7. Police Officer and Gunman Are Wounded in Brooklyn Shooting

This article states about a shooting that happened in Brooklyn, New York. The author starts by stating the time of the incident (2:30 am) and the events that led up to the shooting. First, there were two officers in watch who coincidentally met a man adjusting his waistband on the street. Afterwards, the officers suspected that this man was armed- so they approached him. As they approached, the man ran, trying to avoid getting caught from the officers. As the man ran, he shot a random police officer and continued to avoid getting caught. However, in contrast to his desires, this man was shot in the back and then arrested. Both the criminal and the shot officer were taken to the hospital and treated after the incident. The officers later told press that the criminal had an immense arrest history- from gun possession to robbery. The press then connected this criminals arrest and a homicide that had occured on the same day, only few block away.
The author, Michael Schwirtz, delivers his article in a chronological format-like essay. He states the series of events in the order they occured. This structure gives readers the ability to envision the crime scene and know what happened in detail. The author also provides readers specific details of the event- he specifies the gun the criminal used (.38-caliber Rossi handgun), the place that the cop was shot (left thigh), the street name that the shooting occured (intersection of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Gates Avenue) and the name of the hospital the wounded criminal and officer were taken to (Kings County Hospital Center). A positive aspect of Schwirtz article is that he makes it shorter than regular articles- this keeps the readers focused in his article and makes them absorb every single detail from it. Though the article may seem gruesome, it delivers the message that readers await and keeps them updated in events that happen around them. Overall, Schwirtz's article did a good job transmitting the shooting occurence in New York in a short but well-detailed form.