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The man committed suicide in the Thurgood Marshall courthouse at 40 Centre St., police said.

Leon Brown, 38, was killed during a dispute with another man in the Rockaways, police said.

The victim in the Dec. 18 shooting was not the intended target, police said.

A recent fight between two gang-affiliated groups fueled an uptick in shootings, officials said.

Jaquay Bennett was killed and a 17-year-old gang member was injured last week in Crown Heights.

Faith leaders and elected officials gathered in Bed-Stuy to mourn victims of gun violence in 2014. 

Jaquay Bennett, 19, was shot and killed on St. Marks Avenue Thursday afternoon, police said.

The officers were responding to a report of a domestic assault at 1230 Hancock St., police said.

The shooter was arrested near East Tremont Avenue and Westchester Avenue, sources said.

The officers were hurt in a gunfight with a thief in Fordham, police said.

Thomas Gilbert, 70, was found dead in the bedroom of his Midtown East apartment, police said.

Herb Huntley was shot in the St. Mary's Park Houses before 3 a.m. Thursday morning, police said.

The 68-year-old victim was sitting on his porch when he was shot by an unknown suspect.

Armani Gonzalez, 21, was shot in the head outside Xtreme Lounge in Fordham, police said.

Calvin Terrance George, 43, was shot in the neck as he sat in the vehicle near his home on Dec. 15.