Brooklyn Assemblyman ‘outraged’ at jury verdict
Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Borough Park/Midwood) expressed his disappointment with a jury that acquitted a man for the attempted murder of members of a Jewish patrol group.
A group of Shomrim — a Hebrew word for “watch group” — surrounded David Flores’ car in 2010 after the group was convinced that Flores had masturbated in front of neighborhood children. Flores, who had a weapon on his person at the time, fired gun rounds into the crowd, injuring four. After pulling out the weapon, Flores asserted that the some members of the Shomrim assaulted him.
A Brooklyn jury acquitted Flores of 15 charges, including attempted murder and assault.