An harmless 16-year-old lady was shot within the head and killed exterior a Bronx constitution faculty Monday night, in keeping with police and regulation enforcement sources.
A dispute between two teams escalated exterior the Dr. Richard Izquierdo Well being & Science Constitution Faculty simply after 5 p.m. and a member of 1 group — believed to be one other teen — opened fireplace, hanging the lady, who sources stated was an harmless bystander.
One of many sufferer’s buddies tried to protect her because the gunfire erupted, however couldn’t save the teenager, in keeping with a supply.
Paramedics rushed her to Lincoln Hospital, the place she was pronounced useless.
The capturing occurred close to the intersection of Dwelling Avenue and Tinton Avenue exterior the constitution faculty, which serves grades six by means of 12. Representatives for the varsity couldn’t be reached for remark.
The teenager’s killing can be the primary homicide within the forty second Precinct this yr. The Bronx has seen a precipitous decline in violent crime within the first quarter of the yr, with a virtually 30% drop in murders and a 30% drop in shootings borough-wide from final yr.
Police recovered three shell casings on the scene of the deadly capturing and are nonetheless investigating.
There have been no arrests made as of Monday night, and the shooter stays on the free.
Further reporting by Larry Celona.
