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NYPD PO Brian Mulkeen killed
by friendly fi re in Edenwald
BY ALEX MITCHELL
Tragedy struck in the Bronx
when NYPD police offi cer Brian
Mulkeen was killed by friendly
fi re during a struggle with a suspect
at the Edenwald Houses on
Sunday evening, September 29.
The 33-year-old-Mulkeen was
assigned to the Bronx Borough
Anti-Crime Unit and was assisting
the department’s Housing
Service Area 8 within the 47th
Precinct the night of the incident,
according to the NYPD.
Present for a gang related investigation,
Mulkeen and two
fellow offi cers went to question a
suspect, later identifi ed as Binghampton,
NY ex-con Antonio Lavance
Williams.
Upon confrontation Williams
fl ed on foot with Mulkeen and
his partner in pursuit. A violent
struggle ensued on the ground,
the NYPD said.
Fellow offi cers then fi red their
weapons, hitting both Mulkeen
and Williams, killing both the offi
cer and suspect.
Mulkeen was quickly transported
to Jacobi Hospital but could
not be resuscitated, the police confi
rmed on Monday, September 30.
Previous reports indicated
that Mulkeen was shot by Williams,
who was reaching for the
offi cer’s gun while in possession
of a .32 caliber revolver, according
to the NYPD and published
radio transmissions of the struggle.
“He’s reaching for it, he’s
reaching for it!” were some of police
offi cer Mulkeen’s fi nal words
before the fatal shots were fi red.
Williams, 27-year-old, was on
probation until 2022 for a narcotics
related arrest last year, the
NYPD reported.
He also had several prior arrests
in various places, including
a burglary conviction in Rockland
County.
Mulkeen lived in Yorktown
Heights and during his college
years was a track star at Fordham
University. He had a girlfriend
that was an NYPD member assigned
to the 44th Precinct.
Shortly after graduating FU
with a Business degree, he decided
to leave the fi nancial sector
to join the NYPD.
As of press time there have
not been any memorials planned
for police offi cer Mulkeen besides
his wake and funeral, which were
held in northern Weschester this
week.
The NYPD explained that the
Edenwald Houses are still an active
crime scene, which my explain
why there have not been any
comemerations planned yet.
Many Bronx offi cials sounded
off on the tragedy that unfurled at
the NYCHA complex that Sunday.
Borough President Ruben
Diaz, Jr. took to Twitter expressing
his condolences to Mulkeen’s
loved ones.
“Please keep the family and
friends of PO Mulkeen in your
thoughts,” Diaz said. “Very sad,
rest in peace,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Councilman
Andy King shared very adamant
thoughts about a police offi cer being
killed in his district as well.
“It has been another sad night
in the Bronx as we mourn the loss
of another life. A police offi cer was
shot and killed in the line of duty.
Where does this senseless violence
end?” King sadly questioned.
The commanding offi cer of
PSA 8, Captain Keiyon S. Ramsey
also shared his somber thoughts
on the shooting of police offi cer
Mulkeen.
“This hurts me personally and
immensely for reasons only those
present can understand,” he said.
“To our beloved warriors in
NYPD Bronx Borough Crime and
the family of the fi nest of our fi nest,
Brian Mulkeen, we suffer
alongside you,” the captain concluded.
Slain NYPD Offi cer Brian Mulkeen.
NYPD
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Schneps Media acquires
amNew York from
Newsday Media Group
BY JAMES T. MADORE
NEWSDAY
SPECIAL TO SCHNEPS MEDIA
Newsday Media Group
is selling amNewYork, its
free commuter newspaper
in New York City, to Schneps
Media, effective October
11, offi cials announced
Wednesday.
The price was not disclosed.
Schneps executives
said they will expand am-
NewYork through events
programming and broadcasting.
Launched in 2003, am-
NewYork is Manhattan’s
highest daily circulation
newspaper and has almost
1 million unique visitors to
its website each month.
Newsday publisher
Debby Krenek said: “am-
NewYork has become an important
part of daily life in
the city … We are confi dent
that this tradition of serving
New Yorkers will continue
with Schneps Media,
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Schneps owns 33 newspapers,
28 magazines and
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podcasts and hosts
50 annual events. Among
its publications are Bronx
Times Reporter, Queens
Courier, TimesLedger, The
Brooklyn Paper, Long Island
Press and the Spanish
language paper Noticia
Long Island.
“Moving forward Newsday
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Last month, Newsday
moved into a new multimillion
dollar headquarters in
Melville that will feature a
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capable of streaming
live events on newsday.com.
Schneps president and
publisher Victoria Schneps
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Schneps started her company
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Her son Joshua Schneps,
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Police offi cers from the 47th Precinct responded to the shooting. Photo by Edwin Soto
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