A younger man — presumably an adolescent — was fatally shot in a Bronx park Friday afternoon, police mentioned.
Cops found the sufferer, who didn’t have identification on him, with a gunshot wound to the top in Crotona Park close to E. 173rd St. in Crotona Park East round 12:45 p.m., cops mentioned.
EMS declared him lifeless on the scene.
Police couldn’t instantly verify the person’s age, however a police supply mentioned he’s believed to be an adolescent. Cops are working to find out his identification.
The sufferer, who was carrying a surgical masks, had been hanging out with a gaggle of about 20 individuals inside a playground on the park when he was shot, witnesses mentioned.
“He was lying on his side by the slide,” mentioned a 32-year-old nurse’s aide who declined to provide her title. “He was wearing a face mask, so you couldn’t see his face. He was shot in the head at close range. They had to have known one another,” she speculated.
“There was a group of them sitting over there smoking. Then there were, like, five shots and everybody ran,” mentioned a 63-year-old retired development employee who additionally witnessed the violence. “He was lying there dead. Cops were chasing them, and they got one guy down on the street, holding him down.”
“It’s crazy out here,” he added.
Police say they’re trying to find two suspects who have been noticed working away from the scene. Cops confirmed they’ve somebody in custody, however couldn’t instantly say if he’s a suspect or just a witness who ran from the gunfire. The investigation is ongoing.
Initially Revealed: Could 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM EDT
