NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A candlelight vigil was held Monday night, one week after a U-Haul driver went on a rampage across southern Brooklyn, killing one person and injuring eight others.
The crime scene tape has been replaced by candles at the intersection where delivery man YiJie Ye was killed by 62-year-old driver Weng Sor, who authorities say was bent on destruction.
"His American Dream was not supposed to end on this street corner," said State Senator Andrew Gounardes, of Ye.
Two victims of the attack are still in the hospital. That includes Nadjet Tchenar's husband, Mohammed Rakchi.
Rakchi, who emigrated from Algeria three years ago, was hit while running errands after dropping his 7-year-old daughter off at school.
Tchenar said her husband is out of his coma. The 36-year-old is stable but in critical condition.
"It's very hard, especially for the kids," she said. "They keep asking, 'Where's dad? When will he come back home?'" "That's really hard."
Council member Justin Brannan said that last Monday's deadly attack is still "haunting" the Bay Ridge community.
"This may not have been a coordinated act of terrorism, but what happened a week ago, not too far from here, where we're standing right now … truly left a trail of terror through this neighborhood that is haunting a lot of people to this day," Brannan said.
Mayor Eric Adams has vowed additional efforts to improve street safety and mental health.
"Let's not wait until people carry out violent acts," he said. "Let's give them the care that they need beforehand."
Police said Sor, who is facing murder and other charges, was suffering from an apparent mental health crisis when he mowed down bicyclists, moped riders and at least one pedestrian over 48 minutes.
After his arrest, Sor told police he believed it was "judgment day" and that he had driven the truck at "the people that disturbed him the most," a prosecutor said during Sor's initial court appearance.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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