Three Arrested in Violent Encounter Between FedEx Drivers and Members of Local Mosque Following Funeral
Three people were arrested following a brawl that broke out after a funeral in Sunset Park that pitted FedEx drivers against members of a local mosque.
Authorities say that on Mon., Dec. 3 at around 12:42 p.m. a FedEx truck driver traveling northbound at Sixth Avenue and 63rd Street backed up, striking a 46-year-old pedestrian.
A large group of people who were leaving a funeral at the Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center of Bay Ridge, 6206 Sixth Ave., responded by surrounding the FedEx truck. A dispute ensued between the FedEx employees and the mourners.