Posted on 10/05/2023 11:55:46 AM PDT by grundle
NEW YORK - The NYPD says Brian Dowling, an 18-year-old Brooklyn man, is facing murder charges in the deadly stabbing of New York City activist Ryan Carson.
CBS New York was on the scene when Dowling was taken into custody around 10 a.m. Thursday.
Police questioned the 18-year-old at the 81st Precinct, before he was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
Surveillance video shows person of interest
Carson and his girlfriend were seen on surveillance video around 4 a.m. Monday sitting at a bus stop on Malcolm X Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Police said a man walked by them, with no interaction. Moments later, as the couple started walking, the man kicked over several moped scooters on the sidewalk, then turned to Carson and said, "What are you looking at?"
"Mr. Carson begins to immediately try to de-escalate the situation," NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said in an earlier briefing.
That's when the suspect pulled out a knife and swung at him, police said. Carson is seen tripping and falling to the ground, and the attacker stabs him three times, piercing his heart.
"As Mr. Carson lay dying on the sidewalk, the male with the knife kicks him in the chest, threatens to stab the woman companion and spits in her face," Kenny said.
Investigators said they do not believe the suspect knew Carson or his girlfriend.
Carson remembered as community advocate
Carson was known for his activism against opioid overdoses. Over last decade, he worked at New York Public Interest Research Group, most recently dealing with recycling and solid waste. Previously, Carson advocated for safe injection facilities.
"He was just all over the place, trying to prevent drugs, just trying to keep the community afloat," said Bed-Stuy resident Gloria Reyes, who knew Carson.
Tributes have been pouring in by candlelight and by post. Mayor Eric Adams wrote Carson "turned his passion into purpose," and Sen. Chuck Schumer described him as "a rising talent and an extraordinary activist."
"Whenever you work with Ryan on an issue, as a colleague, you quickly become a friend because he was such a warm, endearing and fun guy to be around," said Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics.
Loved ones also held a vigil at the scene Monday night, just steps away from the home he shared with his roommates.
Shocked he actually has a “slave name”.
Ban Knives, eat your vegetables unsliced.
4am on Malcolm X blvd? I bet this former activist had no idea what Malcolm X had to say about white liberals. The irony is deep
“Hey honey, let’s go walking on Malcolm X Blvd at 4 AM in the morning to show we’re down with the struggle, waddaya say?”
How did all that BLM virtue signaling work out?
On the next Father Dowling mysteries....
One treatment for a rabid dog.
I think I see the problem........................
The tone and emphasis/focus of the reporting of this crime would probably be different if the victim was a conservative activist.
Kinda like entering Singer Island from the South through Riviera Beach crossing "Barack Obama BLVD" - total Ghetto
Scott Adams was correct. Avoid black people at all costs.
The “black community” and “black culture” breeds nothing but feral “teens”, crime, depravity, death, destruction, and NFL / NBA players. They and their “community” are a pox upon the land.
Can someone explain what the victims activism was?
In 2023 media speak, its a way of saying he was an unemployed liberal.
Is Bedford Sty a bad neighborhood in general?
Whoops, i missed a paragraph.
“Carson was known for his activism against opioid overdoses. Over last decade, he worked at New York Public Interest Research Group, most recently dealing with recycling and solid waste. Previously, Carson advocated for safe injection facilities.”
I wasn’t far off.
gosh, i was expecting something more like d’ontrayveous jefferson
I don’t favor walking on Malcom X Boulevard at 4:00 PM, never mind 4:00 AM.
Let's put it this way, My brother was driving thru and stopped to ask a cop directions. Cop said do you know where you are, take that Left and drive 5 blocks and do not stop at a single stop sign.
In Billy Joel’s song, “You may Be right, I may Be Crazy”, he sings about going thru ‘Bed-Sty’ at night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo9t5XK0FhA
Billy Joel You may be right, I may be crazy.
You May Be Right
Friday night I crashed your party
Saturday I said I’m sorry
Sunday came and trashed me out again
I was only having fun
Wasn’t hurting anyone
And we all enjoyed the weekend for a change
I’ve been stranded in the combat zone
I walked through Bedford Stuy alone
Even rode my motorcycle in the rain
And you told me not to drive
But I made it home alive
So you said that only proves that I’m insane
You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
Turn out the light
Don’t try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right
Remember how I found you you there
Alone in your electric chair
I told you dirty jokes until you smiled
You were lonely for a man
I said take me as I am
‘Cause you might enjoy some madness for a while
Now think of all the years you tried to
Find someone to satisfy you
I might be as crazy as you say
If I’m crazy then it’s true
That it’s all because of you
And you wouldn’t want me any other way
You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
It’s too late to fight
It’s too late to change me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right
You may be right
I may be crazy
But it just may be a lunatic you’re looking for
Turn out the light
Don’t try to save me
You may be wrong for all I know
But you may be right
You may be wrong but you may be right
You may be wrong but you may be right
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