 These are not just numbers on paper. The violence began on the 4th with a daytime shooting in the city's south side, where two women were killed trying to shield children from gunfire. An 8-year-old boy later succumbed to his injuries. Number 3. Three deans at Columbia University have been removed from their positions over texts evoking anti-Semitic tropes. The school says the messages referencing tropes about Jewish wealth and privilege were sent in May during a panel about Jewish life on campus.