York police officer to a wave of fatal stabbings in broad daylight and the brazen fatal burning of a woman asleep aboard a Brooklyn train.

Overall, serious crime on both the city’s streets and subways declined this year, according to the latest data, updated Sunday.

But felony assaults specifically increased by about 5 percent on the streets, compared to last year, and murders on the roads doubled from 5 to 10.

These are some of the most shocking crime stories of 2024, as covered by The Post.

Teen migrant allegedly shoots tourist, shoots security guard and NYPD officer

A 15-year-old migrant allegedly shot a tourist while shooting at a security guard and then pointed his gun at an NYPD officer in the heart of Times Square on February 8, police said.

Jesús Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, from Venezuela, and two other teenagers They were allegedly trying to rob a JD Sports store at West 42nd Street and Seventh Avenue around 7 pm when a security guard stopped them.

That’s when Rivas-Figueroa pulled out a .45-caliber pistol and shot the guard, but the bullet inadvertently hit a Brazilian tourist in the leg, police said.

The fleeing Rivas-Figueroa allegedly fired twice at an officer pursuing him, but missed.

the teenager was charged as an adultbut was required to remain in a juvenile facility because of his age, authorities said.

New York police officer Jonathan Diller dies during traffic stop

Jonathan Diller, a three-year NYPD veteran and married father, 31, was shot dead in the line of duty during a car stop on March 25 in Queens.

Diller had gone to check on a suspicious-looking Kia Soul parked at a Far Rockaway bus stop, where alleged shooter Guy Rivera, 34, was sitting with his accused cohort Lindy Jones, 41, who was behind the wheel. .

Diller saw what looked like a gun in Rivera’s sweatshirt pocket and ordered the ex-con out of the car, only for him to open fire.

Diller, who was posthumously promoted to detective, was hit under his bulletproof vest and screamed, “They hit me!” before collapsing.

He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Both Rivera and Jones were arrested and have since been ordered held without bail.

Maniac slashes 11-year-old girl at Harlem party

A lunatic allegedly punched a woman in the face and then stabbed an 11-year-old girl with a box cutter at a broad daylight spree in Harlem, before a mob of vigilantes attempted to take matters into their own hands, authorities said.

Shaquan Cummings, 30, allegedly growled, “Ph, get out of my way,” before allegedly punching a 43-year-old woman in the face outside the 6th 116th Street subway station. 2:15 p.m. 10 May, prosecutors said.

He then crossed the street and used a box cutter to cut the head of an 11-year-old girl, who was walking with her mother, leaving a 7-inch gash just behind her ear, the district attorney’s office said.

An angry crowd of locals attempted to attack Cummings, who sources said had more than 20 previous arrests, as police attempted to arrest him.

He now faces multiple charges, including assault, attempted assault, endangering the welfare of a child and weapons possession, the district attorney’s office said.

Innocent 7-year-old girl hit by stray bullet in New York

a 7 year old girl was hit by a stray bullet broad daylight Nov. 11 shooting on a Harlem corner, authorities and sources said.

A bullet pierced the young woman’s stomach as she walked with her family at the intersection of West 145th Street and Bradhurst Avenue around 2:50 p.m., police and sources said.

Suspects Daniel Idowu, 19, and True Womack, 17, were allegedly targeting a group of other people in a potentially gang-related outbreak of violence when they inadvertently hit little Fatou Keita, according to prosecutors and sources.

Both teens were charged in separate New York State Supreme Court indictments with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the district attorney’s office said.

During the younger teen’s arraignment, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Antignani said the shooting “It is a shock to the conscience of anyone who lives in New York.”

Three dead in Manhattan stabbing

A homeless man with a long record He senselessly stabbed three people to death in a broad daylight spree that spread across the width of Manhattan on Nov. 18, police said.

Ramon Rivera, 51, allegedly attacked a 36-year-old construction worker who was waiting to be picked up from work, a 67-year-old man who was fishing in the East River and a woman, also 36, in the horrible morning. attacks that spread from Chelsea to the shadow of the United Nations building.

Rivera chillingly told police later that he chose his victims because They were “alone” and “distracted” sources said.

He was charged of first-degree murder and three counts of second-degree murder at his Supreme Court arraignment in Manhattan Supreme Court, and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Midtown Street

A gunman driven by anger against the healthcare industry blatantly executed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, in a videotaped, targeted attack outside the Midtown Hilton hotel, where the insurance chief was attending an investor conference, authorities said.

Suspected killer Luigi Mangione, 26, who police say used a ghost gun in the Dec. 4 morning murder, was arrested at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, less than a week later, following a nationwide manhunt.

Mangione, who was indicted on federal charges of murder, weapons possession and stalking, was also accused on 11 counts in state court, including first-degree murder in the pursuit of terrorism (a rarely used statute), as well as second-degree murder and several counts of illegal weapons possession.

Migrant arrested after woman set on fire in subway attack

A migrant supposedly They burned a sleeping woman to death in a Brooklyn subway horror, and then sat calmly nearby as it was consumed by flames, according to police and chilling video from the scene.

Sebastián Zapeta-Calil, 33 years old, originally from Guatemala, He was charged with first and second degree murder. and one count of arson in connection with the shocking Dec. 22 murder of Debrina Kawam, 61 years oldaboard an F train at Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue.

Kawam is known to be homeless, but is originally from New Jersey.

The shocking murder galvanized the Guardian Angels’ squad of red-beret-wearing volunteer vigilantes. reinforce patrols of the city’s subway system.