Police have seized more homemade firearms in Queens than in any other borough.
A Queens man accused of firing a homemade gun at police is facing attempted murder and other charges, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Prosecutors said someone called police to report hearing gunfire and two officers spotted Kelly a few blocks away, on Beach 51st Street. The DA's office said the officers chased Kelly, and he turned around and fired in their direction. Neither officer was hit. Homemade firearms have become increasingly common citywide in recent years. The NYPD seized 359 ghost guns last year, up from just 17 in 2018,taken by police in the last four years, according to court papers the DA’s office recently filed in support of federal ghost gun regulations.
It’s unclear why such a large portion of seized ghost guns have come out of Queens. But Queens DA Melinda Katz has said that removing firearms from the streets is her
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