An harmless 16-year-old woman 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 College simply after 5 p.m. and a member of 1 group — believed to be one other teen — opened hearth, placing the woman, who sources stated was an harmless bystander.
One of many sufferer’s buddies tried to defend 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 lifeless.
The taking pictures occurred close to the intersection of House Avenue and Tinton Avenue exterior the constitution faculty, which serves grades six by way of 12. Representatives for the college couldn’t be reached for remark.
The teenager’s killing could 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 taking pictures and are nonetheless investigating.
There have been no arrests made as of Monday night, and the shooter stays on the unfastened.
Further reporting by Larry Celona.
