Teenager shot dead while walking to school in the Bronx

A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking to school in the Bronx, New York City, on Thursday morning. The New York Post reported that the shooting took place around 9:25 a.m. at East 171 Street and Third Avenue in the Claremont neighbourhood. [1]

According to the New York Post, the teenager was shot in the stomach and initially taken in a police vehicle to St. Barnabas Hospital. Authorities stated that he was listed in stable condition at first, but his condition worsened quickly, and he was pronounced dead about two hours later. [1]

Police and law enforcement sources told the New York Post that three males wearing all black, estimated to be between 16 and 18 years old, were seen fleeing the area. The victim was believed to be between 15 and 17 years old. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, other recent incidents of gun violence involving young people include a fatal shooting of a teenage girl in Arcadia, California, and a shooting in Ohio that left three people dead. [2][3]