Mount Vernon, NY — The phrase “as the mercury rises, the violence rises” is a colloquial expression that refers to the idea that violence tends to increase as temperatures rise. While the statement isn’t a scientific fact, it’s supported by some research and observations suggesting a potential link between heat and aggression in many urban cities, especially in the City of Mount Vernon.
On Saturday, May 17th, when the temperature reached 85 degrees, there were two separate shootings in broad daylight, and two days later, just blocks away, another shooting on Monday, May 19th, in addition to a stabbing on Prospect Avenue on Tuesday afternoon.
A male was stabbed across his chest around 3 pm Tuesday afternoon. He was taken to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. Authorities tell Black Westchester the suspect(s) remain unknown at this time.
One day earlier, an 18-year-old male was located at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg on Monday, May 19, 2025, at approximately 10:00 PM. He was treated and subsequently released.
It was reported that the incident took place at the 4th Street Park Basketball Court located at South 7th Avenue and West 4th Street. The suspects remain unknown at this time.
There were also two people sent to the hospital after two separate shootings in Mount Vernon on Saturday. Authorities say the brazen, broad daylight shootings happened in the areas of the 100 block of South 4th Avenue and the 100 South 2nd Avenue.
Motives behind the shootings, potential connections, the condition of the victims, or a description of suspects were not known about the Saturday shootings.
Mount Vernon Police encourages anyone with additional information regarding these incidents to contact the MVPD Detective Division at 914-665-2510. All calls will be kept confidential. You can also submit an anonymous tip via our “Text-A-Tip” by texting “MVPD” and your tip to 847411. You can also anonymously send information by utilizing the “Mount Vernon PD” app, available in the Google Play and Apple Store.
Stay tuned to Black Westchester for more on these developing stories.
