A man in Brooklyn has been shot dead in his apartment early Sunday. 79-year-old James Jackson was found dead in his Bushwick, Brooklyn apartment.
Police officers responded to a call from Gates ave. at approximately 2:30 a.m. reported Myfox8.com. When they arrived at the scene they found Jackson with a gunshot in his neck. Jackson's girlfriend who lives with him and is blind reportedly realized he was not responsive when she called for him from the bedroom and then notified a neighbor who called 911.
"She said she couldn't wake him up," said the neighbor, Joyce to DNAinfo.com. "He was lying on the couch slumped over. It's horrible."
"Detectives said a neighbor heard a loud band on her door at approximately 11:00 p.m., and another heard one gunshot at approximately 10:30 or 11:00 p.m. Police reported that neither neighbor saw anything," reported The Metro.
Jackson was taken to Woodhull Hospital and pronounced dead.
Residents were shocked about the incident. Vaughn Grandy, who is Jackson's neighbor said to MSN, "Why would anyone harm him? It would take him 20 minutes to walk down the block."
The New York Daily News reported that the super says there were no signs of force into his apartment. Police sources said that they are investigating whether or not the shot was meant for Jackson and are trying to find out where it was fired from.
The New York Daily News reported that Jackson had nine arrests prior, mostly in the 1990s including forgery and drugs. Neighbors of Jackson spoke about him being a good person.
"He was a good person," said neighbor Eric Turner, 47 to The NY Daily News. "If you needed something, he'd always give it to you."
In 2012 murder rates in NYC fell to a low and continues to drop due to new police tactics which target domestic violence and gang incidences, reported myfoxorlando.com.
"The new tactics helped the city's homicide numbers fall to a record-low 414 murders in 2012 and the NYPD says homicide is down another 33 percent so far this year," reported myfoxorlando.com.
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said to the New York Post that small gang crews are responsible for 30 percent of all shootings in New York City. The NYPD has also doubled its gang division from 150 to 300 officers.
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